Not a bit………….

Hell yes! Count the number of superdelegates who endorsed Obama as a result of Edward's endorsement. Obama just blew right past the fat lady in pant suits.

The lack of loyalty is the most revealing thing about this race. That alone is reason to NOT back Obama if he chooses either Edwards or Richardson. Just how far do you think they can be trusted? They bring virtually no value other than that his persuaders were able to wrest them from Hillary, making him look stronger than her. These 2 guys have very little political capital. He needs someone who wins overwhelmingly with bluecollar voters to offset his weakness. Otherwise he will never beat Mac in the fall.

To MDB in Baltimore,
It is sad but true. But I cling to hope and love not guns and religion.

Apparently not………….

Hillary SLAMS Obama, I'm sorry all your support Obama, and you are still a loser.

Go Hillary Go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Go Hillary Go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

No, it did not!

Look at the ROVE Maps….

With Clinton v McCain…Clinton leads 259 to 206 against McCain. ONLY 6 battle ground states, of which she leads in two for the nomination. She only needs MO to win the Presidency.

With Obama v McCain…Obama is BEHIND McCain in electoral votes 221 O v 238 M. Even if O picks up CO and IA, the two states HE leads in, not enough votes to win….He HAS to win MI and OH as well…has to…

As far as Edwards???McCAIN leads in those rural states over Obama by wide margins…I don't think his campaigning would matter as much as Clinton's campaigning for Obama.

But Clinton is MORE ELECTABLE!

Yes, "sweetie," it made a difference; it lowered my opinion of John Edwards.

we all know about the racial tensions that have been a part of our country and our history and i accept that but we have to all come together and think about what is good for not just us but the country as a whole., i do not want to continue to have war after war and all of the good men and women of our country giving up their lives for my freedom. i will give up anything i have to if we can just stop this war and bring our troops home. i am a senior citizen and i think every american should have the opportunity to live a long and content life. Vote for freedom now! thank you

mr. edwards' opinions mean much more to himself than they do to the rest of us.

In most states we are not stuck in the 60's. The 1860's that is. Fact of the matter is Hillary ran a hard fought race, she did what she could to win. I respect her efforts although she was a bit rough on her fellow democrat, but that's politics. If Obama wasn't her opponent I would have voted for her, AND if by some miracle she win's or steals this, I'll vote for her. MCAIN can't be elected. I'm a 27 year old with friends in the military, who have been deeply effected by this war. They can't afford to be called to active duty every couple months. Our fine service people are paying a horrible price, and Hillary supporters are talkin politics, and I'll vote for Mcain if Hill loses. I bet they don't have family in the service. COME ON DEM'S LET'S USE OUR HEADS AND JOIN HANDS INSTEAD OF FIGHTING LIKE THIS.
I'll quote Rodney King, "Why can't we all just get along this evening"

Why is there no headline that says: Clinton shames obama - picks up 20,000-250,000 votes?????????????????

This is ridiculous. Clinton hands the second major wooping to obama and the spin is that he is going to win the majority of the delegates? based on caucuses and all these complex democratic rules that don't make any sense. We are going to lose this election to the GOP based on these idiotic rules. The person that should be the democratic nominee should be the one that has the best chance of getting 270 in the general. In the general, it's not proportional and caucuses voting. It's winner takes all.

Forget about Clinton's argument that she would be the nominee if we were going by the GOP process. Let's take the states she won and the map into the general election. In that scenario, which should be the only thing that matters because 2 years of this race would be for nothing if we lose the general, It is obvious that she is the best candidate against Mccain. Clinton is likely to get 300 v. Obama 217. The best thing to do is to nominate clinton and STEW obama in the VP role and have him run in 8 years. I don't want a 'change' to RAW meat.

You wouldn't want an intern to operate on you over an experienced surgeon. Why would we want an intern as a president?

Obama Supporters , You don't GET IT !!!! . Obama Can Have ALL THE ENDORSEMENTS , PLEDGED DELEGATES , AND SUPER DELEGATES , 1 MILLION DELEGATES , IT DOESN'T MATTER !!!!!!!
OBAMA WILL NEVER GET OR VOTES !!!!!!

WE WILL ONLY VOTE FOR , HILLARY OR JOHN McCAIN !!!!

