(Above: Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama talk backstage at AIPAC in Washington Wednesday. Photo credit: Callie Shell/Aurora for TIME)
WASHINGTON (CNN) – The general election season opens with a neck-and-neck race between Barack Obama and John McCain, with more than one in five voters admitting that they might change their minds between now and November.
In the CNN/Opinion Research Corporation poll conducted entirely after Obama became the presumptive Democratic nominee, he leads his Republican counterpart 49 to 46 percent among registered voters - a statistical tie, given the question’s 3 point margin of error.
The poll is the first conducted entirely after Obama became the presumptive Democratic nominee.
McCain and Obama aren’t alone: independent candidate Ralph Nader and Republican-turned-Libertarian Bob Barr are both vying with the two major-party candidates for independent voters.
But at this point, it looks unlikely either will play a spoiler role: the margin between Obama and McCain is virtually unchanged, with the Illinois senator leading 47 to 43 percent. Nader pulls in 6 percent, and Barr 2.
What would Hillary Clinton bring to a Democratic ticket? Answer: about three percentage points.
A hypothetical Obama/Clinton ticket would currently get 52 percent, compared to 46 percent for a hypothetical McCain/Romney ticket. And if she's not on the ticket? Sixty percent of her Democratic supporters would vote for Obama, 17 percent would vote for McCain, and 22 percent say they would stay at home in November and not vote for anyone.
“That's just one estimate of the ‘Clinton factor’ and it may not be an accurate predictor since it piles several hypotheticals on top of each other and asks people to guess their state of mind five months from now,” said CNN Polling Director Keating Holland. “Nonetheless, it does indicate that unmotivated Clinton supporters may be a bigger risk to Obama than defections from the Clinton camp to McCain.”
The results are based on interviews with 1,035 adult Americans, including 921 registered voters, conducted by telephone on June 4-5.
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I have voted for Democratic candidates in every primary election, general election (including midterm elections), and recall election (I voted in CA against the 2003 recall of Gray Davis) since 1996, sometimes enthusiastically and other times not so much, and since 2004 I have donated money to candidates like Harold Ford, Jr. (at least $200) and Hillary Clinton (over $500) and even a little to the DNC.
But I will never support or vote for Barack Obama for President of the United States.
As if his weak performances in all the debates until the last few–revealing just how much he really did not know about the issues just 9 or even 6 short months ago–weren’t enough, when I learned about the way he eliminated other Democratic candidates from the ballot in 1996 when he first ran for state Senator, when I learned about the way in which he did only what was best for his own career for eight years as a state Senator by voting ‘present’ at least 130 times, when I learned that he joined a church twenty years ago to advance his political career (and then watched him renounce that same church recently to advance his political career… you just can’t make this stuff up), when I learned about his relationship to Rezko (and that he found time in the first year as a U. S. Senator to buy a nice house and a bit of extra land for himself from this convicted felon in an under-the-table deal, but that he could not find time in a year and a half to convene the subcommittee with jurisdiction over NATO and Afghanistan that he supposedly chairs even once), when I learned all that about him and more, I decided that I can never vote for such a person to be president of the United States. Even if he weren’t shallow and sleazy, he has no record of real accomplishments or service whatsoever, and he has weaseled his way off with the nomination that he does not deserve for an office that he is far from ready to hold with nothing but flowery rhetoric and empty slogans.
And I say nothing about the horrible things that the party leaders and the media have done to Hillary, to our principles and to our system of government, which relies on good judgment, counting votes and fair reflection and on the reporting of information rather than spinning the truth because of a blatantly sexist bias.
Goodbye, my party that has betrayed itself and us all.
Witness the Rise of the McCain Democrats.
go mccain!!
Obama woudl be running away with this race, but he thew his church in the trash out of weakness or fear. I am no McCain fan by far, but I would have respect for him If he would just stand up for something other than some obscure "change" ideal. It is like running on motherhood and apple pie. It sounds so wonderful, but Obama has bitten off a big bite of something that is very tough. How will he explain it 4 years from now when there has been no change of any substance?
VERY interesting. So, McCain defections will probably NOT have the impact that some HRC supporters claim. How wonderful!! Some of us SMART people already knew that!!!! Duh!!!!!
