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i have a hard time understanding the logic behind this claim. if HC pushes for every vote to count, why does she skip those uncommitted votes that people chose because their candidate wasn't on ballet? how come it is o.k. for these to stay uncounted? people expressed their opinion by choosing them. most of us would just stayed at home, and didn't even bother
and what about the votes of people that wanted to vote, but didn't do it, because the rules said it wouldn't mean anything anyway? their voice won't be heard. now it looks like DNC was lying to people, first telling them, even if you vote, your vote won't count and now when they decide to count them HC wants really to count just some of them that fit her agenda. how sad. she even has guts to put this ad out and press the issue everywhere she goes, but she really doesn't mean every vote, she means every hillary vote. to me she is straight up lying.

Hillary please understand we do not want the SOS any longer. We need change and you are not the one that can make it happen. We don't need Billie Boy helping to direct this country. He couldn't even handle his own family affairs...by the way where is Billie? Haven't heard from him much lately...will probably leave you since you have lost....

Popular vote has never been the metric in a primary contest. By Hillary's own words and the rules of the DNC, DELEGATES are the metric to pick a nominee.
Hillary for the good of the party, it's time to concede and endorse Obama.

Nice how she can declare she'll have won the popular vote after Tuesday before the last states have even voted (notwithstanding the fact that everyone knows it isn't true). At the same time, she is furious anytime someone suggests that clearly, Obama will win the delegate race and the nomination (a fact that anyone smart enough to count to 2118 can see)..

U know, she is a real lousy loser. She NEVER though she was ever gonna lose.

She does not know how to bow out gracefully. She should in fact learn from Obama...whenever he loses, he congrates her. She never seem to do the same.

The question her is that, if she can't take losing properly, how is she gonna lead a superpower???

I hope she does everyone a favour by packing up and leaving, asap.

Let's get on with the General Election!!!

People should ask themselves....Why is Hillary running so hard?
Seriuosly.....I don't believe it's for or because of the people. If it was then for her to agree to not counting the delegates of Florida and Michigan would have never happened. Then when things were not going her way she campaigned to have them counted. Now she wants to talk about popular vote??? Sounds to me like someone dosen't care about the bigger picture..just her narrow view of it.

Obama dosen't need to speak about winning anything...he needs to let the proccess speak for itself. Loose lips sink ships and bandwagons.

What about all the people that didn't vote because their vote wasn't going to count? I've heard a lot of voters in FL/MI that didn't vote because it wasn't going to count. I guess she doesn't care about all of America just her America.

I ask that the Clinton campaign employ some consistency in its argument about who has the popular vote.

If the crux of Clinton's argument that she leads in the popular vote is because "every vote must count," then how can her tally show her leading if she DISCOUNTS the votes cast in Nebraska and Idaho (where Obama won 68% and 79% of the votes, respectively) and in Michigan (where Obama's name wasn't on the ballot and about 240,000 voters chose Uncommitted in support of Obama).

If we include those votes... because every vote must count... then Obama LEADS in the popular vote by 98,006 votes. Is it just me, or does it sound like the Clinton campaign is conveniently using fuzzy math?

her supporters are just crazy like her..they all actin like they cannot see the reality.....loser
go obama with the new slogan..fired up, ready to go...
obama u are my man...

Wow. Check out the picture they posted with this one. Notice the womn with the big sign Every Vote Counts.

Someone should ask Clinton how EXCLUDING votes in the caucus states and giving Obama NO votes in Michigan goes with the message of "Every Vote Counts. They should have added a little disclaimer at the bottom that says:

Unless you voted in
A caucus state or you voted for Obama in Michigan.

I guess that depends on Who's counting and what they are counting?? Sen. Clinton Tuesday evening would be a god time to exit stage left...Thank you.

As important as this race is, let's not forget that the same basic electoral processes, including touch screen machines with no paper trail made by Bush family corporate friend Diebold, that allowed the last two presidential elections to be tampered with, are still in place! For the first time ever, the U.S. banned international monitoring of our last election even though we demand OTHER nations submit to them, and it is clear that Florida and Ohio votes were tampered with in 2000 and 2004. Instead of being distracted by lapel pins and wacko ministers and Hillary vs. Obama as the new "bread and circuses", we must as a people demand a paper trail for EACH AND EVERY vote. America simply cannot afford to have democracy sabotaged a third time....too much is at stake. Tampered with elections GOT us into the current tragic mess we struggle with daily.

Why doesn't she bring up the fact that she has only 47.9% of the poplar vote! MORE people voted AGAINST her, than for her!

If every vote counts, then she should count all of us in states that had caucuses.

Hundreds of MILLIONS of American know this. HILLARY DOESN'T CARE!!!!

Why aren't her supporters from CAUCAS States FURIOUS with this Woman!?

She has said to ALL of her supporters in Smaller states AND Caucas States that they are meaningless and she values ( AND COUNTS) The Votes from NON state NON Citizen and NON Tax Paying PR MORE than them!!

Are her supporters not smart enough to see this OR do they care that they back a person who dumps them in the trash after they vote???

This lady is going to loose.....I mean lose.

Hillary's big laugh in the picture makes it look like she's laughing at the nation....HA! I [Hillary] am pulling the wool over thier eyes.

It's so sad that she just can't play straight, she's always twisting things for some kind of advantage. Well, Hillary – you are not ahead in the popular vote because Causas states count...!

OBAMA 08/12!

I'm an Obama supporter, so it would be helpful to him for Clinton to bow out. But as an American, I don't think she should. I don't understand this whole notion that she shouldn't be able to campaign. Her views are closely aligned with Obama's views, so why is there so much hate from Obama supporters? Let her exercise her freedoms and let the primaries play out.

Whether or not she holds the popular vote is debatable, but it's politics. Either candidate can say that at this point. No political campaign would be able to resist the temptation of making that claim.

Typical Clintonian politics - let's count those states where she looks good, but don't count all those caucuses that she lost. This is the same type of political garbage that all those people that voted for Barack Obama don't want to see in Washington anymore.

Somebody needs to tell "Senator Ahab" that it's over.

Hillary, the stronger candidate is the one winning the primary. Must be nice living in that head. Hopefully you will also have time between now and June 4th to reflect on how your action are affecting the party and the country you claim to care about. Thanks for making the next woman's job harder!! You represent every divisive thing men say and think about women in power. I admire tenacity, I am not a fan of entitled delusion.

New goal post: Popular vote and Denver.

Hillary, please seek therapy!

Notice- SHE'S THE ONLY ONE SAYING SHE WON THE POPULAR VOTE.

THAT'S FALSE ADVERTISING!

There are millions of us who are SOOOOO tired. Senator Obama has asked us to remain peaceful and we have but make no mistake, we are out here. Just like Senator Clinton's people claim they will tank Senator Obama's run for the Presidency, like it or not, if "AA's and Eggheads" (Blacks, well educationed and young voters) stay at home, she couldn't win either. Remember a split in the party goes both ways. Trust this, there is devision and then there is devision...

Cheaters may win some of the times, but in the long haul, its more baggage that Clinton have to will bury herself with.

You know, when you only count the votes of my three dogs, I'm ahead in the popular vote. When it comes to deciding the Democratic party's nominee for President, the "my three dogs" scenario is just as valid as the claims Senator Clinton is making. Sorry, every day she just looks more and more delusional. I agree with Governor Vilsack. It's over Hillary!

Kinda funny that this commerical had to be already shot and ready prior to it being aired on Sunday. She's going to go on till the rest of the Clinton sheep donate enough to get her out of debt. Then she can pay herself back the 9 million that she's loaned her own campaign. Let's get this over with and unite please!

Honestly, there is true perspective of a popular vote do to primaries and caucuses counts are different. Sen. Clinton and her spokespeople need to stop the changing rules to justify their position. This is sad. Remember, eight years we had another person who would do anything to be President and look at our country now.

She's turning herself into an enemy of progress right now. She as well as every voter out there knows that this is all about deligates. Her ambition is getting annoying.

I hope and pray that the Democrats unite behind Senator Hillary Clinton. Barack Obama would make a terrible choice for nominee. I do not think for a second he will win in November and I would rather vote for McCain then Obama. McCain won my respect as a public Servant some time ago. Obama has yet to do that and judging from the way his campaign has been, he will not change my vote before November. Many people I know feel the same way. PARTY LEADERS SHOULD PAY ATTENTION. MANY OF US DON'T WANT OBAMA!

It is over this time.

She needs not to obfuscate the issue with fuzzy math. If I only count all the votes for me I am in the lead and you are not.

It makes no sense. Unless.......

A real live scenario is for Hillary to take this out another week (or longer) and then only half heartedly support Obama hoping he fails.

She can then crow I told you so" for 4 years.

Her best shot back is 2012, not 2016. In 2016 she will be too old to effectively run and win. If not now, 2012 is her only chance.

Obama should be afraid of her real intentions.

Also Obama`s delegates -44 to go as todays date.

Inevitability has shifted. Get over it!

Get over it Hillary...no matter which way you spin it, you won't be the nominee! At the start of the debate on Saturday to sit the FL and MI delegates, Howard Dean said "This is not about Hillary Clinton. This is not about Barack Obama. This is about our country." Barack graciously agreed to the 60-40 split in Michigan, even though he followed the rules and took his name off the ballot there. I am sure if we did this over and both candidates had campaigned in FL and MI, Barack would have been the winner. This is not about you Hillary...please start listening to the American people...we don't want you!

How can you even consider counting votes in MI when Obama WASN'T EVEN ON THE BALLOT. Kind of makes Hillary's win in that state a sure thing, huh? Oh, and wasn't she all about discounting MI and FL when they moved the primaries up? Seems she feels a little different now that she's trailing....

Hillary, you know the drill,it's about the delegates.not the popular
vote. Why is it so difficult for to accept your defeat and help the
party,which your backer are fefusing to support Obama and I
think you have a good ideal why.He's done nothing to them he only
ran for and office that anyone is entitled to if they choose to. The
world is changing,let's continues this change we all are equal in
this country we call american.

The Democrat Party = The Black Liberation Party.

Ms Clinton should run as an Independent.

She must be burned-out. I wish her and her family happiness.

Straight from Hillary's campaign to Wolf Blitzer's mouth. Can he discern b.s. from fact? Or is he mearly a Clinton pawn? Because yesterday he sure was pushing the popular vote theme for her.

Wolfsbane.

I find it hard to swallow that all of the Obama supporters just expect Hillary to fix all of Obama's electability problems.

Obviously, the swing voters are voting for Hillary. I think we are all trying to let you guys know we don't like your candidate.

No matter how much Hillary campains for Obama, he will still be unelectable. So don't blame Hillary, blame your candidate for having so many shady radical and terrorist supporting friends.

Hillary 08 or McCain if necessary.

It's called "Hillary math". It's difficult to master because it changes constantly, depending on the circumstances.

so let me get this straight...she isn't counting the caucus votes? I thought every vote MUST be counted...WHAT A HYPOCRITE!!! She is only concerned with herself and not what's good for the party or the country.

OBAMA 08!!!

Hang it up, Hillary. This claim is ridiculous, especially considering Obama FOLLOWED THE RULES by not putting his name on the Michigan ballot but you DID. You cannot truthfully lay claim to Michigan's votes, because HAD Obama had his name on the ballot, you would have lost to him there, too. HANG IT UP HILLARY AND GET BEHIND THE OBAMA FOR PRESIDENT MOVEMENT!

Hilliary, don't be another Hucklebee....LET IT GO so the democratic party can move on. If the super's wanted to switch they would have done so a long time ago...whether or not Obama was leading. This is part of YOUR type of old politico games. Don't you recognize it?.

Last time I checked, the popular vote doesn't win the race. Clinton needs to concede the nomination and stop trying to change the rules. She needs to realize people are tired of listening to her crying she should be appointed the presidential nominee. The nomination isn't an appointment, there isn't royal family in the US, she needs to quit acting as if she is owed the nomination.

She keeps saying that every vote counts, but she is not counting the votes in the caucus states. How convenient, since they voted majority for Obama. This must be the "new math" according to the Clintons. She seems to not be able to accept no for an answer. Living in a dream world must be exhausting, I know watching it sure is! It's time she put the country and the Democratic party before her own needs.

repeating a lie over and over again will not make it the truth – hillary needs to hang it up already

It is sad to hear of this cling to the race by claiming the popular vote victory at this stage of the game. Perhaps she should remember what happened to our Country as Al Gore who had the popular vote lost to Bush with the help of Ralph Nader. Does Hillary want to be the "Nader" of this election as she breaths life into McCain's campaign?

So, Hillary is so determined that every vote counts no matter what the rules . So why does not count the votes coming out of the caucuses and the non-binding primaries??? So I gather that the only rules that matter are ones that Hillary comes up with. What a hypocrite!

Her denial of the obvious is erily similar to GWB's that we've seen for the last 7.5 years. I'm sorry, but while I truly respected her at the beginning of this campaign, I have to say that she has all but erased any thought I've ever had of voting for her. Not because she is a woman either, but because she has shown that she feels this is all about her. I'm surprised her ad didn't have her in front of a "Mission Accomplished" banner.

"We have won in all the States that Counts, You all know that the States that Obama won dont count anywhere at all, and we dont need them in November. The following States dont mean a thing:
Iowa, South Carolina, Alabama, Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, Utah, Louisiana, Nebraska, Washington, Maine, Washington, D.C., Maryland, Virginia, Hawaii, Wisconsin, Vermont, U.S. Virgin Islands, Democrats Abroad, Wyoming, Mississippi, Guam, North Carolina, and Oregon.
Obama just won 33 states so far against my 22. Oh and i am going to fight for Puerto Ricans Vote to be counted in November."

I am the Nomneee.

I think the catholic priest hit the nail on the head. It is getting a little pathetic of this irrational behavior. I once like hillary and thought she might would be a good president. At this point I think she has messed it up for future female candidates. They will never get as far as she has because people will look back at this circus and aviod the possibility of going thru this again. She should be cautious because at this rate she may not be elect back in the senate and have to do a Lieberman. My prayers go out to her, but stop the madness.

I certainly would not want the Clintons teaching math to our students!
The addition, subtraction changes daily, including figures only beneficial to the Clintons.
I can imagine the voters of the caucus states are in an uproar, as
Hillary claims their votes should not count.
Have you ever seen a presidential candidate, who is supposed to
have integrity, promising, trying to change rules, laws to her
benefit?
Have never seen anything like it.
How could anyone possibly trust her?

Good Grief Hillary! You're beating a dead horse. Suck it up, accept your defeat, and start trying to help your party.

This is unbelievable. I love how this woman makes up the rules as she goes. Obviously to her benefit, and then, makes everyone else play by her rules. She is disgusting, and her supporters are more disgusting for letting her do it, by simply regurgitating the crap that comes out of her mouth!

She should not have received any additonal delegates from MI or FL. They were contests THAT DID NOT COUNT, and should not have counted. Her fake concern for MI and FL, was just another veiled atempt to manipulate the system.

PLEASE GO AWAY.

And she will not. She wil take this to the convention, arguing that she has a right to try and change the SD's mind. She will lose that attempt, and Obama will have no time to prepare for McCain. Obama will lose, and Hillary will say I told you so, again shirking responsibility. All the while her blind, idiotic supporters will also say that it isn't Hillary's fault.

I feel sorry for the people that actually have believed her all along. And the people that are actually donating to her campaign – It's money burnt.

For someone who was stating all 50 states should count, why does she dismiss the states with caucuses? That is the one thing that bothers me the most. She's also claiming PR, but in reality they can't vote in the general election.

She dismisses the caucus states, but then will turn around and ask for their vote?

Hillary might be on to something if the nomination and the general election were decided by the popular vote. They are not. Her point is moot.

Swing and a miss Hillary.

Clinton just doesn’t know when to stop; she didn’t get the turn out in Puerto Rico like she had hoped. Then she could actually have the popular vote claim, but this is Hillary and she can claim what she wants. She doesn’t even have the popular vote, so why would she release this ad? Any way DP primaries are about delegate’s not popular vote. They don’t even record popular vote in caucus. I wonder which form of mathematics her campaign is using?; it must be something not of this earth.

the caucuses in at least 3 states should be declared inconclusive, for the reason of how many people took part. Obama/Clinton votes in these 3 and 2 other states were:
Alaska: 302 / 103 (74% / 25%)
Iowa: 940 / 737 (38% / 29%)
Maine: 2079 / 1397 (59% /40%)
Nevada: 4773 / 5355 (45% / 51%)
Wyoming:5378 / 3312 (61%/38%)

Numbers of participants were just ridiculously low.

Notice that Obama isn't really responding. He is focused on McCain. Nice to see at least he has integrity.

What a shame, the entire planet watching the US, the leading nationt, being dragged in mod by this delusional, selfcentered drama queen.

What a Shame for woman. Segolene Royal in France had the dignity of a presidential candidate even when she lost to Sarcozy.

Hillary is giving amunisions to those who say a woman canot be president for she would come with to much irrational drama !

Hillary we want to keep being proud of you. BUT for now, PLS GO AWAY.
AND we know you re trying to reduce the democrat chances this year so you could have better chances in 2012 after McCain. DNC SHOULD SUR her for distroying the parti's reputation and reliability.

Unbelievable, Clinton will change the rules to suit her. Clinton will argue non-stop about disenfranchising the Michigan and Florida votes but has NO PROBLEM disenfranchising the caucus votes in 11 states or so to get to HER conclusion that she has the popular vote.

GIVE ME A BREAK!!!!

I'm tired of the TIRED argument that the Clinton camp continues to make about Hillary being the most electable candidate. Will a Hillary supporter please answer the following:

1) If Super Delegates were to elect Hillary based on the popular vote in leiu of the delegate count, which is how nominees are elected, how would she hold on to those 17 milliion Obama voters who would be alienated by such a vote?

The Republicans are disenchanted with John McCain. There are concerns that many Repubs may stay home during the general election and that a good number may even vote for Obama. If she were to be the candidate, she would not get any votes from Repubs and it is believed that Repubs would come out on droves, not to vote for McCain, but cast there vote in opposition of Hillary.

2) Can Hillary really be considered the strongest candidate if she damages her own base by stealing the democratic election and galvanizes the Republican base at the same time?

The MSM is in this more to get ratings than to do real reporting. As a lay person who has watched this election closely, to me it's obvious that the super d's cannot vote to elect Clinton for the two reason mentioned above.

Hey....leave Hillary alone! if she wants to spend her money to finance her campaign, let her! obviously she knows something that we don't know. she is the voice of the people (the ones in her head) so let us not argue about this. she's going to win, she has the popular vote, even though as of right now Obama has it, she has it...it belongs to her. even after tomorrow when obama has won all the delegates needed to get to 2118 she's going to win. she knows that her supporters know that, now lets everyone else get on the same page.

Hillary for President (president of green hills mental facility)

So her argument is "count all the votes" but don't count the states where there is only a caucus and not a primary? Come on. The commercial is a blatent lie and misleading.

I meant to say 350,000 to 0 in Michigan.

For all the short-sighted Clinton supporters who have threatened NOT to support Obama in November consider this; a very likely 7-2 conservative Supreme Court during a McCain administration. Say goodbye to Roe v. Wade as it currently stands.

AS ONE OF APPROXIMATELY 50 MILLION WORKING, TAX PAYING WHITE WOMEN IN AMERICA, WE WILL VOTE FOR HILLARY CLINTON ON A WRITE IN BALLOT AND NEVER VOTE FOR EITHER OF THE OTHER TWO FOOLS RUNNING. DEMOCRATS BETTER BE FORWARNED. WE WILL NEVER VOTE FOR OBAMA.

If you clap four times, walk counter clockwise in a circle, throw salt over your left shoulder, and stand on one leg while whistling O' Susanna, then the popular vote goes to hillary as well!!!

Connecticut State Chair Nancy DiNardo has endorsed Obama. Virginia DNC member Jerome Wiley Segovia has endorsed Obama.
I suppose these two know that it is Delegates not the popular vote that count.

I am not surprised by the childish actions of the Clinton supporters, they did just what she told them to do, act like her, whine, cry and pule because they were not granted a free ride. The FACTS have not changed, the DNC told ALL candidates to remove their names from the Michigan ballot, Clinton decided she does not ahve to listen to the DNC and left her name on the ballot. The ONLY people that voted in Florida were the wealthy homeowners, you know the retired white people, and OF course they voted for Clinton Duh.. and yet she cries these were fair votes and her supporters whined that she was not annointed the winner.
Personallly I wish the DNC had not caved to the crybabies who did not bother to cry LAST SUMMER when it would have made a difference but instead wanted to cry now because they are not getting their way. Childish and unforgivable, after voting for Obama this November I WILL be dropping MY membership from the DNC.

I have tried to find out how the remaining figures regarding MT and SD look like in o0rder to get a clear picture. Reference has been made to the CNN website and USA election polls. Here are my results

Sen. Obama Sen. Clinton
Pledged Del. 1,741 1,624
Superdel. 329 291
Total 2,070 1,915
Magic Number 2.118 2,118
short by 38 203
given proportionally MT 4 7
SD 10 9
still short 32 176
balance between both of them 144
Taking the a.m. figures into account, Sen. Clinton needs a miracle, an executiv order from party leaders towards the undeclared superdelegates or any kind of favourable decision by the Credentials Committee. Since we are talking about the USA and not some kind of "Banana Republic" I am looking forward to the next days.

I feel sorry for Obama...he wants to wrap it up this week! Why? Is there another radical in the shadows? Another Wright, Hamas, Pfleger, Sharpton, etc.....etc.....etc......? It will be wrapped up when Hillary goes to the convention....otherwise, we ALL go for McCain!

She definitely has the advantage in the state of denial.

EVERY VOTE COUNTS! (except caucus states, small states, and all the other ones I didn't win)

Sen. Clinton has garnered millions of votes. Sen. Obama has received more. While it obviously feels incomprehensible to Sen. Clinton that she should receive so many votes and still lose the nomination, that is the fact of the matter.

Even if she were "more electable" than Sen. Obama in a general election - an arguable proposition at best - the point is moot. It is time for Sen. Clinton to set aside her personal ambition in favor of the nation's best interests, and help elect a Democratic president.

The people should deside who is the nominee by total vote and caucuses is the dumbest thing I have ever heard of. Your vote counts 1 time and everyone is on the same level. The one with the most votes wins. The supers do not have any more power with a vote than we do. What is wrong with that??? Just like in November does our vote really count?? For Hillary she is going lose because of Michigan, Florida, and the stupid caucuses. What a shame!!!!!!!!!

Ok..Will someone figure out a way to count the votes from the caucas states? Let's end this popular vote nonsense once and for all. It's nice that my caucas vote is being disenfranchised (haha) from selecting the nominee.. Ooops, as Bill Clinton would probably say if Hillary were winning the delegate contest, " it's the delegates stupid"

What is wrong with her? She says she has more popular votes but then only counts what is going to make her take the lead and disregards the rest! Hillary lost and it's been clear since North Carolina. If she had any kind of moral character she would stop with the victim speach and start backing the clear nominee Barack Obama. I'm sorry but I think something snapped in Hillary's brain. Is she still going to be complaining up to the swearing in of Obama next January?

This is absurd. Clinton is living in La La Land! As she continues, more and more super delegates are declaring for Obama.

