I'm an Obama supporter, but not a democrat through and through. Instead of picking a candidate based solely on party affiliation, I chose to look at the issues and align myself with whom it was that I felt closest to. I don't understand why each of the supporters for both candidates can't see past this fact...are people really that ignorant?

I am a former Republican and I support Barack Obama!

OBAMA 08 & 12!

Michiganders just love Barack!

Day by day he reveals more insurmountable political weaknesses.

He is still trying to figure out where HE stands on the issues. In typical fashion, Obama keeps redefining his position until he hits it right with the people he tries to pander to.

This guy is all hype and no substance.

Even the superdelegates can not save him.

Obama has demonstrated the important qualities needed in a leader of such a diverse country. He is steady, thoughful, intelligent, visionary inspirational and honest!

Hillary has demonstrated tenacity and determination, also good qualities, however some of the arguments she has recently made in her bid to sway voters and super delegates, like the" FL and MI must count as is" are tantamount to being dishonest. Do we really need such a president? I think not. the experience that Hillary and Mccain have is precisely the kind of exprience that has caused the mental paralysis Obama wants to rid this country of. it is not that we do not have ideas to deal with the countries issue, it is the division and influence of interested parties that make sure that big problems are never resolved.

John Mccain also seems like he could be more of a uniter. Unfortunately he is stuck on the wrong side of change. He has had to abandon some of his core beliefs in order to be where he is today and that suggests he would be unduly pressured in office.

Of the three canidates left Obama seems to be the only one who understands this and is willing to do what is necessary to end the paralysis nd division and move this country forward.

I'm so sick of the superdelegates switching sides before the nomination!

This Democrat will never support Obama!

Hillary is the only one who can get this country out of the mess we are in. But if I don't my 1st. choice. Guess I will be switching parties this election.

This position continues to baffle me. First, if Hillary is the only one who can fix this country..why vote for anyone else period let alone the opposition party. But, c'mon who is closer to Hillary on the issues Obama or McCain?

Someone please exlpain the logic to me.

Is she up yet?

The party and the DNC made the early mistake of pushing Obama on the voters. It backfired badly as voters refused to go along with fixed elections.

Then there was an even bigger backlash to the terrible, biased and hateful treatment of the better candidate. This just caused people to support HRC all the more and to vow NEVER to vote for Obama.

The superdelegates are throwing their support behind the weaker candidate in an effort to save the party and salvage a win in Nov.

It won't work because the people realize that of the 3 candidates, Clinton is the best and Obama is the worst choice.

In fact, Obama reveals more and more weakness every day.

Is pandering to African Americans and the youth worth losing the White House by installing the left wing radical elitist that no one will vote for?

PEACE

Sickening.

The primary has been over for a while folks. Just like Mccain with the republicans, Obama is the presumtive candidate until the convention. If you need to vote McCain because the Obama campaign ran a better campaign and because Hillary WAS NOT ready on day one... then so be it. But don't let the Clinton campaign bamboozle you much longer. The fall is going to be hard no matter what, but extending it or worse, not accepting it, will only make things more difficult.

This is why many of us will stand by our word and vote Hillary or McCain.

We are with you Hillary all the way to the convension!

It's time to get this over with!

Even with FL and MI Sen. Clinton will not receive all of the Delegates, which mean she still can not over take Obama. Sen. Clinton should have care about the little state when it matter. Now she wants to pretend she care. Give us a break and stop being so phooooony.

I don’t want to support a president who do not have a plan B in the event that plan A don’t work. But if Sen. Clinton manage to get the nominee I will vote for her, because I am a true democrat. My loyalty lies with the DEMOCRAT PARTY NOT WITH AN INDIVIDUAL. I have routed for the democrat nominee who ever they were for years whether I like them or not, which leads me to believe you who say because Sen. Clinton don’t get the nominee are not true democrats as simple as that and just plan crazy.

Obama to reach 2026 minus 1965 needs 61 more votes for the nominee.

Clinton to reach 2026 minus 1779 needs 247 more votes for the nominee.

Who do you think will get there first?

We have DEMOCRATS who say they won’t vote for OBAMA, but we have just as many REPUBLICANS who say they will. Just something to think about for you CLINTON SUPPORTS who won’t support OBAMA.

It sounds like an EVEN TRADE TO ME, except the cross over REPUBLICANS is getting the better part of the deal. Just my 2 cents or 1.

Now is the time to SHANK HANDS, KISS and make up to get ahead of the game.

Just my view as an under educated voter against the well educated voter.

Obama 08!

Please wake up and stop the stupid accusations. There will be a place for her , but not President nor Vice President. You guys are unreal.

Go Obama....

I am an African-American from the state of FL now residing in the DC Metro area. Earlier this year I was on the fence of who I would chose, but as the campaign progress and I got to learn more about Senator Obama I became more intrigued about his possibility. I wanted to return to the glory days of the 90s w/ the Clintons, but even more so I wanted to see an honest, heart felt change in this country after the past 8 years. I have no party affiliation and I think Senator McCain has some reputable ideas and intentions. Everything really turned for me when Senator Clinton went negative. But not just negative but fearfully and racially negative...it seemed like something out of the page of a Rove/Bush tactic. Then for the news media to fall away from real issues to "water cooler, tabloid" talk was really disheartening for me to see. I Gas has double since last year, I've cut back on half of my grocery list yet still spending about the same, and I was just laid off a month ago – so, change is in real need for me...