Go Obama!!!!!!!
Sad to say that since the DNC shoved their Candidate down our throats it would not be in the least bit surprising if they do the same to Obama regarding the VP slot. The interesting question is who they would try and force him to take... Given their shoddy treatment of Hillary.... ?
Either way the DNC needs a wake up call. They are alienating a huge portion of their base with their heavy-handedness....
for those who said you are going to vote for mcsame, limbaugh, and bush have you scared to death. and the sixty percent that would vote for obama, that is an estimated 10,800,000 more votes, good lick mcsame, limbaugh won't be able to save you in november.
What part aren't you CNN people getting? – WE DO NOT WANT CLINTON ON THE TICKET!!!!!!!! JEEZ
If I had any doubt it really is the Clinton News Network you would think she won the friggin' primary with all the ticker stories on her and this VP crap.
AAAH Grand Pa McSame! I really think that you are too old to drive. Now if you are too old to drive , then how can you really drive the whole country?
All of these people that want McCain so badly have you all seen any new in the past week. Did you see how many lobbyist he has had too let go in the past two weeks. I mean why do you think this country is in such bad shape. All these Democrats who are switching parties it's okay. For every democrat he looses he picks up atleast 2 Republicans and 3 Independents. So you were with the loosing candidates in the primary and now you are switching too the loosing in the general election.
OBAMA/WEBB
2009/2012
I wonder how often we are going to hear the results of these polls and how factors such as potential VP candidates effect the vote between now and November.
Obama – Clinton is political suicide. Get another GENUINE candidate and Obama will win by a landslide. We are sick of politicians that talk out of the side of their mouths or "down"... Go get 'em, Barack...
I think these polls in no way reflect what they will look like by the end of summer. People are eager for change in this country and when they only have these two candidates to compare, the choice will be clear. McSame offers nothing but the same old tired politics, while Obama offers hope for a better future. I believe hope will win out.
Your poll is wrong! Look at Rasmussen today's poll – Obama leads McCain by 9 points. Whe you put Clinton on the ticket – Obama loses from McCain by 4 points... !!!! That's the truth! Stop manipulating! Such ticket would be a disaster for democrats and it will NEVER HAPPEN, CNN. Barack is smarter than this.. and will not make McCain president by taking that thing HRC as VP!
CNN You can run this Story EVERYDAY........oh wait YOU HAVE!!!!
The race is 2 days old and you are shamelessly trying to fan the flames for your rateings. Most people I know have figured out your ways and for me at least you have become # 6 on my tabs to find information. CNN had been #1 for over a decade but these clumbsy tricks have cause me to lose trust in you. What happenned? New Management???
IT WON'T BE ONCE AMERICA STARTS TO UNDERSTAND THE FACTS!
MCCAIN DIDN'T READ THE INTELLIGENCE REPORT BEFORE THE INVASION (NOR DID CLINTON); A TINY MINORITY OF PEOPLE WHO TOOK TIME TO READ IT. REMEMBER 4100 AMERICAN TROOPS DIED FOR NOTHING! BECUASE OF MCCAIN AND BUSH’s WAR! THE BIGGEST CRIME EVER THIS COUNTRY
HAS HAD TO ENDURE!
Bush invaded a country that has not only hurt or economy and our standing around the world it did not even have WMD’s. Go figure! Oil was 25.00 dollars a barrel pre-invasion today it is 139.00 a barrel. We had a budget surplus before Mr. Bush was sworn in and now we have a deficit. He has hurt this country in so many ways by not listening and by not thinking. He is a know it all and did not listen to the good judgment of staff he had around him. So why in the hell would history reward GWB, trust me he will go down as one of the worst presidents this country has ever had!
One important thing about Senator Obama I have come to recognize during this long Campaign. He will listen to those around him, he takes his time before he makes critical decisions he thinks before he acts. Now do not get wrong he is far from perfect but when push comes to shove I will go with someone who thinks before he acts!