I think her approach to popular vote issue is pushing the super delegates to come out for Obama sooner than they may have intended in order to put a stop to this charade.

how could she quit now? its so close and it comes down to super delegates. the same super delegates she controlled for much of the time. this race seems like a dead heat with out them. Hilary Clinton still has a decent chance and her qualities being displayed right now is not only incredible but going unnoticed.

The only thing popular about Hillary are her lies.

Hey Hillary, why did you say this in SD:

"…..and my father, he had a fulltime job since the age of 11…. and my mother had a fulltime job since the age of 13 so I stand on their shoulders and understand the meaning of hard work"

Another lie branded by Hillary Clinton. She can't be trusted to tell the truth about her father nevertheless run a state.

NY wants you OUT!

After Tomorrow, when Obama wins Montana and S. Dakota, will Hillary suppoters still back this woman all the way to August.? Will her supporters still refuse to believe that this is about the power for Hillary? With the country in the shape that it is in, and everything that is at stake for the Democrats in November, if she does not bow out after he reaches the necessary delegates to win, I think someone should charge her with treason!!!! Democrats can not afford to waste time until August. Hillary, Its time to back Senator Obama and get DC back in November. You will not be the nominee, and you are driving a wedge through this party that may not be able to be repaired. Democrats need to stop being so stupid, and start thinking about the big picture. UNITE AT THE POLLS IN NOVEMBER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wonder how all those caucus states feel about NOT being counted in her popular vote scenerio or the people in Michigan who voted for Obama?

For somebody who has been preaching about counting every vote she sure is a hypocrite to say the least.

Just wait, CNN will allow this blog to be filled with Clinton comments that won't even read the article. First they'll say she's right and then say they'll vote for McCain.

What a shame!

All I can do is laught

Leading the popular vote in he quest for the Presidency is equivalent to saying:

in baseball – I have more hits
in football – i have more first downs
in hockey and soccer – i have more shots on goal
in basketball – i have a better FG pct.

NEVER in this country has a president been elected due to the popular vote. You win the presidency by the Electoral College, you win the nomination by the delegates.

You win a baseball game by runs
You win football and basketball games by points
You in hockey and soccer games by goals

Can someone reminder her that this isn't about popular votes but about delegates?

The only thing popular about Hillary are her lies.

Hey Hillary, why did you say this in SD:

".....and my father, he had a fulltime job since the age of 11.... and my mother had a fulltime job since the age of 13 so I stand on their shoulders and understand the meaning of hard work"

Another lie branded by Hillary Clinton. She can't be trusted to tell the truth about her father nevertheless run a state.

NY wants you OUT!

Good luck to both candidates

We are rooting for Hillary

Go Hillary

Hillary is the leader with morals and principles..she keeps on winning and he keeps on losing..she is the winner ..has won the most votes..

Hillary knows all too well that the popular vote doesn't count. And besides that, she doesn't have the popular vote. She needs to end this!

Count the caucus states, Hillary!

Hillary Clinton: "Hey! No fair! I'm losing! Change the rules so I can win!"

... priveledge and expectation do not give you a seat in the Highest Office.

Why would the popular vote in Puerto Rico be more important than the actual vote numbers in caucus states? Puerto Rico does not have any electoral votes in the general election. Puerto Rico can't help anyone win the general election. Caucus states can help a candidate win the general election, but Clinton repeatedly claims that caucus states are insignificant. She said that months ago... that only the big states counts, and now she leaves caucus states out of her popular vote totals. And when you consider the Michigan vote, which was not supposed to count, which she agreed ahead of time would not count, then you see how distorted her popular vote totals are. Why can't the media and her supporters see that? They both keep repeating her distortion.

Every vote counts: except for the 13 caucuses that weren't in michigan. And the uncommitted votes in michigan don't count either appearently.

If she wants to be fair - then count my state in the popular vote.

lol. that means she loses by at least 500k - so I guess that will never happen.

Yeah not counting the caucus state's AND not counting MICHIGAN! THAT'S BS! IT'S NO WONDER SHE LEFT HER NAME ON THE BALLET, SO SHE COULD CHEAT AT THE END!

Can we say Hubris? Someone read her a greek tragedy! She thinks she is winning, IF you don't count these states and IF you do count these other states votes in this certain way and IF pigs fly. Obama wins without any hypotheticals or fuzzy math. Go home Clinton! All you are doing now is hurting yourself!

the problem with this argument is she doesn't count caucuses... which she lost overwhelmingly.

I really respect Mrs. Clintons tenacity and never say die attitude; but I really hope after Tuesday she will put her support behind Obama. That is unless something dramitically changes during those contests.

This laughable, more supers have gone to Obama since March, it shows that every time she pulls a new trick, it does not work.

I can say that I was the winner of the popular vote too...it doesn't make it factual.

. I think we have to pray hard for Sen. Hilliary Clinton. She is a fighter but doesn't know when the fight is over, and when to quit. Her continuation of her campaign, the negative tone, the all out lying that she has the popular vote, and the old backroom type politics that she and Bill are exhibiting are the reasons the United States and the world does not need her as the nominee. After the decision on Florida and Michigan on Saturday, all of the Democrats were calling for party unity....except the Clintons.

Please, Hillary, for the sake of your party....bow out gracefully.

I think Clinton should be the nominee now that she has won the important swing state of Puerto Rico. Wait a minute... Puerto Rico is not a swing state. Doh!

Bye bye Hillary.

Puerto Rican: Who cares they can not vote in the final election for President.

is she secretly a republican? on the mccain payroll maybe?

maybe mccain is paying back her campaign debt in return for her staying in the race and dividing the party..

way to lose sight of the big picture hil

If you say something long enough and loud enough it becomes true. Right? RIGHT?

She also calimed she won popular vote two weeks ago when she insinuated that Caucus state votes don't matter.

Why are the media and other politicans letting her make these ridiculous claims???

Hillary needs to give it up already and get over herself. Acknowledge that you have lost the fight and move on PLEASE!

The most logical reason that Clinton is still in this is to try and prevent Obama from winning in November. When Obama becomes the nominee and if he was to lose she would be a shoe in in 2012. If Obama wins in November her White House dreams are over for good.

She is putting personal dreams above the party and the country. Selfish.

I'm sick of Hillary trying to change the rules, skew the facts and bend the process to make it go in her favor. She truely think its should be handed over to her on a silver platter. Its a shame that she prefers to lose pathetically and claim she been done wrong rather bow out gracefully and help strengthen the Democratic Party

I see Hillary Clinton as a fighter. She's tenacious. She will go the distance, and do what it takes to achieve her vision.

This is exactly the kind of person we don't need right now as a president. We don't need a fighter. With today's politics being so highly polarized, a fighter ends up being divisive, and nothing gets done.

What we need is someone who can compromise. Someone who doesn't dig in and fight, but rather reaches out to find common ground. Someone who tries to find a win-win scenario in the middle of a fight. Bill Clinton had some of this in the 90s, but he hasn't shown it recently. I'm supporting Obama.

wolfsbane,
you should check the background of quotes you refer to. Clinton did not decide that MI wouldn't count, she was talking about the rules committee not allowing MI to count. It was not her fault. No matter who you back, you should want fair rulings for everybody. If these rule makers are making their own rules as they go along to benefit Obama, I can't suport the party any longer. They want a unified party, but they don't really want MI or FLto be involved in a fair and eqitable way.

Throughout the campaign I've liked both candidates, but must say that Hillary's stretching of the truth and changing the truth for her own convenience is really starting to piss me off. If she wants the respect of people in the Democratic party in the future, she better find her 'honorable' way out of this pretty darn soon.

If Clinton does indeed have, “more votes than anyone in the history of the Democratic primaries� who held the record previously? In other words, who did she beat to obtain this record?

At this point.. if she were to somehow win the nomination, it would be very hard for me to vote for her. She has proven herself to be selfish, deceitful, greedy, a trader and a liar. I don't like McCain either.. but, I sure as heck do not want another liar as president.

This makes me really angry. For her to claim that she wants every vote counted and then exclude all of us from caucus states in her tabulations smacks of hypocrisy.

She does not have the popular vote. Says "Every Vote Counts" but does not include the caucus states. She is delusional. Her time for getting out with a little grace is almost gone.

I voted in a caucus. She is saying I don't count? Thanks, Hill. You really represent the people.

Clinton will not win the nomination, but her supporters will not support Obama in November. Other than his fancy speeches, no one has ever really said why they support him. Most of his supporters don't really know much about him or what he stands for. It has just become popular to get behind him. I think the republicans are going to have a field day with him come November and I would be shocked if the race is even close (forget winning). On top of that, the people supporting Obama have done nothing but insult not just Hillary, but Bill Clinton as well. Never realizing how much that behavior upset us (Clinton supporters) and that ultimately they would need us to win in November. It would be surprising to see many of us siding with Obama after what went on during this race. In the end, Obama's supporters is the best thing that happened to McCain.

Please don't ruin things for the Democrats and you political future. Hillary's supporters may not support Obama, but if Hillary will suffer for that in the future. Obama's supporter would return the favor if she decides to run again in the future.

STOP ALREADY!

There is a point at which perseverance and optimism become futility and delusion. You ran a fine campaign. You lost. Do the right thing for America and unify the party so that we can defeat John McCain.

Clinton's unfortunately lost it, but I and I know my 2 other room mates will be swithcing from Client to McCain to teach all the Obama losers a lesson. They got all swept up in stupid rhetoric and slogans, and followed like mindless sheep. We HATE them all because (especially on cnn talk-back here) have shown themselves to be the most rude, insulting, and mean-spirited people involved with this primary. Obama may not be a bad guy, heck I don't think he is, but his supporters are the ugliest human beings I've ever had the displeasure of coming across.

McCain 2008

What the Clinton campaign can't add the numbers for the popular vote she has won. She is lying – false advertising. She just dropped all the votes she did not want counted.

Hillary you better keep the money ... don't spend it on any ad now to avoid deep debts... Do you care ...?

NEWS FLASH - Clinton declares she's delusional..! This would be a more appropriate headline... I was a devout republican up until this ridiculous bush league presidency, and switched over to Obama early on. Clinton somehow feels that because she was a "first lady," she is somehow entitled to the presidency. She is nothing but a washinton insider, and because of this, knows full well how to buy and sell the so called "super-delegates." Trust me, this evil woman will do and say anything to get back into "her" white house, and will try to strike deals with these delegates, promising them anything for their vote!!! It's all about insider trading and power, and the Clinton's are the best at it...

There are alot of trust issues with her campaigning. It will be like Bill. it will be about Hillary, not Obama.

Oops - that should be "caucuses." Missed a couple letters in the middle.

This is a challenge to democrats who threaten to either vote for McCain or stay home and not vote in the general election if Hillary is not the nominee.

First, to be fair, a little about myself. Before Hillary even announced she was running for President, I was one of those who said, I’d vote ANYBODY but Hillary. I honestly dislike the woman that much. I still do, even more so. However, if she’s the nominee, she has my vote. Why you might ask.

We’ll it’s not because I’m a democrat. I vote for the issues, not the person. And this year, the issues that are important to me are ending ongoing conflict in Iraq (I just had a son graduate basic training in the Army and am a veteran myself), the economy, veterans issues (such as this GI bill, veterans healthcare), tax issues and National Security. As an adult, and I think a reasonable one, in spite of my complete dislike for Hillary, I researched the issues of all the candidates and came up with three who supported most of the issues that was important to me. Ron Paul, Barack Obama and lo and behold, Hillary Clinton. Also possessing of a little bit of common sense and as things have played out, I came realize that a vote for Ron Paul is essentially a non-vote and it would take away the opportunity for someone who could win the election to receive that vote and possibly turn the election to one who does not support the issues that are important to me.

So my challenge is to all democrats and others of other parties, please remember, we’re not just voting for a person we may like, we are voting on our ideals of what we want to see our government accomplish. So I challenge you to vote for the issues that are important to you and for the nominee who best represents these issues, whether or not it is the candidate you would have preferred.

And a reminder to those of you who support Hillary, and are threatening to vote McCain or stay home and not vote, if you do so, you are voting against the issues that are important to her. Do you really want to disrespect what she has fought for that much. Even I can see she’s put her heart and soul into the issues she’s campaigned for. You’ll be doing Hillary a disservice to do as many of you have threatened. That is not the way to honor her, nor her campaign.

Another day another stretch....

Angry Clinton supporters tell party leaders: 'Let's go McCain!'
Is this not a failure?!

Why would any person, in their right mind, suddenly be PRO WAR and ANTI HEALTHCARE?

4 years of more Bush is NOT the right thing for the Democratic Party.
Should we not stand for our believes, against the Republicans, regardless of the outcome in this nomination?

Maybe McCain’s supporters have infiltrated her campaign?

The Hillary Majority.

Please. She's not counting the caucus states (because there is no tally of individual votes in causes), but she is counting her votes in Michigan, where Obama took his name off of the ballot but she did not. My parents in Detroit voted "undeclared" to support Obama, but does she think their votes should count for him? Clearly not.

What will it take for her to realize that this is over for her?

She just doesn't get it, does she? I'm sick of her negativity. When you listen to both of them talk, Barack is nothing but complimentary of her-and all she is is constant negativity.

Hillary, you have fought a great fight, but you lost and it is time to go back to the Senate and work hard for us peons out here.

it's about delegates not the popular vote! it's time for her to get OUT.

its too late for all that

WOW! Now there is some very selective counting Hillary. Must be some form of new math? Oh, it's just your math.

Basicly she plays with numbers and math to prove that she doesn't has to pay respect to the current established system for choosing the democratic nominee.

Perhaps she can twist and change rules so that the presidential nominee for the democratic party needs to have won the state of New-York. Or that the next presidential nominee needs to we a women, and be part of the Clinton clan ?

More and more – I'm convinced she's campaigning for the Republicans.

Why would Obama be given all the uncommitteds in MI??? 15% of those who voted, voted for John Edwards. That's like counting caucus second or third choice votes. She is still the poular vote winner if you give Obama 25% of the vote in MI which is more than he deserves. Besides you either respect certified election reults or you are Robert Mugabe. Hillary has wont he popular vote by over 300,000. Period.

Obviously Billarie flunked math...ok lets give her the Florida and Michigan votes but lets not count California or New York for her...Obama wins the popular vote....

Hillary, please be a lady and acknowledge you have lost...

Spin spin spin! As we know, if she was so concerned about the people voter’s rights, she would count caucuses, and if she counted caucuses, then she would not have the popular vote lead. See, this is why people don't like, if not hate, Hillary. Because she would do anything and say anything to win, this speaks volumes about her moral values.

Also, we don't decide out presidential race by "popular vote", and she knows this; just another spin from the Clintons. We decide our presidential race by delegates and electoral votes.

This race is over!

A graceful exit, an honorable congratulatory address, and a solid effort to support Obama would be the only way to show that she is after the party and the country's welfare. Anything less than that will show that she's out to serve only herself and her deep selfish ambitions.

That's Nice.

Obama 08

If only the popular vote and not delegates mattered. If only counting the states you like and excluding the ones you don't mattered. If that mattered, then I suppose Hillary would still matter.

Senator Clinton has stated “she would work her heart out for the nominee…�

It is time for her to show that these were not “just WORDS�!!!

Um, no you don't! LOL I find it HILLarious you are wining the popular vote but losing the contest. Correct me if I'm wrong but if you were wininng the popular vote shouldn't you also be wining the race fo the Presidential nomintaion? Please Hillary go back to Arkansas or New York or Puerto Rico!!! GO AWAY!!!

Al Gore won the popular vote in the 2000 election, but did not win the election. In that case, it was about electoral vote, in this case it's about delegates.

Yes, Senator Clinton is a strong candidate, but she is not strong enough to win the nomination. With that being said, if she's not strong enough to beat Senator Obama, how will she be strong enough to be McCain? Both candidates need each others supporters to win the general election. So, who ever comes out victorious needs the backing of all democrats.

~Independent Voter~

So her campaign has come down to relying on votes from 2 states where she signed a written agreement saying that she would not campaign and 1 state that doesn't vote in the general election?

This year's primaries are like a movie. I am sure, HRC not even in her dream thought of loosing. Even, sometimes last year, I could only think of HRC and voted for her for her senate races. So fortunately or unfortunately, Obama came up with his Charisma, Character and vision that supersede HRC’s. Obviously, I have switched. I thank Obama for running such a wonderful race. This opened up HRC's true character. I never thought of her could be so petty and dishonest. Obviously, Americans would be last one to see a dishonest politician moving in to white house. I lost all the respects for her because of her petty and nasty game playing.

and finally I think she really has to meet her obligation to her donors, keep feeding them **** , If you show that you are trying had enough to get the normination then, may be they will forgive your debt.

Its ok, we will come together to kick out the repugnicans.

ta

Thanks CNN for finally showing some of the illogical arguments and math the Clinton camp is using to make this statement.

Hillary just upset that her coronation didn't go as planned and the people had a say. Her popular vote claim doesn't mean much when the polls are showing Obama with a 10 point lead on her nationally.

Hillary, can't you get it through your head you are a looser? You stayed together with that piece of squat husband for nothing. You could not buy or muscle your way into this one.

Bye, Bye!!!!

Well if you consider all those people who voted in caucases NO she would not have the lead in the popular vote
They are practicaly tied even without the caucase votes and even CNN
laid out on their board last night with the caucases Obama is ahead
so this is a futile arguement at best.
Its not the popular vote that counts its the delegate count!!

For both candidates to get over 17 million votes each is nothing short of amazing!!!

She needs to spend any money she may have left in packing up her campaign.

So what exactly is her point?

The superdelegates should brush off the political system and the way the democratic party runs its primaries and make her the nominee because she leads in popular vote and not delegates?

This would completely rip this party and its voters apart. Its evident that she is willing to do whatever it takes, even when she knows it is over.

As someone who has voted republican the last 2 elections, the longer this goes, and the more propaganda she is allowed to fill her "supporters" who I might add are just as divisive as she is, the stronger Senator McCains chances become in November.

This party really needs to figure this out, but that is nothing new to anyone reading this.

She is winning the popular vote in her mind only. I would like to see her on camera justify using Michigan's vote total with Obama getting 0 votes. She constantly bends the truth and hopes that people are dumb enough to believe it.

Hillary Democrats are angry now not because she is losing, but because how she and her supporters were treated during the primary by Obama's supporters, the party and the media.

I see no democracy in this primary of the Democratic Party. The media are far more biased then ever. The party leaders showed no respect on voters and tried every ways to put their will over the voters'.

It is the time to teach the Democratic Party a lesson and vote for McCain this year. We need to let the party leaders know that they are not going to get the presidency by manipulating and hijacking the will of peaple. If they want to win in a democratic election, please be democratic. We also need to let the media know that it is us, not them, to elect the president.

"Diogenes" good point but she reminds me of Wimp Lo in a really funny but bad movie. Wimp Lo has been trained backwards by the other karate guys becasue they think it is funny. He shouts "I am more bloody. I am the victor" and "Yeah, how you like my nuts to your knee?"

Just how for can you stretch the truth-this is just really unbeliveable Hilliary will say anything to try and get what she wants. Do we really want her as the president of USA? God help those that do.

Clinton's math is a little fuzzy. She needs a refresher course.

I'm from Nebraska (a caucus state), and I find it deplorable that Hillary whined for months about "disenfranchising" voters in MI and FL by not counting their votes (for breaking the rules) and yet seems content to disregard the votes of thousands of caucus-goers in Nebraska and the other caucus states (who did not break the rules). If MI and FL count in the popular vote total, then by all means the caucus states should be counted as well.

first it was if you win Iowa and New Hampshire.....it's over
second it was caucus doesn't count only primaries......
3rd it was.....it will be over by super tuesday anyway.....
then it was all about the delegates.....
then it was all about the superdelegates.....
then it went to swing states and hardworking white people...
then it went back to superdelegates....
then it went to florida and michigan when she said "they wont count anyway"
now it's the popular vote.......
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who wants a president that flip flops and go with the flow instead of standing their ground from the door.....

This is your typical sore loser, along with her buddy Terry Mccolif, what a pair of delusional people.

If the popular vote counted, Al Gore would have been president in 2000. She doesn't have the delegates, I'm tired of hearing this lame reasoning from Hillary.

Clinton's compaign should scare Americans. This is very reminiscent of the Bush presidency. No matter what the reality is, she keeps coming up with facts that prove her point, even though in reality they are not 100% truthful or forthcoming. Haven't we seen this movie before? A leader who will stop at nothing to push their own agenda. I know she feels she should be the nomineed, but it is not going to happen. Even if it did, youngs college students and blacks will not vote for her, so she stil would not win.

Seems to me that Clinton has a brilliant future ahead of her as a spin doctor. This is the same candidate that back when Florida and Michigan willfully violated the rules and held their primaries early, said she was okay with not counting those votes. I guess back then she felt it was safe enough to take that stance, believing that she'd be the undisputed winner with or without them.

Quite simply, despite her claims to the contrary, Ms. Clinton is NOT leading in the popular vote. The same person who says "every vote counts" (referring to Michigan and Florida) is now deliberately overlooking the results of the caucuses? Hey, lady!! C'mon!

Obama supporters are convinced you are destroying the democratic party. This is just not true. They (obamabots) have attempted to reform the democratic party into a new party, a socialist party (for better reference see his first term in Illinois and how he was elected... straight out of a Stalin hand book). They scream dissent and that you REAL democrats aren't democrats at all. They tell you Hillary is divisive, but she is the only REAL democrat in the race. And to be honest, Hillary and the left winged John McCain aren't as different as the socialists would have you believe. Don't let them tell you you're racist or unpatriotic because you refuse to have Obama as your next president, THATS THE REAL FEAR TACTIC his camp uses. Hillary has been made to look like the bad guy for trying to keep the REAL democratic party together. Its even moreso apparent as he has all the support from socialist countries as it is. Canada, western block european nations who've benefited from the EU at the price of real democracy. I will not vote for Obama, never, JOIN ME

I doubt CNN will post this as this is not typical propaganda they are so accustomed to running.

Ahh,

The goal post is moved once again!!!!! Next will be the number of delegates needed to actually secure the nomination.

Please all HRC supporters tell us why she is continuing to change the criteria upon which the nominee should be chosen?

Just like yesterday at the Rules committee, Ickes proclaims the great injustice of not counting all the votes of FL and MI. Didn't he and the HRC camp agree to disqulify ALL of the votes of MI and FL if the moved their primary dates up?? Come on, you can't have it both ways.

I'm sure she thought she was the best candidate going into the primaries, but the people have spoken and they have chosen OBAMA.

It looks like the HRC camp along with the supporters are sore losers and demand that HRC be declared the winner because its her turn.

The primaries are a contest, not a coronation ceremony.

I'm a long-time Republican who is sick of the status quo. I'm much sicker of Billary, and if the Democrats insist on running her as President or VP, John McCain's got my vote.

I'm not alone.

Here is the problem with the argument. Making that debatable argument will not change the results of the nomination process. Making the argument is divisive and will not help with party unity. Making the argument attempts to put an asterisk on the nomination. This is a party not a campaign. What is most important is that we back the nominee with words and deeds.

Our patience has run out with the Clinton Campaign. She should focus her energy on retiring the campaign debt. She should have focused her energy on getting people to donate to her campaign. All those votes did not equal real support for her campaign when she needed them. I am sorry; I forgot she did not count any of the States that held caucuses, not important. As I write this response, I come to realize this is like trying to rationalize the irrational. It can not be done.

