CNN

Punisher: Obama only one 1 primary by over 70%. The rest were caucuses.

Obama will WIN by about 10%.

Hilary is HISTORY...

In my opinion Hillary has eliminated herself by her behavoir during the campaign. She has been for things in the beginning, then against them 2 months later, she has OUTRIGHT LIED, she has implied Obama is an elitist when SHE KNOWS he is not, she POINT BLANK said while herself and McCain bring experience, Obama only brings a SPEECH!! She then propose the GAS TAX HOLIDAY...knowing it was more harmful that helpful!!

And the sad thing is I THOUGHT she was BETTER THAN THIS!!

Hillary is an OLD-SCHOOL, CRASH and BURN Liar Politician. She is the Past, Obama is the FUTURE.

AMERICA needs a fresh start..this can not include Hillary!!

If that is the case then I don't think Hillary should be on the ticket.

Latest News update: Obama seeks all black ticket. Obama is strongly leaning towards choosing black person for democratic VP if he is nominee. How do you feel about this?

...why is it that any poll taken by cnn or nbc seems to always show either demowaco Blah Blah or Billary being able to defeat McCain? Other polls that I have seen or read seem to state otherwise. Hey, here's a suggestion, why don't the two of these characters draw straws or something, and the loser stays with the democrats and the other goes off to form their own party and...and...wellll...it could happen...!!!

CNN, let's be realistic here. I can run for the presidential campaign and beat McCain. You guys are missing the big picture. American is in a desperate need of change, can't you see that. Read some of the articles that you print.

War OR Peace..

It's an easy choice.

The only state that HRC is winning is the state of denial.

No way will she be VP – Obama wouldn't even make the inauguration before he had an "accident"

Time to get out of the way – Hillary is irrelevant.

Obama '08

hey rick in Florida- When's the last time you were in Washington DC???? "Has everyone forgotten that Barack has won FIVE primaries with 74% (or more) of the vote, and in mostly WHITE states?? Recap: WashingtonDC 75%, " Re-check your supposed "white states", DC is not even close to being a "white state"... and being from Maryland I would know! That's the best laugh Ive had all primary season!

Is it really a new developement that HRC won WV.. I think that was known over 6 months ago. Two more SD for our man...I mean who really cares about WV anyway....5 electoral votes...give me a break...If they want to they can vote for McBush and continue to be one of the poorest and least educated states...

Dj, I would have never thought that the black guy behind Hillary was a crackhead. Is this your depiction of African Americans?

I think that the three most far left liberal areas of the country (East coast, West coast, and Chicago) have stars in their eyes if they believe that the moderate doemocrats will be voting for Barak Obama in the fall. I personally see Hillary Clinton as a more moderate democrat, and could not change my vote to someone that has chosen to surround himself with crazy pastors for twenty years, and also taken full advantage of the far, far left liberal "educated" professors and former terrorists, having in his own words, "chosen his friends carefully". Typical politician, in the very worst way, especially since he is running on the platform of being different. I will be writing in Hillary in the fall if the superdelgates cannot read an electoral college map.

What a waste of a poll. McCain already beat himself by being born in Panama. Even if he won the election, he would never be allowed to take the oath, unless of course the Supreme Court rules that non-natural-born-citizen military officers with stays of over 30 days in the Hanoi Hilton Garden Inn are immune from the rules of the Constitution. Heck, not even the State Dept. considers McCain a natural-born citizen!

"This poll is not figuring in that democrats will cross over and vote republican if their candidate isn't the nominee."

Umm, YES, it is. This is a general election poll, meaning they are polling people regardless of party affiliation. Which either means that most of those "I won't vote for Obama" Hillary supporters are full of sh**, or it means that Obama has enough support even without those voters to beat McCain. Either way, this DOES factor the supposedly "bitter crossovers" into the final numbers. And the final numbers say OBAMA BEATS MCCAIN. Deal with it.

People are saying some older hardworking non educated whites will not vote for Obama in the General Election. The funny thing is the hard working non-educated/educated black people, since the beginning of time had to the vote for the less of two evils and always supported the democratic Nominee no matter how bad we thought he was (anything was better than a republican in office). Now that we have the presumptive Nominee (Obama) and because you may or may not like him because race or whatever the case maybe; will decide not to vote or vote for McCain. Well my comment to you is: when YOU put McCain into office, I don't want to hear once complaint about the gas prices are continuing to rise, health care is to expensive, the war that is still going on in Iraq, the education system is mess, college is too expensive. YOU GET WHAT YOU DESERVE BY THE DECESION YOU MADE!!!

Obama or Hillary 08' anything better than McCain

And if Presidents of the United States were elected by popular vote, this poll would mean something. The Democratic Party's nomination process is flawed because it tries to be fair rather than focus on which candidate can win the Electoral College votes needed to win the White House.
Obama fans can keep pushing, but they're only going to take us all over the brink into the abyss if he becomes our candidate.
The only way that the Democratic Party could nominate Obama now is by a total failure of leadership. All automatic delegates–those who are uncommitted and those who are committed to the weaker general election candidate–have to have the courage to do what they were given the power to do according to the rules of the Party's nomination process. They have make Hillary Clinton the nominee of the Democratic Party and they have to make voters understand that winning the White House is more important than half the voters' infatuation with a candidate whom they barely know.
Let me put it another way:
Younger Democrats dutifully voted for Gore and Kerry in 2000 and 2004, only to watch George W. Bush take the White House with a weaker message. And he did it not once, but twice.
Before that, older Democrats dutifully voted for McGovern ('72), Carter ('80), Mondale ('84), and Dukakis ('88), only to watch one Republican after another take the White House.
Obama isn't something new. He is the same old story for the Democratic Party, with one exception: at least all the ones who lost before him had the experience to run a national campaign and the experience to be President of the United States.
This will be the last straw. We Democrats have a great shot at finally winning the White House again. But if the Democratic Party wants to role the dice with an unknown candidate who, in addition to having a thin resume, is (as one leading Clinton supporter put it) bait for an October surprise, then the Party will lose the support of many lifelong, rank-and-file Democrats (including this one).
Clinton for President of the United States of America '08!

as a New Yorker who worked to get Clinton elected (2+ / 0-)
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she has lost me and my friends for ever. And we are all white women in our sixties (her demographic) who have worked hard for the demodcratic party all our lives.

We are disgusted at the way she has ran her campaign and her divisive tactics. She has done more to set back race relations in this country since there were dixicrats.

She should be ashamed of herself, she has no shame. The only reason she is where she is because of her husband.

She had every advantage, name recognition, her husband, money, the party machine, and with all of that Obama beats her

If Obama can beat McCain without her why would he want Slick Hilie on his ticket? One can only imagin the trouble Bill will cause once back in the white house. Then Obama would have to spend much of his time in office defending himself from stuff Bill did. The Clinton well is tainted. Time for a new start.

By law Hillery has got to stay in and fight past June 3rd in order to be able to collect the 11 mil from her supporters that she owes herself. The Clintons are dedicated only to themselves.....

I believe we would all agree that despite the fact that WV reflects HRC core backers if Obama did campaign there HRC would have a much smaller margin. Maybe by 10-15%.

Now would be a really good time for HRC to bow out gracefully on a really high note and starting rallying behind Obama so that we will take white house in a convincing manner come November.

To FLORIDA: But Obama did outspend Clinton in WV 2 to 1 on advertising, offices, staff, etc.

Please stop the bickering. Both beat MCain in current polls. Both stand to gain or lose ground should they be nominated, so the polls are a snapshot. Alaska, and Idaho may be red states, but Hawaii, Washington DC (which went 90% Kerry last election) are not, and Kansas is not necessarily a red state, and Obama won by more than 70% there. What's more WV is not necessarily red or blue either. But in the end, does it matter if they are "red" or "blue"? Can't we see past that? Isn't i possible that we might be surprised and see more "blue" than we think? Maybe . . . if we unite. Furthermore no more calling Clinton washed up (her campaign is still going), a liar ,or any sexist name AND no more calling Obama an empty suit, an elitist (this label doesn't make much sense considering he is the poorest of the candidates and just finished off paying his loans from school a few years ago), or anything racially charged.
If we could only see the humanity of the other candidate and their supporters we would be a lot better off. their humanity? Yes. When we make the others "just an empty suit" or "just a sore loser" etc. we take away some of their humanity. We limit them to our narrow thinking. This is not helpful. Obama supporters are guilty AND Clinton supporters are guilty. Obama supporters say mean things AND Clinton supporters say mean things. I don't want to read that one side is hateful and rude and the other isn't because if you objectively read any of this strings of comments it is not true.
Please, come together. We have more in common than we do different, and "a house divided against itself cannot stand," so let's stand together.
(POST THIS CNN, I am sick and tired of you only posting the most divisive and mean-spirited of blogger's comments)

RB:

I'm sorry to disappoint you, but blacks don't vote Republican because Republicans don't give a f#&!*& about us.

Remember, during George Bush's first five years he refused to meet with the NAACP even once. All other presidents met with them at least once a year. We get the feeling that they hate us just as much as we hate them.

That's why you should hear alarm bells when G.W. Bush got as much black support as Hillary is, and she's a DEMOCRAT. That's a hint and a half for her. She needs to stop harping on Obama's 40% white vote, and get to work on her 8% black vote. And don't blame the voters for being racist. She played the race card, not the voters!

Of course!!!!!!!!
Please: Oregon, South Dakota, Montana: it's in your hands now:
Please make it clear: OBAMA! It's not only for Americans: the whole world is waiting for a leader in America.

McCain is enthusiastically backing a war three-quarters of the population rejects and has George Bush hanging, albatross-like, around his neck–Bozo the Clown could beat him under these circumstances. Without campaigning.

How does a margin of 5 to 7 points considered "easily" beating Senator McCain? This is just barely above the margin of error of such polls. Besides, both Senators Obama and Clinton are benefitting from the publicity of their heated battle, which has overshadowed Senator McCain. Once the Democrats choose their candidate, the real campaign will begin. It is only then that polling will accurately reflect the choice of the informed electorate.

McCain, thanks for you service to our country. You would have been a million times better back in 2000. But, step aside, a let the younger generation in.

Obama/Edwards '08

I thought she was supposed to win 80/20 per bill clinton. What if he had campaigned heavily? Hilary is trying to get her money back guys. She is not stupid to know this is over!!!

If Pennsylvania did not crown her victory, and North Carolina did not change the game, then the remaining contest are meaningless.

CNN: Is Oregon a black state??
OBAMA 2008 AND 2012

I know that if Mr. Obama is given a chance to speak to the people in these states that Clinton won they will know and love this man. I know that he will beat Mccain in a head to head race.
The Republicans need to leave Pastor Wright out of this election. He has nothing to do with Mr. Obama's campaigne. If people think that Mr. Obama is that small mineded to be under the thumb of this Minister they are not playing with a full deck. mr. Obama is his on man and I know that when he states that is was wrong for pastor Wright to say those things, he is correct. GROW UP AMERICA!!!

The West Virginia primary was a preview of the coming attraction. Where Obama does not have a significant number of AA voters, he can not win. Don't give me this junk that he will win some of the former red states that he won in the causes or primaries would somehow make up for the loses in Ohio, Michigan, West Virginia and West Virginia. The media's love affair for Obana goes on and where has the information on the internal polling for Ohio, Missouri and Pennsylvania gone? The polls in these state show Obama being beaten badly by McCain. These are states that must be won or the Democrats lose. THe large number of AA voters reside in the southern states and they make up a large number of the Democratic base. With the much larger number being the Republican base. Obama will lose all of the south, allof the border states, all of the normal red states, Michigan for sure since his lawyer's held up the revote, and one of both Ohio and Pennsylania. The seated congressional representatives are flocking to him, because they need that small amount of AA vote in their distrects to survive.