Obama 08/12
Reid hit it on the nose when he said John McCain is "flawed" and his temperment is a problem. McCain was in Florida today talking about much needed to be done with the Everglades. As I recall the State of Arizona purchased land in the Everglades so the blame for the problems of the Everglades lies directly with Sen. McCain as he is the Senator from Arizona.
obama will lay the smack down!
Many Obama supporters have bashed Hillary's for deciding to stay home, write in Hillary's name on the ballots, or even vote for McCain. The thing is that you don't understand. This is a Presidential Election. You don't vote for a party; you vote for a president. It does not matter whether Obama is from the Democratic Party, nor does he have similar plans with Hillary. WHEN YOU VOTE FOR A PRESIDENT, YOU VOTE FOR THE PERSON YOU TRUST, YOU VOTE FOR THE PERSON YOU THINK THAT WILL DO THE BEST JOB, YOU VOTE FOR THE PERSON WHO CAN LEAD THE COUNTRY, AND FINALLY BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY YOU VOTE FOR THE PERSON WHO THINK FAST AND ACT FAST TO PROTECT YOU WHEN AN EMMERGENCY OCCURS. As a typical Hillary's supporter, I DON'T THINK AND DON'T BELIEVE THAT OBAMA IS THAT PERSON. I'm gonna write in Hillay anyway. I'M NOT VOTING FOR A PARTY; I'M VOTING FOR A PRESIDENT.
those who say they would not vote for obama,why do they feel the need to take up space in saying so.who cares?? for each vote he loses,he gains 4 or more.history will be made,"like it or not".
Have we really lived through eight years of Bush only to play roulette now with the presidency of the United States?
How many times does the leadership of the Democratic Party have to do this to us before it learns? Other than JFK and WJC, what has this party really offered us in over half a century to ensure that they are looking out for our principles and our interests by nominating qualified candidates who win elections?
Please help us. Disillusioned Democrat.
You people that vote for McCain in anger should have to pay higher prices in gas and taxes, and have your kids sign up or yourself for the more wars he promises.
No wonder why this country is turning into a third world one.
For Brian Knoxville, TN and every other whining and crying Hillary Clinton supporter – and I didn't say all – just those constantly blabbering about voting for McCain. Do it already! We've heard enough for it to be glued to the top of every CNN ticker from now until November.
Keep these things in mind –
#1 For those of you fanatic rabid Clinton supports who vote against your own interest believing Hillary Clinton to run in 2012 – what do you think will happen with the Obama supporter?
#2 For every one of you whining about voting for McCain, you are replaced with an independent or a Republican crossing over or both.
HEY CNN!! How many times a day are you goign to tell us this just to give McCain and the Frustrated Hillabots a place to Rant??
OOPS Sorry I didn't mean to point out yet ANOTHER try by CNN to Boost the VP Job for Hill.
I so agree with Brian from TN, I will never vote for Obama, I might have considered Hill, but not him.
wasn't that posted 2 days ago. give it rest. i sense Cnn is angry bcuz of Clintons Lost
now it's do everything in our power to keep The Democrat divided! mm.....
i'm so glad im no a puppet unlike some seems to be on here.
No Hillary Clinton...The GOP will pounce on all the Clinton negatives and time spent campaigning to get into the White house will be spent on PR cleanup for the Clintons...Obama proves he is strong by himself he just needs a perfect compliment, who will fall in line with what he wants to do not a night mare co presidency of entitlment
I support Senator Obama, so take what I have to say with that in mind. I have a suggestion for Senator Clinton supporters that don't want to vote for Senator Obama (for whatever your reason–and I won't belittle any of them, even if I disagree with them).
I understand a lot of you are contemplating voting for Senator McCain. If he truly is your candidate of choice, then more power to you. But, have you considered voting for someone not from the Democrat or Republican party?
I don't know what your view on Ralph Nader is, but wouldn't he be more in line with Clinton's policies? Wouldn't that be a better alternative than McCain? I'm not voting for him, like I said, I'm voting for Senator Obama, but I'm puzzled by going to the extreme when a more similar candidate is on the ballot.
IF YOU WANT TO VOTE FOR McCAIN:
Awesome. We all have the right to choose for whom we vote. But could all of you people saying that because HRC didn't win you are voting McCain try to keep your comments to a minimum?