Come on Tueday and the Supers. Lets put this one to bed.

desperate times calls for desperate measures, twisting the words,rules and policies to suit her.

Michigan and Florida broke the law but in typical govenment style they change the rules due to the whining of a loser.

Must say your politics are better than any TV soap

Her math is as flawed as her campaign. For someone who wants all votes to count, it appears that those who voted in caucus states don't count at all. I don't want her as my president, vice president or part of a cabinet. Her words and actions speak for themselves. ..lies and distortions.

I hope see drags this on until the convention, just to pissed off these Obama mouth pieces

Why is the media falling for this??
They are allowing her to repeat a lie, she only has the popular vote if, you give Obama NO votes in MI, and you don't count the caucus states!

Someone needs to call her on this, on camera!

Go president obama.

This is so PAINFUL to watch and listen to.....I really would like her to accept defeat and move on. This is just pathetic.

Clinton has had 10 contest of , virtually uncontested , primaries. Obama has not attacked her at all in these latter contest. She actually thinks that if it was open season on her ,that she would be working these primaries the way she has. May be that is the way she likes to win(ala Floriday and Michigan) . HRC we are not stupid. especially when you come up with your popular vote theory, so everyone but you thought this contest was over 8 contest ago, let things ease to unite the party. But you still continue and want to claim a moral victory with popular vote. lets face ,if you continue this suicide mission for the democratic party past this week , then I will officially give up on the democratic party period.

Obamaites chill out and have another cup of kool-aid. Yes, Clinton will beat Obama in votes, but Obama will still get the nomination. That's the new way democracy works in America...

Let's see, in the waning days of the primary, Sen. Clinton is beating Sen Obama like a drum in every demographic group and state important to the Dems if they are to win in November. So, of course, the Democrat big weasels will hand the nomination to Sen. Obama, with his firm grasp on a McGovern-like coalition. Have any of you noticed that the more the press scrutinizes the senator from Illinois, the less wonderful he appears to be? Can any of you say President McCain?

We have been lulled to sleep by divisive politics for far too long, America. We are a wonderfully unique nation with incredibly awesome people who stand up when called upon. Lets give UNITY a try. God Bless America.....

Kansas would have went for Clinton if they had a primary instead
of a caucus. Caucus is not a fair vote of the people, because
all the people do not have a change to vote and you do not even
vote in you regular voting place. In my area we only had three
places to vote and you had to call to find where you needed to go
to vote.

I am tired of this argument from HRC. There are a ton of holes in it that have been pointed out time and time again. This ad only serves to feed the anger of rabid Clinton supporters in Michigan (where Obama and Edwards weren't even on the ballot) and Florida (where nobody campaigned) who feel they have been disenfranchised. And they have a right to feel that way, but stop conveniently forgetting that Clinton signed off on those states being stripped of their delegates until she realized she needed them. She's not fighting for Florida and Michigan, she's fighting for herself.

I just wrote to the DNC and let them know they can never expect another donation from me. The anti Chritian Christianity that has come out of Barack Obama's church and those who support it, will not play well here in the bible belt. He will not carry a single southern state. He can't carry WVA or KY. He will not carry Ohio. He may win the nomination, but the way that rules committee denied the reality of the votes in both Mi and Florida is the most undemocratic thing I have seen from my party. Obama has been shoved down our throats by the media and now the rules committe. No longer proud to be a Democrat.

The media needs to report more about not giving any votes to Obama. Obama would have done well in Michigan – it would have been much closer than what it was. To give him no votes and then count her votes and then repeat the lie that she leads in the popular vote is ridiculous. There are a lot of Americans that don't work in offices and don't have internet access readily available. To those people Clinton's claim will seem like the truth. After all, would a person running for president lie to the American people? Its sad. CNN you need to do a better job. News isn't just saying what each side wants you to say. Its about reporting the truth.

Also, why not count the caucuses... because Hillary has decided that it is only for activists and doesn't represent her biggest strength?

Wow...I don't see any of the cool-aid drinkers arguing the math...they all just attack the person instead of the facts.

Twisting numbers and trying to manipulate the public with false statements is old politics and something America cannot stand for another 4 years. Please Obama call her on this! As the next president it is vital that we have the truth.

If we count two illegal elections in states where we didn't campaign, ignore the fact that thousands upon thousands of people didn't vote who would have, and exclude caucuses because I can't win them, I have the lead.

Too many asterisks, Hillary. Too much reality to suspend. You do not have the lead in the popular vote.

I can not believe she is claiming all of the popular votes when she knew Florida and Michigan should not have counted. She needs to get out now and take Geraldine Ferraro with her. I saw and heard her spewing crap on Hannity's America and of course he was eating it up. He should thank Senator Obama since his entire show is dedicated to Obama. Is that a healthy obsession?

Obama '08

I'm sick and tired of this whole thing.
Clinton needs to think about of the party as a whole instead of herself.
I know for sure now that would never vote for her.
Not now, not in 2012, not in 2016, etc..
She has really disappointed me.
I hope this will be over for good on Tuesday 6/3/08.

"Clinton can also be considered the popular vote leader IF ONLY the primary contests are included, and ALL CACUS RESULTS ARE EXCLUDED."

That quote is truly laughable... she's changing the rules so she can win.

I can't believe people trust this woman.

Hillary's behavior can be compared to an NFL team losing the Championship Playoff game and saying, I know we lost be we are still the best team to play in the Super Bowl and win.

This proves her desperation knows absolutely no limits. If the tables were turned, she'd have been calling for Obama to bow out long, long before this point. Shame on you Hillary! Your campaign gives women a bad name by prominently displaying "the woman candidate" as desperate and stubbornly delsuional.

So Florida and Michigan count, but Idaho and Nebraska dont(for the popular vote)? It is sad to see Clinton literally do anything possible to win, even if we all lose to McCain due to it.

What is the hurry? This is a horserace and a good one at that. Nothing gets people pumped like a good horse race, and the finish line always defines the outcome, not the press, not the DNC and Howard Dean, not the Republicans and not the talkshow hosts. The popular vote and the delagate votes are so close that this thing in going to the convention as it should. Let the peoples delegates choose their cantidates at the convention. We Democrats have done this ever since I can remember, and there is nothing wrong with that. The convention is the finish line, not the halfway mark or the final turn, so we all should have a little patience, see who crosses the finish line in August and vote for the winner in November.

Hillary, the race is over. The fat lady sung your song 2 months ago.

"she can only be considered the popular vote winner if the results from Michigan (where Obama was not on the ballot) are counted for her and Obama is awarded no votes from that state"

She is a revolting liar. The people have spoken, Hillary, and by any REAL measure, they have voiced their preference for Obama. Go away.

I voted in the Democratic primary in Florida with the full knowledge that my vote didn't count towards the nomination of my preferred candidate. Every Florida voter knew our delegates may or may not be seated given that our primary was early and therefore conducted illegally in accordance with the parties bylaws. This is why no democratic candidate campaigned here before the primary. Because they were all playing by the rules. I don't understand why the rules applied then and all candidates accepted them, but they don't apply now.

Obama or Hillary it doesn't matter they both can knock out McSame with his flimsy policies for veterans running on a republican agenda. Hillary and Obama both have better policies for vets

If it is said enough, some people may believe that it's true.

It is time to face reality.

Let all of us democrats get on the same sheet of music because if we don't a republican or independent or some other party will have a seat in the white house.

Hillary, do the right thing for the good of the party.

Hillary's in this mess due solely to her own ARROGANCE and stupidity! In her mind and many of her followers she was the "annoited" one due in part to just being a Clinton. Now it's hard for them to come to the realization that everyone is not buying into that and living in the past. She alone has done more to get McSame elected in November than he himself. It's a sad state of affairs to be so self absorbed.....

LIAR LIAR, PANT SUIT ON FIRE!

How did she add-up the votes cast in caucuses?

Hillary,what is the matter with you?I thought you were only smoking weed now i know you have some other mixed included.where is your senses gone?

Hillary all the way. No Hussein Obama period.

Vote Hillary or McCain only folk!

And by adding Puerto Rico, but not Guam and the Virgin Islands.

I can produce math showing me to be the king of Bermuda. All hail Rich!

SHE LOST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NOW..........I don't like her at all anymore. the votes were counted in Mich. and Florida and she is still acting this way! I really did support her efforts but want to let Florida and Michigan seat then expect her to resign. Now, I've lost all respect for this woman and needs to learn how to be graceful and step down.

Please dont pick Billary for your VP Obama. She is bad news.

All there is to do is sit back and watch the democrat debacle. Are we supposed to believe that they can run our government when they can’t even run a primary? And how are we suppose to believe that hillbilly will get us out of Iraq when they can’t even get out of a primary that has been over for a month?

The popular vote expresses the will of the people. Whoever has the most popular votes should be the nominee. Period.

Popular vote is extremely close.....

But I have Clinton ahead by a tiny margain-

Popular Vote (with MI/FL now included
Uncommitted to Obama)** 17,627,284 48.7% 17,692,901 48.9%

Clinton +65,617 +0.2%

35 million votes cast ..clinton is ahead by about 65,000. giving Obama 100% of the uncommited in MI,I am not sure is fair,you can.t tell me 100% of uncommited went for Obama in MI,Edwards was still on ballet.

so I would maybe add another 25K to 50K to clinton lead for that reason.so I have clinton up by about 100K in popular vote with 35 million votes cast,that is unbeliavably close.

WOW....I just read a story on three credible web sites that says the RNC has a tape of Michelle Obama ranting about whites at Trinity Church. They have scoured hours and hours of tape and are going to hold onto it until September. If Hillary can get this now, she will have to be the nominee....come on CNN research!!! Find out at least let us find out, lord knows you will report the Clinton women issue in vanity fair which is all hearsay too.

Hang in there Hillary! You're in a catch-22 situation. If you quit, everyone would come out of the woodwork and call you a weak, sissy.
You are doing the right thing! Not everyone is on board with the Obama love-fest. You are the best candidate out there.

Instead of Don Quixote, she reminds me of Captain Ahab from Moby Dick. Obama is her white whale and she is willing to sacrifice everything, even her party, to seek revenge.

This lady is an ego craving maniac. Every vote counts unless it is for Obama in Michigan. Liar.... How can anyone fall for her.

Anyway you look at McCain will win because the Democrats are split and will fight to the end. Leave it to them to destroy a gimme election.

We will be talking the exact same points in 4 years, that Obama could get to work on, on Jan. 21.

Oh well, the world will still turn.

Is she still running ? What a joke !!! Somebody must stop this delusional
woman !!! OBAMA 2008-2016 !!!

Billary, please go AWAY!!!!!!!!!!

No self-respecting super delegate should be swayed by this false argument. She fails to include any votes in Michigan for Obama and does not include Nebraska or Idaho in her totals. It's difficult to believe she cares about the Democratic party. It is clear that it's all about Hillary.

How are you paying the media for the airtime to run these ads?

Have you loaned your campaign even more of your husband's ill-gotten lucre?

Will the vendors who did business with you ever get paid?

If you're so "popular," why won't anyone give you money?

It's the delegates, stupid.

Hillary is about as crazy as a person can get. If she were your next door neighbor, you'd warn your children to stay away.

How we see it in Europe:
Monthy Python and the quest for the High Office:
In this farce Clinton is the Black Knight. Although supremely skilled in swordplay, she suffers from unchecked overconfidence and a staunch refusal to ever give up.

Wow, it is actually rather sad, but then again this is the same person who told a falsehood about coming under fire in a trip to Europe. Hmmm, yes, I want someone who remembers false things running the government, why, I would really want them to answer the phone at 3 a.m. who knows, they may remember falsely that the big red button is for room service and blow up half the free world. I just have to wonder, how do the Clinton’s sleep at night? Is it in their safe little minds that what they told today is their version of the truth? Remember, once you tell a falsehood it is harder to remember how to keep that falsehood straight than to remember the truth. You know, I may be hard on her; it is hard to remember that the Michigan votes did not count. It is also hard to remember that her rival chose not put his name on the ballot since it would not count. Who could have seen that a weak willed bleeding heart Democratic Party would slap the hand of a misbehaving child and then give them a cookie and ice cream after punishing them for doing wrong? Since her political party is doing that can we really fault Hillary for thinking the Michigan votes really counted?

Why does Puerto Rico have a Primary to vote for "our" President when they can't vote in "our" general election ?? I always vote but this election has shown me "things" that I do not understand !!!!!!
Clinton has LIED a lot and tried to beat Obama down, she doesn't seem so great to me !!!!!!!!!!!!!! at the last minute she wants to eliminate Obama like Bush did Al Gore GOOOOD GRIEF !!

When will this Woman "Give UP"! I watched the DNC hearings and was pleased and witness how fairness and justice still exist! HRC needs to bow out gracefully and work with the OBAMA team to take back the WHITE HOUSE for us DEMS.

OBAMA 08

This is so sad that the Democratic Party has allowed something like this to have happened and allowing this nonsense to go on for so long. Everybody knows that the only thing that counts is the delegates and for the Democratic Party to sit here and allow Hillary try to spin and spin and spin this primary to try to take it away from Obama. He has won and there is nothing anybody can do about it. Hillary and her campagine knew what was going on with Florida and they knew that only the delegates count yet they rules are all beginning change to allow her to try to think she is going to win the primary election. She is toast, she is done and for her or anybody else for this matter thinks that she will be awarded the nomination from Obama is just completely sick (mentally).

"When the voting concludes on Tuesday…I will lead the popular vote."
I am pretty certain that this is not a true statement. Hillary has proven to me that mathematics and common sense do not go hand in hand. And the nomination, like the presidency, is not decided on the popular vote. I believe that Obama will gett the needed delegates and this race should be over tomorrow.

DEMOCRATS '08. BELIEVE IT!

This will all end sometime in August in Denver. How it will end is still the $64m question. I am guessing that it will end ugly, indicative of the way the Clintons ended up running their (THEIR) campaign. The Dems are in for a summer filled with fun and excitement brought to you by the Clintons, Pelosi, Reid, and company.

I do feel for her. She was hoping for a landslide victory due to the Clinton machine but it turned out that most of the electorate were looking for a change. I believe she had been hatched the dream of being the first female president a long time ago. All I can say to her is that when the moment is right, nobody can take it away from her. She should let it go now and try again later. Hopefully, she will be the first female president someday.

Toronto

Be serious!

Hillbilly would have to take 97% of the remaining superdelegates to get the nomination.

Get real, it's over!

Yet again we see why HRC is not fit to be President. After 8 years of lies and confusion of W, preceeded by 8 years of lies and bad boy behavior of BC, we need honesty, truth, and a POTUS that we can trust. HRC can't be trusted with the truth, and has shown a lack of honesty. Dissembling at her best as usual. Lets please move on....

changing the rules and goal line again. it's tired Billary. Really tired. you supported stripping MI and FL of their delegates. Your campaign manager said "this is a contest about delegates", and you muddy the waters by not giving Obama a single vote for Michigan, and no votes for the caucus states.

As Donna Brazile said – "it's cheating"

go away... let us change the direction of the nation

I'll tell you something right now... I'm a dem at heart, but for all those dems that say my Florida vote did not count... You can kiss my gritts...

I'll cast my vote for McCain...

The fact is she is telling the truth...

Regards, Howinfla

This is not the general election ........ the popular vote is not how a delegate gets nominated. Why would anyone be covering and promoting this desperate plea???

What saddens me is how she continues to claim that every vote counts. But she continually fails to include the caucus votes and never explains to people why. Then with Michigan and Florida she only claimed they were unfair penalties after she knew that she wouldn't have good chance to win without those votes. What makes me frustrated with her, is that she has yet to explain her reasoning on this in any detail. So basically what she is saying is that "every vote counts....as long it is a vote for her".

It is a shame how this "nomad" had distorted the facts. She does not have the most popular vote of any candidate in history - Obama holds that honor!!

She is not going to retire from the spotlight because she likes the attention - she is feeling like a movie star!

Things are going to blow up over Bill's investments with criminals and other disgusting individuals - pick up copy of Vanity Fair next week!

Is she 60 years old or 6 years old? Come on... you can't change the rules at the end of the game just because you lost. My seven year old seems to understand this better than the Clinton machine.

Game over.....

Obama 08'

Hillary Clinton has every right to pursue being the next nominee and eventually our President. She is a fighter and will not give up. Senator Clinton is fighting for all of us. The pundits and others who have wanted her to quit are really foolish to even suggest such a thing; besides giving up is NOT her style. She is a fighter all the way to the convention if she has to do that. This race is not over yet by any means. Come on Montana and South Dakota, let's show the country that Hillary Clinton is the stronger candidate to fight John McCain. GO HILLARY 08!!!!!!!!!!!!

LOW DOWN DIRTY SHAME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I think we are watching an emotional breakdown.

HRC is hellbent on getting this nomanation regardless of how dishonest, shady it might be. and I am convinced she will go so far as to destroy the party if that's what it takes!!! she is nothing but a weasel!! I for one would be ashamed to call her president. She does not deserve it!! Go back to New York and stay there with your loving, caring, suportive, and cheating husband!!!!

You also forgot that Clinton fails to account for Maine, Iowa, Nevada, and Washington in the calculation of "popular vote". After all, "Every vote counts", right? Right?

obama is really stretching it this time. he won chicago by disqualify votes and he is doing it again. he can't win by getting more votes, just by disqualifying others. if he didn't have a history of doing this, i would think differently. but you can't keep disqualifying voters and then think you had nothing to do with it. he is now the loop-hole candidate.

Sad to see someone of Hillary's standing behave this way. I want to feel bad for her, but I don't. Instead of looking like a "fighter", she looks more and more like a sore loser.
She herself realized that, It takes a village, well obviously the villagers have spoken.
Let us now focus on the primary goal of getting a democrat in office.

i see that hillary still have hater, let see how they feel when she gets the naminee and obama does n't see if they campanaign with obama for her as hard as he did, they keep not seeing that when it looks like he has it she comes back better and nor he is makeing big misteak thinks he got it. when he don't too bad so sad obama. next time maybe

As of today June 2, 2008 nobody has the numbers to be the nominee so she have every right to keep fighting. I like both of them but Obama is and will have problems getting the white women and Latino votes and that could be a big problem if the Democrats want to win the White House. I have always supported a Clinton / Obama ticket or at least a Obama / Clinton ticket to bring everyone together and beat the Republican in November. The Democrats need to think what is the best way to beat McCain in November.

This woman is out of control.....who the hell does she think she is? We think we have problems with Bush.....I think she could give even him a run for dictatoring money.

I am so sick of hearing about Hillary Clinton and if she by some measure robs Obama of the nomination...this guy's voting for McCain for sure in November.

How can you say every vote counts but say you lead in popular vote totals discounting caucus states. How is this a sound argument.

CHILD PLEASE!!!

OBAMA '08 & '12

It doesnot matter if Obama has a slight lead in the popular votes. When the Republican machine gets to roll on him and brings out all the negatives the press gave him a free ride on, he will be lucky to be able to win a ticket to the Chicago Zoo. Too bad for Hillary, she is a far more electable figure despite the jerks who won't vote for a female. When Obama loses these same people will be the first to blame clinton instead of blaming themselves for voting with the rear ends instead of their brains

If that were true. It still would not change the fact that Obama has won the nomination fair and square with the clear majorty of delagates which is how the system has always ( until Hillary ) worked. BUT, even the claim by Hillary to have the popular vote is a bald faced (typical Hillary ) Lie. The only way Hillary has the popular vote is...1. You pretend that Nobody in Michigan would have voted for Obama. 2. You throw out the voters of Iowa and seven other States ( what happened to every vote counts ) and you count the voters of Puerto Rico who cannot vote in the General Election. Only in the twisted logic of Hillary and in the ignorance of her supporters, does this make sense. In truth, Obama has a clear lead in the popular vote as well as the delagates, the Super delagates and most polls. Hillary, snap out of it. It is over.

Is it just me or is Terry McAuliffe the biggest spin goof doctor in political history! This guy's inability to face reality makes me cringe and MSNBC and CNN lets him bury the Clinton campaign alive with every interview. I admit he's got the toughest job in America right now. He's trying to force feed a pipe dream down the throats of the American public. He should be commended for his efforts, but hated just the same for what he and the HRC are trying to do to this election. By the way, where's Bill?

Superdelegates, where are you???

Please end this woman's misery!

As a Canadian who winters in Florida, I have taken great interest in the Democratic primary campaign. I do not like the delegate system, but it is the system in use. Go by the rules. I sincerly hope that the campaign does not come down to backroom politics. I have the fealing that Mrs. Clinton is now going to play this game. Her new add confirms that she intends to hang around hoping Mr. Obama makes a majour mistake prior to the convention.

What about the popular vote in the state that have cacuses. Shouldn't HRC consider teir votes in the total count. Every vote counts – right?

Brought to you by the same campaign that claimed to get $10,000,000 in donations the day after PA. I think she overstated that number by about five times. The constant "twisted logic" of her campaign looks very bad for us women who have worked hard to be taken seriously in business.

I am really angry that Hillary Clinton is trying to make herself out to be some great feminist because she has misused her intelligence, relied on a dated argument of sexism, neglected to take responsbility for her failed campaign strategy, and allowed her husband to make a mockery of her arguments by calling her a girl.

I am a strong, self-actualized, respected business woman, and Hillary Clinton does NOT represent women like me. She's has discredited herself. I, for one, wish she would just shut the hell up.

It gives one pause to wonder if she's delusional at this point–making up numbers out of thin air and wishful thinking.

According to analysis that several media sources are reporting, Obama still leads in every count: popular vote, Super delegates, and majority of pledged delegates.

So if that's the case, where is she coming up with her numbers..?

Hilldawg you are a loser...The only thing this extended campaign is good for is allowing you to lose some weight so that your "behind" isn't a the monolithic mound of fat that is currently is....

This is good because now hopefully she will not be on the Obama ticket and real change can happen. Most people do not remember she was a carpetbagger to begin with in New York State. Or that she had some problems with money during her 2000 senate run. Obama does not need her baggage, and frankly it is insane and insulting to think that he should help her with the mounting debt for staying in the race. The one consistent fact is: Grace and the Clinton's resembles bleach and Ammonia.

If she can only bring all her votes over to Obama in November he should win with something like 110 % of the popular vote .....

Tim: It’s not pathetic at all. What’s is pathetic : everybody including the media is trying to squeeze her out, even thought they know fully well she is the stronger candidate for the Democratic Party.

She is fighting for her voters, like me, who does not have any confidence in Obama whatsoever.
Hillary is a fighter, and that exactly what we need for a President.

You go Hillary!

Hillary, nobody's buying it. For the good of the party, for the good of the country, and (most importantly to you) for the good of your legacy, bow out gracefully now, campaign for Obama, and try again in 8 years.

EVERY VOTE COUNTS!!!

Except in the causcuses...pathetic.

Twist the truth, wheel and deal...standard operating procedure for the Clintons. They play dirty.
The Clintons are so corrupt and will say and do anything for power.
Just like McCain and the GOP!
Obama took the high road with them or she'd have lost long ago!

In football you win by the total points and not yards gained. Baseball by the runs and not the hits. In politics you win by the total delegates not by popular vote. If you want different rules you change them before the football or baseball season, or before the start of the primaries. Apparently rules apply to everyone else and not Hillary.