It seems Sen Obama is winning on Democrats representation, but why is Clinton remain odd and arrogant though she don'have a chance to win. Does she think may be old enough for the next election. Or rude feminist behaviour. I wander for better of the party, she stop NOW. THAN EMPTY DREAMS

No surprise Obama is beating McCain and that number will only increase as the race goes on. The big surprise is that Hillary doesn't know its over and is trying to pretend that west Virginia's vote matters in the primaries. One has to ask themselves why is it that 7% of that state voted for Edwards and he has not been in the running for the nomination for months. Hillary needs to really rethink how important that "big" victory of here was last night?

Time to face the inevitable folks! Obama is the better candidate.

It is not the popular vote that will count in the end; it is the state-by-state delegate count. Use this poll and show us that delegate count. This poll does not show what will be in November; only what people think now. Obama cannot characterize McCain as untrustworthy as he did Clinton. Clearly, Obama is less trustworthy than McCain. Obama has no record of actions, on inaction; McCain, on the other hand, has a clear record of working across the aisle with Democrats and doing what he believes is right for this country. No matter what he says to get elected, we know he will do what he believes is right for this country once he is in office. We do not know that about Obama-he has no record of actions just a lot of pretty speeches; we should elect his speech writers!

So....Clinton is "misspeaking" again??

Keep in mind – Obama didn't bring up any of Clinton's baggage – he ran a clean campaign – (unlike Clinton) – the days of Clinton and her lying are over – if Clinton did run against McCain – the Republicans would bring up everything from Saul Alinsky to her support for drivers licenses for illegal aliens....to her proposed healthcare plan that will cover the illegals too....and a million other things....

I don't know where you are getting these numbers but I can tell you now it's not from the majoritiy of people on the ground. I'm a Hillary delegate. My numbers say 8 out of 10 Hillary supporters will NOT vote for Obama. It was 50-50 before the Pastor Wright info, but after that I see a huge number of Democrats saying they will swing to the Republican side. Dems are loading the dice, stacking the deck, and rigging the nomination it's very clear. The people will not stand for being cheated and the biggest surprise of all may see McCain winning by a landslide in November. Hillary supporters are angry over two things; Obama being 'forced' on them, and Certain Dems urging Clinton to 'drop out' before she gets a chance to run in certain states. Your math is wrong. Add in Michigan and Florida. All the Clinton events that I attend? I just walk up and ask people will they vote for Obama if he is nominated? I always get a strong angry "Hell No", you need to go to the street anonymously if you want REAL time numbers. The Dems are forcing Obama and ignoring voters. And there will be a giant whip lash. Guaranteed. Your numbers are wrong. McCain will win by a landslide, if Obama is nominated. Dave

Are you all kidding me?

I am sick of reading Clinton supporters saying the Superdelegates are trying to overturn the will of the voters by endorsing Obama. Are you insane?

They are putting their eggs in the basket of the person who got the most popular vote, pledged delegates and states won.

Excluding Superdelegates Obama is in the lead and will remain in the lead in delegates. The ONLY way for Clinton to win is for the Superdelegates to ACTUALLY ignore the election results and appoint her the nominee.

With Obama they are reinforcing the election results, with Clinton they would be voiding them.

Obama WON people... He just plain WON.

To Candace from Texas--What a crock!!!

States & elections won with 60% or more of the vote:
Barack Obama: 15 States + DC + VI
* Virgin Islands (89.9%)
* Idaho (79%)
* Hawaii (76%)
* Alaska (75%)
* District of Columbia (75%)
* Kansas (74%)
* Washington (68%)
* Nebraska (68%)
* Minnesota (67%)
* Colorado (67%)
* Georgia (67%)
* Illinois (65%)
* Virginia (64%)
* Maryland (62%)
* North Dakota (61%)
* Wyoming (61%)
* Mississippi (61%)

Hillary Clinton: 2 States
* Arkansas (70%)
* West Virginia (67)

One other comment. Please try not to generalize about people from West Virginia. We have some wonderful supporters on this blog from WV who have worked hard on this campaign. There is a lot of poverty in WV; so many people are spending their time meeting the basic needs of their families, not paying attention to politics. As we reach out to more people and educate them about Barack they are impressed. Of course there are other reasons, but I hope we won't lump all people who don't vote for Barack into one stereotype.

As a Republican who twice voted for Bush, I am a bit confused by Democrats right now. From an outsiders perspective, the Hillary supporters seem to be ignorant and racist. I guess this coincides with polls that suggest that she is winning over the old, white, blue collar uneducated citizens. However, it makes me laugh when they claim Obama is out of touch and elitist and support Hillary for her ability to relate to Joe America. They also support her courage to remain in the race long after most of the world realizes that this race is over.

My comment is this: these are the same voters that HATE ( i repeat HATE) George W. Bush. However, George W. Bush was an elitist from an elitist family that was able to connect with Joe America like he is a normal guy you can drink a beer with. He also refuses to admit the war was a mistake and will stay in to the bitter end no matter what other people say. Sound familiar?

Yet Barack Obama was raised by a single mother, earned his way into an elite school as a black man (which was tougher then than it is now), worked as a community organizer in the inner city of Chicago, and then became an elite lawyer.

This is why dems will never win the White House, their voters are too easily swayed and refuse to question what they are spoon fed. Everything is calculated. You might as well vote for McCain because at least you know your after-tax pay wont be going up.

yea and other polls show that clinton dems will cross over to MaCain in nov. and that obama /clinton ticket would be the only way the dem would win really this thing is pushing the races apart not to together.
clinton or obama both do not the right amount of vote to win out right
so the voting system has fail We the people again. BLACK OR WHITE, WAKE UP. YOU DO NOT COUNT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

There is strong blow back from the female voter. Granted women need an advocate in the White house. Someone who you can depend on for truthfulness and integrity. I fail to see that in Sen. Clinton. She keeps changing the rules. I Think that lends itself to changing the truth in the future. Any judge would probably discount testimony from someone caught lying in a serious matter. Being the Policy Director of this nation would make it necessary for them to be honest. I don't see "Truthfulness" in her. President Bush you see the same twisting of the truth. This is politics as usual. Can we as a nation afford to continue of this path? Racism is an ignorance and it can be informed. Let's educate those who are. For their sake as well as our country's welfare in this expanding global market.. Those less educated are pentiful, and they are the ones who have voted on emotional issues and continued to give this country bad government. When will we wake up?

Chris May 14th, 2008 9:57 am ET

Has Obama actually won any states with large electoral votes, outside of Illinois and Missouri? I don't think DC, Hawaii, etc are going to put him over the top in a general election!
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NO he hasn't!!

He only won Missouri because he took the black vote in St Louis and Kansas City....Hillary won the rest of the state!!

The black vote means nothing as far as who will win in November. Whoever the Dem's nominate will automatically get the black vote anyway.

Being a "friend from the north" (Canada), I feel that I can be objective about what I see is happening in the primaries. I am hoping that the super delegates are seeing the same thing and aren't saying anything to not fuel any rumours of rifts within the party.

The way Clinton supporters are reacting (that only 38% would support Obama) is only because Clinton has decided to play dirty poilitics. She has pushed the envelope within the democratic party as it relates to how she has approached her fellow Democratic senator. She has had a great influence on how her supporters feel about Obama; Obama has been much more cordial to his peer.

Normally I would not have a problem with this; if she would stick to the issues. Her past personal attacks and her present lofty interpretations of the primary results are an insult to intelligent voters. If she would just debate the differences of opinions between her and Obama, this process would be a much healthier one. The way she has carried herself gives us all the impression that Clinton & Obama aren't even in the same party. If Clinton does become a presidential candidate, it won't be as a democrat, it will be as an independant (because she is that determined). Then the joke will be on the Democrats who supported this process only to have her sabotage the whole thing.

P.S.: Isn't this all to familiar to Americans. A politician who is determined to do things her way regardles of what the rest of the nation feels she should do. A politician who sees successes where others clearly see an insurmountable challenge. A politician willing to cause rifts within the party at all cost for personal agendas. Ring familiar? Try George W. Bush. I would worry about the determination she is showing right now.

P.S.S.: Having said all that, I love American politics and its process. Let's just leave dirty politics out of it; especially in primaries.

Obama will be president. Bill Schneider and Wolf will not believe it even after THAT happens!

Polls polls polls. What wold happen to this poll if a national security event should happen? Good-by Obama, and if he is the nominee good-by white house for the dems.

obama will never win the general regardless of what the polls say, polls have been skewed throughout and obama is a fraud. McCain is no bush and I certainly would vote for him over obama, and would vote for Hillary over McCain and if you think that isn't going to be the case in November if obama disenfranchises Mi & Fl to steal the election, look at the exit polls, he will lose.

That cannot be good for hillary's arguement of being more electable.I researched a coulpe more things this monning.She keeps saying that no democrat since 1916 has won the Whitehouse without wining WV.She is right that WV was won in all of those however none were close enough that the loss of the 5 electoral votes would have mattered.In fact most could have lost PA,Ohio and WV and still won.Anyone can research this.Another thing her 42% win was impressive but Obama won Hawii by 52%,Dist of Columbia 52%,Idaho 63%,Virgin Islands 82%,Alaska50%,and Kansas 48%.You can look these facts up also.

Oh so now you realize that Obam cant win without us ordinary people! But guess what? TOO LATE!! DAMAGE DONE....HILLARY OR MCCAIN..start shaking in your shoes DNC!! you deserve what you and the media dished out.....have fun!

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Obama supporters need to stop the bragging and Clinton supporters need to stop the whining and crying. Clinton has run a tough race but she has lost the nomination fair and square. And for her supporters to say they won't vote for Obama is a crying shame. Hillary, you set the tone of your campaign and it is about time you talk straight to your supporters. You can' t win with out tearing the party apart and handing the general to McCain. You know that and it is about time you tell your supporters the truth. You have been a loyal Dem all your life, don't turn your back on us now. We count as much as your supporters.

Funny how CNN always brings up and makes light of the characters in the background of Obama's speeches and ignores the one's behind Clinton. Did anyone see the Lone African American, semi-tooothless supporter behind Clinton that was nodding at all the wrong places of the speech. I think he was drunk and after the speech he leaned in to say something to Sen, Clinton and she made a face of disgust. What was that about?

Obama acting like the WV primary didn't even happen is evidence of his outrageous arrogance. Thinking you can win a general election with rich kids and blacks, while ignoring the legitimate concerns of the poor white and elderly voters who anchor the party is despicable.

The poor, uneducated, and elderly are the people who have the most at stake in this election: they suffer most from a failing economy, they're most likely to be without health insurance, and their children and grandchildren are the ones being killed overseas. Maybe that's why they vote for the candidate they know they can rely on, who's proven through decades of work that she truly cares about helping people.

Democrats will fall in line and support Obama this Fall. News media should stop dredging up this distorted news just to keep-up the interest.

Move on and start positioning for a Obama-McCain match-up. Clearly with McCain's health issues, and his wife's blatant refusal to release her war-chest tax returns - the Republicans have EVERYTHING to fear, and fear itself, as even the Congressional races start falling to the Democrats.

Just to illustrate how "in touch" the voters of West Virginia are with the pulse of America, take a look at the REPUBLICAN caucus they held back in Februrary. West Virginians overwhelmingly chose HUCKABEE as their #1, then ROMNEY as their #2... McCain, who is now recognized as the 'presumptive' nominee, was way way back in a distant THIRD, with about 1% of the votes.

Boy, West Virginia, you really know how to pick a winner!

Is the poll biased? Chances are the poll was only looking at one demographic and that was your 40 to 60 year old Democrats. The problem with making statements like the one above by news organizations is they are completely biased in their findings. CNN has an agenda to get either Hilary or Obama elected regardless if they are the best choice. I am not saying McCain is but I don't believe Clinton or Obama are either. Once the media chooses their candidates the others are no longer a viable option. I would not doubt if there is a significant drop in voter turn out this year based on biased news coverage, and the younger voters just do not care anymore. All political parties are corrupt, I would say Clinton is the most corrupt out of all three.