Seriously, it is your choice, but there is a reason we all make it silently in a voting booth.
Not for long............
GO OBAMA!
write in hillary, r vote mccain......08
The so called "dead heat" between the two candidates, Sens. McCain and Obama will soon change courses–based on the situations our country is now experiencing.
Can we get a poll to see how many people are tired of polls? You would get an emphatic yes from me!!! You would get an emphatic yes from my wife. You would get two more emphatic yeps from my voting age son and daughter.
Clinton supporters are understandably disappointed, but it's time to get it together. McCain's policies are nearly the polar opposite of Clintons, so to say you'll support McCain over Obama, who shares 95% of Clinton's positions, is ridiculous.
Ask the question in a month. It hasn't even been a week.
Not for long. Obama is just warming up. He is about to leave that OLD Man War Monger in the dust.
Oooh! Ooooh! ASK ME!!!!!
Give Obama some time. He still had Hillary on his back.
Brian Knoxville, TN– enough with the essays. We know, you will not vote for Obama. Sooooooo.....who cares. You are a republican posing as a democrat. You would never vote democrat anyway. The change train is coming. Its nothing you and the repubs can do about it but wait for the axe to fall on 11/4/08. This independent is happy to see it coming.
Brian Knoxville, TN -
You are what you are....ahahahah...I can see...get mad inthe middle of no where.....
I am not bitter that Obama won Dem. nomination but I am truly bitter the way Hillary was treated by her colleagues in Senate and DNC leadership. I could never imagine Democrats could treat Hillary this way because they did not like Bill Clinton.
I am amazed that the way the media treated her in the primary. Why is that? Is that because she is a female? I hope not.
I lost my respect for democrats and I do not think it will be reversible.
I truly wish Hillary Clinton does not get in the ticket with Obama. Because I really want to see how popular this by product of corrupt Chicago politician is in general election.
The Obama people think that you can just coerce people into voting their way.
One's vote is too sacred. You won't indimidate me into voting for Obama.
Clinton supporters = McCain Democrats = President McCain
It would be silly for Obama to even ask Ms. Clinton to be his running mate. Every sign points to Clinton not being a team player. I think she and Bill will make Obama look like a fool in every turn.
The choice is so simple:
Obama = Anti-American & Pro-Socialism.
McCain = Pro-American & Pro-Capitalism.
McCain in 2008.
8 years as a state senator ehhhhh.......
good job brian from knoxville
keep bringing it strong
guys this brian Knoxville, TN dude
Is a paid mccain blog supporter. Judy check out other messages n see the same thing copied n paste. His tryna divide us democrats. Don't buy it. Besides if u not gonna vote god obama let's b real u werent gonna vote 4 him neways. Losers. I have a living God that knows Obama is gonna win n also b a good president.
Obama 08
I really don't believe this poll. Do they ever callpeople who only have cell phones or just land lines? They way this economy is with people losing their jobs and the highprice of gas and food. I can't belive people would vote for John McCain unless they have alot of money to spare for 4 more years of the Bush policies.
I pray that these people use sound judgement in the general election and not ignorance.
Go for it McCain Democrats, serioulsy just do and shut up! Your smear and threats have been heard, shut up! We get it, shut up!
For all other democrats, those that care about themselves, their neighbors, their sons and daughters, unite behind Obama! See the issues for what they are and vote Change!
Dems Unite!!!
Thanks for your insightful comment, Brian from Knoxville.
Brian Knoxville, TN ,
We will just do fine without you. You are always welcome to join the famil,. Obama will be our next president. Those who are with us are more than those who are against us. McCain is too old, too Bush-like. After seven year the rupublicans have made the country worse.
A war tha McCain want to "win" in 100 years. Bush took us in war to Iraq for oil, now oil will be $150 before Busk leaves office.
I can go on and on. After all that, how can people want another Bush in the Whitehouse?
CNN,
Once again, your "Polls" continue to amaze me.
Keep in mind, that there are over 300 million Americans in this country. And your poll only reflects the opinions of 1,000 people via a phone interview 5 months before the actual election. Give me a break.