NO OBAMA !!!!!!!

Kentucky voters say Edwards' endorsement is not important. What about the 95 percent black votes that Hillary can't get, Now that's overwhelmingly!

Apparently not.

rw

I appreciated your comment. I am so tired of Obama supporters calling us racist and stupid. We are voting for the candidate with experience needed to get us out of this mess. If Obamas supporters would remember early in these campaigns we liked both candidates but now we have a trust issue with obama. We are not racist or stupid please quit insulting us you are making it worse.

I am not voting for Obama even if Hillary is on the ticket.

It would still help Obama to secure the Presidency (on Hillary's coattails) and Michelle Obama
would be First Lady.

Not voting for Obama–ever!

When doing exit poling it is my belief that the pollsters are asking the wrong question. They seem to be asking, "If your candidate loses will you vote for his/her opponent?" When what they should be asking is, "In November, will you be voting republican or democrat?"

I believe that the pollsters would come out with very different results.

Jack James your the man! That's exactly right. You put it nicely and you hit the nail right on the head.

Jack James, you are the man who sets it right!

Love you all Obama supporters! We make the smart choice for America while the rest of the country shoots themselves on the foot.

We are the Obama Generation, you are either In or Dead, take your pick. Thanks.

Why does the media insist on continuing to use "white rural" as a euphemism for racist? Let's call a spade a spade people - how else can you account for the overwhelming disparity in voting patterns between Kentucky and Oregon? After all, aren't we all suffering? Don't we all want a bright future for our children? I'm sure even the results in the more rural and white counties in Oregon will reveal some very ugly things …

Vote against Obama if you disagree with him on the issues, but only if you've taken the time to do research into how he has *actually voted* and what he has *actually said*, and not what his preacher, or Sean Hannity, or someone else has said.

Think about the issues that affect you and your family every day, and what candidate will be better equipped to "reach across the aisle" and create an environment where BOTH sides can work together to restore our country's greatnesss.

Think about voting for someone who can inspire millions to do things they have never done before — the democratic process — and how that candidate might inspire those millions to turn of the TV and work for the improvements in healthcare, education, energy independence, etc., that we so desperately need.

I have done my due diligence on all three candidates, and even though I fall squarely in HRC's demographic, I believe Obama is by far the most-qualified and most capable of the three candidates.

It should be pointed out that despite those whom claim they will vote for McCain if Hillary is not the nominee are more than likely, those who simply cannot afford to do so. Ignorance is alive and well.

Dear Jack James… Maybe they voted for Hillary because she is the best candidate ??? It really doesn't matter how educated Obama is, he is still lacking serious experience to lead the strongest country of the entire world. He is still seriously wet behind the ears. I'm educated to the max… and I still want Hillary.

Give us a ticket we can really get excited about - Obama/Edwards. I know John says he doesn't want to be VP, but if we let him know we need him, are counting on him, he'll respond and put his own feelings aside.

Obama/Edwards '08

Why cant anyone come out and say it? WV and KY both went overwhelmingly for Clinton for one reason and one reason only…Both of those states are filled with bigots who cant see past Obamas color.

C'mon…its painful enough for them to vote for a woman.

Doesnt the fact that Obama does much better with people who have an education tell anybody anything? When an EDUCATED person weighs both of the candidates the EDUCATED choice is for OBAMA.

WAKE UP AMERICA!!!

Obama 08/12

its black vs. white in the democratic primary, except that nationally over 38% of caucasians have voted for obama. a point forgotten by many voters. take away west virginia and kentucky ( two states that obviously love there black ball players but otherwise want nothing to do with them) and that number increases dramatically. it is almost unlawful that hillary has been allowed to get away with using race in these states ( i get the white hard working vote) to stay a tiny bit viable. she may wind up with a little power but the divide her and her followers have caused has set america back 100 years. and all over two republican states, just shameful.

I don't believe that Edwards would make an effect in KY. Clinton won in the rural areas - doubt if folks kept up with endorsements. Plus we're talking about people who think Obama is a muslim and yet they also believe that Obama follows Wright's preachings.

These are the same people that would go vote for McCain if Obama is the Dem nominee - McCain…some one who in no way would be sensitive to their needs. This level of ignorance is why poor people stay poor.