Wow some of you Clinton supporters have an uncanny ability to make statements that are in complete contradiction to the facts.

Obama has won twice as many contests.
Obama has won WAY more delegates.
Obama has more popular votes.
Obama has the HIGHEST favorable rating.
Obama has inspired a RECORD number of individual donors.
Obama has sent new voter registration through the roof.
... and Obama is beating John McCain by a wider margin than Hillary in the polls

And yet.... despite ALL of that, you claim that "he can't win in the general election"???? In Hillary-Land, 2+2=79, the sky is red, and gravity works in the opposite direction – what goes down must come up. Actually, I think I may have visited Hillary Land one time myself after eating a bunch of strange mushrooms I found growing on the forest floor....

Obama picks up superdelegates hours after Clinton win

It continues to amaze me the self-centered, "my candidate, or McCain" people. To even suggest you would risk more deaths in Iraq, a super-conservative Supreme Court, more tax cuts for the rich......YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED! I will vote for whichever candidate wins the Democratic nomination (regardless of my personal feelings as to the character of the individual). Any Democrat who does otherwise should carry the guilt and shame of a McBush presidency to their grave. So leave your egos at the door and think for the good of your country !

DEMOCRATIC in '08!!!

Robert Wiseman wrote:

"Isn't the more important question which candidate will be able to cobble together the votes to win the electors college? Popular vote, as shown clearly by Bush's first victory, isn't the determining factor. It is winning the right combination of states to carry the electoral college that matters. How do they stack up on that count?"

That's a fuzzy logic argument for Hillary, because right now those "key states" have just been voting on which Democratic candidate they would rather see, they are not voting or whether they want a Democrat or a Republican in the White House. To say she would carry those states or that Obama wouldn't come November is a pretty liberal interpretation of things.

It's sort of like saying that since people have shown that they prefer cake over a candy bar, that they will then choose brussels sprouts over the candy bar if given those two choices.

If the people really want change, then they will vote for the candidate or party that is most likely to deliver it. If not, then they only have themselves to blame while the status quo is maintained.

national polls don't matter. popular vote in the general was won by al gore in 00. hillary's up in all the big swing states. it would be dumb to put someone up who after spending lots of money cant win the swing voters in those states.

Say g'night grandpa...

The picture says it all ... Looks like a corpse walking into his tomb in a mausoleum. If they can't beat the dead man walking, then neither of them deserves to be in politics.

What is Obama's vision? I don't need this nonsense about the country coming together, change you can believe in, hope this etc., give me some concrete ideas on where you want to take this country, because if your only rhetoric is "healing" this country, go away, this country faces escalating debt, broken social security, energy crisis, poor paying jobs,etc. I haven't heard one concrete idea from this guy or Clinton or McCain that truly address any of these, so come November, it will be business as usual in DC, REGARDLESS OF WHO WINS!

CNN, Russert, MSNBC – should learn to report the news and stop trying to tell the politicians what they should do – their bias is so blantant and quite mean-spirited – nothing like Obama – if they like hm and want him – they should follow his example – after the election, i say we replace all the news commentors for their terrible coverage of this long – drawn out election

The only poll that matters is the one this fall. If Obama is the landslide victor over McCain, then why is Pennsylvannia, Michigan, and even California, Oregon, and Washington in play this fall? Also, this was the same song and dance four years ago, John Kerry was ahead in the polls all along, and yet Bush took over 50% of the vote in the GE. I wouldn't read much into these polls, we have six months until the GE, anything can change. And if another poll came out tomorrow showing McCain winning by 7 points, CNN and the liberal Media would spin that poll, or discount it!

If Hillary were the nominee for the GE, life would continue the same as it is now. Clinton / McCain = the same old Washington politics.

So no – I would not vote for Hillary! I have been a life long Republican and have switched because of Obama....if it's not Obama then my vote goes for McCain.

And don't throw the Roe vs Wade thing my way....I never agreed with Roe vs Wade so the fact that McCain would try to overturn that is certainly ok with me.

OBAMA 08 & 12!

Some say this shows a weakness in Obama,but really it shows a weakness in America and the Democratic party(the party of acceptance).This is sad and many people are trying to justify thier prejudice with,I do not know him,I think he is out of touch,and we liked when bill was president.This is the United States Of America,Not The United Staes Of West Virginia,you all do not speak for the rest of the country.I hope they have fun in thier poor nation considering the candidate they put in office for the last two terms,how could you say they are able to make a rational judgement now,remember they voted for bush.

Thats right Republicans, Democrats are taking the White House anyway you slice it!!

May Polls for the General mean little. What I dont understand is how Clinton voters would risk 2 Supreme Court nominees by McCain with their crossover vote. If that happens it could mean the end of Roe VS. Wade. THAT makes no sense to me.

Obama 08'!!!!!!

Last night we learned that WV is still in love with the Clintons and that a large percentage of white people in WV will not vote for a black candidate.

We also learned that Clinton believes that WV should speak for the rest of the country and keep us in racial divide. That because WV does not want a black president that this will always be ok.

In four years WV may still not vote for a black president. In 8 years they may still not, in 12 years they may still not, in 16 years they may still not, in 20 years they may still not.

If we allow people like that to prevail we will discourage participation by the electorate that does not use prejudice to decide their vote.

WV does not speak for me, or for the three states that I have lived in most of my life. The majority in those states voted for Obama.

Its time to question the Clintons paradigm about WV. A new paradigm can emerge and the voters of the entire nation can have a voice, not just the ones Hillary says are important.

I understand it is not easy for all americans the envision a black man in the (white House). Probably, 'cause its been called that, white house and people probably has for centuries thought the the person occupying such estate has to be or is meant to be for white persons only. Nothing further from the truth, that is to be occupied by the person the american people choose to free rent it for a period of four (4) and the longest eight (8) years by the will of its constituents. That been said, just be openminded, reject divisionism, America is the sum of its people all together, ALL TOGETHER. Take a deep look at the Irak war, do Whites fight separated from Blacks, or Hispanics,or
Asians, or Catholics, or Protestants, or Jewish, or Polacs, or Puerto Ricans, or whom ever different but fighting together for the same cause!!. People step up to the occasion, and begin the transition to togetherness as one people, one Nation, put a side all differences and UNITE as just Americans, and let history that is watching take its toll and rewrite a new United American History. The rest of the World is watching to see who we are and what we have bacome.

McCain needs to pick Ms. Rice as his VP.

The question is "Can Obama beat a McCain/Clinton ticket?"

Go Hillary...I'll vote for you no matter what color you are!

Natasha, I am not a republican operative and I have voted as a democrat since 1992. If Hillary is not the nominee, than my ears will listen to both sides. I feel deep down that issues are bigger than personalities. Obama does not impress me and he has not proven that he has the experience or the tenacity to run this country. McCain is the pioneer of crossing both sides of the aisle and there were many democrats that respected and admired him when he ran against Bush in 1996 to become the republican nominee. That would have been the year I would have considered voting republican. Maybe you were too young to remember? Young votes are great, but there are many of us who have mortgages to pay and remember the prosperous Clinton years during the 90's.

Hillary '08 – Don't Give up on Us!

The sad thing about HRC supporters is that someone HAS to lose and the fact that you aren't willing to accept that and rally behind the winner shows alot about you are "americans" Vote for McCain in November and whatever comes of it, you deserve it...

This is why we are viewed around the world as the dumbest group of people.

CHRISTINE

do you know barack personally?

if not save your judgment and let god judge him. you are hurting yourself

I am confused by Hillary supporters who indicate they will vote for McCain if Obama gets the Dem. nomination! Are you folks not Democrats!!?? Would you really prefer to cut off your nose just to spite your face?

McCain is not an independent! He is a Bush Republican! He has sold out any "maverick inclinations" in him to pander to the right-wing conservative base of the Republicans. His reversal on the tax cuts, his speech on appointing conservative judges, his denial of not having voted for Bush, etc. all speak to this pandering.

Obama is a black man running for president. He has received Secret Service protection earlier than any other candidate in history. His life, his wife's life and the lives of their two daughters are being threatened every day. Would not only a patriot go through this!?

Don’t Obama and Hillary agree on most major issues!?

Thus, the questions become: Are you more racist than Democrat!?
Are you more racist than pro choice!? Are you more racist than anti-tax cuts for the rich!?

Hillary, don’t give up. You have worked so hard and long for the nomination. Your determination and willingness to put yourself through all this shows the strong person that you are. I know you are the most experienced, knowledgeable candidate. HILLARY 2008!

Seriously people: All three candidates are so much to the middle; there is no distinction between The Republicans and the Democrats. You might as well call all 3 populists. The Democrats have won only 14 elections since 1860. They will not win in 08 no matter who the candidate is

do they get these poll results from? Wasn't it about a week ago where the polls had Hillary as the best person to beat McCain? Now it's Obama. Well if this is ture, then Hillary can no longer make the claim that she is the stronger canididate to beat McCain this fall.

These polls are wishy washy at best.

The truth which the media is ignoring is that still there is certain people in this country who are frank racists. This is a problem I'm not sure how to solve but basically the media should strongly fight this the way they fought people like pastor Wright who's a victim of racism. Trying to call it other names such as hard working white voters will not help. The issue needs to be addressed head on by the media to help this country heals chronic wounds of segregation...

Punisher haven't you noticed. If Obama wins a red state is matters not in November b/c it's a red state, duh. But if HRC wins a red state, then it's OMG we change that red state blue and no one has won the White House w/o THIS Purple state that I alone has created.

This is a No-brainer election this year! If anyone votes for McCain they are dumb, racest or just plain stupid.

As a stauch supporter for Barack Obama, I would like to say that this is good news. Of the 3, McCain SHOULD be in last place.

On the other hand, I don't see why CNN is so bent on keeping Hillary in this race. Can we all unite and get behind the nominee? The numbers don't lie and it is not possible at this point for Hillary to get the nomination.

I'm not being a jerk, it's just the way the numbers are. Can we please unite against McCain? It's what Hillary would want...

People think that Republicans have thier act together because they have already chosen a nominee. Guess what? Early GOP primaries are winner take all, that is why it is easy to build up a lead early and keep it. On the Democratic side, Republicans are voting for Hillary in the primaries so her support is skewed towards people who won't vote Democratic in November anyway.

Where's McCain's medical records which he is to release this month.

The WV results prove to me that there are still a ton of backward, ignorant racists in this country. We deserve everything we get with our hate for those that are not like us. Kentucky will turn out the same. Then we should get our sanity back with the rest of the primaries.

By the way, the turn out was light yesterday (300k votes?) Bill Clinton was hoping for over 500k. Too bad. It did little to change the math required. All of the Billary Hillbillies efforts where for not.

Obama 08

I know without a shadow of a doubt that Obama will win the nomination because he has the most votes. But I am still a little confused as to how that happen. I listen to his campaign speeches and all I hear him saying is what McCain said and what McCain's plans are or Sen. Clinton said this and her plan is to do this. I'm really struggling trying to pin-point what his plans are and what he's going to do to bring about change. ALL HE DOES IS CRITICIZE THE OTHER CANDIDATES PLANS, without presenting his plans. I really like the Guy, but I need to hear what his supporters hear so that I can become a committed supporter as well. PLEASE HELP ME!!! Please don't tell me to go to his Website, I did that already.

OBAMA BEATING MCCAIN LOL NO WAY REP. ARE A STRONG PARTY. THEY WILL EAT HIM UP AND SPIT HIM OUT. HILLARY IS YOUR ONLY CHANCE TO HAVE A GOOD CAMPAIN WITH MCCAIN . DIDNT HILLARY ALREADY WIN WITH FLORIDA AND MICHIGAN VOTES MAKING HER IN THE LEAD. OR ARE THESE PEOPLE NOT GOING TO BE COUNTED IS THIS THE USA OR THE DNC LAWS OR DID OBAMAS ATTORNEYS STOP THAT SO HE COULD PARTY HIS WAY THROUGH WAKE UP MCCAIN AND HILLARY WHAT A GREAT CAMPIN IN THE FALL OBAMA A FLASH IN THE PAN AND A WORRY TO ALL AMERICANS

the campaign has not even started and your saying obama can easily beat mccain? just wait till this gets started and the republicans rip the face off the empty suit obama! he will be political toast in no time.