Congratulations Hillary was a nice and honored exit strategy of this race. You are a big and talented artist. Hollywood wait for you! Go girl!!!

Hugs from Brazil
Dalmo

So Clinton is saying that Obama didn't get a single vote in MI? That's real nice. Sure Mrs. Clinton, no one in the whole state voted for Obama. Do you ever play fair?

It was obvious early on that the leading democrats would not allow all delegates to be seated from Michigan and Florida.

If they had, the race would be a lot closer than it is, and Hillary may be in the lead.

Hillary is getting the nomination stolen from her.

The democrats are shameful.

Popular vote argument is valid (if you pretend that her Math makes sense) but that entire argument should have been made privately to the superdelegates.

Clinton supports, this is why others call her divisive. Rather than campaigning for those super votes respectfully she's undermining the delegate system in place by the party.

Obama will get the nomination because he's won this race. All Clinton is doing by trumpeting the popular vote concept is undermining the process.

It will be great for her in 2012 to (falsely) be able to claim it should have been her in 2008 and it was taken away because she's a woman, but in 2008 its going to kill Obama. I mean people are actually considering writing her in – Democrats can't win if they split their vote.

So, she has resorted to down-right in-your-face lying!

And I ask? Would this be the first time?

I shudder to think she was almost the nominee. Thank God it will be over soon!

Well this just show us that though Hillary claim she is so experienced; it is obvious she is not familiar with the term conceding to the winning candidate. This shows that even the best of us lack in certain areas.

A true experienced person who really cares about their party as a whole wouldn't still be competing in race when the rest of her party has decided to endorse the front runner and preparing to now to when the Presidential seat. Yet, she is trying her very best to destroy not only the winning candidate but her hold house. How can Hillary truly support Obama after such a disasterous display of attitude she has shown in this campaign towards him? My opinion I would not trust her nor Bill. They have sown so such much discard in this process.

It is very obvious that God still has a lot of work to do in Hillary and Bill.

Obama will NEVER win in November. Once again, the Democrats (liberal Democrats) are shooting themselves in the foot.

The Democrats had the opportunity to win the White House back but they decided to once again,push their most liberal candidate down everyone's throats. History has showed us that it doesn't work... Ted Kennedy, Walter Mondale, Michael Dukakis, Al Gore, John Kerry, etc. All were BIG liberals that ran for president, it didn't work for them and it's NOT going to work with Obama either. Obama was named the MOST LIBERAL in Washington in 2007. So not only does he have the liberal factor to deal with in the general election but he also has to deal with the fact that possibly 20-30% or more of Hillary Clinton's supporter's will not support him in November. He's also got his MANY scandals (that conveniently didn't come out till after Super Tuesday, thanks to the liberal news media) to deal with too. People will not forget about these either... Rev. Wright, Rezko, the 'bitter' comments, his wife being proud for the first time in her life of the US comment, etc. etc. Also add the fact that he's totally lacking substance/experience and it only makes his chances that much worse. He reads a good pre-written speech, that's it. It's just amazing how many are hypnotized by this guy.

I find it so amusing how most Obama supporter's will still say he's going to win and will go one step further and say that he doesn't need Hillary Clinton's supporter's. LOL What a joke!

John McCain will win by one of the biggest landslides in history. For everyone who believes Obama will win, they are delusional.

Knowing what we know now about Hillary, how she's divided the party by stirring up chaos after chaos on every level imaginable, I wander if we had to do this race all over again, would as many folks still have voted for her?

I'm at a complete loss as to why this woman (other then running against a black man) is even in the public eye!? She represents every evil and disguisting characteristic that our society SHOULD completely ignor.

She lies, almost convincingly, about everything she's ever done. If there were armed guards in Bosnia when she landed on the plane,,, then ok, I can let the "shot at by snipers" comment go. But there weren't... she was surrounded by Sinbad and a bunch of "girl scouts".

She cheats, she signed agreements not to campaign in MI/FL because those states broke the rules... then turns around and campaigns anyway. The conspirist in me thinks she may have been behind that agreement anyway.... and knew, in the end, those votes would have to be counted!?!?!!?

And, of course, she tollerates those who lie and cheat as well. Bill Clinton.... enough said!

Where I come from, kids get kicked out of college for doing those things! People get fired from jobs! Wives give themselves a gut check and kick that lying bastard out of the house!

But we worship her because...... well, I'm still at a loss for that one!?

This is desperate, and shows a willingness to accept that rules don't apply to her. I understand the gut feeling of popular votes in this country, especially to Democrats, but everyone knows and has long known that the popular vote is meaningless in primaries and generals; delegates and electoral votes, respectively, are the means of political victory. By arguing otherwise, she is shooting her own credibility in the foot. That she makes these claims with a straight face, ignoring the facts of MI (no Obama on the ballot), Puerto Rico (no impact in the general), caucus states, etc., is really damaging to her future ability to run for national office credibly.

If the Democrats were smart, they'd scrap proportional allocation in order to align with how general elections work, or simply abolish voting delegates altogether and base their nomination on the popular vote. Who knows, maybe that would even spur a movement to eliminate the Electoral College.

we need to clran America from clintons.
poson, disgrace, monsters, out of mind.
Where do they have off-shore? – Through them there without a right to step on America's land.
Enough.

Nothing troubles me more then these constant negitive blog directed at Hillary Clinton. Whether a person agrees with Hillary Cliton or not, whether a person support Hillary Clinton or not. Hillary Clinton is a candidate trying for the nomination for President of the USA, not to mention this is a process (yes, a long process). Respect the candidates and respect the process. There is more divide coming from the Obama camp (supporters) then from the Clintion camp.
The fact of the matter is, and Hillary Clinton has a very good point. Hillary Clinton has more votes, period! All this talk of Primary Delegates and November Electorals, blah blah blah. This is when math really doesnt mean much, doesnt give a true reflection of the voters/votes. More people went to the polls and voted for Hillary Clinton this Primary season, take that for what ever that means. Know that the history books will tell this fact forever. So, all you Clinton Haters out there, bash all you want. I suggest you Haters should try to unite rather then divide, because your ridiculous hate blogs are dividing of the Democratic party.

Why is it that CNN and others are making such a big deal about Puerto Rico They are not a state and can’t vote in the general election this fall. In effect the votes yesterday don’t matter in the big picture. I also wonder how much brow beating Hillary and Co. did to get that one Superdeligat to come back to her. There has been allot of one sided chatter by CNN and others lifting Hillary to new heights. Are they trying to make up for bashing her over the past couple of months? The fact is she is going to Spin and twist any way she can to get what she wants. That’s the Hillary way. Do whatever it takes to get what she wants. Well she won’t be getting the nomination. Even with her twisted count of the popular vote. She should feel lucky that Florida and Michigan counted at all. Another change of the rules that Hillary pushed for to get something she wanted. Oboma will carry the election this fall. The republicans have screwed things up too badly to get this election.

I would love to play poker with her she does not know when to fold!!!

OBAMA DON'T HAVE A CHOICE SHE WILL ASK FOR VP OR ASK HIM TO PAY OFF HER DEBT.....SHE'S NOT GOING TO LOSE THIS RACE AND PAY OFF HER OWN DEBT THAT'S FOR SURE.

i think America is getting tired of all of the spin tactics and disengenuous behavior over the course of this campaign and quite frankly it is starting to get pathetic!!! How can you lobby and claim you are "fighting" for the voting rights of Mich and FL voters but totally ignore and discount the thousands upon thousands of votes cast via the caucuses, which are the only means of voting some states employ, just to make a weak case that has been flawed this entire nominating process!!!

Hillary, you and your campaign have spun every top in the toy box, underestimated your opponent, mismanaged your campaign both financially and strategically, now it is time to go away; you have lost this contest fair and square!!! The FACTS are that you hinged your campaign on wrapping this contest up on Super Tuesday and didn't plan for to go the distance. Senator Obama's campaign planned for 50 states while yours did not!!! (notice i didn't even dwell on the pitiful race/gender bating and fear mongering) Either go away now or roll up your sleeves and go to work for Sen Obama!!!

Here's something that will bug you once you start to notice it.
In "How to be a Model 101", they always state to open your mouth when you smile. Hillary has adopted this action january-ish.....now, I challenge anyone to find a picture of her smiling without her mouth open...while this may look acceptable on an eighteen-year-old model, Hillary: STOP IT!!! it looks STUPID.

Nothing troubles me more then these constant negitive blog directed at Hillary Clinton. Whether a person agrees with Hillary Cliton or not, whether a person support Hillary Clinton or not. Hillary Clinton is a candidate trying for the nomination for President of the USA, not to mention this is a process (yes, a long process). Respect the candidates and respect the process. There is more divide coming from the Obama camp (supporters) then from the Clintion camp.
The fact of the matter is, and Hillary Clinton has a very good point. Hillary Clinton has more votes, period! All this talk of Primary Delegates and November Electorals, blah blah blah. This is when math really doesnt mean much, doesnt give a true reflection of the voters/votes. More people went to the polls and voted for Hillary Clinton this Primary season, take that for what ever that means. Know that the history books will tell this fact forever. So, all you Clinton Haters out there, bash all you want. I suggest you Haters should try to unite rather then divide, because your ridiculous hate blogs are dividing of the Democratic party.

If this election is not about her but about the people, then why is she not quitting. It is all about her! Father Fledger may have presented his sermon in a contemptious way but what he said what the truth-Ask all Clinton supporters-they thought this would be over ob Feb 5th. For the life of me, how can they cry foul about Michigan and Florida? The delegates did not matter then...now they do because you are behind...you can change the rules anytime, because you are entitled? Obama played by the rules..he is smart...he did his homework and he has run a relatively positive campaign. He has been hurt by racism (What the population of African Americans, for those who may be quick to say they are behind him) more as opposed to Hillary who has benefitted from sexism and she is still behind?

If I was Hillary I would not campaign for this idiot.I have no respect for Obamba at all

Hillary is following the principle that proposes that if you repeat something over and over and over (regardless of whether your statement is true or false), you can make people believe it is true. She really beilieves that your average American voter is stupid, cannot think or reason for themselves; and can be easily duped. When this nomination process is over, Hillary's humiliation is going to be complete and total. But, then again, she'll find some excuse to blame someone else for her failure; and repeat it over and over and over . . . .

If you count Pledged Delegates only, and remove Edwards delegates (which I'm sorry, BO doesn't deserve, Edwards voters went to Hillary), and give Hillary the delegates SHE EARNED in MI and FL, the amount separating them is 74. Out of over 3300 delegates, they are separated by 74. If the media and DNC had done their jobs and vetted BO early on, if the media and DNC hadn't been in the tank for him since LAST YEAR, Hillary Clinton would be the Dems nominee by a wide margin. Instead, the media and the dems chose to treat Hillary like you know what, demean her, call her and Bill racists, belittle the experience she has and the work she has done, allowed BO to basically COPY her policies and ideas, and in doing so, the dems will lose in November. Plus, more actual PEOPLE voted for her in this election, even with all the negative press and misogyny.

Your Primary Process is like having an election in
Zimbabwe......

As a former resident, I wonder when your country is going to smarten up!

Your "process" could not be more convoluted if you tried.

If campaigns

Here is my prediction – Hillary is going to end up filing a law suit arguing her how she should have been the nominee, which will end up dragging this whole process beyond August – a disaster for Democats.

she's a scary woman.

This woman can NEVER stop lying.

Habbitual liar.

Every vote count she says. What about all the states where there were caucuses? Don't those voters matter to her? Oh, in January she just loved the good people of Iowa as her campaign workers went around handing out donuts...

You can say she won the popular vote only if you ignore all the caucus states and then count places where Obama didn't campaign (Fla) and where his name wasn't even on the ballot (Michigan), and places that cannot vote in Nov. (PR)

Hillary.PLEASE GO AWAY.

She wins the popular vote if she doesn't count Caucus states. So let me get this straight. She fought tooth and nail for Florida and Mich.to count, but the Caucus states don't count. So I guess only the states she won count now.

Hillary you ran a great race and came closer then anyone has ever come to the nomination without winning. Please end this and allow Barack the chance to ask you to be the first woman VP. Then in 8 years you will be the POTUS.

Popular vote....is this some creative math that she is coming up with again? Also, if you include the caucus states then Obama is ahead. I guess the people in those states dont matter since it does not help her. Makes me wonder if she is running her campaign like this, how would she really run the United States. Its about over in more day, then we all can unite and move on.

Obama will NEVER win in November. Once again, the Democrats (liberal Democrats) are shooting themselves in the foot.

The Democrats had the opportunity to win the White House back but they decided to once again,push their most liberal candidate down everyone's throats. History has showed us that it doesn't work... Ted Kennedy, Walter Mondale, Michael Dukakis, Al Gore, John Kerry, etc. All were BIG liberals that ran for president, it didn't work for them and it's NOT going to work with Obama either. Obama was named the MOST LIBERAL in Washington in 2007. So not only does he have the liberal factor to deal with in the general election but he also has to deal with the fact that possibly 20-30% or more of Hillary Clinton's supporter's will not support him in November. He's also got his MANY scandals (that conveniently didn't come out till after Super Tuesday, thanks to the liberal news media) to deal with too. People will not forget about these either... Rev. Wright, Rezko, the 'bitter' comments, his wife being proud for the first time in her life of the US comment, etc. etc. Also add the fact that he's totally lacking substance/experience and it only makes his chances that much worse. He reads a good pre-written speech, that's it. It's just amazing how many are hypnotized by this guy.

I find it so amusing how most Obama supporter's will still say he's going to win and will go one step further and say that he doesn't need Hillary Clinton's supporter's. LOL What a joke!

John McCain will win by one of the biggest landslides in history. For everyone who believes Obama will win, they are delusional.

I hardly think the fact that she bused in rude, screaming, and disruptive people Saturday will enhance her standing with the super delegates. I would think it would turn them further into the Obama side. He asked his supporters to stay away from the meeting unless they had tickets and to be respectful. Quite a difference.

Obama will NEVER win in November. Once again, the Democrats (liberal Democrats) are shooting themselves in the foot.

The Democrats had the opportunity to win the White House back but they decided to once again,push their most liberal candidate down everyone's throats. History has showed us that it doesn't work... Ted Kennedy, Walter Mondale, Michael Dukakis, Al Gore, John Kerry, etc. All were BIG liberals that ran for president, it didn't work for them and it's NOT going to work with Obama either. Obama was named the MOST LIBERAL in Washington in 2007. So not only does he have the liberal factor to deal with in the general election but he also has to deal with the fact that possibly 20-30% or more of Hillary Clinton's supporter's will not support him in November. He's also got his MANY scandals (that conveniently didn't come out till after Super Tuesday, thanks to the liberal news media) to deal with too. People will not forget about these either... Rev. Wright, Rezko, the 'bitter' comments, his wife being proud for the first time in her life of the US comment, etc. etc. Also add the fact that he's totally lacking substance/experience and it only makes his chances that much worse. He reads a good pre-written speech, that's it. It's just amazing how many are hypnotized by this guy.

I find it so amusing how most Obama supporter's will still say he's going to win and will go one step further and say that he doesn't need Hillary Clinton's supporter's. LOL What a joke!

John McCain will win by one of the biggest landslides in history. For everyone who believes Obama will win, they are delusional.

And the Bears would have won more games last year if points from special teams determined the winner. The "popular vote" is an interesting statistic - but is not how the score is kept.

I sure hope the supers but an end to this tomorrow by a margin that makes Michigan and Florida irrelevant.

Why the heck did they give Obamba any Michigan delegates?He chose to take his name off the ballot and then he tried to get back on the ballot but too late. LOOSER!!!!!!!!
I will with great joy vote for McCain If Hillary Clinton isn't on the November ballot.

If this is her idea of "facts" that justify continuing her political war, I sure don't trust her to judge "facts" that justify starting or continuing a shooting war.

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I have lost all respect for this woman. There was a time earlier on that I would have voted for either candidate. But over the last few months, Hillary has really shown her true colors. She has made herself into a "fighter", when in reality she is only a "loser". Even worse is she has supporters believing fault lies everywhere else except with the Clinton campaign. The Clinton campaign simply did not do a good job. It seems like those working on Clinton's team are starting to face reality; the negative campaign did not work this time. Saying that the best candidate did not win only shows Clinton is only interested in one thing.... herself. Clinton reminds me of a kid on the playground that throws a fit when he doesn't get his own way. Bottom line is Obama won fair and square. If Hollary supporters want to leavethe Dem party, let them. You will be on an island. My guess is most people on here who claim to be Hillary supporters that want to leave the party are actually Republicans trying to help create a rift within the party. The focus needs to be on beating John McCain.

No one seems to understand. I hear a lot of "she'll Be gracious in defeat. She'll campaign for Obama". She is going to go kicking and screaming to the convention in August. She will never concede defeat and will never stop.

Iowa, Nevada, Washington & Maine have not released popular vote totals. Obama only 'leads' if you guesstimate for these caucus states. Just like the DNC guesstimated the number of 'votes' Obama got in Michigan.

If you take out these rigged numbers, Clinton leads the popular vote tally by 303,785.

Obama only leads if you think it's ok to guess how people voted. Which I suppose both he and his supporters think is ok.

Something I still don't understand about the 'most popular votes' Senator Clinton claims and a point no one seems to mention. This does not include the Caucus states in the total or am I wrong on this. Voters in states such as Iowa, Washington, Maine etc are not included???

Sen. Clinton, I would feel much more sympathetic toward your argument had you made it BEFORE the primary. Or, had you made it BEFORE signing your john hancock indicating your understanding that MI & Fl votes would be discounted.

As Donna Brazille so eloquently quoted her Momma, "Play by the rules. If you try to change the rules during the game, that's wrong. If you try to change the rules after the game, that's CHEATING."

I'm coming from a fair point of view. If those candidates knew that Michigan and Florida would count they would of been down in those two states campaigning their heads off. So I think the popular vote is not a real popular vote. There were plenty of people who didn't go and it's unfair to the other candidates that didn't get a chance to spread their messages throughout two states.
My opinion the popular vote is note valid.

Democracy, like any social or political system needs to adhere to a basic foundation of regulations so that it may operate effectively. The United States should serve as a global example where the transition of power is not marked by violence and unrest.

Hillary Clinton isn’t following the rules that were established in part by Hickes and agreed upon by her. Will Hillary Clinton still be allowed to continue her campaign If Senator Obama reaches the total number of delegates required to win the nomination in Montana and South Dakota?

Are the Hillary Clinton supporters who threaten to support McCain willing to enlist in the armed services to fight the war that Hillary Clinton voted for and proudly supported alongside Bush and Cheney?

Winning the popular vote is like winning honorable mention at the science fair!!!!!!

This is getting obnoxious. Oh how great life would be if we could all manipulate facts to fit our own definitions.

Clinton is NOT ahead in anything except the number of lies and half-truths told during the primary season.

The Dems cannot make their own party work, and they think they can do better running the country? Give me a break!

I thought people had the power to decide in this country. If Clinton doesn't make it, I vote for McCain. Obama just doesn't seem to have enough experience. Maybe in 20 years, but not 2008 for me.

I believe that this is an echo of a great divide between our parties that has been here for a long time. Both sides have said things that we shouldn't have said and this needs to stop. Hillary supporters need to stop calling Obama sexist, and Obama supporters need to stop calling Hillary racist.

We need to stand united on common ground. I understand that the anger and frustration of losing can cause us to do and act ways that we regret later. Let me say this voting McCain or putting HIllary on ballot will not solve anything. We must stop this foolishness before it devours us.

Obama racist, sexist? I say we all share some form of racism or sexism. This race has proven it as we struggle to find what makes us great we have used this ideology to divide us. The more we hold onto negativity and resentment the more we lose ourselves in the deluded belief that we are wronged in some way.

Obama has stated time and time again that he holds Hillary in high regard. I too have held Hillary in high regard. But I think it's Obama's charisma (for a lack of a better word), that can lead us to a better life. His ideals are not far from Hillary’s and to state that Obama is a hardcore liberal is accurate but same with Hillary’s. If you study their voting records and stances you'll notice that for the most part they stand pretty close.

Racism? Sexism? These subjects have been a sensitive subject all to often and so instead we chose to deny this fact. We've held it under the rug of denial and with this nomination it brought everything out in all its ugliness.

I understand the frustration of losing all to well. But to hold on to this anger and frustration only lends beating ourselves. We cannot let this happen this year. Not if we want to win this nomination.

I understand the injustice that some may very well feel that was dealt to Hillary but all of us who are dealt injustice must accept it. Failing to do this we will fail ourselves, and when we fail our selves we cannot move for a better life.

Is it we the people or is we the divided. Thus I ask Hillary supporters to vote Obama not because they personally like him as a person but because he is the best for our country.

If Hillary was the nominee I would vote for her, not because I like her because I don't. But because I would feel she would be the better alternative than McCain, who offers us more debt and more gimmicks that won’t work for us.

So please push your anger aside and take the time to examine the issues and compare them carefully. If you were truly for Hillary's stances and not just for her as a person you will find you'd choose Obama and not McCain.

There was a time where I would have been ok with either one of the democratic candidates winning nomination. Hillary has pretty much taken herself out of the running with all of the misquotes, bad recollections, and typical old-school mud slinging. I think she has forgotten about what this election is all about....fixing 8 years of neglect on some pressing domestic/foriegn issues and restoring the US global image.

She probably would have faired better if she had stuck to an honest track of change, and not all of the pandering to the various voting groups.

Obama is walking wonded I doubt he can fix his issues by November – Hillary is way better and stronger!!!

One of the reasons Hillary is not winning is that some people see through her lies and distortions. She and Bill have been able to campaign in that way in the past, but the internet, blogs, and YouTube have changed the game. We can fact check far more easily now, and that has been a detriment to the Clinton campaign. She still has some low information voters who don't see her deceit, but as time goes on, they will become fewer in number. It is hard to believe that she started out saying she would be ready on day one.

Clinton NOT ahead in the popular vote, the news media should not let her continue to make this claim without pointing out that she is doing a fancy numbers game. If you must print this lie at least please point out the truth at the same time.

The Clintons have been a power house–Democratic royalty, but's over. I think what they are doing now is destroying the democratic party. What a sore loser. I go back forth on whether she should have conceded already. No matter what, Wednesday morning I think we should have a nominee and start the game plan for November. Can anyone tell me how Hillary ,who has run a dirty, negative, and long campaign against Obama, can possibly flip the switch and support him enthusiastically? I don't think it will happen. Once upon a time, it would have been great to see them on the same ticket, but I think it's a horrible idea now.

As of 05/31/2008....poll
McCain vs Obama.... 45 – 46
McCain vs Hillary .. 44 – 48 Hillary will WIN...

You decided who you want your next president.....

FYI.

Awarding delegates proportionally, meaning you can finish second or third in a primary and still win delegates to the party's national convention. As long candidates get at least 15 percent of the vote, they are eligible for delegates.

1972 Democratic Primary popular vote
Hubert Humphrey 4,121,372 (25.77%)
George McGovern 4,053,451 (25.34%)
Henry M. Jackson 505,198 (3.16%)

1972 Democratic National Convention
Delegate Vote for Presidential Nomination
George McGovern 1,865
Henry M. Jackson 525
Hubert Humphrey 67

So it seems not always popular vote will get nominee.