Can you say sampling error? Why don't I just take small sample of folks in my church. I bet they would vote overwhelmingly for Obama.
Next article please.
I just read a comment on another story (whose comments are closed) about what a wonderful job Obama has done in his career and how he did not vote for the war.
GUESS WHAT. He has ducked out or neglected to vote his conscience SOOOO many times – see Project Vote Smart – votesmart.org – and check out his voting record (or lack thereof) for yourself. He wasn't even a Senator when we went to WAR!!! He can talk all he wants about being against the war, but since then he has not bothered to vote on most of the war funding bills which you would think, if he was so against it, he would at least make sure he was there to register his position. But he has not practiced what he preaches and he should be called on it.
Just one of the many things that will start coming to light more and more....
Those Obama people who say, "I voted for HIM- not her!"
Well 18 million voted for HER- not him.
And you will not force your boy down our throats.
As you say, the more YOU push, the less likely we are to vote your way, EVEN if we initially planned to.
Brian, stop being so melo-dramatic!!!
VOTE DEMOCRAT IF YOU WANT WHAT IS BEST FOR THIS COUNTRY!
Obama played FAIR and by the RULES that everyone agreed to INCLUDING CLINTON!!! and he won JUST AS MANY VOTERS AS CLINTON!!!! He won fairly!!
so to say you were "betrayed" by this party is so childish, and so this "i-did-not-get-my-way-so-im-going-to-throw-a-hissy-fit" thing you are doing is NOT setting a good example for you, or our children.
NOW LET'S UNITE AND DO WHAT IS BEST FOR US ALL AS DEMOCRATS, VOTE DEMOCRAT IN 08!!!
OR ELSE SEE ALL OUR RIGHTS, AND THIS COUNTRY DO DOWN THE DRAIN UNDER MCCAIN!!!
You must be one bitter person to criticize someones command over "English", that take the message. You wont support Obama – fine !! Dont impose your lack of straight thinking and proper judgment on others.You have every right to share your thoughts with anyone you like, but remember so does everyone else.
Don't think just cos you wear yellow shades, the whole world is yellow.Have you heard about "thinking outside the box" – you need to take lessons on that.For your age, i expect a bit more common sense and wisdom.
Its because of selfish people like you that the world is the way it is !
Shame on you.<>
I hope everyone read the New York times article about how black American men received the vote before before black or white women. For many of us this is the history that propels us to vote for McCain. McCain acknowledges that both men and women serve in Iraq war (Barack repeatedly said men with Katie Couric); referred to the Democratic Party as HIS party(with Katie Couric); and refers to women as "sweetie". However, I would like for McCain and Hillary supporters to boycott this blog. The comments about Hillary and McCain are not worthy of response.
Wow...Brian I don't even know where to start with you
1. Since you think McCain is so squeaky clean just simply Google him and that argument will be disspelled
2. He didn't eliminate anyone off the ballot they eliminated themselves by not following voting rules and there was actually someone else but he lost in the primaries and took his name off leaving Obama the only name on there
3. He found the church after working in some of the toughest neighborhoods and realized the hope it brought to those in dispair and it changed his life as well
4. Rezko was convicted...not Obama as a matter of fact his name was hardly mentioned throughout the trial and he hasn't been charged with anything...u can Google Clinton vs. Paul since you like that type of news
5. Check the voting record for many others in Congress who voted present various times and oh yes your dears McCain and Clinton are included in that group
6. Im tired of people like you acting like McCain and Clinton are tantamount to Mother Theresa they both have numerous shady dealing and people in their pasts.
7. And if she was the more qualified one she would be the nominee the media doesn't go out and place votes...PEOPLE DO
It doesn't matter what these polls say now.
Obama could put Rev. Wright on his ticket as VP, and McCain would still be toast in November.
Obama stands to lose 7.2 million votes from Democrats alone according to your poll, not to mention the independent supporters of Hillary who probably run several miilions more. It's a lot more of a loss than Gore experienced from Nader in 2000, and we all know where that went.
Is anyone telling him this? I would think he's want to resolve his VP question by asking Hillary sooner rather than risk bleeding away all these voters.