May 20th is the magic day folks!

After Obama trounces Hillary for the 20th time in Oregon, it will be official!

Hopefully, Hillary supporters will get it by then. Her only supporters are old and poor white folks who only watch cable news and most of the time do not understand. Hillary preys on the stupidity and ignorance of this demographic. But Hillary is like salesman who once he gets your money is out of town the next day! Shameful!

If Hillary wasn't in LAST place and such OLD news, she be getting vetted worst then Obama! The republicans have just completed their dossier on Hillary and it contains new and damaging facts about Hillary!

Say no to Hillary as VP!

It's a choice between the candidate who can win in the way democrats have been accustomed to winning (well not really winning, more like trying to win) using the 50 + 1 state strategy, and a the candidate who would win with the much more risky strategy of putting states which are not normally in play into play and forcing the already underfinanced republicans to stretch their resources. The former strategy is the safer strategy, the latter one is riskier but with much greater rewards. Obama puts states into play that haven't voted democrat in years. Bringing those states back into the fold could have some serious long term benefits for the democrats.

On the one hand we have a naive presidential hopeful with a promise of change, while on the other we have an experienced heroic statesman with a proven record of change. Am I missing something?

Americans for McCain '08

Democrat first??? Only fools follow stupidity. The democratic party no longer represents us and we can take our party back and will. Voting is power and it does not need money or a caucus to work.

Obama is the Better Canidate that will win in November/ Yes we can Yes we can Yes we can Obama 08

I think most people saying they wouldn't vote for the other candidate are lying to make their candidate look better.

If you're an Obama supporter and you tell a pollster you would NOT vote for Hillary, it makes Obama look stronger for the general, and vice versa. And since it's just a poll, it doesn't count for anything. So I think a lot of people are lying to make their candidate look stronger for the general, even though they actually would vote for the other in November.

Wow, I have so much to look forward to, more abortions, gay marriages, higher taxes, socialized healthcare, loss of gun rights......

People don't forget Obama's wins. CNN or no other news channel talked about them or posted them like they are doing WV. Don't let 1 state, where my husband comes from and he can tell you how prejudice they are determine the election. Obama has won 32 of the 50 contests so far, including 5 of 12 primaries where blacks made up less than 10% of the voters. He also won in caucus states that are overwhelmingly white – places like Iowa, Idaho and Wyoming.
He won by these margins.
75% – DC
67% – Georgia
65% – Illinois
64% – Virginia
61% – Mississippi
60% – Maryland
59% – Vermont
58% – Wisconsin
57% – Louisiana
57% – Utah
56% – North Carolina
56% – Alabama

Hillary's greatest enemies are her supporters. I am so tired of all this "poor Hillary" nonsense. Poor Hillary is being beaten up by the media. Poor Hillary is being discriminated against because of her gender. Poor Hillary has to fight twice as hard.

Give me a break. Do you want a woman in the White House or a "damsel in distress"? I learned years ago that feminism is not about moaning "Poor Me."

He's getting inside the plane like it's a retirement home.

Voting for McCain if your candidate loses is just plan silly! McCain will be beaten no matter the candidate. These "hard working americans, white americans" as Hillary said would rather have any Dem than 4 more years of Bush. Let's remember these people are losing jobs, losing health care and at a minimum realize the fragility of the American Economy.

By the way:

I love to to hear someone that is financially struggling say that they are voting for McCain because a DEM will raise thier taxes!!! The REP love to say that a DEM will eliminate the tax cuts, which they will to the top 1% of earners.

Yes, Chris, HE CAN and HE WILL WIN!
Clinton is an egoist and all her wishes is to sit again in the White House. She`s a liar. Her yesterday speech was shameful and disgusting. I`m nauseated!

OBAMA 08

This poll means nothing – it is the electoral college that elects a President and Obama cannnot win the map folks. Mainsteam Democrats are afraid of him and if he drops Hillary down the drain the Hillary Democrats will vote for John McCain. From what I hear MIchelle is running the show anyway, and she is too bitter to be First Lady – Obama is too weak!

Senator Obama will beat John McCain even without West Virginia.
Virginia, the smart part of the territory, who voted overwhelmingly
for Senator Obama in the Virginia primary, will more than make up for the uninformed black sheep of their family, WEST Virginia.

I don't know where these polls come from, but no one asked me. I do not believe that Obama can win the general election at all.

Because the Hillary supporters who will not support Obama haven't been put into play. Please do another polling IF Senator Clinton is out. If she doesn't win the nomination and is not the VP her support will go to McCain as part of strategy, just to get her in in 2012. I will not vote for either McCain or Obama.

Nowhere on CNN is Clinton’s margin of victory 67% to 26% shown in a headline. Go back to North Carolina and look at the headlines. Shame shame on CNN. It is beginning to become clear to me. Why wouldn’t the main media just show the news as it is happening instead of slanting it? Why doesn’t the media go out and look for
the news instead of just talking to talking heads all the time? The reason I am commenting here is because all the rest have been stopped, go figure.

One of the factors that people seem to forget about the Hillary supporters who won't back Obama in the fall, are that a high percentage were originally Republicans or Independents, not Dems. They would be going back to their party not abandoning their party. It's true Obama has a similar record and has similar views on many issues but can't hold these Republicans and Independents. I think Obama would get a high percentage of dems to back him, and if they would rather vote for a republican, especially at this stage in the game, then they clearly were never a democrat anyway.

Hillary is going foward because she has ego issues, not because she won W.VA. She and her fish out of water campaign know that W.VA don't matter now or in the general election. Oh and to the person who said that the post about people voting McCain instead of Obama were Republicans trying to divide us, your completely right, its the same 4 people!

Nice try CNN. Can I offer you a toothpick for this tasty piece of crow?

McCain/08

Let's face it. Anyone accept another Republican!! Obama and Clinton ran a competitive race. Obama has won and Clinton supporters will get over it with time – especially as November draws near.

They said on CNN last night that 81% of Hillary supporters would vote for Obama, from a recent poll. It seems that the supporters who won't are few and far between. Plus Obama beats McCain solidly with independents, and Hillary loses to McCain with independents. We all know that independents make or break the election, since they are about 20% of the country and can go either way.

Obviously people who care enough to blog on these sites have a pretty strong interest, but frankly I think the rest of the country just wants to avoid GW Bush III, and I'm not worried about the Dems' prospects in November.

Stop worrying everyone – the Dems will be united and everything will be ok.

If Hillary Clinton does not win the democratic nomination, I'm becoming a republican and voting for John McCain.

I absolutely DESPISE Obama. He is unqualified to be the President and I would never vote for him.

These are the same polls that had Bush losing twice. But a closer look at the electorial votes gives you a much better view of political reality..

"According to a new Quinnipiac University poll." Since when does a poll administered by a second-rate university get such attention. This poll's a shame, just look at the exit polling from West Virginia. When Obama wins the nomination, most of Clinton's supports will move to McCain and the general election will be his.

Hillary is quoted in November 2007 as saying "of course we all know that Michigan will not count." What is she saying now?

I don't understand why the super delegates continue to throw away the chance for the Democrats to win in November. I think the really smart ones are at least going to wait until the final primary.

Last night clearly shows that the voters do not think that Obama has the nomination wrapped up. What a thumping! Where is his momentum now? Hillary has what it takes to take back the whitehouse and superdelegates should proceed with caution. If Obama is so inevitable, why can't he win the swing states! This democrat is convinced that Hillary is the one to beat McCain in November. All the way to victory Hillary '08. Do not give up!

This Election is over John Mccain is getting nervous because he know he has no chance against Barack Obama

It is disingenuous of the Clinton campaign to equate what happens in primaries with what happens in general elections.

The primaries are tools to guide the party selection of a candidate. That is all. This is why some states are 'closed' and only allow party members to participate.

The general election is much broader, and includes voters who are independant, and those who cross party lines. Polls including those voters show Obama beating McCain handily in a general match-up.

The superdelegates are, in general, very bright, and know this. That is why they are not being taken in by Sen Clinton's weak arguments.

So, BG, while you claim Clinton is more tested, it might be important to consider that her already being tested didn't make her win the nomination. And yet, the "untested" Obama did.

I have to say this is really funny. Of course he didn't win a county in WV. It only has a 4% AA community. The funny thing is.....people are voting for Obama just to prove to the AA's that this country isn't racist. It's not that he has what it takes to be President. All these Kool-Aid drinking Obama fans are just trying to make a statement. Like Lemmings they follow the one that makes the most noise.

I haven't heard of one thing that shows he is ready to lead from day one. Jr. Senator is all he is....nothing more. Not the leader you all want him to be. Great speaker with nothing to back up the talk.

I hope that people will see this and do the right thing in Nov. I would hate to see McCain in office but if it comes to him or Obama. McCain is the man.

Sorry, I don't think Obama can pull it off in the fall.

Chris Matthews said it best last night. The pundits and cable news do not want this thing to end. They love the fight between Clinton and Obama. Therefore they are doing what they can to keep the race alive. Praise Hillary as much as possible and make digs on Obama in hopes this primary fight continues as long as possible for them to keep their ratings up. Once this primary race is over and Hillary finally drops out their ratings will drop. They are doing all they can to keep it going.

In reading many comments regarding experience vs nonexperience, I for one see nonexperience as the required incredient for fixing Washington. The nonexperienced person can be shaped in such away as not to be battled with politics as usual. New fresh ideas will come into play, which brings about real change. The experienced person on the other hand plays the political game the same way, getting the old results, for the same old people. Its time for generation x to be involved in politics. The baby boomers had their time, its time for change. Even though the politics of America are complex, i do believe that the nonexperience have a better solution.

The lies you told, the secrets you keep. Barack ain't gettin' 270 EV in Nov. At the end, the only number that matters is 270, leave it to the democrats to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory…once again. It's all about the electoral college, stupid. When would you (finally) learn the lessons from the '00 & '04 presidential elections? (rhetorical q' of course)…

of course they can both beat mccain.but,hillary can't beat obama.time to join arms,and take these repubs out ,for good.

Once you put either Obama or Hilliary next to McCain in a debate America will see the old fuddy duddy for what he truly is. An old bitter war torn man that wants to send our children into harms way for his own glory.

ALL DEMOCRATES PLEASE READ:

If your going to vote for McCain I think you should take a trip and visit the wounded soldiers coming home from this war. Or go look a mother who lost her child in the eyes and tell her you sent her kid to war because of your selfish ego.

Democrate '08

You dream, dems...

All of these polls are laughable.

Nothing will shake out until the two final candidates stand next to each other and debate.

Hours after being routed by Hillary Rodham Clinton in West Virginia, Barack Obama picked up two more superdelegates, offering fresh recognition from Democratic leaders of his inevitable nomination

Polls in Oregon this morning show Obama up about 20 points over Hillary. How will she spin this? We may not be a 'pivotal' state, but we vote and we vote with sense, rather than prejudice. Man, woman, white, black. Who cares. We look at the ISSUES, and vote our conscience.

Why are Obama supporters so set that he will win in November?

First, we have no idea who they polled and what questions were asked, and how big the sample set was, so I don't by this poll.

Second, there are many pivotal states where people who voted for Hillary would prefer McCain over Obama. Call it what you will, and believe what you will, but look at electoral fact. Should Obama get the nominee, he will be the next Dukakis....

For all those Clinton supporters who are glorifying Clinton's win in West Viriginia. Remember this, 52% of the WV democrats will vote for Obama over McCain.