Funny how those liberal "egghead elitist" are the ones who are willing to share their wealth (via taxes) in order to help all of those who so ungratefully disrespect and resent them.

I'm a frustrated liberal elitist who is tired of paying for people who have nothing but animosity towards our generosity and care. Yet, I can't help myself - GOBAMA!

Oh yeah, the Question. Sure Edwards endorsement made a difference. Obama will pick up Edwards delegates. This will balance
off WV and Ky. So what have Hillary gain? Nothing but fodder for the news media.

It's a shame that the United States has not progressed enough to let a female have a fair chance. What are these men afraid of? Are they afraid Hilary might actually straighten up some of this mess from the last eight years. If the rumor that Iran is planning to attack the USA in the very near future were true, I would surely want Hillary in the White House making the decisions after all she knows the ins and outs. She's a thinker and a problem solver. They don't come any smarter. Stop counting her out when she's still up and fighting!1

In response to ABC's post above, there is an important difference between black people voting FOR a black man, and white people voting AGAINST a black man. The issue is racial pride vs. racism. When whites vote and even admit that race was a factor in their vote, they are not voting FOR a white person, they are voting AGAINST a black person.

You might also consider the sheer number of white voters in this country vs. black voters. This makes racist voting a major problem that we absolutely should be concerned about.

Edwards endorsement does not change my mind as a Democrat. I am still voting for Hillary! PERIOD! Obama does not deserve the job and the only way I can vote for Obama is if she is on the ticket. As an educated voter, I can not give the job to someone who is not yet ready to be President. Sadly, that may fall to McCain then if Obama wins the nomination.

When are some of you ever going to accept the fact that not everyone is in love with Obama? More importantly, to get it through yours heads that because you support Clinton does not mean you are uneducated, poor or racist. I am none of those things and I believe Clinton will make a better president. You are free to disagree but your difference in opinion does not make me any less sincere in my beliefs or lacking intelligence or anything else for that matter. So give it a rest!

no !!

It seems to me that even though Hillary Clinton is winning the Kentucky primary. The number of peple counted so far is about 500k. Isn't that a low voter turn out and what does that say?

John Edwards only endorsed Obama after it was known that Obama was going to win the Democratic nomination. I guess he needs a job.

And for anyone saying that the hillbillies in Kentucky won't vote for an African-American just look at what the African-Americans are doing by just voting for Obama because he is black so don't make a race thing.

The best of two worlds:
Obama-Clinton or
Clinton-Obama!

Listen, I am black and educated (college grad) and LOTS of folks like myself voted for Hillary in KY.

Everytime Obama supporters call people from states white and racist and dumb, you loose a vote for Obama.

You kids are killing the campaign for your candidate.

I truly believe Mr. John Edwards endorsement of Senator Obama did not make a difference in Kentucky. The voters of Kentucky sent a loud message throughout America that Senator Clinton is a stronger candidate. Furthermore, Senator Clinton is the only candidate who can beat Senator McCain in the general election. Therefore, Senator Obama should concede the nomination and support Senator Clinton for President in 2008.

Be advised the event in KY reeks of racism in Ameirca that has been tapped quite effectively by the Clinton gang of crooks…..the media needs to "call it like it is a " a BIG play on racism" America revisited in election politics by the Democratics " lead by BILL and Hilliary and TERRY……Old School style" It will fail!

The people will see the truth of the matter ..they have already. The Jewish community is running needs to stand tuff with Obama and stop playing it both ways with the Clintons. Obama will will support Iseral but the two state solution is a MUST!

This is not Clienton love this is Clinton hate busilding that is getting based racism and gender politics to garner the votes at the expense of the the unification of the citiens of this great national. She will loose!

Go Bama!

John Edwards endorsement continues to be just another in a long line of other prominent endorsements that have been designed to force or influence the rest of the voters to rally around Obama. The DNC has STILL not realized that the Party is made up of VOTERS! There would be no Party if the voters of this country didn’t choose to align themselves with it. I was very disappointed in Edwards for making his decision to do this before all of the states have voted especially, after he said only 2 days earlier that he would not do so. I am sure that after another HUGE loss to Clinton, there will be another flock of endorsements for Obama to help prop him up because for some reason the DNC just cant stand to think they just might be wrong. The VOTERS need to be deciding the outcome of this nomination process, not the superdelegates! I believe that is even what Donna Brazille said. I wonder if she is still going to leave the party after seeing so many superdelegates trying to make this decision for us and overturn the will of the voters?