1972 General Election
Richard Nixon (R) 520 electoral vote
George McGovern (D) 17 electoral vote

HILLARY U RAISED 200 MILLION THEN U LOANED YOURSELF 11 MILLION AND NOW U ARE DEBT SPENDING AROUND 22 MILLION.......I DON'T THINK SO.

Clinton continues to demonstrate why she should not be considered to be Obama's running mate ... she will use every tactic to twist the facts to her advantage because it's always about what's good for "her" ... reminds me of my 2nd wife ...

I don't understand why the TV newscasters do not question Senator Clinton's representatives in their interviews how she can claim this when Obama's name was not on the Michigan ballot. Also, how can she dismiss the other states with caucases. Is she saying the voice doesn't matter.

I am really disappointed when I see this on CNN and MSNBC.

Katherine

I diagree that it is a stretch for her. The supers are not a guarantee, they can change their mind and Obama has too many negatives. Just the simple fact that he was "forced" to quit his church should give those who must decide (and it isn't the voters) something to ask themselves. " IS HIS INDOCTRINATION

Ugh.....I don't want a President who has to lie to themselves to make them feel like they're still winning. Had Obama even been on the Michigan ballot, she might have a case, but this is getting old. You can't manipulate this in your favor anymore Hillary. Every day you complain or take another shot at Obama, the smile on McCain's wrinkly old face gets bigger and bigger

Hill just give up baby, that's the way it is wen too people compute one have to loose. This was not for u, people don't always get what they want. Act nice live the race with respect and accept defit. You are the only one who belive this can be take it away from Obama and be giving to you!! Think Baby, think right.

She has the popular vote if she counts a state where she disobeyed the rules. Where she didn't have enough self-restraint to follow what her party told her. Obama thought of the Democratic Party as a whole, not simply his political gain. She has a complete disregard for the Democratic Party and deserves no sympathy in this situation. Ever notice how she was fine with no FL or MI until she actually needed them? Now it's "oh every vote every vote" but that is only because it suits her. And with the gas tax she claims no economist will tell her what's what. Is she an economist? Does she know diddly about it? No.

Very inconsistent. Very selfish. Very bad for this country.

When this is all said and done....
Obama will eventually win because everyone is ganging up on Hillary.
If Obama loses this one, I bet you every black person will put up the race cards and they will go on the streets and riot. As usual, what else is new!

I was watching Glen Beck last night and it scares me to think that Obama is so attached to so many questionable people and yet he has attracted so many people.

I was watching the DNC meeting this weekend and they scared me as well because these idiots thought that we as the voters are so so stupid that we would believe they no political gain by their decisions.

I will then concede that Obama will win the nomination but I will vote for McCain because, Hillary will come back in 4 years.

Obama/Hillary 2008 & 2012!

The Clinton math is funny. Exclude 12 states because they didn't like the results. They don't count?

Alaska
Colorado
Hawaii
Idaho
Iowa
Kansas
Maine
Minnesota
Nebraska
Nevada
North Dakota
Washington
Wyoming
ANY popular votes for Obama in Michigan

This is also strange. Clinton counts Puerto Rico but not the following contests:

Democrats Abroad
Guam
American Samoa
Virgin Islands

Clinton lost those too. They knew the rules before the game started. If she won all of those fair and square, I would pull the trigger for her. McCain has ZERO chance of me voting for him. I want my country back, no more "sacrifices" for the GOP.

She fought hard the past month to count all the votes from the Michigan and Florida primaries...saying all along that is was wrong to “disinfranchise� voters...but her own popular vote math disinfranchises voters, first discounting the caucus votes and now the uncommited Michigan vote.......I smell a rat

Why stop at Puerto Rico? Why doesn't Hillary ask people all over the world who they would vote for? I suggest polling those in, say, France, Argentina, Canada and Australia and ask them who they would vote for, so she can add to her lame arguement that, given the choice, more people would vote for her too. The electoral college is the system under which the Democratic Party chooses a nominee.

Hillary was running a Super Tuesday coronation, not a campaign, that was foiled in February. What does that say about her judgement, not to mention her ego?

I find it interesting that Obama routinely speaks to (mostly white) audiences in the tens of thousands, while Clinton maintains that he will not get that 'white, blue collar vote.' Really? So all those people are Ivy League university educated elitists? Someone needs to write her a reality check.

Hillary is the epitome of selfeshness and dishonor. Any legacy the Clinton's may have once enjoyed is totally eviscerated.

Mrs. Clinton should be the nominee. Send Mr. Obama back to the
cr.azy Church with all the cast of goof balls and haters

She looks so desperate to get the nomination. It's all about herself. She does not care about the rules set by DNC and her own party officials. When she was winning the votes, she did not want Michigan and Florida. When she started loosing, she brought Michian and Florida into the picture, as if she is the saviour of the people from those two states. I call her an opportunist.

Hillary, please get out before you ruin our party and Obama chances to become the President of the United States of America.

Talk about arrogance...that anyone could say that all 237,762 "uncommitted" votes from Michigan belong to her when Senator Obama had withdrawn his name from the ballot I/A/W the rules of the DNC and she did not is beyond me. Anyone with half a brain would consider this to be no more than a bald faced lie...."uncommitted" means just that...her name was on the ballot and 237,762 chose not to vote her...Why not? Now she claims that these votes are hers alone. I think not. I think the Democratic Party needs someone a little more trustworthy in the White House than Ms. Clinton.

When I was six and i tried to change the rules when the game didn't go my way, my friends would say "cheater, cheater pumpkin eater." It worked when I was six and it works for Hillary now that she is over 60. I was also fascinated by her stating in her "victory" speech last night that she "won" Nevada. I was an Obama delegate to the Nevada state democractic convention, where Obama not only increased his level of poplar support to 55-45 percent, but also his share of the Nevada delegates from 13-12 to 14-11. Maybe new math worked in the 70s but it doesn't today. She needs to find a way to be a gracious loser or else she can kiss her legacy goodbye.

She is right that she is the most popular of the dem candidates. After what the democrats have done with her, she should abandon the party and run as an independent. She would get more votes than Obama.

The popular vote does count! Hillary has the most. The number of VOTES should be the true measure and NOT super delegates.

Lyn-NJ

My little daughter declares that she's a princess. She's says this on a daily basis but it still doesn't make it so.

I see a lot of similarities between her supporters and Ron Paul's supporters. The only exception is that Dr. Paul's supporters have not declared that they will vote for McCain in the general election.

This is nonsense. It doesn't include FOUR caucus states. In other words, in her only remaining claim, she DISENFRANCHISES FOUR states.

President Obama,

Please, please, be careful you choose a VP you can trust ...in my mind that very very short list would include Colin Powell, Joe Biden, or Wesley Clark.

Healing a political party is not as important as healing a country and a world .

Making an error here may obliterate all you have accomplished which has been spectacular and amazing.

You are not only our Candidate for change, but our only hope for restoration !

From a genuinely concerned 60 year old white male under $40K income with two eyes, two hands, two feet, and a burdened heart for America !

God Bless & Protect You, Mr. President

It's obvious there's not a clear winner here. The popular vote is essentially split 50/50. Obama has done well enough to get the nomination. Hillary has won all the states that mean the most in November.

I wish after all this time I knew what Obama stood for. "Hope" is not enough for my vote.

Hillary should run for president with Obama as the VP. He can get some actual experience then in the White House while she repairs our foreign relations. Once her 8 years are done, Obama can pick up the next 8 years. The Democrats are missing out on an oportunity to hold the White House for the next 16 years.

Keep the fire burning CNN, but I think you have milked the ratings long enough...good for you guys! Corporate will handing out big bonuses at the end of Q2 for Wolf and the boys...Bill Schneider as well for all the trivial facts on the voting preferences of the Puerto Ricans...lol

She can claim whatever she wants, she lost the election though. It will be official by the end of this week and the superdelegates will have the final say.

"CNN's estimate of the caucus-goers, Obama leads Clinton 17,928,000 to 17,843,000."

The Michigan/Florida meeting showed how the Clinton camp defines compromise. They asked for everything for themselves, giving nothing to anyone else. This is her example of reaching across the aisle???

As many have tried to tell Mrs. Clinton it is over. She has flip flopped on so many issues, that she will be lucky to be reelected another term as Senator of NY. If Mrs. Clinton continues to push this issue she will be stoking the fires of her "bitter" supporters who will untimately divide the party. If she stays in past tomorrow's primaries it will be evident that she is in this for herself only, and not the people or the party.

It's like telling the truth BUT NOT the whole truth.

The whole truth is, she has the more people who who voted for her on primary ballots than any other Nominee appreciating that Obama has the majority of votes in the Caucas States. Also, he received 0 votes in Michigan (his name not being on the ballot).

The point here is do you really want an individule running your country that does not tell the whole truth. Oh, I forgot, you already have one!

HOW CAN SHE CLAIM THE POPULAR VOTE IN PUERTO RICO WHEN THESE PEOPLE AREN'T EVEN GOING TO BE VOTING IN THE FINAL ELECTION.

Hillary Clinton is the latest divisive force in America. She belongs on the mantle, right next to President Bush. She's even winning the districts that traditionally go to the Republicans in the general election.

Way to go Hillary. You're ego and pride is dividing America.

What can you possibly expect the results to be? It's been over for a long time. You're money and underhanded/shady deals can't help you now.

Hillary, you have weakened a nation.

I hope that when she campaigns for Obama, Clinton does so with the same tenacity, but with a little less of this dissembling, please.

Well, many of her supporters are hoping for a MIRACLE and that the Super Delegates will "annoint" her the heir appearant or that she will pull a Joe Lieberman and run Independent.

She has said too many devisive things to be trusted (again trust and polictician an oxymoron). Her campaign is deep in the red, the leading candidate has more money, more donors, more of the popular vote and lets not forget more delegates.

Lat time I checked, Al Gore lost to Bush when Gore had more of the Popular Vote, but Bush had more Delegates.

There is something seriously wrong with this person mentally. How soon after June 3rd is the DNC going to let her know it's over? If you wait much longer there won't be a DNC to vote for because the split will become permanent.

She has committed political suicide and her chances of ever being in contention for any political position is slim to none after what she's done.

She has been given numerous opportunities to bow out gracefully and instead she just comes up with a new way to do her fuzzy math to give herself some hope of being in the lead. I'm sorry but the only way to be in the lead is if you follow the DNC rules. Obama is in the lead and most likely will still be there.

Media – it's time to quit feeding this person's ego.

Hillary Clinton will stop at nothing to get the nomination.
I think the people of this country is sick of the Bush's & the Clinton's.
Her husband was a disgrace to this country with his actions with Monica.
With the background on the Clintons, she has the nerve to quote Harry Truman. Could you image Truman's opinon of the Clintons.
Give it up Hillary, you have disgraced this country and the Democratic
party enough.

Last time I checked the person with the most delegates gets the nomination.
Where in the world is she? And does she really think the popular vote will be considered?
Rules do not apply to her when she is winning but I bet if she were winning the popular vote claim will never be mentioned.
So sick of you Hillary!! GET OUT!!!

hrc, stop claiming what is not true okay.

She sure is a fighter.
Campaining , what was it 6 days on the island to get her 68% win? Yep she fought real hard and less than 30% of the voters turned out.........
......good thing she got those votes to add to her popular vote arguement
......to bad Puerto Rico does not count in the general
......fighting on all the same.........
......Money well spent I'm sure

Obama!

Please post:

I always admired Hillary. However now I am admiring her more than ever. I am very impressed by the strength, the courage and the resilience, shown by her.
As a professional career woman, I am very proud of her. Whether she wins nomination or not, she is the real WNNER in this contest (for me).

CNN – post my comments!!!! Why on earth do you NOT?

I wonder what the media reaction would be if it was Obama loosing the delegate count yet continuing to campaign and hurt Hillary Clinton...

My goodness.... Hillary reminds me of Bill Belichick before the super bowl.

Hillary... PLEASE STEP DOWN. WE DO NOT WANT YOU AS PRESIDENT. Jesus. I know I'm not the only one who will be voting for McCain if this woman (if you can call her that) gets the nomination. Please, for the love of your country, step away now and let the man who can beat McCain have this election! Not to mention, the superdelegates are gonna give him the vote anyway! Why are you delaying the inevitable!?

I don't feel sad for Hillary. She's run a bad campaign. She has openly said over and over that she was in it for the long haul – until Feb. 5th!

This is poor judgement and short sightedness on her part.

I feel horrible for her supporters who deserve a better candidate and campaign.

And now that she's following this divisive argument of a "popular-vote mandate" I feel horrible for our party, which she will surely continue to divide with this argument.

I've been holding my thoughts in reserve, out of respect for her and the voters in every state (and non-ge-voting territory) to cast their ballot, but this is getting ridiculous folks.

Please, supporters of Mrs. Clinton – I beg you to come to your senses and at some point soon, admit that she has lost. She has made serious mistakes in her campaign, and she has narrowly lost a fair contest.

We need you, we need your support, we need your energy and wisdom. The supporters of Obama can't defeat 4 more years of Bush alone.

I just find this whole thing comical. For weeks (months?) libs have been screaming for Clinton to drop out of the race and support Obama. This weekend proved that's not going to happen. The only way Clinton will ever be president is if Obama loses the general election. And they say Republicans have no chance.

I agree with you 100% wolfsbane.

It's as if Barack Obama got punished for taking the high rd. and Hillary was like a spoiled little kid that was going to keep crying until she got her own way. I believe the media bought most of what she was selling and they should have stood up to her just like they should have with Bush before the Iraq war. Sheesh.

Michigan and Florida still don't count in my eyes. You can't have a recognizable election when the voters were told in advance that their votes would not count. Obama would have won both Florida and Michigan as both fit the demographics of states he won big in.

This is a primary election. The Democratic Party will choose a nominee with delegates. The "popular vote" is meaningless.

Especially the way the Clinton campaign arrives at these numbers.

Every vote doesn't count. Caucus states don't count. American Samoa doesn't count.

This candidate, Mrs. Clinton, is in need of a well deserved vacation.

After a few days away from the spin of her campaign, she may gain some rational perspective, on where she will go from here, and how to get there.

Sen. Clinton can "claim" anything she wishes.

If pigs had wings, they'd be pigeons.

You won the popular vote, sure, if you only count what you want to count. Give up, go away. You can't lie, spin, cheat, misspeak, misremember, change the rules, etc, anymore. You've been "outted". As Daffy Duck would say "You're despicable".

Thankfully, the superdelegates are intelligent and savvy enough to see through Hillary's propaganda and deceit. She continues to outright lie about the popular vote, and of course doesn't mention that a substantial percentage of those who voted for her are Limbaugh Republicans. The supers also know HOW she got some of the vote – through dirty tricks and smears and distortions. She ran her campaign into the ground, and never "got" that the American people are sick and tired of negative politics.

Hillary may continue to run, but she's more likely to unite the Democratic party against her and sabotage her own political future.

OBAMA = THE OBAMINEE

Hillary Gon Wild. Face the fact that you lost to Obama, I mean all this changing the rules crap, and turning your supporters against Obama and the media. Smart stuff when her supporters fall for this crap. Most votes wow!

This needs to end! Hillary, you ran your race, you lost, and it is time to go home. I actually watched the DNC hearings on Saturday and while I myself did not vote in Michigan's primary (I knew it would not count so why waste my time), I was pleased with the outcome. Harold Ickes and the others on the committee did you not service by acting like whining babies during the testimoies. Then to top it off Mr. Ickes went on the Sunday morning shows and said they would be disputing the decision. I cannot understand how, if you are on the committee that made the rules; the ones that were broken (you remember those, right), you can complain when they are broken yet again, in your favor. Get over it, Obama has had a more successful campaign than you. He has a surplus, you have a debt. He campaigned in those states that in your opinion a Democrat could not win, he did and won them over. He has been gracious during this whole race, you have been whining and crying. Remember when you promised the people of New York that you would not run for President and they elected you again to office, it is time to go back to them and devote your time to them.

What makes this ad so laughable is that she isn't leading in the popular vote! This is a a flat out lie!!

Hillary and her surrogates are masters of deception and will stop at nothing to rip the nomination out of Obama hands even if it means destroying the party and handing the general election to Mccain.

Would not be suprised if she sold her soul.

Get some super "Straight Jackets" ready...you need to reserve (25) twenty -five or so...for the "zombies" (yes Master!) persons (Top Level Only) in the Clinton Camp...because they are going to need 'um.

Watching the Democratic primary unfold is a frightening thing for Canadians because we are seriously affected by the result, yet have no way to influence the decision! The ability of the Clintons to bend and ignore the truth is a portent of American politics should she win. The vast majority of Canadians are enthused by the possibility of Obama restoring integrity to the American political system and therefore respect from within and internationally. It is interesting that Hillary receives her greatest support from the least educated (and informed?) citizens. I hope the "superdelegates" put the good of the country first and ensure an Obama victory.

How much longer Lord!?! Hill do the Dem's a favor... Take off your caked on makeup off and take a seat back in the Senate!!!

This is truly sad.

I sincerely worry about her mental health, especially on Wednesday when Senator Obama hits 2118. She's been in denial for so long and the people surrounding her are enabling her with all these crazy metrics.

Delegates decide the nominee, not popular vote, not the swing state vote, not "hardworking Americans".

In turn, she is enabling her uncompromising supporters. She says such outrageous things about Obama that her folks believe it to be gospel.

NEWSFLASH: OPINIONS (and even BELIEFS) DO NOT EQUAL FACTS!!!!!

grasping at straws. it's an impossible arguement since you have no popular vote available from caucus states, neb and id not included and 2 beauty contests in fl and mi.

What if Clinton said the earth was flat? Or that she's actually only 29 years old? Would CNN feel compelled to repeat those claims? When candidates lie or willfully distort reality, the media should call them on it, not just repeat their nonsense. Doing so gives an air of legitimacy to pure illusion and, of course, cynical politicans realize this and capitalize on it.

If she is counting all the votes from Michigan in her total including the uncommitted votes then she is a THIEF and a HYPOCRIT because i voted uncommitted because my canidate of choice was not on the ballot, so does she think MY VOTE SHOULD NOT COUNT?
and should be awarded to her? Do not disenfranchise us MRS. CLINTON, and if you count all those votes you will be nothing but a common criminal...no more.. and certainly no less.
LET MY VOTE COUNT FOR WHOM I CAST IT NOT FOR WHOM I DID NOT CAST IT.

I always admired Hillary. However now I am admiring her more than ever. I am very impressed by the strength, the courage and the resilience, shown by her.
As I a professional career woman, I am very proud of her. Whether she wins nomination or not, she is the real WNNER in this contest (for me).

Hillary should sue certain media networks and certain pundits and windbags. From Sun. NYT: it's a "sad fact that sexism is so pervasive as to be almost invisible and so accepted that to mention it is to risk being accused of hypersensitivity". Mind you, we are talking about the US, not about Saudi Arabia.

Sen. Obama took his name off of the ballot because he was abiding by the DNC rules. All those who showed up anyway to vote were told to cast their vote for Obama as uncommitted.

Clinton can NOT claim those votes because the Rules and Bylaws Committee did the fair and right thing by giving the 55 uncommitted Michigan delegates to Sen. Obama. This makes Obama the popular vote winner !

Popular vote count:
Obama – 17,961,368
Clinton – 17,916,763

SEN. OBAMA LEADS BY 44,605, and that figure will increase on Tuesday when Montana and S. Dakota votes.

The record has been set straight, so no matter how Clinton tries to spin it, everyone including the superdelegates know the TRUTH !

It's time for REAL change in Washington, it's time for Barack Obama for president !

Let's see.... she leads in the popular vote IF you count all the Florida and Michigan votes but DON'T count any of the caucus votes. So, evidently, it's not OK to 'disenfranchise' the voters in FL and MI, who broke the rules, but it is OK to disenfranchise all those voters who came out to caucus for their candidates in accordance with the rules.
That's about the most convoluted logic I've ever heard in politics. Talk about spinning the story to suit your case! Since when does someone who comes out and casts their vote in a caucus count any less than someone who steps behind a curtain and pulls a lever? That's ridiculous!
The superdelegates should come out Wednesday and confirm Obama as the nominee – it wouldn't take very many at that point – and Clinton should bow out gracefully. By taking it any further, she would only harm the Democratic party and our chances in November.

To be quite objective here, which seems to be a novelty these days..........with causcuses, the fiasco in Mich. & Fla and a # of other things, either candidate claiming a victory in the popular vote is just plain silly.

I always admired Hillary. However now I am admiring her more than ever. I am very impressed by the strength, the courage and the resilience, shown by her.
As I a professional career women, I am very proud of her. Whether she wins nomination or not, she is the real WNNER in this contest (for me).

Rich from someone who tried to end it on February fifth. You outsmarted and outmaneuvered, lady...Take it like a man!

Yeah, Hillary Clinton and Robert Mugabe both.

I'm really glad that Obama has treated her respectfully, regardless of some of the things that have happened.

The unfortunate thing about someone winning is that someone has to lose.

Hillary is like a vampire, trying to suck all the blood out of he campaign but everyone knows the sun will come up and you know what happens to vampires and the sun.

Go BAMA!!!!

Here come again like 2000 more popular vote, is not the winner? what kind of Democracy are we talking about.? Is the people who vote the ones who elect the candidate or politics that are so --- that the president is a Women

GO HIllary dont give up you are the real winner

So did Gore...

And unfortunately for her the RULES of the process do not include the POPULAR vote. She needs to reread the rules if she has a problem with ti.

It is amazing she still thinks she is entitled to the president, very sad I fill for her, but some one needs to comfort this women. With all respect hillary it is time to go.

You go Billary!

Keep the public's focus on what a disfunctional party you are. Print this Clinton News Network (Noe ONN).

Love It

She won the popular vote a long time ago but that does not matter to the elite liberals who have hijacked our party. They will push Obama to be nominee no matter what. They have kept making the bar higher for Clinton all along. This whole primary was a real eye opener for me. The "democratic" party is not for me and Dean, Pelosi, and the DNC are corrupt.

As usual she is delusional

I haven't seen the ad, I'm guessing the New York stations agree have come to realize that Hillary is dilusional.
1. Crying
2. Agreeign to penalizing MI / FL
3. Stating that Mi/FL voters were being disenfranchized..MAKE EVERY VOTE COUNT (just those who voted obvioulsy)
4. Political gimmick to grant PR the option of being a commonwealth or a NEW State (really, anyting to win votes)
5. FIGHTING UNTIL THE CONVENTION
6..did i mention, COUNT EVERY VOTE
7[ticker] I'VE WON THE POPULAR VOTE..wahh, wahhh

HELP YOUR PARTY, and BOW out gracefully

I am wondering why the DNC has not called her out on her behavior. She showe me in PA that she would be willing to do anythign to win by playing the "white folks will vote for me" card. That was silly considering that Obama is also winning same votes as well in other parts of the country. Now she is a victim or sexism, elitism, etc. Come on Hillary, this is not about you or Obama. This is about America and outside of the divide you have caused in this party, the people have spoken. You are changing the rules as this process goes along and someone from the DNC needs to have enough where withall to say, enough...sit your butt down and let's win in Nov. You have even stirred up a lot of women with the thought that you are a victim. Shame on you!
I am a woman and I know a victim when I see on. Shame on you Hillary! If some of your supports will vote for McCain over Obama, so be it.....I still belive that the Democrats will prevail in Nov despite their spitefulness.

Hillary: "In every category that doesn't matter, if we manipulate the numbers, I'm winning!"