To, Brian in Knoxville,TN
Your anger should be aimed right yourselves for not putting your money where your mouth is. The DNC does not have the money to fight the GOP for her and you all did not step up to the plate to help her out. Hillary is BROKE. All that you did was go to the DNC meeting and make a bunch of noise but what she really needed was your money and most of you held on to it. Obama was the only one in the DNC with enough money to fight the good fight against McSame and the GOP. So get over it and send Obama some money to help get out people out of that hell hole called Iraq.
McSame as Bush does not have a chance.
Obama
Obama has tried to paint himself as a new politician. How it is important to shed the ways of the past. How can he spin picking Billary for VP? Isn't that the politics of the past? JFK didn't like Lyndon Johnson and Johnson had no love for JFK when they ran and took office in 1960. But the dislike between the Obama camp and the Clinton camp goes beyond that. Dems have to remember that Bill Clinton will be part of the equation. The last minute pardons will come up, and so much more. Too much baggage added on to a campaign that will have way too much baggage as it is.
Go Obama!!!! Obama 08!!!!
"Only a fool or a fraud talks tough or romantically about war.{but i love war}
When I was five years old, my father left for war.{i li(o)ve war}
My grandfather came home from war and died the next day.{i lovvvvvvvvv war}
I was shot down over Vietnam and spent five years as a POW. Some of the friends I served with never came home.{again i'm in love with war}
I hate war.{but you know am lying}
And I know how terrible its costs are.(more lies – you know i am good at this)
I'm running(i can hardly walk) for President to keep the country I love safe.
I'm John McShame/McSame/McBush and I have no shame and I approve this message."
obama/clinton.... or i'll take my pretty white female vote and write her in!
Stop, stop, stop, please! talking about Hillary and let's concentrate on Obama so he can get the job done that we all want him to put in place and get running.
Stop the Hillary/Bill madness! It is nothing but that. Pure madness!
Support for Obama, Obama, and Obama!
But then consider this:
Washington Post 6/6:
Clinton's voters see more of themselves in McCain than they do in Obama.
• Over the past three months, Washington Post-ABC News polls showed an average of 25% of those backing Clinton in the primaries "defecting" to McCain in a hypothetical match-up with Obama.
• A new poll from the Pew Research Center conducted just before the final Democratic primaries put the number at 28%.
• In another survey, the percentage of Clinton supporters holding a positive view of Obama continues to slide: only 45% view Obama favorably, down from 58% in December, before the voting started.
And finally . . .
– 26% of Democrats crossed party lines to vote for Reagan in 1980.
Go, McCain - the only genuinely "vetted" candidate now left!
Brain go sit down somewhere and keep your neg's to your self your where never going to vote for obama your excuse is just as good as any excuse. so you and all your freinds really need to sit and shut your poies holes. and if your already have your candidate why even bother to post stupid comments I can't call you a sore loser because you never had the intentions of voting for this man anyway
An early poll that probably doesn't mean much. During the next five months, I think we'll see candidate Obama really has no grasp of the issues. McCain may not be as oratorical or as pretty as Obama, but at the end of the day I believe it's McCain's election to lose.
A VOTE FOR OBAMA = A VOTE FOR JERIMIAH WRIGHT, TONY REZKO, WILLIAM AYERS AND FATHER PFLAEGER.
DO YOU WANT THESE PEOPLE IN OUR WHITE HOUSE BECUASE THAT’S WHERE THEY WILL BE IF YOU VOTE FOR OBAMA.
HIS RELATIONSHIPS WITH THESE PEOPLE SHOW HIS VERY BAD JUDGEMENT.
SAY NO TO OBAMA
What would Hillary bring to the TICKET? how about 18 million votes. Plus years of experience Face it together they will be unstoppable but separate it will be a toss up and we NEED to win . People you might not like it but IT IS WHAT IT IS, SUPPORT THIS AND LETS GET IT ON.
Note to DNC,
"Brian Knoxville, TN" has just abandoned the Democratic Party, because you all treated Hillary "so badly" during our primary.
CNN I would like to ask you and I don't care wether this gets posted or not...