It's not racism when over 90% of blacks vote for Obama, but when over 80% of whites vote for Clinton, those voters are racists? What about the fact that most of the men are voting for Clinton in KY? So, they are more racist than sexist?

The level of hypocrisy from Obama & his minions are just audacious.

RICARDO- IF IT'S ABOUT ALL THE STATES THEN WHY INSULT THEM IN THE SAME BREATH?

If the exit polls are right in KY then Obama is in trouble come Nov, he only recieved 15% of the vote in the far eastern KY counties and uncommitted votes are extremely high all over the state, and a small note a president has not won the white house without winning Ky in the last 50 years!

When will the Hill show some leadership and get out of the race that she will not win?
When will the Hill show some leadership and bring the Democratic Party together for the election?
Why is the Hill wanting to stay in a battle that is already lost? What motive is there? She is only hurting herself for future roles and she is hurting the Democratic Party by not allowing them to come together for the election.
Is she blind?
Is she so into herself that she cannot think straight?
Does she have a problem in understanding what is going on in this campaign?
She started out the front runner and is now running herself into a hole that she may never get out of.

I DON'T LIKE THE CLINTONS AT ALL!

THEY CHANGE THE RULES AFTER THEY HAVE AGREED TO THEM AND THE WHOLE STUPID DEMOCRATIC PARTY IS JUST QUIET!

HILLARY COUNT MI, FL AFTER SHE AGREDED WITH THE RULES. THE CLINTONS WILL NEVER EVER GET MY VOTE!

Right now, Clinton supporters are too sore about Hillary's imminent defeat to vote for Obama in these primaries, no matter who backs Obama. However, Edwards will make a tremendous difference when he is on the ticket with Obama in the general election. He will make a difference not only for Clinton supporters, but also, and more importantly, for the reduction of poverty in this country.

i think it would have played out better in the minds of people if he came out and backed Hillary but oh well. He has the right to pick who he wants. I'm interested to know who his wife is picking

M.E.M Kansas City, im sorry, but thi is the truth:

It wouldn't matter matter if a nuclear bomb exploded in Mexico, or if he was stabbed in the shoulder: As long as he is alive, he will win.

To Charlie…

And many African-American communities throughout the South and other areas in the US have gone over 90% for Obama. If that doesn't say anything, I don't know what does.

I think that race has become a major issue in this campaign…its not about why whites can't vote for Obama (because they have), its about why blacks can't vote for Hillary (especially when Obama's campaign is winning 8-9 out of every 10 AA's)!

Stop calling the people of Kentucky backwoods hillbillies! They are people just like everywhere else. They have towns and cities there that also went for Hillary if that's what you're trying to say. You show not only ignorance but unsportsmanlike conduct when you try to demean a whole state just because they refuse to choose your candidate. Please try to be mature.

Just shows how out of touch the Kentucky voters are with the rest of the nation!

Rural voters may not know how Sen. Edwards is I.E. DY enough said

Fear of change maybe they need to buy a newspaper and wake up to the world around them.

Go Obama / Edwards 08

Well lets put it like this in hicksville USA, and a backward racist state like Kentucky Edwards endorsement does not matter. The majority of these people are not very educated. Now evryone in Kentucky is not uneducated but th majority have no cluse on the issues at hand. They have evidently not done their research. They are voting on the basis of skin color which is a very ignorant way to cast a vote. African Americans have always voted for white candidates in the past and cast their vote on the issues that affect them not on race alone.

But as the comedian Chris Rock has said, " George W, Bush has made it hard for a white man to win the presidency" MCCain is not going to win the general election. The racist people who refuse to vote for Obama better do their homework. McCain and Company is going to put you uneducated people all out of a job and gas will be $6.00 a gallon ,the draft will also start again. because the war will rage on….You better wake up people in Kentucky and WV educate yourselves on the stakes of this election, and stop being such a racist.!