So... count Michigan (who broke the rules under a Democratic Governor) but don't count Iowa – which Hillary came in 3rd place... now how on Earth does that sound appropriate?

As usual she is delusional

I'm hoping this will finally come to an end after Montana and S.Dakota. The Party needs to pull together, McCain has had a free ride for way too long. If Hillary does not get the nod, I WILL NOT turn around and vote McCain. I cannot endorse another year, let alone 100 yrs. in Iraq. McCain hasn't a clue about the economy (which he admitted himself), or losing a job, or a home. I WILL NOT say yes to another 4-8 yrs. of Bush.
Obama '08

If Hillary demands that "every vote count" how can she declare she has won the popular vote when each "vote" is not counted in several of the Caucus states???

Using hillary's twisted and tortured logic, and her unique fuzzy math, I guess she could declare that the moon is made of green cheese also .

I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHEN HILARY CLINTON IS GOING TO STOP BELIEVING THAT SHE CAN FULL SO MANY MILLION VOTERS !
IT IS TIME TO STOP AND LET THE PROCESS GO FORWARD TO FINISH. I AM TIRED OF LOOKING TO THOSE MRS. CLINTON NON SENSE. PLEASE, SUPERDELEGATES SPEAK UP AND GIVE THE REASON TO WHO HAS IT. RESPECTFULLY. THANKS THANKS.

It's unfortunate that there are a lot of clueless people out there who actually believe Hillary is leading the popular vote and that the popular vote even matters in the first place.

The reason the delegates is to keep states from getting unequal representation. Each state gets to decide how to run it's primary/caucus "election." To keep things balanced they introduced the delegate system. For example Missouri would have 4 times more influence than Minnesota if they went by the popular vote even though the states are the same size. THIS IS NOT GOOD.

Please, please, please do your research on what the "popular vote" actual refers to and why it means absolutely nothing in the primary/caucus season.

I am so glad that the committe had a conscience to do the right thing. Even though they broke the rule just to accommodate the people Hillary is still not satified! She did not have anything because MI and Fl were not counted. Please tell me she is not looking for them to go with Popular vote when is good and well about the delegates.

If Hillary demands that "every vote count" how can she declare she has won the popular vote when each "vote" is not counted in several of the Caucus states???

The DNC did all it could to help her. I personally feel that she would not have had that kind of advantage if they had real elections in the 2 states. Based on what theory does she claim popular voite. If 17 million people favor her, an equal number favor obama. In addition he has the advantage of delegates and more than that he seems to be million time more trust worthy and honorable. In some ways I think she feels that she was supposed to inherit this presidency and now that she realised she wont, she is paying the spoiled sport.

I feel that if she does not change her ways after tommorow, the DNC shoukld expell her from the party.

If every vote count, then why isn't she counting the caucus votes. Remember those are states that Obama won............Oh and Puerto Rico votes won't carry into the General Election so she has no claim there either.
I see that Hillary is still full of it. The superdelegates are smart enough not to fall for the crap she is alleging.
We all know that the winner of the primary is the person with the most delegates, not votes (Obama has the most votes anyway) and Obama has the most delegates and the majority of delegates. It's over already Hil, so please give it up.

Does anyone remember that Hillary Clinton finished, what, 3rd in Iowa? Then, she was basically swept in early February. Obama jumped to roughly a 150 ELECTED delegate lead, and has maintained that lead going into Puerto Rico.

Does anyone remember when Hillary started to actually win states? It was after McCain was running unopposed and was the presumptive nominee. Operation Chaos had kicked into full gear, people.

Clinton's campaign was an organizational disaster, that's a fact not a rant. The people in her campaign were a major factor in not counting the votes in MI and FL in the first place.

How can people support someone who is openly lying?
Hillary is a phony.

She doesn't count the caucus's because those votes were never counted. If Obama won a lot of the caucus's then that means his popular vote would be more than her's. What's sincerely clear is that their votes are still so close that neither really can claim the popular vote.

I feel for Clinton, but she has a lot ahead of her that she can make right and still fight for her constinuents such as Governor of NY, Senator or even a cabinet member in Obama's Presidency.

Also, I think reagan democrats were already going to vote for McCain. Besides how can we call them truly Democratic and if we put the name Reagan (republican) in front of their names. Just a thought.

It's not true.
You can't just decide to count the votes you want to.

People keep saying "The rules are the nomination is based on delegates and not the popular vote, you can't change the rules."

But then those same people seem to think it's ok that we threw the rules out in Michigan and gave the uncommitted voters to Obama AND took four of Clintons delegates away from her that she actually earned in that state and gave them to Obama.

Obamabots apparently know what the people want more than the people themselves.

Frankly I hope the super delegates wake up and smell the crap that is team Obama and shift to Hillary.

You go girl!! We Hillary supporters will NEVER vote for Obama…17 million votes will go for McCain or a write in for Hillary!!

Hillary has been railroaded by the DNC and the Democratic Party….they will lose millions of party members to Independent.

It is their call and so far they aren't doing so well!!

All the way to the convention Hillary!!!

So sad.

What does she have to go back to in D.C. and/or Harlem? She has alot of apologizing to do on the Senate floor and to her neighborhood.

I wouldn't come off the campaign trail either.

She needs to start preparing for her civil case.

The super delegates have allow her to damage the party for her greed.

It is amazing she still thinks she is entitled to the president, very sad I fill for her, but some one needs to comfort this women. With all respect hillary it is time to go.

Clinton is beyond despicable and shameless. she makes me PUKE.

she's done as a politician.

mark my word.

NONE OF THIS SURPRIZES ME AT ALL. Next she (via Harold Ickes) is going to call for primary reform that counts popular vote only and subsequently disposing of the electoral college in general election. Whatever suits her need to win.

.....Please can anyone explain me why Hilary Clinton did not stop her campaign machine in those both states Florida and Michigan when she knew votes were not supposed to count because of the non-respect of the party rules???? In my opinion, she is responsible of what is happening right now and all the hatred coming from her supporters. What a lack of leadership and hate for democracy. And there are people who wants her as president? With Hilary as president, welcome to the third world war!

hey CNN why dont you post my comment?

Why is she so confident that whatever damage she does to the Democratic party in her push for the nomination can be undone in time for the general election? I think it's for two reasons:

1) If she fails and Obama gets defeated because of that damage, she can say, "I told you so."

2) If she wins the nomination and loses to McCain, she can still claim a spot in history as the first female presidential candidate.

Either way, to her it's a win.

The popular vote lead claim is a lie. It doesn't count the votes in caucus states 95% of which Obama won.

This entire situation is quite unfair and ridiculous. I imagine if Sen. Obama were the one who was behind and asking for Florida and Michigan to count there would be a lot more backlash for him. People would be telling him to go home and learn how to follow the rules or learn how the system works. Critics would say that he is showing his inexperience by trying to change the rules.

But when Senator Clinton does it she is a fighter. She is a martyr. A hero...

Interesting, don't you think?

She just needs to go away and stop being such a spoiled brat....

She is playing this like the most spoiled child I've ever seen!

Lie, Cheat and Steal.... and that doesn't work, try to whine and cry your way to victory!

Yeah, that's EXACTLY the kind of person I want leading our country!

I thought there was a truth in advertising law? How can the media allow false advertising? Her statements are another conjured up blatant Lie. No she has not won the popular vote–because there is no viable metric to determine a popular vote due to the large number of caucus states within the democratic party. She is disenfranchising millions of voters who voted for Senator Obama. The superdelegates should honor the will of the peiole and the people have spoken by giving Senator Obama the majority of delegates!

Hillary please tell the truth for the sake of honesty , Bill stated you are the only candiate ever to receive (17 mil +) popular votes and your latest TV Ad claims you beating Barack Obama in the popular vote ..... I suppose it depends on how you calulate for instant (Obama leads Clinton 17,928,000 to 17,843,000 includes caucuses ) depends on the messenger

Clinton, Clinton, Clinton. CNN desperately tries to keep this race going so that their awesome political team has something to do this summer.

The Clinton Spin Network should go back to reporting news.

Hillary abuses math! She only counts what help her.
Obama leads in EVERYTHING: superdelegates, pledged delegates, won states, and popular votes. He leads her 55,000 votes.

It is over sweetie

Unite the republican party by nominating Hillary Clinton

how can she keep saying this when it is technically not true?

She sure is a fighter.
Campaining , what was it 6 days on the island to get her 68% win? Yep she fought real hard and less than 30% of the voters turned out.........
......good thing she got those votes to add to her popular vote arguement
......to bad Puerto Rico does not count in the general
......fighting on all the same.........
......Money well spent I'm sure

Obama!

I agree. The ad is blatantly false. Clinton's calculation is not "debatable", it is blatantly false. False advertising, period.

She sure is a fighter.
Campaining , what was it 6 days on the island to get her 68% win? Yep she fought real hard and less than 30% of the voters turned out.........
......good thing she got those votes to add to her popular vote arguement
......to bad Puerto Rico does not count in the general
......fighting on all the same.........

Obama!

It seems odd that CNN is the only major media that relentlessly pushes this popular vote arguement. Trying to create drama, where none exists? This is over.

Hillary, you have won the popular vote and in democratic country that 's what count, the old guard in democratic party can not handle a women been president they denined you all support even though you have won their state, why not be an INDEPENDENT candidate. And i am 100% you will win you dont need them, and you will be the best PRESIDENT .
GO HILLARY INDEPENDENT 08

Go Hillary-Take it to the limit.!! The treatment you received from the Demo. party & the media was shameful. I don't know why so many members of the press did not wear buttons saying "I get to kiss Obama's butt on CNN TV" Take the knives out of your back & head for Denver.

She's an Angry, Bitter, and Mean Woman.
Your Time is Up. Go Away. and Keep a Close EYE on Bill

how does she have the popular vote? she doesn't want to include caucuses except for nevada which she WON and puerto rico can't vote in real election!

Hillary is teaching our young kids something very important. That cheating is OK.

Delegates dominate the contest.

Personaly, I think Hillary is way out of line....She has the makings of a poor loser....
She needs to just give it up and let the process work... Its, not doubt, going to be Obama running against McCain.

Hillary has my patience (at great effort) until Obama reaches the required number of delegates. After that, he needs to be able to take on the big fight (vs. the Republicans) without the distraction of Hillary. So I'm anxiously waiting to see if Hillary will prove she's for herself first or the party first. Only days now until we know.

Oh God, Please someone.. tell her it's OVER.

Does anyone remember that Hillary Clinton finished, what, 3rd in Iowa?

Does anyone remember when Hillary started to actually win states? It was after McCain was running unopposed and was the presumptive nominee. Operation Chaos had kicked into full gear, people.

Clinton's campaign was an organizational disaster, that's a fact not a rant. The people in her campaign were a major factor in not counting the votes in MI and FL in the first place.

Hillary has my patience (at great effort) until Obama reaches the required number of delegates. After that, he needs to be able to take on the big fight (vs. the Republicans) without the distraction of Hillary. So I'm anxiously waiting to see if Hillary will prove she's for herself first or the party first. Only days now until we know.

so when you don't count the caucuses in iowa, maine, washington and nevada – or the primaries in idaho and nebraska – and you count the vote in michigan (which the dnc has refused to do) – but if you do count the michigan vote you refuse to give obama a single vote from the state...then congratulations hillary you're the popular vote winner. well done.

it is time for Hillary to put the Party over her own political ambition and concentrate on helping Barack defeat McCain. That is her cause now.

It all depends on whos math one uses. Clinton's or the media. Huuummmm. Tough choice. Forgot, it is the number of delegates at picks the winners.

She lost me completely when she claimed the popular vote lead without giving Obama anything from Michigan. Now we know why she didn't take her name off the ballot when the other 7 or so candidates did, so she could make this slimey claim.

What do you expect from someone who stayed married to Mr. It depends what your definition of "is" is...

I would've hoped that Clinton would cease these vicious attacks and unnecessary claims as we all know she is trailing Obama in every position (delegates and superdelegates)
I also thought she'd come back to her senses and stop dividing the democratic party after the saturday convention.
We hope to heal the wounds within the party and win the general election. With the help of CLinton (if she dropped out tomorrow after all the primaries are over which would be greatly appreciated) , i am sure that it would be possible.
Stop being selfish and think about americans who don`t want to suffer another for years of disaster (McCain-Bush)
Please stop Hillary, for the sake of our children

SAD....... PEOPLE THIS IS OVER.........WAKE UP

Don Quixote? Try Machiavelli.

Don't bother including the votes of US territories such as Guam and Puerto Rico – they can't vote for President in November. Somebody please call her out on this.

burn baby burn.

so now she's running against Ralph Nader? for most hated?

SAD WOMAN I am not sure why, and i do not understand how so many women think this is sexism... I mean come on, HC and the states broke the rules, she said she would abide by the decision made by the rules committee, and now she is back peddling..... WHAT MORE DOES HC SUPPORTERS WANT SHE LOST FAIR AND SQUARE............

POST THIS CNN

Check this out NObama people:

He initially blew off Michigan and Florida (only changed his mind after it couldn't hurt his chances). Why bother with Puerto Rico, they dont vote in Nov, (guess what – millions of latinos will remember this one). Kentucky, West Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Missouri, Tennesee (all states with redneck whites so concede them also). Oh Yeah 17 plus million Hillary voters, who Obama supporters think we should go home and stop crying...

But the great NObama is not divisive. Guess what people, don't come back crying in November. You had it your way so there is nobody els e to blame when you loose. Will see if NObama tries to stop the Race riots and civil disorder that will erupt after McCain wins.

You can avoid most of this by offering Hillary the VP. We all know that Michelle and millions of NObama supporters like her wont let you do it. If you do (very unlikely) i hope she says NO. I say let you guys sink alone.

Hillary Clinton is a very smart and strong woman that is fighting for what she believes is best for her. If she were a man in the same situation people would not be calling her pathetic but aggressive and willing to fight for what he believes in, etc. I hope that America will wake up and realize that it has serious issues with racism and sexism.

I wish her all the best. And as she has said she will be fine when this primary season is over because she has the love and support of her family and friends. I just hope America is .......

The math looks bad for her but never count her out.

I would've hoped that Clinton would cease these vicious attacks and unnecessary claims as we all know she is trailing Obama in every position (delegates and superdelegates)
I also thought she'd come back to her senses and stop dividing the democratic party after the saturday convention.
We hope to heal the wounds within the party and win the general election. With the help of CLinton (if she dropped out tomorrow after all the primaries are over which would be greatly appreciated) , i am sure that it would be possible.
Stop being selfish and think about americans who don`t want to suffer another for years of disaster (McCain-Bush)
Please stop Hillary, for the sake of our children

All depends on whose math you use. Clinton's or the media.

HILLARY SAYS ONLY SHE CAN BEAT McCAIN IN THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION. SHE HAS AT LEAST ONE MAJOR PROBLEM--SHE CAN'T RAISE THE MONEY THATS NEEDED TO WAGE THAT BATTLE. SHE'S ALREADY IN DEBT TO THE TUNE OF TWENTY MILLION DOLLARS AND HER BACKERS ARE NOT WILLING TO DONATE THE MONEY SHE WILL NEED..
OBAMA WILL BE OUR NEXT PRESIDENT.

Too bad the DNC doesn't determine a winner by the popular vote.

Good Lord, she is consummate politician. She says whatever suits her personal needs all the time – be it about votes, Iraq, her husband’s peccadilloes, or whatever. Who is his (or even her) mind will elect this creature as a President? I hope she never come back to ask decent people to even hear her name.

The banners should say every" vote counts except".How can you count the votes from Flordia and give her 350,000 to 0 in Flordia?How can you not count the caucus votes?Her math says 2+2=5 and some numbers dont count at all.The rules state delegates are what count and the fact remains that Obama only needs less than 50.She will need practically all of the superdelegates.Not going to happen.

Clinton clearly has no intention of supporting Barack Obama because SHE is a BITTER LOSER. Her ad is a lie, and she clearly plans to try to pull Barack down into her mudhole. Clinton had better be careful if she plans to continue to drag down the Democratic party'. A lot of us are looking at this carefully, and we are not taking her actions lightly
Had she been a real Democrat, she would have at least support the Democratic party, but now she will NEVER be president given her devicise nature.

another one of her lies.
god i thought she would grow up by now,
also i really thought she was more concerned for the party, seems she only want to destroy it.if she can't win, she intend to take obama and the party down with her
if this happens i hope her political career will end here and now forever. obama at ever event has praise for her why she is trying to destroy him.

god bless all of us

please post this

I guess numbers can be spin any way that makes it work in your advantage. She should be forced to make a full statement, i.e. "I am leading in the Popular Vote, if you don't count X, Y, Z, or the Caucus States".
If she's going to make such a claim, SHE should say how she comes up with the numbers.

New msg...the last lengthy one was wiped out.

Hillary should run again in 2012 as an independent if unsuccessful.
Sen. Wexler said today on tv that Obama was very generous in his concessions at the DNC meeting on sat. THAT...made my blood boil.
She should turn down the vp slot if offered. Let Obama clean up his self-inflicted radical mess. Let him find his own way of attracting the people who won't vote for him now.....that way he may turn out to be a half decent president if McCain doesn't whip his butt first.

The popular vote is not a factor in either contest and not a absolute indicator, for example in Puerto Rico, Hillary was expecting more people to come out to vote but they didn't. Hillary campaigned hard their, I was expecting more people to show at the polls with the support she received there.

The story should read: I fought hard and tough, but not smart enough. I will join the rest of the democrats to help win in November.

Hillary sure knows how to ignore all those caucus states. If you start counting those and/or give Obama more than 0 votes for Michigan, it easily puts him in the lead.

If the delegates from MI and Florida counts then so do the votes. Hillary does have the popular vote, there can be no doubt.

I am not sure why, and i do not understand how so many women think this is sexism... I mean come on, HC and the states broke the rules, she said she would abide by the decision made by the rules committee, and now she is back peddling..... WHAT MORE DOES HC SUPPORTERS WANT SHE LOST FAIR AND SQUARE............

POST THIS CNN

Hillary cannot win and she knows it. She is just trying to sabotage Obama so she can run again in 2012. She is destroying the party. Please Hillary drop out now!

I am not sure why, and i do not understand how so many women think this is sexism... I mean come on, HC and the states broke the rules, she said she would abide by the decision made by the rules committee, and now she is back peddling..... WHAT MORE DOES HC SUPPORTERS WANT SHE LOST FAIR AND SQUARE............

POST THIS CNN

What's pathetic is everyone calling for Hillary to quit when Obama hasn't reached the needed total and until he does he has NOT won anything!
What's pathetic is the people in Florida that didn't go and vote 'because they thought it wasn't going to count'. You NEVER NOT vote. A real pattern in Florida ... not counting votes.
What's pathetic is the Iowa caucus. Not being able to vote who you want to vote for if there isn't a certain percentage .. then THEY annoint the leader as being the one to run for President. Iowa picked Kerry when they had John Edwards and Dick Gephardt to choose instead. And it's done in the open ... no pressure there.
What's pathetic is the young people now being interested. Those old enough to vote the last time who didn't – dead Americans weren't enought to get you motivated? Stealing elections wasn't enough to get you out to vote?
What's pathetic is the tearing down of Hillary (flicking her off the shoulder, comments on her suits and her laugh), oh, forgot, that's what we do to strong women in this country.
Can't wait for the election ... Florida then Ohio .. which pathetic state will it be this time?

I'm an Edwards supporter that WILL vote for Obama or Clinton. Too bad others in my party are too blind to end this division.

Oh well I guess McCain won't be THAT bad. I won't vote for him but the longer this goes on the more likely this becomes

DEMS UNITE NOW!!!!!!!!!

Gotta like the slogan of Clinton and her supporters "Count every vote (unless you participated in a caucus won by Obama, then your vote doesn't count)"

So she wins an election in a place where the voters can't vote in the general election and we are supposed t o be impressed? She might as well win elections in Albania and Liberia and pronounce herself President! I used to like Sen. Clinton and would have voted for her but now, with her incredibly bad math skills and lack of basic high school knowledge of the way government works (except that politicans don't recognize the truth – that, she;s got down pat), I think it would be dangerous to elect her. SHe lives in a fantasy world of her own making. We need a president who lives in the real world.

You know I fault her and half of the 17Mil who seems to still push her on. Okay maybe i shouldn't yet, since technically it's not over. But i don't believe one bit that she is going to get out after its all over. I'm sure she'll stay in because she still thinks she has a leg to stand on. What a way to make history??? So here we are and from where i sit it looks as if the superdels need to make there stand to put OB1 over the top where will prolly be 30 or so by the end of Tuesday night. A little upsetting that Hillary would continue to mislead (basically lie) about the truth. The truth based on the party's rules and regulations why participate if you are just going to lead people down murky waters, political savvinees, "silly seasons" i mean come on. The guy from msnbc Oblemann had it down pack we cannot forgive her for what she's done and probably will done this summer.

Could someone please explain to me just why she doesn't want the caucus votes to count. After all, she says "every vote counts." I just find it a bit of a contradiction.

CORRECTION: With Mr. Obama garnering the "Uncommitted" Michigan votes, Mrs. Clinton is actually +60,000 votes. Undoubtedly, Hillary Clinton can claim the popular vote UNDISPUTEDLY.

Who believes not one person in Detroit, Michigan voted for Obama?

THAT'S the fairy tale the former first lady wants you to believe!

Give
Me
A
Break!

ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ is she still in the race? YOU ARE NOT WINNING THE POPULAR VOTE UNLESS YOU DISENFRANCHISE THE CAUCUS STATES AND GIVE OBAMA ZERO VOTES IN MI. Do you think that is an honest argument? This game is over and Senator Clinton LOST. It was not stolen from her, it is not because she is a woman, it is because she ran an utterly incompetent campaign and the people preffer Senator Obama. Let's unite behind OUR candidate, Senator Obama and make sure we don't have another four years of Bush with McSame.

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Clinton, who Obama should offer the Health Ministry Portfolio to, is not ahead in the Popular Vote, when Fair Reflection is used as a criteria. It is totally Dishonest and Inaccurate for her to claim a 1/2 million lead.
When is she going to stop drinking the soup that Wolfson and Ickes feed her? Check out the charts at the ‘real clear politics’ web site!
Even if you use the FALSE measuring stick the Clinton Camp foists on you, 0% for Obama in MI and dismissing, disenfranchising, 4 whole States that Obama won, the biggest False reflection she could claim is 300,000, NOT 1/2 million. Google ‘real clear politics’
When you *add a FAIR allocation for Obama in MI, *add the estimates of the 4 states that don’t reveal PV, *add the support for Obama in the ‘missing’ 17% out of Fla (Clinton 49.8% Obama 33%, ??? 17%), and *add the share of the voters that stayed home in FLA and MI, Obama’s PV lead is over 100,000, to which SD and MO will be *added.
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When Ickes can spend all day Saturday, without challenge, pulling the wool over your eyes with a fairy tale 73 delegate count in MI, it only encourages him to make false claims of a 1/2 million lead in PV.
(73 divided by 128 is 57%. Clinton did NOT get 57% in Mi! Her 55% times 128 is 70! What calculator did Ickes use to get 73 instead of the actual 70? By the way, Obama had to pay a filing fee to remove his name, Clinton avoided that cost!)
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Someone has to explain to her that Obama’s young, as well as independent, supporters will no longer trust his message if he chooses a VP candidate to ‘expedient’ reasons. They would accept Clinton in as Health Minister.