I'm not a liberal or a conservative. I have not decided how I will vote. I like Obama as a person, I am just concerned about his lack of experience and whether he will swing too far to the left. Clinton has more experience and appears a bit more moderate but she also seems to lack a basic sense of integrity. McCain is very experienced and has proven he's a man of great integrity. My concern is he appears to be beholden to the right wing of the Republican party that has gotten the country into much of the mess we're in today. Without calling me or the other candidate names, why should I support your candidate?

This is great news! So what if Clinton won WV by a wide margin?Obama wan NC by a wide margin. You cannot expect Obama (and certainly not Clinton) to win each and every state. Each will have ther "pockets" of support. As most everyone (that has at least a modicum of intelligence) already knows, Obama is leading Clinton in every legitimate catagory. Hillary is definitely capable of being President. BUT, she has shown that her integity and honesty is not high enough to warrant being elected as President - we simply do not trust her.

Obama will, barring some surprise, will receive the nomination. Vocal supporters on both sides who are spewing insults back and forth need to move past this and focus on unifying the party. Obama supporters who are insulting of Senator Clinton only inflame and alienate her supporters further. Clinton supporters who threaten to vote for McCain hopefully are only venting out of frustration and will not ultimately do so. To vote for McCain only guarantees another 4 years of Bush like hell. For the female supporters of Senator Clinton I would encourage you to review McCain's recent remarks about Supreme Court justices and consider the implications that would have on the issue of Roe vs Wade. Hopefully we can all start to come together with a unified front to help elect a democrat as president. God help us if we don't.

whoops...I meant who would rather vote for Mccain than Obama.

Crybabies...

I call BULL!!! Your so called "polls" have been totally inconsistent and often DEAD WRONG! Don't fool yourselves into thinking Obama can beat McCain. He's can't and he won't. Clinton had a chance to beat him, but you Dems are so blind you can't see that.

MCCAIN 2008!

exit polls at a democrat primary. very reliable. the party says so.

with the electoral map vote... HILLARY IS WINNING.. OBAMA is NOT!!!!
REMEMBER 2000!!! YOU CAN WIN THE POPULAR VOTE AND STILL LOOSE!!!!!!!!!
WAKE UP!!!!!

CLINTON/OBAMA '08

Democrat,

Right on!!!!!!!! Forget about the stupid polls. Saying and Doing is totally different. Talk is sooooooooooooooo cheap!

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Okay, now, can anyone tell me what happened to the Clinton win in WV?

Do you folks realize that according to the Bill and Hillary supporters, Barack actually won last night? Of course he did! Hillary was supposed to win by 80-20 and even 90-10!!!!!!!! Whatever happened to these gigantic margins, I think it ended up being 67-23?????????

Barack is now pulling ahead of Hillary in the General Election! (+2%,of course this is only according to the polls) Where does that leave the Clinton Camp's argument that she is more electable???????

Let me say that Hillary voters seem to have become the invisble majority.While we vote, scream,blog,donate the DNC seems to speak above us, or without meeting our eyes. They won't believe that we are serious about not voting as Dems if Michigan and Florida are not seated properly with the votes of those states counting,nor will they hear that BO does NOT meet our needs as a President and therefore will NOT get our vote. If they stopped dismissively waving their hands and sticking fingers in their ears they might hear our message. BOO cannot be elected without us....women,seniors,lunchbucket dems,. Ignoring us bodes poorly for the Democrats and Dr. Dean. Even Hillary stumping for BO can't change my mind, or most of the voters I know. I am college educated, professional white woman, and a lifelong dem. We may be invisible to you now, but sadly again, the dems will not honor half of this country,they will not see us, they think they can speak above us, as parent to parent ignoring the little kids in the back seat. Guess what? We don't like being invisible and each and every one of us has a vote that will be considered and given, by write in if necessary, or by design if he distances himself from Bush.
We are roaring...why can't you hear us?why do you ignore half the democratic party?

TO bad, delegates,and superdelegates run the SHOW! so everyone after north Carolina, is just a waste of time!!! WASTE! hey maybe if mccain, and Obama, just go on with the campaign and ignore her she will go away on her own. COME ON CNN, WORK WITH US, DONT COVER ANYMORE ON CLINTON, AND SHE'LL HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO DISAPPEAR OUT THE RACE!

West Virginia is the trailer trash capital of the world. They are the most uneducated and uncivilized state in the country. If you disagree name another state that is more uneducated. West Virginia, you've had your say. Now we move on to more civilized and educated states that are more in line with the rest of the country.

WVA doesn't speak for me, sorry.....Hillary is just being completely selfish right now, she's really putting a rift in the Party....

OBAMA '08

I'm so sick of clinton fans saying they will vote for Mccain, honestly I think the best thing would be for her to run as an independent, and for him to run as an independent. She could have her selfish childish crybabies who say they'd rather vote for Obama while Obama take's the educated people who arn't acting like this is a preschool contest, "oh if he wins I'm voting for Mccain, waaa"

Bunch of crybabies! I'm so sick of it it disgusts me. It's no wonder the polls show most of Obama supporters having a 4 years plus college degree.

Yes, either candidate will be McCain. That is why Sen. Clinton's electiblity argument is misleading and downright wrong. The win in WV does not change Sen. Obama's position. The media feeds on sensationalism, so of course they are saying, "What does this mean to the Obama campaign?" today. It means the same thing it meant yesterday when they said the predicted landslide win would not mean much!

I've been saying it for weeks now. Sen. Clinton is no fool. She is in this now because she wants the VP spot on the ticket. She knows the math is against her. (She's wishing on a star for some big scandal/fall for Sen. Obama, but also knows that's not likely.) She has no desire to go back to the Senate; she's made some enemies there during this campaign. She wants back in the White House however she can get it.

Polls have been off the wall wrong this primary season. It will either be Hillary in '08 or McCain in '08 and Hillary in '12. Take your pick folks. A junior senator from IL with less than 2 years exp in DC and ZERO national or international experience will NEVER be elected this Fall – NEVER

Republicans are on the run. They are in trouble and they know it AND they deserve to lose in November. The people will speak. The special election in Mississippi went to a Democrat as did the one in Illinois.
The state this country is currently in is a result of this Supreme Court appointed President and his policies and all of the Republican cheerleaders who backed him. This President will be the worst the U.S. has ever had. We certainly do not need a character like this Mr. flip flop McCain to be President. He is dishonest and out of touch with realty.

Some may disagree but I think Obama doesn't needs Clinton to be on the ticket. She represents an "old politics". I think Kathleen Sebilus (Gov. Kansas) would make a great VP for Obama

Obama/Seblius '08 !! ! ! ! !

Clinton is no longer politically viable. After all the past "race-baiting" that's come from the Clinton campaign as well as her supporters, she has marginalized and inflamed the African-American vote to the extent that she can no longer rely on their support in the general election. In addition, her mere presence in the general election will certainly rally to action the radical right who would otherwise sit out this election in disdain for McCain since they clearly don't support him. In addition, after supporting NAFTA, consistently voting for every war-related expenditure bill and voting in favor of the war, how can Clinton she reasonable say that she is a better choice that McCain for president.

Being a college-educated African-American male, there no way I can in good conscience vote for her in a general election. I would absolutely sit it out. Not considering Obama, there really is no difference between the Republican and Democratic parties. Anyone who doesn't realize that is an ideologue and blind to reality.

Obama picks up 4 new superdelegates on Wednesday after Hillary's win in West VA.

Barack will NOT win a general election, but Barack might be an option if [and only if] Edwards is the VP candidate.

"United we stand! Divided we fall!" We have two strong candidates and they have strengths in different areas...No one can appeal to everyone, so it's not surprising that Sen Obama has people who like him better and the same applies to Sen Clinton. Let's not look at those differences as a rift but see instead a united Dem party as a whole with qualified Candidates/Surrogates covering all the issues of the American people. Moving forward a prosperous and peaceful country. Like Martin L. King said "I have a dream....."

This is great news and a sign that Democrats will unite behind either Democratic candidate. We need to continue to show respect to Clinton, Obama and all of their supporters – we need everyone to secure a victory in November. Don't fall for those wishing to drive a wedge between our party with these fake postings. It is primarily the Republicans, posing as Democrats, being critical of Obama, Clinton and their supporters. Stay united.

Obama has beated Hillary SEVENTEEN TIMES with a margin of victory of TWENTY POINTS OR MORE (and in Idaho it was 79%-17%) so lets put this West Va contest into proper perspective, OK??? She will SPIN this as usual, but he has TROUNCED her over and over, and the media shouldn't ignore this fact.

These polls are nation wide straw polls I think. If so they don't mean much and can divert Democrats from the real issue of how we're doing. Presidents are picked by Electoral College votes and we need to know how those votes are leaning for a general election to know how anyone's current chances for November victory. That takes real work, deeper thought and real analysis to know. Is anyone able to remember 2000/

SUPER DELEGATES YOU ARE NOT MAKING US, THE AMERICAN CITIZENS, UNHAPPY BY DELIBERATELY PERMITTING THE DRIP, DRIP, DRIP OF DELEGATES TO COME OUT BEFORE THE PRIMARIES ARE OVER....

THERE WILL BE A HUGE BACKLASH, WHEN YOU LAUGH AT THE CITIZENRY, BY FLAUNTING INTO THEIR FACE, THAT YOU (SUPER DELEGATES) HAVE THE LAST VOTE. THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE A 50 STATE PRIMARY ELECTION...

I SUGGEST YOU (SUPER DELEGATES) PROCEED VERY GENTLY BEFORE YOU DESTROY YOUR OWN PARTY WITH YOUR SHOW OF ARROGANCE AGAINST US, THE AMERICAN CITIZENS

The only thing Obama has united is the black vote. While you idealistic liberals no longer see color, blacky does! Beware of what you think is in your best interests.

The conversative party is going down in '08. It's hard to believe Pres. Bush already has sent this country to hell in a hand basket. McCain is only Bush part 3.

This is why I hate the media, they are making sound like a horse race, but it is not, Clinton is in deep debt, she needs to win 80% of the delegates in the remaining contests, and 80% of the total Superdelegates to catch up with Obama, no way she is going be able to do that with no money and against a strong candidate like Obama. She is dividing the party more and more every day. Enough!

polls are crap most republicans don't participate in these polls. just like most people posting here are dems.

Indeed Quinnipiac University is known for their polls !

Oh Wow, I though Hilliary was the only one that could win the general election. Looks like the Hilliary supports are wrong about something else. Good job last night Hilliary your still 150+ delegates behind. Please tell me how Obama is out of touch when Hilliary is he one lending herself money to prop her ego up. Why can’t she raise money?? Hilliary is the one out of touch and the true elitist.

lol, you are 100% correct!!!

If Hillary is a more electable candidate, why can's she close the deal?

Sen Hillary Clinton if and when she is not the nominee will have to be part of the Obama Presidency as Health and Social Services Minister.

She is great for our health, children, senior citizens and women's issues. We really need her in any administration.

Of course I would prefer her to be president.

Is there something that Hillary supporters don't understand? it's over, go back to school and have your teacher go over the math with you. Hillary could win all the remaining states by 80% and still lose.
tale Bill's hand Hillary and walk into the sunset, be graceful and don't make people go to the poll's and waste their time anylonger. Hillary wan't every American to vote, but at this point she will make American's take time off of work, lose a couple hours of salary to vote for something that will not count anyway...does that make sense?
HILLARY, GO HOME. IT'S OVER! STOP WASTING PEOPLE'S TIME

Has anyone ever heard of this poll?

the people of WV voted for an inept candidate that has NO chance of winning the nomination, (unless she steals it)

are you people ignorant, or just plain racist? you obviously have little to no sense.

If you don't grow a brain soon, you will put the inept Mccain in office, which I am sure that is your goal. Our troops are in harm's way, getting injured and killed each and every day and you would continue to let that happen because Hillary the witch cannot get elected. how completely idiotic.