Earlyer today you ran with "Majority of democrats would like Hillary as VP"
I don't get how you could say that when for the last week these blogs have said the opposite. Hillary would be better suited for a cabinet position where she could leave if she wanted, Barack could ask her to leave if it wasn't working. If not what would happen with these to strong people with differences with the whole world watching...
ps Do you think that Bill wants to disclose all of his dealings since he left office? No
The next thing to happen will be the 3rd party pop up.
Obama / Sebelius '08 !
brain you are really a republician at heart. Gas hit $139 a barrell today. That same party you are going to took us in war with lies and on top of that we know they lied and we did nothing. How high has your food bill went up and insurance and the death toll in this war. And do you even no that the judges mcsame will opponent will not give the women a right to choice wake up.
Brian, you look like a Republican wolf in Democratic sheep clothing! Any true democrat would not vote for:
1) A new cold war – McCain wants to exclude Russia and China from the G8.
2) More illegal wiretapping – McCain stand with Bush on this.
3) Conservative Supreme Court Justices – At least 2 will be in play.
4) A never-ending Iraq occupation
5) Continuing the tax benefits for the wealthiest
6) etc.
7) etc.
I will never vote for Obama without Hillary. I will be a McCain democrat.
count me as one of the 18 million.
I don't know why she would want it? McCain will win in 08!
Disillusioned Dems will give the centrist McCain the edge. He is in touch with all Americans!
The extreme left-wing Obama has a trustworthiness, credibility and unfairly elected by left-wing media and the Democratic Party problem. Time will not change this regardless of any pandering he will probably attempt.
Unless there is some biasness going on with democrats who voted for Hilary Clinton, for the life of me i do not understand what is the big deal here. Hillary plans and Obama's are not that different. After all the only downside i can see here if any is that Obama is claimed not to be that experienced. At the end of the day experience does not gaurantee one to make perfect choices or decisions. It comes down to sound judgement. If Hilary supporters want to defect to Mc Cain, then i say let the flood gates open, at the end of the day they will be punishing themselves for the most part, self infliction of a failing economy and radical political views towards the rest of the world amongst other things. Voting for Mc Cain is like taking a suicide pill....If democrats truely want to defect to Mc Cain, then i say birds of a feather flock together, i just hope i do not hear them complaing later down the road...Fools!
go obama i know you can do it the more people get to know you those polls for you will soar and when the more people come to the senses and see that john mccain is just another bush and that at least you offer some change for our future rather than the same last 8 years you will win by a land slide (OH NOT TO MENTION WHEN ALL HILLARY WOMAN VOTERS COME TO REALIZE SHE IS GONNA SUPPORT YOU!!! they are not gonna want to betray her right ladies dont worry obama you will the next PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES and i cant wait obama08
If there were no racism, Senator Obama would win this election hands down. People are making up all kinds of excuses and rationales as to why they can not or will not vote for Senator Obama. We all need to search our souls. If we find racism, we need to confront it instead of finding ways to nurse it or denying that it exists within us. Lets us 'keep it real'. We can not fool ourselves and we certainly can not fool God.
CNN, why would you need to moderate my last comment?
Hello you Rush Limbaugh Operation Chaos Republicans...sorry thats what you truly are, why not come out of the shadows and realize twhat your doing is NOT working, and in fact hurting your candidate...
DEMOCRATS 08'!!
Brian, from knoxville : you sound like your voting against a black man . You sound ljust like you are voting with ignorant judgement. It sounds like you are a hater and a sore loser too!
Go ahead and vote for John McCain. Barack doesn't care.
Hillary lost get over it, and stop hating on Obama.
God rewards righteousness not evil and hate.
She reaped what she was sowing. So stop crying, and go ahead and vote for McCain. Go Obama, Yes you can!
mccain will never get out of the bush shadow
If a statistical dead heat is the best that MCcain can do after the democrats have torn themselves apart for the last two months while MCcAIN had no opposition,then Obama will win in an absolute landslide.
THE only thing that McCain has achieved is a cure for insomnia;everytime he opens his mouth people fall asleep by th ethousands.He is a total joke as a speaker;he is really attracting loads of people with great enthusiasm to listen to him ,isnt he?