Interesting how the day Hillary is claiming sexism, evidence of latent racism raises its ugly head in Kentucky. She IS Karl Rove's candidate, because she plays the press and false sympathies better than the fabled boy who called Wolf (Blitzer?). Think back to her Ohio and post strategy with "3 am call", ready on first day, who has "experience," et cetera. What she's saying is thinly vailed appeals to racism - that he is not adequate and is lacking. She has diminished herself and apppealed to the worse in us by her actions.

I'll change my party affiliation and vote for McCain before I'll cast a vote for Hillary . She believes she's "entitled" to become President, along with her womanizing husband. I'll be so glad when they disappear from the political scene and let the real candidates began the battle.

I expect Al Gore to endorse Obama tomorrow in the same way that Edwards came out for him the day after W. Virginia

The super-delegates can do the math, folks. You can't keep changing the metrics to try to figure out some way you win just because you don't want to lose.

Hillary, the more you struggle against losing, the more pathetic you seem.

Don't complain about white voters going for Clinton. Obama supporters don't mind 98% of blacks voting for him in some states.

stop asking these questions,i repeat
are u promised a whitehouse press sec job to discredit obama?
wait,oh i know
u are from west virginia,no wonder

Hillary supporters….
Just like the Obama supporters..we've taken this race to our hearts….
And would both be heart broken if our champion was not elected..but regardless of who wins, you can't vote for McCain to make yourself feel better….remember if Hillary runs next time..you'll need our votes…….Besides that McCain couldn't handle the crap both of our leaders have gone through…..Open your hearts….the world is looking at us.

Yes, It will help in November.

Get over the race issue because if thats the case then all blacks voted for Barack. The truth is that the media makes Obama look so good because if they attacked him they would be called racist.

When Hillary says she IS the winner of most votes…it is clear the Clintons have a continuing problem…Hillary cannot define the meaning of "is" any better than could Bill. IS as in "it IS over."

This is absolutley pitiful. Hillary's spin gives new emphasis for the distance between them and the truth. Please go away.

Wow "Independand Chris" you sound like an Obama supporter all the way down to your hateful remarks and writing people and WHOLE STATES off.

And no, no one cares about whats his face Edwards, in his endorsement speech of Obama, he said more nice and uplifting and strong powerful things about Hillary than Obama, maybe if it was a more convincing endorsement rather than just wanting to end this it would have mattered.

Hillary needs HELP. INTERVENTION . This is SOOOOOOOOOO SAD.

As Clinton said in the 90s: "I'm not going to be at home baking cookies"………..and yet you have these mindless women baking cookies supporting her.

Open your eyes, she's not what she makes herself appear to be.

I consider Dr. John Edwards to be an opportunist, one who was too demonstrably too in experienced to help John Kerry, and one who has not grown since then. I have much more affinity for Mrs. Elizabeth Edwards—she is more clear-spoken, more determined, less full of primp and circumlocution.

I had, for a short while, the same feeling that seems to have gripped a number of "name" Democrats: Time to hand it over to the next generation; it's too hard to keep fighting the good fight, their numbers are too big, I don't have the energy, I want to be treated with some respect when they eventually, sooner or later, come to power.

Then I started cardio rehab, watched my diet, in short, started living the kind of life right for my time and age and circumstances. I again support Hillary, how more strongly than ever. It is a fight, not for me, but _for_ the coming generations. We cannot afford to be without adult supervision, cannot allow brash overconfidence to trump knowledge of both how things should work and how they do currently work.

Vote Hillary. Thank you, Kentucky, for your wisdom beyond age.

Edwards is a loser. Remember..he lost many times!

The move is on:
Clinton supporters will not vote Obama!

No, it may have hurt him.
Women are offended, and men should be too.
Edwards could have come out early and helped Obama seal the deal, instead he came out late just to hurt Hillary.

No, Edwards did not make any difference whatsoever. It is all futile. Hitlery will still win it all. The supers will inevitably flood to her.