Hillary will beat any GOP candidate.

BO gets ZERO support from women who are the majority.

BO can not and will not win the GE, there will be other choices and we will choose one of them!

Just wait for McCain to bring Rice into the stage, and then you'll see the so-called advantage of HC or BO vanish before your eyes...

You Obamanuts are about as radical as your nutty leader!!

Evil Obama and Godzilla his wife will never make it to the White House!!

I have been an avid viewer of CNN for over 20years, but I am greatly disappointed that CNN is clearly biased in this race, FOX obviously is for McCain nonstop, I expected CNN to be more objective however, the bias reporting is evident. I came from outside of the US and I viewed CNNI and BBC for objective reporting, however, CNN is clearly same as FOX, very biased using choice words to describe charade, yes Clinton won WV, as if we don't know, where does crush come into play. Why didn't you use crush in Colorado, Mississippi, Illinois, Georgia, Maryland, Virginia, and Minnesota where Obama won by over 60%, and remember these were primaries not caucuses. Anyway, CNN has definately disppointed me. Congratulation to HRC for winning WV, however, it is high Dems come together and forge one front so that they (i'm Independent) can crush (?) RNC come November. My message to HRC, you ran a good race unfortunately Obama ran a better strategic race and that is why he is winning. I don't think I will mind Obama/Clinton ticket, but lets wait and see. However, Obama is going to win, Clinton will end up a close second.

STOP SAYING THAT OBAMA BLOCKED MI & FL. YOU ALL LISTEN TO THAT WINBAG LANNY DAVIS TOO MUCH. FIRST FL SCRAPED THEIR REVOTE PLANS ALL BY THEMSELVES. SECOND, THE REVOTE PROPOSAL THAT THE CLINTON'S WERE PUSHING WAS ON THAT HEAVILY FAVORED THEM SO OF COURSE OBAMA WOULD NOT SIGN OFF ON IT. IF YOU WOULD READ YOU WOULD FIND OUT THAT THAT REVOTE ATTEMPT DISINFRANCISEDD VPTERS WHO SAID 'WELL, SINCE OR VOTE WONT COUN ON THE DEMOCRATIC SIDE, I'M GOING TO VOTE ON THE REPUBLICAN TICKET." GIVE IT A REST. READ AD STOP GETTING YOUR FACTS FROM LANNY DAVIS AND HOWARD WOLFSON.

To answer the question of why Clinton supporters would back McCain over Obama when Clinton and Obama have the same beliefs, you fail to take into consideration the moderates in the party. Not everyone is in favor of allowing partial birth abortion (Obama favors legislation allowing partial birth abortion), not everyone is in favor of federal legislation banning concealed weapons (Obama favors federal legislation banning concealed weapons), not everyone thinks that Obama is qualified on the issue of homeland security (Obama has said he would invade Pakistan with or without consent of that country's government to clear out al-Queda), not everyone supports a man who says he is for a better national health care system but is then proud of his wife who serves as the director of a hospital that has been repeatedly fined for patient dumping and has documented cases of charging uninsured poor patients more for health care than insured patients (Obama's wife works for such a hospital), not everyone thinks that the best candidate is the one who promises the most to everyone without spelling out how to pay for those promises, and not everyone thinks that an untried, untested and really an inexperienced senator is the best person to handle this country give the current global state of affairs.

I hope that answers you questions.

It's simple, if you come in here and say you will vote for McCain if Hillary loses, you're either a republican troll, or a racist.

I'm voting democratic no matter who the candidate is. Even if someone pulls a King Ralph and Gravell is the nominee.

I hope that CNN polls and Hillary's train job doesn't divide the Democratic party too bad. Based on media coverage and Hillary and her camp trying to make her look electable and negative campaigning, it has caused more to vote along racial and gender lines. When CNN shows polls how Barrack gets over 90% of the black vote or how Hillary gets the uneducated, older votes it causes a big divide. I mean since Hillary has all of a sudden claimed to be the supporter of hardworking white America, her supporters are looked at as being mostly white, old and dumb while Barrack's followers are either black or elite Starbucks type whites. All their votes count the SAME, no matter what anybody says! It has given Republicans and racist types the fuel they need to split the party and the country. Americans should be better and smarter than that. Barrack is doing the right thing in not responding to racial overtones but when his supporters, black or white does then it creates a divide. All I can say is to ignore the ignorant when they respond in blogs and don't give their respones the time of day and focus on the issues and reasonable arguments.

Great news that Obama recieved more Super delegates today even after his defeat in WV. It was obvious that Hil was going to win in WV! It's sad that some American's still can not look past the color of a person's skin and vote for the right person. I am glad that either dem canidate can beat McCain ! I pray that it's Barack Obama all the way to the "White House" !
Obama 2008

Obama supporters need to stop the bragging and Clinton supporters need to stop the whining and crying. Clinton has run a tough race but she has lost the nomination fair and square. And for her supporters to say they won't vote for Obama is a crying shame. Hillary, you set the tone of your campaign and it is about time you talk straight to your supporters. You can' t win with out tearing the party apart and handing the general to McCain. You know that and it is about time you tell your supporters the truth. You have been a loyal Dem all your life, don't turn your back on us now. We count as much as your supporters.

Has Obama actually won any states with large electoral votes, outside of Illinois and Missouri? I don't think DC, Hawaii, etc are going to put him over the top in a general election!

She is like the filly in the Kentucky Derby, she had good strides, but coming to the wire, she was second and had to be sacrificed. Moral, no matter how fast you can run, there is always a stronger runner that takes the lead. My case in point, since the begining of this contest, Hillary appeared to be the runoff candidate, and she miscalculated, she thought the race was over before it started, how wrong she was. By thinking she had the pan by the handle, thought that everyone had to bow to her, Queen like, oh boy!! She not only misread the peoples minds, she misthought, that in the USA, is not, repeat, is not a Monarchy, where the heirs of the throne are the family members. Grave mistake, we are a Democracy, where the leaders are chosen from the people, by the people and for the people. Don't you forgert it. The Bush, Clinton, dynasty is over. I look foward to the American people not to forget this as well. There are people wirh great ideas, vision and imagination to take this country forward with a better purpose for the american people and the rest of the world. Great men and women have come from the humblest of homes, see the history and be awared. Have a nice day

Who are they polling and where???

LMAO Obama wouldn't beat his own dog!!

If not Hillary...then McCain'

WRITE IN HILLARY!!

It will surely be an interesting race considering the combination of people not favoring Bush's presidential term and Obama, but I guess McCain chances are been brightened a lot by Hillary as she continues to push democratic party to the limits, I think she is thinking far ahead she also like many pundits thing Obama can't win the election and with her polarizing her supporters off him his chances will be harder, which will give her lot better chance 4 years from now

Hey y'all ... did anybody notice the "crackhead" that the Clinton campaign planted behind the podium to depict the most negative image of African Americans imaginable.

I would bet everything that fellow is not even a registered voter. I am certain that he was given some meager amount of cash to stand back there, hoop and holler on cue, and look like a clown. Sadly, I think they can say: "mission accomplished!"

I'm a REAL democrat and will support whoever our nominee is. Zero respect to you dems that would vote for McCain if your candidate doesn't get it.

I think that it is time that the Obamafanatics should take a que from Obama himself. This thing is going until June, so those who want to tell Hillary what to do, I ask – what have you done that you can talk about other than spew your hate filled words on news web site? Don't you have something other to do than to hate people? SAD for those who say they want HOPE and CHANGE. Sounds like they are a little bitter. SAD

Either will win - unless Clinton sets off Armageddon in the Democratic Party because of her selfishness.

Howard Dean needs to grow a pair and tell the American Democrats how a nominee is selected. It's not "momentum"; it's not "popular votes"; it's not "electoral votes"; it's DELEGATE COUNT!! Period. What a spineless moron. He's going to humor Hillary Clinton until the party is damaged beyond repair.

But, I will say that I am glad that the rest of the US (white America) get to see how incredibly difficult it is for a black man to get a fair shake. HRC called on the racist white voters and they are responding. Obama is winning the black vote, but I don't recall him ever saying that "black people want me". Maybe, they vote for him because he's a better person??

Maybe, it's time for black voters to start considering moving to the republican party. At least there would be no illusion of equal opportunity. Democrats can thank HRC's dirty tactics, DNC lack of courage to enforce the rules, and super-D's lack of courage to cast a vote. CONGRATULATIONS, idiots, you're ripping the party apart!

The longer Hillary stays in the race, the larger the divide will be. It is time for her to exit and start working with Obama to seal the deal. It is not Obama's fault that Hillary ran an awful campaign and focused on large states. It is not his fault that she is in debt. She should concede and work to bring the party together. The longer she stays in, the more it becomes about her and not for the good of the party. I am hoping the superdelegates put an end to this nonsense.

Wake up Sheep of the USA! CNN uses polls to try to influence your behavior even stooping so low as to quote a Quinnipiac University Poll. I looked up the poll. No total number of participants or p value or any other statistical indicator of significance is listed. Who has heard of this polling institute. Polling personel can make a poll turn out how ever they wish. I have been called once in my life (probably because I am working long hrs) and they heard my white educated male voice so continued to ask me qualifying questions until they found out I hadn't lived in my new home more than 1 year so they disqualified me. Obama and Clinton both want to take from achievers and give to nonachievers and this results in downfall of economy. Check Myanmar history since 1948 and you will see a prime example of how the welfare state wrecks everyone's lives except a handful in charge at the top.

Democrats need to come together no matter if Clinton or Obama are the Democratic nominee!!! McCain would only continue the old politics of Bush, and America needs a HUGE clean-up and a TRANSPARENT and HONEST government.

Democrat '08

I was pretty mad this morning when I heard the news. Then I got really mad when I saw most of these posts. Alot of people are saying that if this candiate does not get the nom then I am going to vote for the repugs! This just won't happen. When we finally get a nom, we will unite. The reason we havent yet is there are two very good canidates running and at some point this year we will be down to one. All I can say is that if you think the course of this country is going just fine, then go ahead and vote that way. I dont want you in my party because you have no idea what is means to be a democrat. But if you think there is a better way to run things, then vote DEMOCRAT. This is the only way we will change course in this country.

So I DO NOT beleive most of these poster anyway. They are just whining that their queen did not get the nom.

Obama doesn't stand a chance against Mcain....I wonder how the Super Delegates will sleep at night if they let this novice of a senator become the Nominee. I shudder to think of the future with Mcain at the helm but thats what will happen if Hillary Clinton is not the nominee.

Polls suck. All they do is give a bunch of losers hope.

McCain if not Clinton

Oh good we don't even need an election, we have a Quinnipiac University poll!

We will come together in the fall and put a democrat in the White House. The bottom line is that both Obama and Hillary's policies will bring this country out of the hole The Bush Boys have dug for us. Once this primary process is over all eyes will turn to the mess that has been made and it is time for a change.

I am fine with the primaries continuing to the end as long as there is no bashing of our future nominee. Every state should be heard. But watch out McCain, this is the future of the country we are talking about. It is our time not yours.

Rick in Florida May 14th, 2008 9:44 am ET

So Hillary won 67% of the vote…..BIG DEAL. Has everyone forgotten that Barack has won FIVE primaries with 74% (or more) of the vote, and in mostly WHITE states?? Recap: WashingtonDC 75%, Kansas 74%, Hawaii 76%, Alaska 75%, and Idaho 79%. GIMME A BREAK
with all this hype because she won with 67% in WVa. Spin, Hillary.
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Idaho is RED STATE, Alaska RED STATE, Mississippi RED STATE, South Carolina RED STATE, North Carolina RED STATE, Georgia RED STATE, Alabama RED STATE.