I have three honest questions for the Clinton supports: 1) Why would you not support Senator Obama? He has not been as negative toward Clinton as she has been toward him, but yet in still, the other choice may be too much for this country to bear at this time. 2) If Senator Obama had won MI and FL in the same manner as Senator Clinton do you think she would be in such support of bringing these to states back in play? Probably not. 3) Lastly, would she really want him as her VP? Again, probably not – so let's stop pressuring him to make her the VP.

I like Senator McCain, I like Senator Clinton, and I like Senator Obama; and I think all 3 could be Presidents over this wonderful country. But the world and America are ready right now for the vision that Senator Obama will bring. Not including any of the negatives that are media and special interest driven.

I vote for a job in '08; I vote for a stronger international standing in '08; I vote for lower gas prices in '08; I vote for change we can believe in '08; I vote for Obama in '08.

Pick whatever poll you want, but let's say a poll shows Clinton would beat McCain nationally by 8%. That means 54% to 46%, correct? Let's also say that poll shows Obama and McCain are about dead even.

Scenario 1:

If Hillary was to run as an Independent, it would seem logical that the same 46% would vote for McCain, but the 54% Hillary vote would be divided between Obama and Clinton.

Even if she beat Obama 2 to 1 (which is what you gleefully hope to show), the final vote would be something like:

McCain 46%
Clinton 36%
Obama 18%

So you supporters would "win" because she beat Obama?

Scenario 2:

Let's say Obama wins the nomination, but 20% of the 50% Dems write in Clinton. The final then would look like this:

McCain 50%
Obama 40%
Clinton 10%

So now I guess you will have shown your displeasure with not giving Hillary what was "rightfully" hers (hi, Ann...), but see who wins? Remember, Hillary is not on the ballot in this scenario, so unless everyone writes her in, McCain's numbers would reflect his polls against OBAMA.

So, if you don't mind the Republicans winning another four years, go ahead with your protests and make your point. Unless McCain becomes so unpopular that polls show EITHER Democrat would beat him 65% to 35%, you CANNOT make the math work by Hillary running independently or getting written in.

I know this cannot accurately pin down the electoral votes, but if the Dems are splitting things, it won't work.

If you attend a church, do you consider your pastor a spiritual leader? Yes or No? If no, why do you bother to attend?

Do you agree that Rev. Wright's sermons were America-hating and white-hating? Yes or No? If no, please defend your answer, because to this ignorant white woman they sound quite hateful (That was sarcasm, if you are unfamiliar with the concept).

Do you believe that Obama never heard any of Rev. Wright's hate-filled sermons? Yes or No? If you do, you are willfully idiotic.

Obama has mentors, friends and supporters who have declared their hatred for this country. Rev. Wright is only one of many.

Maybe you need to ask yourselves, "Do you hate this country, too?"

But... the youth seldom vote anyway, and African Americans ALWAYS vote democratic without much success. There have only been 2 democrats in the White House in the last 35 years. So, exactly how important and powerful IS the African American vote?

It sure does NOT translate into a win in Nov.

If the Democratic Party is going to want to survive the latest Clinton Lunacy, super delegates must come out in droves by May 31, so that Obama can declare the nomination BEFORE the DNC Rules panel has its dog and pony show.

FL and MI must be punished, as they decided to break the rules, knowing what the consequences would be.

But, I'm not opposed to your idea of having a strong third party. Because then, politicians couldn't pander to one set of demographics. Unfortunately for many, that's just not the case this year.

It's your right to vote for whomever you want, including writing in my name. But, doing so in this coming election cycle is a wasted vote and likely alters the outcome (much like 1992 with Perot helping Clinton get in and 2000 when Nader helped Bush get in.) Maybe that's what you really want.

But recognize this, much like Hagee and Parsley coming back on McCain when Wright was so blown up. Bob Barr is running as a 3rd party candidate and he'll likely take some votes from McCain. If he takes enough away in Georgia, Obama can win that state. So, be careful what you ask for.

Unless the DNC seats the Florida & Michigan delegates and honors the results of those primaries, there will be no party unity, That is a fairy tale.

There are over 18,000,000 people that have voted for Senator Hillary Clinton. We will NOT be falling in line unless the Democratic party does the right thing.

I hope the Democratic party leaders understand there is a good reason why Clinton leads McCain in the big states. She can win and Obama cannot.

–If the DNC does seat FL & MI then the Hillary supporters will find another excuse as to why she lost, and so it goes. As to Hillary being a better candidate against McCain, huh? She couldn't win the Dem nomination. And don't tell me that the polls show her winning against McCain. May polls can't predict Nov results. All of Hillary's arguments are used up. It is time for her to step aside. Then her supporters can either back the nominee or defect. It will make little difference as the huge new Democratic registration wlll overwhelm the crybaby vote.

Reasons appear to be electability, capability, vision, and leadership. All these things Clinton claims, but Obama is getting the support for in the decisions being made.
Fewer and fewer citizens are believing Clinton's wild and desperate claims these days, it appears. Quite the contrary, actually. They are not only dismissing them, they are actively refuting them.

It's about time common sense prevailed. Wasn't sure the Democrats had it in them.