Ha, HRC wasn't a major major in school, that's for sure.

Do give her the lead in the popular vote you have to give her 328,000 votes for the Michigan primary election, while giving Obama. A ballet that Obama was not even on, and could not have garnered any votes. This is also a state (Michigan) which the last polls publicly taken have Mr. Obama doing marginally better in than Mrs. Clinton.

It's like using a magic 8 ball for the math.

The number which she's reaching for her popular vote counts also ignore the caucuses of Iowa, Nevada, Maine and Washington (Washington alone had a record quarter-million people turned out to participate)(3 out of 4, which Obama won by double digit victories). Didn't Clinton say every vote should could count, our under her breath did she say except caucus voters right after that?

The magic 8 ball math is coming up all HRC right now. Lets turn it over one more time.....

Finally, back to Michigan, though small and difficult to gauge, no one has explored the impact of the roughly 60,000 (these numbers vary slightly, + and -, from some articles) voters who crossed over in Michigan to vote Republican; partially in response to the push by liberal bloggers trying to further the Republican bloodletting by encouraging Democrats to vote for Mitt Romney. This is something that was covered in a few articles at the time of the primary, but got minor time in the public eye because of the bigger hype/rating machine of the suppressed delegates by the DNC.

Well, time to get to work.....unless, the magic 8 ball math tells me I've already hit 8 hours for the day...because really, the magic 8 ball math is fact. Just ask the HRC supporters.

The point is that one cannot count Michigan's uncommited voters all for Obama as Edwards and the others were still in the race at that time.
Sure, they endorsed Obama, but that doesn't mean the people who voted them did as well at that time.
At best, with Michigan's uncommited votes should only partially add to Obama's popular vote in which case the two of them are tied.

What's interesting though is that in the current count, caucus states ARE included in the popular vote, and Clinton still leads.

Good grief. With every hour, she increasingly reveals herself as not only disingenuous, but dishonest.

Superdels, grab the hook and haul this false actor (hypocrite) off the stage.

Obama supporters can say whatever they want. They can denigrate Mrs. Clinton with their incindiary, divisive statements. Bottom line: Mrs. Clinton's supporters have been following her political career since the 1990's and they will NEVER – and I mean never – stop supporting her.

So the more you bash our candidate, the slimmer Mr. Obama's chances get of winning in November.

Hillary Clinton FOREVER.

I feel that Hillary needs to finish the primaries and let all the people who want to vote for the first viable female candidate VOTE. No matter who wins WHAT A TURNOUT OF DEMOCRATES and WHAT ELECTION CONTEST EXCITEMENT. I am a Hillary fan and this is the most involvement I have had in a political race in my 50 years of voting.

YOU GO GIRL.

You know I fault her and half of the 17Mil who seems to still push her on. Okay maybe i shouldn't yet, since technically it's not over. But i don't believe one bit that she is going to get out after its all over. I'm sure she'll stay in because she still thinks she has a leg to stand on. What a way to make history??? So here we are and from where i sit it looks as if the superdels need to make there stand to put OB1 over the top where will prolly be 30 or so by the end of Tuesday night. A little upsetting that Hillary would continue to mislead (basically lie) about the truth. The truth based on the party's rules and regulations why participate if you are just going to lead people down murky waters, political savvinees, "silly seasons" i mean come on. The guy from msnbc Oblemann had it down pack we cannot forgive her for what she's done and probably will done this summer.

Hillary is really infuriating those of us who live in caucus states! We have the right...as states...to choose the manner in which we decide the nominee–and many states choose caucus. The popular vote, therefore, is no valid measure of our nation's choices. If it were, we'd be talking about President Gore right now.

If the rules need to be changed, let's vote on it–or take caucuses on it–like Americans. This changing of the rules whenever it suits the Clinton machine is unpatriotic and damaging to the image of our country abroad.

Now this getting way to far....

Hillary should stop trying to distort the reality:

- She looses in pledge delegates
- She looses in super delegates
- AND YES she is loosing in the popular vote.

Her popular vote argument is totally dishonnest because it does not count obama's fair and square wins in the caucuses, and does not take into consideration the delegates he got from michigan although it is proven that the " uncommitted" vote where for him and Edouard

She is definitly very selfcentered and only cares about herself.
She definitly wants to adventage McCain so she can run again in 2012.

How disgusting. speechless.

Hillary has right to bring this matter until Denver because She won
the bigand swing states neeeded by candidate to win the presidency.
Obama has many skeleton in the closet which will make Mccain the winner against Obama.

And she's still not satisfied with how MI and Fl have been seated. They need to end this soon!

Hillary was never the annioted nominee, the media and their spin cycle was at work,wanting people to think that, just like all the flap at ob church, just a put on.just like vanity fair and their Bill Clinton article, wanting Hillary supporters to think bad about him with more lies ,so we will turn to ob, that will never happen! this election was fixed from day one. obama can lie till he is blue in the face about the Clintons, we will not fall in line with a anti-American couple in the white house
the dem party =liars-cheaters and thieves,

If Obama is the Democratic nominee, say hello to another 4+ years of McSame.

I am another Hillary voter who will never cast my vote for Obama. His arrogance and lack of actual words behind his cult-like chants make me fearful of him being elected, and I'd choose McCain first.

hillary is full of it. To " count all votes and every vote should count" Michigan Obama supporters would need to be counted and they were NOT able to vote for him. To claim a lead and include a state where your opponent was not on the ballot is vile and dispicable. If the roles were reversed her supporters would be saying the same thing.

She may campaign for Obama but that does not mean that we will
vote for him.....GOOD LUCK.

As a Hillary supporter, you mean to tell me that none of these uncommitted voters voted for Obama in the Michigan primary? I won't believe that for a second. We're democrat; we're supposed to be fair.

OK, even Hillary for Life feels different on this one - you cannot count Michigan unless uncommitted delegates go to Obama. In that case, he STILL leads the pop vote, and will at the end. I don't know what she's doing/trying to do in these last couple of days. It is only dividing the party. Forever!!!!

GO HILLARY!

TELL THE SUPERDELEGATES, THE DNC, OBAMA, AND THE "REV.'S", "PASTORS", "FATHERS" TO STICK IT!

I WON'T BE VOTING AT ALL THIS ELECTION SHOULD OBAMA BE THE NOMINEE.

THE SUPREME COURT SELECTED BUSH IN 2000 AND NOW THE DNC AND THE SUPERDELEGATES ARE SELECTING THE NOMINEE IN 2008.

AS MUCH AS IT MAKES ME SICK TO MY STOMACH AND MY SKIN CRAWL TO THINK WE MAY HAVE MCBUSH IN FOR THE NEXT FOUR YEARS, IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THE DEMOCRATS STILL HAVE NOT LEARNED ANYTHING!

SO BE IT! I HOPE THEY GET USED TO SAYING PRESIDENT MCCAIN.

I understand that she has spends millions of dollars and really really really wants to be president, but at what cost?

To count only the votes cast in determining who has the most votes in the primary ignores those states who conduct caucuses. The people who expressed their choice through the process of their states caucuses also have a right to be "counted."

To discount or ignore the results of states who conducted caucuses - is to ignore the preferences of those people. That's why the common ground is the count of delegates.

Hillary should bow out gracefully, this has dragged on too long and each battle she has waged, she has lost. I do admire her as being the 1st woman presidential candidate, it's hard to accept defeat when she thought she had this nomination but she didnt plan for the impossible. I dont believe she is the better candidate because of the way she has ran her campaign, her reaction to the unexpected and her FINANCIAL ISSUES. No one is talking about her outstanding debts, how can she balance the budget and pick the right cabinet members.....something to think about.

Sad for Hillary. Living in a fantasy world.

I find it difficult to believe that Hillary will ever line up to support Barack even after he is declared the nominee and all of her dubious options are exercised. She is so deep in denial and so bent on being the first woman president and all the other firsts that would come along with that, I cannot imagine her tune changing to all of a sudden support for someone she is seeking to destroy. Any show of support, if at all, will be fake and she will always be willing him to lose so that she can come back and say I told you so. What a selfish and arrogant individual.

HRC is really starting to make Father Pfleger look like Nostradamus.

This is LINGERING and causing more division. STAYING IN DOES NOT ACCOMPLSH what it is being disguised to do. THE CLINTON'S DO NOT WANT TO CONCECDE THE POWER THAT THEY ONCE HAD IN THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY. Unfortunately many Clinton supporters have been used by these folks. They have been given false hopes and kept pumped up which has resulted in a serious division. The Democratic Party Leadership sees what is going on...we do not. The Clintons are not helping this parties goals in Nov. They have become OBSTICLES.

Yes, She won the popular vote!

Does that mean she win? Yes. Every vote counts.

Think about: When you go to vote, you certainly think your vote is for sure counted. Otherwise why bother?

Hillary is a tad deluded again and must be using some sort of "new math" to calculate her popular vote lead. If you include Florida, which the DNC now accepts and exclude Michigan, which the DNC now rejects AND include caucus state votes-which for some reason Hillary likes to disenfranchise in her calculations through a fine gesture of hypocrisy, then Obama comes out a head of Hillary by 183,000 votes. To claim that she has the popular vote is misleading at best and a lie at worst. Given the likelihood of Obama winning the last remaining contests, Hillary simply won't have the most popular votes. Saying so doesn't make it true–sort of like saying you will be the next Democratic Nominee for President of the United States.

Lying with statistics is an old art form. Harold needs to do it better.

I just wish the supers will hurry up and end this thing by Wednesday. Everyone is waiting for the last primaries so hopefully we can get this wrapped up so that everyone will start supporting Obama as the nominee.

Stretching the truth, spinning the story, and changing the rules has characterized her campaign from the beginning. This ad doesn't surprise me. Hopefully, people are smart enough to resist being manipulated by propaganda. We had enough of that with Bush. Haven't we?

All right Hillary PRESS ON! All the Nobama supporters would love for you to roll over and let him proceed on. I say Don't give up the Ship!
Besides how can you trust a man that spends 20 years in a church and all of a sudden lets it go due to "differences"
What other views of his Change campaign will he "change" if he gets into office...God forbid...

Hillary 08
NOBAMA NOWAY

The hostility coming from Clinton and her camp is really ugly.

This whole Michigan and Florida thing is crazy. If she thought they should be counted she should have said so from the start but she thought she would walk through the nomination so she paid it no attention. NOW ALL OF A SUDDEN ITS A VOTER'S RIGHTS ISSUE? No its a last grab for power issue and we see through it!

If clinton is anywhere on the ticket, I will not vote.

Obama/Albright '08

After listening to Senator Clinton after the DNC meeting, though a Senator Clinton supporter, I'm wondering now if this pressing to go on is all about Senator Clinton versus the voters in Florida and Michigan. I believe that unless Senator Clinton alters her position, there will be no room on Senator Obama's ticket for her and no chance for her to run in the future. Now, Senator Clinton should begin her graceful departure.

Hillary clinton got robbed of her FL delegates. he will never be the clear winner. there is a cloud over this nomination process and HRC supporters will decide where to go next...mant will not to Obama.

hillaryisourchoice.com

Congrats to Obama for picking up 2 more superdelegates on Monday morning. Something CNN no longer announces...

I have wondered why most of the moderated post are pro obama,that is till I started posting.there must be a lot of pro Hillary postings that have not shown up here.My siblings and our family (12 of us) will be voting McCain in November.please join us fellow democrats.

Hillary, You can take my vote out of the count too because I am a lazy white American with two masters degrees. This adds one more to your imaginary popular vote lead.

Enough already Sen. Clinton! You are like a sore that won't go away to the American people. We all understand you are the first woman to really have a shot at the white house but at what cost now. You seem willing to divide the Dems thus supporting another puppet Bush administration. Everyone would like a qualified female President for the US in the future, but it will not be you this year. GET OVER IT and LET THE HEALING BEGIN!!! This goes to the fanatic Hilary supporters also.

Democratic Party leaders have officially declared voters in Michigan and Florida to be only 50% citizens. That declaration will haunt them in the general election, one which only Clinton can win.

Her popular vote claim is very flawed. She's leaving out caucuses in Iowa, Nevada, and two other states who held they selections legally, and counting full votes in Florida and Michigan, who voted illegally. She's also giving Obama no votes in Michigan, even though the majority of "Uncommitted" were for Obama.

You think this info is false? – wait until November – Obama will NOT beat McCain. Obama is already struggling in the polls against McCain and the republican machine hasn't even started to fight yet!

Get ready America you are setting yourselves up for at least 4 more years with a Republican government and you deserve it!
Hillary would have kicked McCain's butt but Obama will lose miserably – and the polls all show that she would have a better chance but these ridiculous SUPER DELEGATES – won't look at the facts – after this fiasco is over and Obama loses any super delegate that voted for Obama and cost Hillary the election should be STRIPPED of their title.

oh my god! she's like Bush, she is either completely delusional or she surrounds herself with people who only tell positive falsehoods.

well folks it ain't over till the clinton has the nomination or is in jail for having the other candidate axed. seriously does anyone out there think that the clintons will stop at nothing to get the nomination. if she looses it she will loose it big time and the secret service better be there to stop her cause nothing else will.

Senator Clinton needs to quantify how she is coming up with her numbers first of all. Rasmussen shows about six different ways to come up with the total vote. Some ways Obama wins, some ways Clinton wins. Remember he was not on the Michigan ballot.

She further states that people wanted her to come out since Iowa and you know, if she loses this primary election, then maybe she should have listened and saved herself some of those millions and the democratic party all of this turmoil and saved her "NAME. " The number of new persons registered still could have been accomplished.

Now, I do feel that she thinks that she was entitled to the nomination and she thought she was to step into it. I feel sorry for the Clintons and how they have stooped so low to try to win the presidency for Senator Clinton. The name will carry a negative connotation in the minds of many.

She has truly been a thorn in the flesh which tends to make the person with the thorn stronger and humble, especially when they are leaning on Jesus. Of all the things that Rev. Wright has said, many did not pick up on the paraphrased statement, if God wants Senator Obama to win, he will win.

OBAMA to the White House, Dissappointed in the Clintons.

Senator Clinton is toast and she has managed to enrage every scorned woman over the age of thirty in the last days of her campaign. They will most likely direct their pent up frustrations and anger at Senator Obama ensuring a victory for McCain. The Republicans are going to be handed this election by Hillary Clinton and her ongoing state of denial. Thanks Hillary.

Keep going Hillary!

Do not give up!

Hillary '08.

It's not right for Hillary to claim BHO would have 0 votes in MI, but it is equally unfair for BHO to claim all the uncommitted votes – there were others still in the race at the time, most notably John Edwards who would have had a large share of those votes. So, with that in mind, Hillary probably still wins the overall popular vote. That being said, the will of the people is being ignored, at least until November that is.

Then why doesn't she include the caucus states? Hillary could have cared less about Florida and Michigan voters being disenfranchised – until she needed them (I live in Florida). Now she insists Florida and Michigan votes should count for her in her popular vote theory, along with Puerto Rico (who cannot vote in the general), but she discounts all of the caucus states who played by the rules?

And it would be nice if people who argue against this would actually read and familiarize themselves with the DNC rules before responding. There are legitimate, well-thought reasons for the order in which states hold primaries and the reasons for why there are penalties for violating the established rules and process.

One of the reasons primaries are spread out and not held on the same date:

"To be effective and to receive attention from candidates and the press, states must spread out the dates of their contests and restore a more deliberate pacing to the process."

This way, one candidate does not win on something ridiculous, such as name recognition when there is perhaps a better candidate that is not yet as well known.

She's really grasping at any straws to win..Can anyone tell me why is it so hard for her to admit defeat? What's wrong with her? Her family needs to see to it that get's professional help..I personally see that she has lost it.

Congratulations to Senator Clinton for running a strong tough campaign.

Thats is! Lets go into more debt with an ad that will not help her.

Take it to floor if you have to Hillary!

We the people have spoken!

And if the Super Delegates are smart and want to win in November with their Lifelong base in place, they will listen to the Will of the people!

If the will of the people is ignored….

I will be registering as a Republican and working the phone banks and donating all my disposable income to see that a qualified candidate is elected to our Highest Office!

Hillary 08

Like most people, I also thought that Hillary would be the Democrat nominee. The strategy missteps by her campaign early on in the primary process along with the blind adoration of those (including the media) lured into Obama's empty rhetoric have resulted in the stars aligning in a completely different pattern form what was envisioned.

As a Republican, I was very concerned about the Republican noninee facing Clinton in a general election. But the media has come to the rescue of the Republican party by annointing Obama.

Hillary has been screwed by her own party and the media. Once again (as in 2000 and 2004) the election is there for the Democrats to lose, and Obama is the perfect candidate to do so.

Last time I checked, the states of Idaho and Nebraska were part of the 50 states but I guess Clinton's team forgot that. Our caucus for Nebraska was overwhelmingly for Obama but I also guess that is because of the liberal elites and overwhelming black population here. HA! He won because he spoke to us as Americans who have concerns about our future but are not unrealistic. We don't buy into quick fixes like gas tax holidays and promises to help make PR a state if they vote for her. We work together with our Republican brothers and sisters and do our best to figure stuff out. That is why our state is non-partisan in the legislature officially and our senate delegation is comprised of Hagel and Nelson who are very moderate. I wish more states took our realistic approach and not fall for divisive tactics and cynicism that plague Washington. Barack Obama may not be a perfect vessel but he keeps my hopes afloat on a often turbulent sea of politics and bickering.

This is truly outrageous. How can Hillary call for a rule change in the middle of the game. This is egregious. Their votes should not count, which is what both contenders agreed to. I can't wait til Obama is the nomiee.

Obama '08

Hillary wants all of the votes to be counted....except the caucus votes, and the uncommitted votes in Michigan. Typical political double speak. Time for a change.

Obama 08

If I were Clinton I would screw the DNC and run for president as an Independent. She would win and that would be a perfect ending to this sorry saga.

Hillary states that she believes that the current interpretation of the Michigan primary by the DNC is a "violation of the rules"! Since when did the rules mean so much to he?!?! If she were so concerned about the rules, then why count these delegates/votes at all, much less Florida's. This lady is beyond delusional. The "rules" only count when they give you an advantage? That's not the kind of person I want leading our country for the next 4 years.

Last time I checked, the states of Idaho and Nebraska were part of the 50 states but I guess Clinton's team forgot that. Our caucus for Nebraska was overwhelmingly for Obama but I also guess that is because of the liberal elites and overwhelming black population here. HA! He won because he spoke to us as Americans who have concerns about our future but are not unrealistic. We don't buy into quick fixes like gas tax holidays and promises to help make PR a state if they vote for her. We work together with our Republican brothers and sisters and do our best to figure stuff out. That is why our state is non-partisan in the legislature officially and our senate delegation is comprised of Hagel and Nelson who are very moderate. I wish more states took our realistic approach and not fall for divisive tactics and cynicism that plague Washington. Barack Obama may not be a perfect vessel but he keeps my hopes afloat on a often turbulent sea of politics and bickering.

Like President Obama once said, old Washington politics, not this time.

The hostility coming from Clinton and her camp is really ugly.

This whole Michigan and Florida thing is crazy. If she thought they should be counted she should have said so from the start but she thought she would walk through the nomination so she paid it no attention. NOW ALL OF A SUDDEN ITS A VOTER'S RIGHTS ISSUE? No its a last grab for power issue and we see through it!

If clinton is anywhere on the ticket, I will not vote.

Obama/Albright '08

Diogenes – your comment comparing Hillary with Don Quixote was brilliant.

It's not the kind of math I intend to teach my son...

Get the answer first...then make up the numbers that give you that answer without respect to the real factors in the equation.

But the "new math" notwithstanding...the Democratic nominee is chosen by delegates...of which, Senator Obama has more. This is the determining factor of the primary: Who has more delegates at the end of the process?

The process ends tomorrow. Who will have more delegates?

She is acting like a 6 years old girl begging Santa for her dream doll.
She can do with all her tricks to to persuade Santa to give that doll to her."Only Good honest, never lie girls will have the doll", Santa said.
I guess, she is NOT qualified for that doll.

Sen. Clinton is winning the popular vote because she is the best candidate for President! The democratic process has always supported the popular vote as the best indicator of what the people want. Sen. Clinton speaks for all the people! She is a fighter, can work both sides of the aisle and bring unity to all the people, republican or democrat, in this country! She can do it! Barack could learn from her if he wasn't quite so arrogant.

Hillary seems to nerver ever be satisfied. Her devotion to the democratic party is showing that she is not about bringing unity but division. She's fighting against the wrong person. Obama didn't cause her to get behind in delegates. Hillary , has shown no respect towards Obama. She never congratulates Obama for winning any states yet he does congratulate her. She complains. He's not. If you notice. Obama supporters wasn't complaining at the DNC committee's.

The hostility coming from Clinton and her camp is really ugly.

This whole Michigan and Florida thing is crazy. If she thought they should be counted she should have said so from the start but she thought she would walk through the nomination so she paid it no attention. NOW ALL OF A SUDDEN ITS A VOTER'S RIGHTS ISSUE? No its a last grab for power issue and we see through it!

If clinton is anywhere on the ticket, I will not vote.

Obama/Albright '08

There goes Hillary again – she fully understands that she can "pull the wool" over the eyes of the uneducated.

I didn't put nothing on this comment that could be constured as racist or untruthful. If you don,t want to have nothing said negative as why hillary should have the popular vote then just solicit postive emails in favor of Obama as you are doing. It still want get him elected and all cnn is doing is losing viewers. I don't have to vote for Obama and I don't have to watch cnn except for Lou Dobbs who is fair and unbiased. So play your little game all you want to. If you are going to delete emails that are not in favor of Obama, don't waste my time. I can always watch fox news .

So, Hillary is not ready to be a "Political Obituary" yet...

but I think the rest of the nation IS!

Clinton only leads when she lies.
But oddly enough her supporters will fight for her lie as much as she will
Strange that none of them seem to care that it's ok for her to try to rob the people that voted for Obama (which apparently the true majority of Americans have.)
She says she's a fighter, We'll why does'nt she start fighting FOR her party instead of fighting with her party?
She(and Obama) both agreed to the rules of the DNC but now she's the one saying that the rules were not fair for her.
Why does'nt any of her supporters ask her this question? For that much why does'nt any one ask her that question?
No ladies and gentemen it seems t o me that it all boils down to one simple fact.
'I lost, I was'nt supposed to lose, I will not lose'.
To quote Malcom x

'By any means necessary'.

Counting Florida and Michigan is deceptive - is that what we can expect from the Hillary Clinton Administration?

I'm a committed Democrat and have never missed a chance to vote. In the Texas primary, which WAS sanctioned by the Democratic party. I voted and spend about two hours caucusing. However, if I were living in Florida or Michigan, and I knew that the party WAS NOT sanctioning the primary, I wouldn't have wasted my time with what should have been a meaningless exercise.

What were the voters thinking? Were most of them ignorant that their primaries violated party rules and wouldn't count? Did they not notice how little time any candidate spent there? Or, were they so full of hubris, they figured they could break the rules and the party would just have to suck on it and accept their results? (That sounds like the good ol' fashioned Republican trick that Bear Stearns just pulled on us.) In either case, these voters are defective and counting them is just flat dishonest.