Let me tell ya dude, them white folks down south outnumbered my people, they always vote Republicans since the Civl Rights Act was signed by Lyndon B. Johnson. Idaho was caucus, only 20,000 joined their caucus. BTW, do you know Coer D' Alene, Idaho? If ya don't, HQ of ARYAN NATION is located there. Idaho is RED state, keep on dreamin'

This poll is not figuring in that democrats will cross over and vote republican if their candidate isn't the nominee.

Well duh,

America has been under Republican control for a long time now. They have had control of both congress and the presidency. The republicans have been marching in lock step policy wise, no matter how bad the policy. And they have run the country in to the ground.

The reason why you have seen so much participation in the Democratic party is because America is tired of ignorant, neglectful, short sighted republican policy. America is tired of anit-intellectualism. We are tired of people trying to rule us with fear. And that is what they are all about. That's how Republicans roll from what I have seen

It is time to take our country back. It is time to restore America to its rightful place as the most Loved and respected country, THE GREATEST COUNTRY ON EARTH!

And now we as American citizens look to the Democratic party to take us there.

I hope we never make the mistake of putting the Republicans back in control of everything again

If the DNC primary rules were like the GOP, Clinton would already be the candidate, since, just like the general election, the winner takes are in the primary. This is an interesting situation. Since the democrats have such a poor record of winning the white house, leads one to conclude that the GOP candidate selection method is the most accurate in picking a winner. It seems to me that an Obama run is doomed from the start, since he hardly carried any of the states that are rich in electoral votes, and that are so critical to success in the GE.

Although, for whatever reason, Sen. McCain became the "shoe-in" nominee for the Republican Party, I do not believe he can win the Presidetial Election. As an avid watcher of this political process, Sen. McCain, apparently, does not feel it necessary to address the issues facing this nation and following, what actions he would take on behalf of the county (other than stating we would maintain a presence in Iraq). He appears rather apathetic in HIS "road to the Presidency."

> Obama will not win a general election, whether right or wrong, he is
> perceived as an out of touch liberal, just like Mondale and Dukakis.

And Bill Clinton was perceived as a dufus Southerner who was going to get clocked by G.H.W. Bush. Remember when Bush Sr. said that his foreign policies will be based on discussions with world leaders while all Clinton could do was consult Boy George? How did that work out?

Obama or McCain '08

This poll tells me one major thing – White peole will vote for Sen. Obama. Oh my! Thanks America – because we can look beyond race and choose Obama for president. Here that CNN – not everyone votes by race.

It's not just that McCain is too old, his IDEAS are too old. Both he and Hillary think in terms of the past.

That's not always a bad thing. But consider: Hillary's past experience involves a failed health insurance policy, and more scandals than you can count.

McCain's past experienct involves his embracing most of Bush's policies, which we all agree, SUCK!

In contrast, Barack Obama has little experience, good or bad. He's the unknown quantity. He could be a great president, or he could suck worse than Bush, or anywhere in between. My guess is that he will be better than Bush, but not as good as Bill Clinton. But there will be fewer scandals and lies.

We know Hillary very well, and we STILL don't like her. So why do we vote for her? Because we know her.

We know McCain very well, and we like him, but we don't like his policies.

We don't know much about Obama, and that's what scares us. It forces us to make things up, to let our imaginations run away with us. It's called "fear of the unknown." And fear of the unknown is almost irrational. It's a phobia.

I say, give the new guy a chance. He can't be any worse than Bush. And he's more honest than either Bill or Hillary.

So if over 91% of blacks vote for Obama and not Clinton, should I call them racist? You people need to just shut up sometimes. Nearly 50% of the votes in this primary went to Clinton. If 30% of those votes defected to McCain, then McCain will win period. You Obama supporters are always talking about math, well check out those numbers. The way that Hillary was pushed out by the sexist media has caused us to want to either stay home or vote for McCain. Good luck to your black candidate.

All of you that keep saying Obama has the nomination are quite mislead. 2,025 gets you the nomination, I don't see him there yet and nor will he be without the superdelegates, just like Hillary.

Um... duh?!? Clinton wins the same map Gore did, and unless Charlie Crist is on the ticket, she almost certainly brings in Florida.

Meanwhile, Obama redraws the electoral map in a way that hasn't been done since the 1840s. Ohio and Pennsylvania may be out, but he puts the Carolinas, Virginia, Colorado, Missouri, Mississippi, Georgia, Kansas, and Louisiana in play. The South is especially pertinent now that Bob Barr is running.

There's simply no way McCain can win this election!

I think Clinton realizes that her chances to be the nomination are impossible, so I have to wonder why she continues to rally her supporters. Perhaps it's to keep them energized so that she she can sway them to switch to Obama. Or perhaps it's to leverage the VP slot. Or maybe it's to keep raising money to pay off her debt. Either way, she continues to take money from the hard-working nurses, truck-drivers, waitresses, single mothers, etc that she referenced in her speech last night by duping them into thinking she still has a chance. I think that's wrong.

Has Hillary not looked at the numbers? And, what exactly did Hillary cruch of Obama's?

I don't understand how she continues to state she is the stronger candidate...in states where Obama is not on the ballet maybe...but, so what about WV???...since when does it come down to WV being the deciding factor or the voice of voters washing away all the other voters in this country?

Do the math Hillary....it does NOT support your position. Keep it up and New York may not want you back either......By the way....how much has CNN contributed to Hillary's campaign fund????

You lost my comment. McCain will be hard to beat, whoever runs against him. Note that another poll yesterday said that 20% of Democrats will vote for McCain if their candidate is not the nominee. Hillary has a better chance of beating him because the carried the big "blue" states that traditionally go Democratic, plus the "swing" states and California – which will be a tough one with Schwartzeneggar at the helm.

Obama and HRC are two strong candidates and they both would beat John McCain. That's why our nominee should come down to whomever won the majority of elected pledge delegate votes over the course of the nomination process!!

If it's Obama, then he should be the nominee and all of HRC's supporters should support him!!

Whether or not Obama can beat McCain seems to change like the wind depending on the date of the poll and who is being polled. There is still a rift in the democratic party that may not be healed by the general election in November. I know Obama is campainging in my home state of Michigan today but I still feel that its too little too late for him with respect to my support. I need someone who understands what my state is going through economically and who isn't only interested in campaigning or speaking with our citizens if it benefits him in the vote count. If Obama is the nominee, this might be the first election since I could vote that I leave the spot for president left blank. Frankly, if the choice were Obama or McCain, neither of them leave me dazzled or for that matter motivated to go out and vote.

Who the hell cares about backwards WV? Those people are the epitome of racism. I watch one white woman being interviewed saying that she would never vote for a black man...just because he's black. Those were her exact words. Now thats real sad. Change is definately needed in this country and only Barack can bring about real change.

OBAMA 08'/12'

Both Dems know that he primaries are the real contest and even a blind opposum with a facial tick can beat Grandpa Simpson in the generals.

Did Clinton win WV? Oh no! What a joke, Obama had a similar margin in IL, HI, Georgia..., but he didn't brag about it.

The media is lying about more of Clinton's supporters are no going to vote for Obama because there are more of Obama's supporters who reject the Clintons and many won't vote for her for the things she and Bill have said about race. So there are two kinds of voters for Obama that won't vote for Clinton. And by the way, why are we talking about Clinton anyway – SHE IS OVER!

Just wait until your empty suit NoBama gets swifted. It will be like a deer in headlights. How do you liberals live with yourselves? I have more respect for Al-Qaida, you are such pathetic excuses for human-beings!

i think Hillary is now totally losing any credibility she may have had. did she forget that small states don't count? oh wait, now all states count? did she forget that she agreed to not include FL and MI or wait, maybe she didn't know what she was agreeing to. if that's the case then do i want her answering the phone at 3 AM? only if it's Monica calling to set up a date with Bill–but not for any other reason. she's beyond delusional now. the playing field has changed many times because she keeps changing the rules and inventing new ones. but yet her uneducated hardworking white people still go for her. they'll believe anything she says and that's the scary part of the whole thing.

I know that any comment that criticizes CNN will not be published but I will say it any way. I could not believe my ears and eyes yesterday listening to Wolf Blitzer. This man is not all for HRC. having her communication director on which is something he never did for Obama. highlighting a win that is not a loss for Obama, and today CNN is publishing a big artcle that says Clinton W.VA win crushed Obama, and not mentioning anything about the 2 superdelegates that Obama got this morning while she got nothing after that so called crushing win. CNN should be nuetral and instead it is now acting like a Clinton network. how about the math and the delegate count you have on your website. why can't you just have the courage to say that for HRC to win the primaries she will have to win by 70% in all W.VA, Kentucky, and PR, and lose by no more than 8 points in the remaining 3 states and then get 79% of the remaining superdelegates to vote for her?????? why do you trat people as if they are stupid, and keep feeding HRC supporter your BS so they feel that she has a big a chance to win and make them more angrey with Obama. if Obama managed to convince me as an ultra orthodox right wing republican to vote Dem for the first time ever in November and believe me thats a very difficult thing to do then he will be able to fix his relationship with HRC supporters and heal the wounds and win as long as you stop your BS. i wish you publish so HRC supporters can read and maybe all can come together for the good of the country and not the parties or the individuals.

Either one of them can beat McCain. You can make a big deal out of this WV thing if you would like. If WV is the deciding state for these elelctions then WV got it wrong for the past eight years, which is why they are probably hurting more than anyone else, they keep getting it wrong. The nomination will not be taken away from Obama spin it any which way you can. Nobody knows what anybody is going to do, no can perdict the future. Obama won this nomination fair and square. No one is going to take it from him and give it to Clinton. She is wasting time and money and if Obama was in her shoes he would have been kicked out of the race. He is the nominee and everyone needs to swallow their pride and face it. The repulicans want so back to run against Clinton because she represent the old politics and they probably have so much grabage on her that they want to put out there. They do not have anything else on Obama and they are not going to be able to keep up with him once he really starts campaginig for the general election. It is over for Clinton and I actually feel sorry for her that she will not accept the fact that it is over. God Bless her.

Clinton is an open book and battle scarred. There's nothing she cannot handle. Obama is an unknown, still not battle tested (except by Clinton herself) and a risk in the general; she's got a better shot.

Also, Obama also runs ahead of McCain 51% to 44% in the lastest Washinton Post/ABC poll compared to Clinton 49% to McCain 46%. According to Clinton's argument about 3 weeks ago, per the letter that she wrote, she should be the democratic nomoniee because she runs better in these polls than Obama. Where's that letter at now?

Funny CNN, your heading the one time when these polls were for Clinton read that "Clinton stronger that Obama against McCain" . Now its "Both Clinton and Obama beating MCCain' . How much further proof do we need of your bias?

I think its dumb of clinton to say "i won W. Virginia so I will be the nominee"... Obama hardly campaigned there. Otherwise he would have taken a bite out of her lead like he has in just about every state she had a lead. He pretty much let her have it because the process is pretty much over with. He is in Michigan and Florida where they are not able to count the votes. It just makes me laugh to see Clinton acting like this is such a huge win when it was given to her on a silver platter. She is deliriously insane woman who I would be very scared to have in the White House.

Obama 08

I will not 'unite' for the sake of the party, and vote Obama. I don't care if the Democrats lose.

Yes, but the question remains, who would be the best president for this country?

As Obama tires of campaigning, as he places his trust in a biased media and prematurely portrays himself as the nominee, as the media is bewildered at their inability to sway all voters in his direction, as they portray the citizens of W.Va. as insignificant, poor, uneducated (and presumably misguided) whites, as the superdelegates cautiously try to override the voters, as Tim Russert screams "psychology! psychology!" as Andrea Mitches slowly reveals her bias more blatantly by "informing" the voters that Sen.Clinton is not really liked by the Senate, as Pat Buchannon states outright that if Sen. Clinton wins, she will be "taking the nomination away from Obama" (how absurd is that!?), as all this game-playing, so condescending to the voters, goes on, Hillary Clinton is steadily, competently moving forward, and it is she to whom a significant
number of voters are listening.