I saw a few Kentucky voters on television ADMIT that they could not vote for a black person. One woman even had the nerve to say that the Bible says that a woman's place is in the home! RACIST and SEXIST! I think even if Hillary was the nominee, she'd have a hard time winning over some of these people. It's sad. There is nothing Barack can do to win these people over. People have to want to change. He should have campaigned more in the state, but he still would have lost. He can't change his color.

sure, another example that good old male comeradrie is alive and kicking, while women cant support a woman candidate, despit her better qualifications and experience. it's a shame! GO HILLARY!!!

It may have made some difference, but the key difference has got to be race. A great many people in Kentucky and Tennesee would rather vote for a woman than a black man. That's just the way it is in some places of the US of A. They won't say that of course. They'll talk about Michelle Obama being unpatriotic or Obama's ex-minister's sound bites. But when push comes to shove that's what is going on.

But not to despair. Senator Robert Byrd, an ex -member of the KKK, who started his career in the depths of segregated South, has just endorsed, eloquently, wholeheartedly, Barak Obama. Some people do change and do so very dramatically.

Edwards was suppose to endorse the candidate that brought in those blue collar workers and he did a turncoat like Richardson and so in one word NOOOOOOO he didn't help Obama at all. He is a 3 time loser.

Think of how badly Obama would have done in Kentucky if Edwards endorsed Clinton instead…

Honestly,not at all ! Are Americans surprised? I don't think so.These are prudent well informed a people! No body is going to pull a fast one over their faces!

remember he DID NOT deliver his own state four years ago

OBVIOUSLY CNN WILL NOT POST THIS. SWING STATES ARE PRDOMINANTLY WHITE STATES . YET IT GOES TO SHOW THAT OBAMA IS PROJECTED TO WIN OREGON BY A LONG SHOT WHICH IS 85% WHITE. THIS GOES TO SHOW THAT HE CAN WIN THE WHITE VOTE. JUST NOT THE WHHITE VOTE OF THE INBREAD JEDS. THOSE WHOM DINE AT KOUSINS KOUNTRY KITCHEN. ITS NOT ABOUT WHITE AMERICA, NOT ABOUT BLACK AMERICA, NOT ABOUT REPUBLICAN AMERICA, NOT ABOUT DEMOCRATIC AMERICA, BUT ABOUT ALL AMERICA.

C-COMPROMISE
H-HEALTHCARE
A-AMERICA
N-NO BUSH POLITRICKS
G-GOD
E-ENVIRONMENT

"UNITED WE STAND, OBAMA IN DEMAND"

Closed minds are just that … Kentucky is meaningless!

Do they ( people in Kentucky ) know who John Edwards actually is?

Obama is a good man and so is Edwards.
Bottom line Hillary is Lier, Faker, Cheater, Unethical, Desperate.
OBAMA / AL GORE 2008

I had, for a short while, the same feeling that seems to have gripped a number of "name" Democrats: Time to hand it over to the next generation; it's too hard to keep fighting the good fight, their numbers are too big, I don't have the energy, I want to be treated with some respect when they eventually, sooner or later, come to power.

Then I started cardio rehab, watched my diet, in short, started living the kind of life right for my time and age and circumstances. I again support Hillary, how more strongly than ever. It is a fight, not for me, but _for_ the coming generations. We cannot afford to be without adult supervision, cannot allow brash overconfidence to trump knowledge of both how things should work and how they do currently work.

Vote Hillary. Thank you, Kentucky, for your wisdom beyond age.

I doubt it. Edwards may be helping him survive, and not be killed in Kentucky, but it will help him more in the G.E. where there is no distracting Clinton(only Nader) to bother them.

NO-NO -NO! AND NO OBAMA PERIOD!!

ok Clinton News Network keep spinning. John Edwards endorsment is for the general elections not now.

and keep in mind Obama supporters are not as dumb as hillary supporters. we are not the so called white working non educated voters

Edwards Who?

Jesus on the cross could have endorsed Obama (and probably would) and it would've made no difference to those backwoods hillbillies. It's a meaningless red state. An Edwards VP choice, however, would be helpful.

Anybody think race is not playing a role, when some of those eastern Kentucky Appalachia counties are going 90% for Clinton? It's not because they love Clinton; a significant portion of them can't stand the thought of an African-American in the White House.

Who is John Edwards?…..

Enough said?

Not so far. It may in the fall when he has a chance to campaign for Obama.