I think the half-vote compromise is still too generous for the two states that clearly broke the rules. Arrogantly breaking rules is so Bush Administration, and I thought that is what we are trying to end by January 20, 2009.

Nut job. By the way, who is paying for all of this?

Is Hillary setting the stage for a convention walkout a la Pat Buchanan? Because if she is, she will not only lose; she'll turn John McCain into Woodrow Wilson. And that's just frightening.

Al Gore also had more popular votes the last election, so what's the point? Evidently, having more electoral votes, more super delegate votes, and raising more money than all of the other candidates doesn't mean anything? The so called "Clinton" machine should have learned to chainge their oil.

The hostility coming from Clinton and her camp is really ugly.

This whole Michigan and Florida thing is crazy. If she thought they should be counted she should have said so from the start but she thought she would walk through the nomination so she paid it no attention. NOW ALL OF A SUDDEN ITS A VOTER'S RIGHTS ISSUE? No its a last grab for power issue and we see through it!

If clinton is anywhere on the ticket, I will not vote.

Obama/Albright '08

For someone who is more than $20 million in debt, it is amazing she continues to spend like she is $20 mil to the good. Something just isn't just right here.

Her ads continues to lie or polarize. Something the Clintons know best.

This is insane... Hillary need to give it up. Obama has strategically run a better campaign. THAT IS WHY HE IS LEADING IN THE DELEGATE COUNT AND POPULAR VOTE...

OBAMA FOR FLORIDA 08.....

The hostility coming from Clinton and her camp is really ugly.

This whole Michigan and Florida thing is crazy. If she thought they should be counted she should have said so from the start but she thought she would walk through the nomination so she paid it no attention. NOW ALL OF A SUDDEN ITS A VOTER'S RIGHTS ISSUE? No its a last grab for power issue and we see through it!

If clinton is anywhere on the ticket, I will not vote.

Obama/Albright '08

This is insane... Hillary need to give it up. Obama has strategically run a better campaign. THAT IS WHY HE IS LEADING IN THE DELEGATE COUNT AND POPULAR VOTE...

OBAMA FOR FLORIDA 08.....

What a shame that none of you Obama supporters don't see that the Republicans are all geared up for your candidate. So he resigns now from that church he has been going to for twenty years and the Republicans are ready to show sermons going back for a long time and now for political reasons he resigns. Isn't Rev. Wright the godfather of his children?
You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time. by Abraham Lincoln.

Sorry folks (and DNC) ..... if Obama is your nominee, you just lost two votes in Virginia.

Hillary has been a MAJOR disappointment and TRUELY reflects many of the BAD TRAITS of American politics. And here are CLEAR EXAMPLES:
1) She started the contest KNOWING all of the rules...NOW near the end she wants to change most of them.
2) She AGREED both verbally and written that Michigan and New Hampshire WOULD NOT count because of their violation of the rules..ONCE she saw she was in trouble politically she CHANGED HER MIND..
3) She OUTRIGHT lied about Bosnia before the OHIO promary KNOWING the story would sway 5 or 10% of the voters.
4) She personally insulted her Democratic opponent while complementing her Republican opponent when she said" Both her and McCain would bring experience to the White house and all Barack would bring is a SPEECH."
5) She promoted a GAS TAX HOLIDAY KNOWING that the short term MINOR positive effect it would have would be nothing compared to the long term devistation it would do to the Highway Construction budget. And when told NOT ONE economist supported it her answer was basically " Why should she listen to them"
6) She VOTED FOR THE WAR, without reading the FULL REPORT. You call that being ready on day one, when you don't take the time to read a report that will send 20 year old Americans into a WAR.. I THINK NOT. This was a political decision in order to look strong against the Republicans and it back fired on her!!
I could go own BUT I ASK YOU, forget about her being the first woman Presidential Candidate, forget that she is married to a once very popular and successful Ex-President, REREAD what I just wrote and tell me you would STILL support such a person..I would not..

I frankly feel the once the general election is completed the Democratic pParty needs to EX-communicate Hillary, she is a pox on the house of HONEST politics and we need to get rid of HER and EVERYONE ELSE who's EGO would allow such behavoiur.

This is sad....really sad.

Someone needs to put this woman out of her misery...she looks like a fool.

Fight on, Hillary. Fight on.

- John McCain in 2008

Clinton should continue the race until Obama has enough delegates to clinch the nomination. Then she needs to help unify the party.

Her claims to have the popular vote or how she's done since February have been much too one-sided. Obama has as many if not more of popular votes and has done equally well or better since February. What HRC fails to acknowledge is the equal if not better success of her rival.

The one thing that has turned many people off to HRC is her belief that if she is qualified, she deserves the nomination, regardless of how rivals have done. Had she treated Obama with better regard and presented her positive strengths, instead of panicing and resorting to negative tactics, attacking Obama supporters, she probably would have won the nomination.

Unfortunately she didn't, and much of her behavior the past few months counts. She can't go back, and at this point Obama has almost earned the nomination.

I'll be glad when this is over…

HRC is so delusional, she needs to be locked up. This has been over for a while. Time to join the winners Hillary, That would be Barack Obama. Sad to see she is in such a state of denial. She is throwing away her chance at having a voice in the next admin. That would be President Obama 1-20-09-1-20-13.

Tim I totally agree with you,She should be sued for false advertising and misleading,What she fails to realize is that in every contest a winner must emerge which is in this case Obama,Hilary supporter should see the game is over,The only option left for her is to bow out in grace or disgrace.

There are over 17,000,001 reasons for Obama to be the winner–the last one being the fact that he won.

How many more pretend scenarios is CNN going to cook up to try and measure this so-called "popular vote metric" that, due to the variable nature of how the state contests were conducted, can only be estimated?

The Clinton's are trying to damage the Democratic party so bad she will argue that she must be on the ticket in order for the Democrats to win the election. Some Obama supporters don't want the Clinton's in office again and those who don't may turn to McCain rather than vote Clinton in office even as a VP. It seems the Democrats are bound to lose the election one way or another. Hillary needs to go! Now!

How can Hillary sleep at night? She can she say she wants all votes to be counted and that she is ahead in the popular vote when she excludes the uncommitted vote in Michigan and the votes cast in the caucas states. It doesn't really matter because delegates elect the presidential nominee and Barack Obama will win the nomination because he has the most delegates. He will also win the General Election because there isn't a "true" Democrat anywhere that would vote for McCain over Barack Obama, and he'll win the majority of independents and Republicans that do not want our world to continue down such a self-destructive path.

Will this ridiculous woman never go away? Hillary, you ARE NOT the winner of the popular vote. In FL and MI they didn't even count all the votes, because they had aleady been sanctioned. In MI the caucus results weren't even looked at. So the votes in both states are completely invalid and not even legal. Ervery day you continue your protracted failure, John McCain becomes stonger. That's it, isn't it? You're such a vindictive egomaniac, you figure that if you can't be the nominee, then you'd rather the GOP win the general election.

Why is it that the media still feels the need to appease Hillary by not holding her or her surrogates to account for this misleading fodder she continues to crank out. She needs to get off of this entitement thing....the crown has fallen from her mantle......she needs to get over it and move on..especially if she holds any hope of being of value in the Party in the future.

Hillary as no one to blame but herself and her campaign.
She anionted herself the front runner and dismissed the importance
of the lesser populated states. Barack capitalized by waging a
strong campaign in all states therefore campaigning for all votes.

Barack also now to a slight detriment followed the rules set
out by the DNC and took his name off the ballet in Michigan. Rules
that Hillary ignored. We must also mention that early in the
campaign that it was the higher ups in the Clinton camp that
argued to have Michigan and Florida penalizied for moving up
their primaries closer to New Hampshire's first in the nation date.
You don't get to argue for both sides of the coin when you find that
you don't like the results of your teams decision.

It is clear that Hillary will say anything and hope against hope
that some kind of act of God strikes the front runner. It is clear that she is running only for title of President but not because she would in fact be the best President. Even all of the talking heads pro and con say there is really no difference in their level of experience despite that 3AM farce they came up with. Let us all unite behind the unifier not the polarizer and get this party healed.

Let's write-in HIllary in November. That may be our only hope.

Dems: let's have a national primary all on one day in the future. The supergelegates can still be a part of the process so that the pols can exercise their self-interest.

Hillary write-in if not the nominee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hillary is ahead when it comes to states that matter... yeah right!
Why won't you include the caucuses? Why count Michigan as if it was a legal election – when Obama's name was not on the ballot to show support to the DNC's rules?

If you count the caucuses and give about 75%of the uncommitted vote from Michigan to Obama... well, guess who's ahead?

In any case, there's only math that matters – delegates and Obama is winning it too.

They need to put an asterisk in the ad when they mention she holds the popular vote and detail out the complicated math and exclusions that give her that "lead".

Who needs the Supreme Court to take the election away from the Democrats? They have a penchant for eating their own young. The Supremes have nothing on them for self serving "interpretation" of their own rules to give BHO Michigan delegates. Go to the Credentials Committee, then the convention, then give lip service to this guy. See you in 2012, if Wunderkind hasn't gotten us blown up by then.

Tim I totally agree with you,She should be sue false advertising and misleading,What she fails to realize is that in every contest a winner must emerge which is in this case Obama,Hilary supporter should see the game is over,The only option left for her is to bow out in grace or disgrace.

In Hillary's count she is ahead in the popular vote if you don't include Michigan and the caucus states. My question is why would she not inlude the caucus states, which will vote in the general, but does include Puerto Rico in her fuzzy math when they can't even vote in the general?

What's really disturbing is her supporters who believe this to be the truth.

The Disadvantage of not having the Florida and Michigan votes counted earlier, plus the Press Bias have placed Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton in this Bind. The Superdelegates were just jumping ship when it became close earlier on – they were afraid of the possible backlash from African Americans.

I am an Affrican American who stands by Hillary because I am convinced that Sen. Clinton is better of two Candidates to lead the Country. I do think that Sen. Obama is a great and wonderful Guy – but I am not quite sure he is ready.

I stand by Sen. Hillary to the end.

Love you Hillary.

Let's not forget that REpublicans were urged to vote for Clinton to skew results to make her the nominee so they could take her out in NOvember. So yes, every vote does count, but I suspect not all who voted for HRC in the primaries will be supporting her in the fall.

Aside from that, her tactics throughout this campaign have revealed her rather immature character; character that is not befitting of a leader.

We've had a taste of that for the last 8 years. How has that worked out?

Lay it down Clinton. . . please. .. . ... .. .

Do she not realize that some of the people in Michigan voter for her because they are true democrats. Obama's name was not on the ballot and they did what any true democrat would do they voted for her.

if anybody get on this site and say she is doing this for the people that is supporting of her got to be crazy. Because i really think she is doing this for her and ONLY her. And now she is making sure she is hurting obama chances in the fall so if he fail in the fall i hope all of her supporters blame her and not obama because he is the ONLY one that is doing the right thing.

She's sailing up that river in Egypt again...... DENIAL !

Of course she wins when she selectively picks and chooses which states count and which do not. She has her own system which is totally different than the structure laid out by the Democratic party.

Hillary is all about Hillary......winning is her only goal and she is so focused on that right now that she doesn't see how badly the party is wrenched in two. Her "loyal supporters" are so focused with her that they've all threatened to vote for McSame rather than support the apparent democratic nominee, Obama.

How can one honestly believe that voting for 4 more Bush years is better than rallying together and trying to beat the republicans back to kingdom come ?? This cult like behavior has me baffled. Yes, I am an Obama supporter and have been since day one, but if HRC was our party's choice , then no question, I'd vote for her. I DO NOT SUPPORT 4 MORE YEARS OF BUSH'S FAILED POLICIES AND STRATEGIES.

Wake up, Hill-Zombies and just vote DEMOCRATIC !! Gas prices , food shortages, the war......... don't you want a solution ? You're only going to get more of the same with McCain ?? I personally cannot afford it ! Can you ?

There's a reason why she' s fighting on. The Clintons have something up their sleeve. Don't be suprised if before the convention a video of Obama surfaces of him clapping on Wright's comments Obama finds despictable, or something else that will wipe him off the political map. And Hillary will act very suprised. I've always felt it will be McCain vs Hillary. Hillary will win. I'm not happy about this. I will campaign for Ron Paul if it really is all going to go down like this.

CNN, think you might post this one???? I'm wondering why you all tend not to acknowledge Paul? He won 24% of Iowa. I'm for Obama but I'm not blind, and so aren't a lot of other people.

She is to me, like someone who is 20 laps down in the Indy 500 and thinks that she can win the race when there is two laps to go. It doesn't matter how well you are running now, truth is Obama has not contested her in quite a while and is on auto-pilot. He is the winner of the race, PERIOD, and will be our next President.

i WAS REALLY HOPING TO SEE A WOMAN AS PRESIDENT IN MY LIFE TIME (I am 67) BUT WOULD STILL BE DELIGHTED TO SEE HER AS VP AND OBAMA AS PRESIDENT. I CAN NOT UNDERSTAND THOSE THAT WILL VOTE FOR MCCAIN IF SHE IS NOT THE CANADIATE.

REMEMBER, THE NEXT PRESIDENT COULD APPOINT UP TO 4 SUPREME COURTS JUSTICES AFFECTING THE NEXT 20 PLUS YEARS. SUPPORTING MCSAME IS BEYOND STUPID IF YOU ARE A TRUE LIBERAL.

Why isn't CNN explaining how Clinton arrives at the "Popular Vote" lies. She takes away Obama's caucus wins and gives herself all of the votes in Michigan, and she wants the full votes instead of half in Florida even though the Republicans also gave half votes for Florida and Michigan.

Just as HIllary supporters say they will not vote for Obama, I will not vote for Hillary if the CNN and the Clinton machine manage to steal the election from Obama.

The nomination is not an entitlement for her because she is married to the womanizer who cheated on her so many times.

Lord, do we really want the nasty Bill Clinton roaming around the white house again? Well, do we?

Come on CNN, post this blog even though you have thrown out a lot of blogs that were supportive of Obama and some of us think we know why.

Even Fox was more fair to Obama this morning than CNN and that's saying a lot.

Is white house position a do or die affair for SEN.CLINTON?.Or it's her entitlement position because her attitudes is showing more clearly that white house position as president really belongs to her and clinton's family.They have been in the white for good 8years and i think they should allow a new breed to do something new.A new change rather showing that attitude that the president of the UNITED STATE OF AMERICA really belongs to her.
FEMI GEORGE.
IRELAND

A 0.1% difference doesn't given anyone the right to claim the popular vote. Hillary claiming that she has a significant majority is not just absurd, but makes me feel like she is trying to swindle me. Doesn't she realize I am far too cynical to believe an add like that?

I hope Sen. Obama's "laptop warriors" keep insulting Sen. Clinton & her supporter so they can get what they deserve, McCain in the Whitehouse. We will vote for McCain.
A Hillary supporter.

To compare apples with appels, it is necessary to exclude michigan votes, as Obama's name was not on the ballot, and the Puerto Rico, because those votes are irrelevant for the general election.

she is only continuing it so that people will continue donating to her. who else is going to pay the 20 million in debt? and, 11 million of that is personally hers.

Why can't she just accept the fact the Senator Obama had the better plan and he beat her in all ways possible. Now she wants to claim that she has the popular vote using her math. How convient.

Future can change every moment but few things are inevitable. So is this and a potential president should see that.

As bitter as her and her supporters are, I think it's best they sit out the cheerleading for Obama portion of this campaign. They are too volatile a bunch to have in Obama's corner. Thanks, but no thanks.

Its funny how one can say "count all the votes," then say, "except those from places I didn't win, exclude the people who voted uncommitted, and all those undemocratic caucuses I lost." Its so frustrating that Clinton continues to poison her supporters to not vote for Obama when she knows this was an election she mismanaged from DAY ONE.

I hope all you Obama supporters realize that Obama has lost 4 of the last 6 primaris by approximately 20 points. She does actually have the popular vote because remember Edwards was in the race during Michigan primary and alot of those voters like him. Also, some more food for thought, there are no caucuses in the general election!

Anyone but Obama!

For every vote to count, you have to count every vote

Where were this protesters in 2000?

FL and MI broke the rules. I'm sick of letting rule breakers getting away with rule breaking....

We've just had 7+ years of it!

Just the blind and jealouos people never see that Hilary Clinton is a best of the best president candidates. Flow to the crowd is maner of the simple one.

And what about the caucus states? I have a feeling THOSE aren't counted either!

Please, just go away.

I guess she doesn't mind these types of ads since she has so little dignity left.

Just when we think we have all our ducks in a row...
everything shifts.Give it up Senator Clinton it's time.
Joana

"Clinton's claim to winning the popular vote is debatable"

Thats an understatement. Under one scenerio where Clinton ("Champion of the every vote counts slogan") has to disenfranchise 270K votes in Michigan just to claim that she is the leader of the popular vote.

I was a Hillary supporter, but I can no longer support her.

The superdelegates needs to put an end to this madness!!!!

Obama 08

If I were Hillary and lost to Obama, I would urge her to run as an Independent. She would handily against both barack and mccain. And, what was good enough for Joe Liberman is good enough for Clinton.

I wonder if the Hillary camp in Florida realizes that by threatening to vote McCain in the general election if they don't get their way is exactly what the republicans wanted to happen when they started this mess by moving dates? I hope that Hillary will step in and explain to them that either Democrat in office is better than McCain.

Clinton campaign claims that we should count every vote, yet doesn't want to include the caucus states in her poular vote claim. Typical political double speak.

Obama 08

HILLARY PROVED LAST NIGHT THAT SHE CAN WIN!
SHE HAS ALWAYS HAD MY SUPPORT!
CONGRATULATIONS AND GO HILLARY!

It ain't over until it's over! Remember, the Clinton's will burn the village if necessary to get what they want. Misleading the voting public is quite normal with both Hillary and Bill.

Clinton is Toast!

So she's winning the popular vote... but only if you count Puerto Rico, and don't count Obama as having gotten any in Michigan, and also not including some caucus states? I'm sure the superdelegates will be really convinced.

I find this ad hard to swallow from someone who claimed the race would be finished by Super Tuesday, who had surrogates sign off on the MI/FL penalties, who doesn't hesitate to discount caucuses, and who said herself that the MI election "will not count for anything".

I hope that when she campaigns for Obama, Clinton does so with the same tenacity, but with a little less of this dissembling, please.

She IS hurting the party, and I wish she'd drop out and help Obama.

Since Hillary claims to "Make Every Vote Count" why doesn't she add in Idaho, Nebraska, Maine, Iowa, Nevada, and Washington into her popular vote? Oh, that's right, if she did then the numbers would sway Obama's favor and she can't have that know.

she should just bow out its over,though i remain a supporter of hers,but i think we can't afford to give the republicans the white house again.

Hillary is really stretching it this time. She's trying to salvage anything she can to convince the superdellies to go her way in the midst of Obama's inevitable victory. Quite pathetic, really.

Someone should sue her for false advertising.

I feel for Hillary. To all intents and purposes, she was the annointed nominee; she never thought she could lose.

Naturally, it's hard for her to accept the finality of her loss. In time, hopefully, she will get over it.

For now, she reminds me of Don Quixote; flailing gallantly against the windmills.

So he does not have the mandate he claims after all! Hillary is more electable, period. Stay the course, girl!

What about counting the caucuses though?

She is pressing hard to steal the nomination and will not stop until she gets what she wants and she is unfit to be our President. She is very sick and she is very power hunger and enjoys being in the show all the time.

Hillary Clinton should receive the 200 plus superdelegates for her to be nominated as the Democratic candidate.

Obama has misrepresented himself immensely in front of the nation and he should resign from the campaign as well as this " church ".

Obama has close ties and friendship with radical and racist pastors and he has ties with extremists like Farrakhan and Ayers. He's lied about his American. He sat in a place that preached hate called ' Black Liberation Theology " for 20 LONG YEARS.

Obama has not been vetted. He has not the stature and character to be a President of the United States.

Obama 'subscribes' to this radical belief of Black Liberation Theology just by the fact he went to these sermons for 20 LONG YEARS !!

Mainstream media has failed the American people miserably in not asking these direct questions to Obama concerning his belief in the radical and disturbing Black Liberation Theology. He says he resigns from the church ...so what...he belongs with these radical and disturbing people and he may resigned from a church but he still follows this disturbing and radical religion preached in Trinity United.

People will vote for McCain. They see the bs with Obama and they see how the DNC has skewed the results in the delegate count to favor Obama. Thousands and millions in America are turned off by Obama's long term radical and racist ties and his feeble excuses.
Its just not believable when you've been there for 20 LONG YEARS !

Seriously, Democrats, We CANNOT let McCain send more of our young people to die, be disabled, or be permanently disabled. Seriously, if you are a hillary supporter consider this we need to stop the war, will McCain? What have you accomplished?

I see she has the popular vote but when the Super Delegates get behind Obama that don't mean a thing. Or should it?

Let the woman run... and get the DNC to quit playing games with Democracy before your vote only counts as .5

A cheater shouldn't be rewarded.

Mrs. Clinton has become the enemy of the Democratic Party. If she doesn't step down this week, she needs to be taken down by the Senior members of the Democratic Party.

Evil and conniving...and she wants to be our president.

I think I will go with the Democratic candidate who plays by the rules.

Popular vote doesn't win the race. Ask Al Gore.
If we believed in the popular vote, we wouldn't have had "W".
Sobering thought!

Is this lady realy loves this country or she loves only this country's power. Funny.........over is over..............winner is winner.................looser is looser.
Good luck Chelsea see you sometimes.Mum is retiring and will STAY home now to take care of Dad.

She'll say and do anything to make people think she "deserves" to win and to tell you the truth, she's only fooling herself.

I await her lovely speech congratulating Obama when he is declared the nominee and starts to support him – if she hasn't already made that impossible.

Only time will tell.

The math is not in her favor.

its funny how some Hillary supporters say that they are behind her and will never vote for Obama. If Obama is the nominee Hillary will rely behind Obama and they who support Hillary must vote for Obama. Cut some slacks here, its a historic contest but there can only be one winner.

CNN this is getting boring listening to the same hog wash about the popular vote. Time to talk about something we actually care about. We knew she was going win in Puerto Rico, why else would she campaign there for weeks.

I love the blogs, but this is old news that just keeps getting rehashed.

The biased DNC party elders & the media who is very obviously Pro-Obama from Day 1 of the Primary Campaign has basically just handed the November Presidential Election (Via Electoral College Format) to GOP Presidential Candidate JOHN MCCAIN!!! last Saturday during the DNC Rules Committee.

Alexander – Recount please. Hillary now leads by 10,000
total votes after PR, totally excluding MI

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I believe John Edwards should also be awarded some of those uncommited votes at least one third votes, but then again, we should split the uncommited votes in half. Either way, our votes don't really count, It's the super delegates that decide who should we vote for. Barack Obama has the least experience to become our commander in chief but that does not mean I won't vote for him if he does win the nomination. I am upset that Hillary has been counted out since the beginning of this election and she has not had a fair deal in this. To all the Clinton hate mongers who seem to have forgotten how well off we were when Clinton was president, I don't know what to say to all of you. You have been criticizing Hilary long before she ran for president .

That's nice.

We are all pretty sick of you hilary, just give up and go home, its over........accept it

Aw, hush Hillary. Your goose is cooked, and ready for the carving.

Silly Hillary...intelligent people can see past your silly reasoning...