There are some who will not vote for an African-American or they will not vote for a woman, and since this is America, they have that right. But I believe the vast, vast majority (W. Va. included!) could care less
whether someone is blue, black, red or green, male or female, they care most about a government that will lift up this wounded country. And Sen. Obama has not convinced me that he is the man for the job. In my opinion, Sen. Clinton would probably be the most capable president in our history.

When it becomes apparent that McCain is all bluster and BS, is a warmed over version of GW Bush and does not have the breadth and depth of understanding of foreign and domestic matters and policy that Obama and Clinton have, McCain loses.

Beside the lack of understanding and knowledge, McCain aso:

has an anger management problem
is superstitious
is a compulsive gambler.

I DO NOT WANT McCAIN'S FINGER ON THE NUCLEAR TRIGGER OR ANY OTHER TRIGGER FOR THAT MATTER.

and by the way... I'm not going to base my opinion of WV on racism... Obama didn't campaign there very much at all and the demographics (race, education, income, etc) just didn't favor him. If he can win Kansas (where he's down right now) and win big in Oregon then I think Clinton bows out sooner than later.

Polls, polls and more polls....all you have to do is to look at the states and see who is winning the core vote of the democratic primary. It is not Obama for sure! It is Hillary! I was listening to CNN one night after one of the primaries and they were saying that it is a proven fact from previous general elections that it is the white blue collar workers that take the time to go out and vote in the general election and they of course favor Hillary. They also said that the african americans are the sleepers in those elections...and they of course favor Obama.

So the next poll that CNN does they need to ask the questions to the african americans about whether they will vote in the general election if Obama is the nominee...

clinton need to drop out and let obama do what he soppose to do I will never vote for clinton when she only worry about the white vote all votes count black and white

It is rather amusing to read some of the headlines on this page.

It is obvious that all the TV pundits are milking the story about a rift in our party just so we'll keep tuning in. Man, how these folks can change their minds just to keep the drama going.

The Democratic party will come together. There is no doubt about that given our only other choice – McCain.

Only one can, because CLINTON CAN"T WIN NO MATTER HOW BAD YOU WANT HER TO.

Man, would you look at the selective wording this website uses? You want this to go on forever.

UNITE AND BEAT THE GOP

So all this Buzz around WV is just BS
Obama is beating Mccain better then Clinton
The Clinton case to superdelegate is no more valid

GO OBAMA !!

oh its only getting started, wait till obama is the unequivocal nominee. Mccain will be getting you tube'd in debates on a daily basis.

Obama will not win a general election, whether right or wrong, he is perceived as an out of touch liberal, just like Mondale and Dukakis.
Race isn't the problem with the majority of voters, it's the inability of Obama to connect with middle America,regardless of race, education level or income, if he can't win this section of the populus he will eventually lose this fall.

4 more supers for Obama today!!! Hey CNN, you better stop celebrating for HRC, the loser!!!

I can’t believe what’s going on with the Democratic primary election process. Did all of you go to night school, and can’t add in the daytime? It’s the MATH stupid. Obama has the nomination. He’s not going to implode, explode or go away. It’s over. Cope with it! Threats to vote for the Republican candidate if Obama wins only show a lack of commitment to core Democratic principles – not to mention, a lack of commitment to the future of our country. Obama’s entire theme has been one of uniting America. He’ll have his work cut-out for himself (and for the country) if all we as Americans have to offer is cynicism. In the words of another great Democrat, all we have to fear is fear itself.

I like both Clinton and Obama better than Mccain. Mccain's healthcare policy is a joke! And he has flip-flopped on numerous issues in order to win-over more of the repub. constituency, which to me is shameful. What happened to the "maverick" that he used to be.

On the other hand, if Hillary is going to run this country as she run her campaign, we're in big big trouble. She's run her campaign into big time debt, has no exit strategy , and insists on continuing a losing battle...sound familiar?

With the media favoring Obama, and Clinton unable too speak freely, Obama has been able to hide, or excuse many greay area's in his past.
Clinton is an open book, and well known, this is going too make it harder for McCann too defeat her.
The superdelagates will decide who runs against Obama, but the voters will decide who is president.
Some of the early voters have learned a lot about Obama since they voted , so do they still feel the same.
Now the Obama has blew off West Virginia and stopped Florida from voting, I think his chances are growing worse everyday.

CNN and Obama supporters are in DENIAL!

"Clinton and Obama's relatively strong standing against McCain in the poll appear to dispel notions that Democratic party may be unable to come together around one candidate in the fall"

Obama is a weak fool who cannot hold his own!! And the reality is that the Hillary supporters will NOT RALLY BEHIND BO period! Wish all you want!!! You will lose the November is that EMPTY SUIT is nominated......
and the media and Democratic party knows this....hence"yes Obama has alot of work to do" ...

Work all you want ELITIST OBAMA YOU ARE SET TO LOSE!

So Hillary won 67% of the vote.....BIG DEAL. Has everyone forgotten that Barack has won FIVE primaries with 74% (or more) of the vote, and in mostly WHITE states?? Recap: WashingtonDC 75%, Kansas 74%, Hawaii 76%, Alaska 75%, and Idaho 79%. GIMME A BREAK
with all this hype because she won with 67% in WVa. Spin, Hillary.

Isn't the more important question which candidate will be able to cobble together the votes to win the electors college? Popular vote, as shown clearly by Bush's first victory, isn't the determining factor. It is winning the right combination of states to carry the electoral college that matters. How do they stack up on that count?

GOOD DEAL

either can beat mccain

i have to like hillary since i live in arkansas
i have to respect john mc.

BUT, BUT
i fully support barack. we need a change in this great usa because more of the old already been here done it ==is ruining our great usa.
i feel barack can lift our great usa back to the respect we used to have in the eyes of other countries. and bring back the prosperios thriving econamy we used to have.most of all what he can do for us the american people.
I LOVE THIS GREAT US OF A AND WANT THE BEST FOR IT

CNN please post this

This is great news! Now let's unite the party and beat McCain!

hillary's mistake was trying to make the primary about electability and throwing mud was her approach. She succeeded in stirring up racist sentiments but she still won't get the nomination. Obama is trying to move the country forward and she is trying to take us back to 1958. This is why she does so well with the archie bunker demographic.

Report these CNN...

Two more SD's for Obama. Democrats Abroad Chair Christine Schon Marques and Rep. Pete Visclosky (IN).

Why in the world would a Hillary backer vote for a right-winger (McCain) over a liberal (Obama) with the same political beliefs as herself?
Wake up, Democrats. I know this has been a heated race, but it's time to unite.

Democrats, remember the ultimate goal is to win the White House. Although I am an Obama supporter, I would gladly vote for Clinton if she won the primary. Yes, the primary has been tough at times but what primary isn't? Both Obama and Clinton have positives and negatives as one would expect, but they BOTH bring to the table a positive alternative to 4 more years of Bush politics. And I'm fine with Clinton staying in the race despite the numbers – the remaining states want to be heard and that's why we have primaries. Either way, it will all be over in a few weeks and we can start planning for November which is the most important.

I think the opposite is true. Last's night WV primary showed that McCain will be a much tougher contender in the GE than people are giving him credit for. He will win the White House (if the Democrats let him) just like Bush did twice, by grabbibng the moderates.

Of course they are. America is tired Bush business as usual. Obama and Clinton are both better suited for the job ahead.

Obama will certainly beat him in the fall. Hillary has pledged her support to Obama, so November will be very exciting.

Who's more electable in the fall Hill!?! I hate there's this "divide" between Hill Democrats and Obama Democrats, but ultimately McCain will get beat in the general. I love and appreciate my party and I believe we will all rally around Obama and run up the scoreboard on McCain in the fall.... Yes We Can!

This is not news to anyone, but those desperate repubs.

i love the if my candidate does not win i will vote for mccain democrats.. it is pretty hilarious considering the differences between the two in regards to policy is minute and insignificant..

I don't care about Polls anymore!!!!!!

The presidency isn't decided by popular vote. Its decided by the winner take all electoral college by state.

Obama is unelectable. Just because his numbers are bossted by the black vote doesn't mean he can win the electoral college. he can't.

Two more SD's for Obama. Democrats Abroad Chair Christine Schon Marques and Rep. Pete Visclosky (IN).

Look to the electoral map for November and Clinton is the stronger candidate. Also, everyone is underestimating the damage done by the constant barrage of sexist, biased media towards Senator Clinton. Her supporters are offended and angry. We have watched her endure this with dignity, always maintaining her focus. The media has been irresponsible and unprofessional. Clinton supporters are not going to let you off the hook. Many will not unite for Obama-and that is a fact.

This is great and all, but to all the Hillary supporters that think most of Senator O's supporters "will support Hillary in November (if she is the nominee) because she is a stronger candidate", NO! She will have the support because we don't want another McCain/Bush term. Thank you very much!

I wonder if Hillary's suppoters were thinking like this when she was the front runner? huh, I think not!

Your headline about Hillary "crushing" Obama is a curious choice of words. You didn't use that kind of terminology when he crushed her in D.C. and Hawaii, among other places where he finished at better than 70%.

Clinton News Network comes to her rescue again! A little too late. The deck chairs have been rearranged, the band is playing and the lifeboats have been lowered into the water.

Obama/Hagel '08

Here's some math for you.......If nearly 50% of the Democratic electorate is for Clinton, and nearly 50% of those won't vote for Obama should he win the nomination........McCain wins the general by a landslide.

BE CLEAR:

No one was paying attn last nite, nor do they care that Hillary won West Virginia. Barack did not campaign there so that explains the wide margin victory – period. Nothing has changed. She lost.

obama couldn't even win ONE county in WV. what a joke that the presumptive nominee, this late in the race, couldn't even carry ONE county. add obama to the loser list of mondale, dukakis, gore and kerry. 4 more years of republican rule if the superdelegates give him the nomination!

I think that despite all the bickering, the democratic party WILL come together in November in sufficient quantities to beat John McCain. Even Hillary has said over and over that if she is not the candidate, she will back the Democratic candidate 100% and will work to ensure a Democratic victory in November. Sure, there will be a few who can't get past their prejudices and sour grapes, but Democrats who deserve the title will end up voting democrat. The rest? Let 'em go wherever they like.

I will vote Democrat in the fall no matter who the candidate is. Join me?

This is why polls are useless. Just a week ago, Clinton was slated to best beat McCain, now it is Obama.

Bottom line is that either one of these candidates can beat McCain.

And the poll CNN has on it's home page shows Obama beating Mccain by 56 %, Hillary beats Mccain by only 46%. But honestly people aren't dumb and the ones that say they will vote for McCain if their candidate loses are just pissed. They will get over it cause in the end they are only hurting themselves.

duh

Please, We learned everyting we need to know last night. Obama can and will not win in November. Our only hope is for Hillary! Wake Up Obama fans. You guys are going to ruin our chances for not opening your eyes.

I think most people who say they wouldn't for the 'other' democratic candidate are republican operatives trying to widen the rift. One cue is how those people always have obvious female names from upcoming primary states.

Otherwise, those are democrats who say this while they know deep down they would support the democratic nominee no matter what.

West Virginia does not represent the views of the rest of the country. When are people going to realize this?

I'm not putting down WV either, no single state represents the country as a whole, so exit polls of one state will not tell us what everyone else is thinking.

Oh my my my....... Well it seems now that Sen. Obama beats McCain and Clinton..... this is getting to good. Obama 08! People just like Sen. Obama more....even though he lost WV. Sen. Obama will win more states in the fall and I think WV shows that racism does still exist in America despite what some say.....it is a fact. People need to face the fact and let Sen. Obama help heal this nation. Being bi-racial he has a unique DNA that can help this country. Obama for equality!!!

Obama is beating McCain by a wider marging. Let's face it, the only way that Clinton can win is by changing the rules and completely ignoring the fact that Obama has won.