It is a changing of the guard fellows.Old guard republicans and old guard democrats.I predict that this election will effectively terminate the republican party and a new third aprty will be formed.The neo-cons and evangelicals do not represent a large segment of th erepublican party and they will meld with socially conservative democrats to form a new party.
I was initially willing to vote for either Democratic candidate.
The profound hatred, disgusting name-calling and vile filthy denigrating insults coming from the Obama camp worked to change my mind.
First, you don't GAIN votes by trashing and bashing the other candidate and her supporters.
Second, disrespecting others is a road to division, not unity.
Third, You can not COMPEL us to vote for Obama by threats, indimidation, forcing your opinion, and name-calling.
Finally- what does it say about Obama, if he attracts such a hateful and intolerant following?
News
"When we'll be seeing the YouTube file showing Michelle Obama on-stage with Louis Farrakhan lambasting Caucasian America with the term "whitey."
CNN , why are you not running this breaking news. I think the American Public would like to know if this is true or not?
I don't know why Hillary would want the VP spot? McCain will win in 08!
Disillusioned Dems will give the centrist McCain the edge. He is in touch with all Americans!
The extreme left-wing Obama has a trustworthiness, credibility and unfairly elected by left-wing media and the Democratic Party problem. Time will not change this regardless of any pandering he will probably attempt.
OBAMA 08!
THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE.
Hillary is the only real democrat in the party. Obama is an independent by any measure. We have missed out on having Hillary a person that was the right person for the job as president.
I will vote for McCain, I cannot vote for Obama.
There is no such thing as a "McCain Democrat"...the real term is a white Republican who is afraid of change...if you really have voted Democrat all your life and suddenly have to vote for McCain to spite Obama, then you are quite simply, a fool...
It's Democrat vs. Republican now, you can pine for the defeated primary candidates all you want, but they are now out of the picture....
Vote Dem 08
There are 5 months before the Gen. Elections. McGaffe will have plenty of opportunity to let the American people how stupid he really is.
CNN quit making predictions at this point!
Brian, have you even WATCHED all the debates between the two of them???
This is an early poll. In about 3 weeks the separation will be apparent. Obama will win big in November.
Go Obama 08 & 12.
Obama stop trying to paint Mccain as another Bush, true Americans know he's his own man and a good one at that. He has more courage in his pinky than you will ever have. You are unpatriotic and disrespectful to our nations symbols, you are not worthy to wear a flag pin. You lie and go negative and get a free ride from the press. If the media would replay all your negative comments the same way they played the others comments you would not be where you are today. You’re a phony and true Americans see right through you.
Just don't worry: polls! As ever! Read a good book, i suggest.
Everything will fall into place. Don't worry. It's not about polls, it's about individual quality of candidates and if one thing is sure: that counts in the end. Again, the 100.000 polls , pfff...The intellectual capapicity of voters if what counts. Relax.
The Democrat party is now DEAD thanks to Obama! I also have voted the
Democrat way NOT this year!!!!!!!!!
Disillusioned Dem for McCain 08!
McCain is the only choice!
'Hey McCain, the honorable president' thanks for listing for me all the reasons I AM VOTING FOR OBAMA. hahahahahahahah
I am glad this is comming, no poll is going to help the Future, like real
knowlege and hopefully a better America.
McCain has been running against the Democrats for months now while the Dems. have been running against themselves, and yet he never seems to top the mid-40's in any national poll. He's running at 47% in West Virginia, which he should be leading by 20 and at only 50% in Arizona, of all places. Obama tends to rise in polls as more of the electorate becomes familiar with him. I focus only on McCain's numbers; As long as he stays mired in the 40-45% range, Obama will win.
Want to know more about this flip flopping old poop?Search "the real mccain" on youtube and enjoyyyyy !!
Too early to mean anythng. No matter who (Obama or Cli\nton) ran against McCaine, the ultimate race will be change in the polls and will remain close up to the election. But we do know that Clinton isn't going to carry much for Obama. The latest polls show that Obama is winning 63-23% among Hispanic voters - so Clinton's wide win in teh primary isn't carrying over. And Obama hasn't even got into full campaigning as McCaine has been doing for 3 months, and McCaine hasn't been under attach from a fellow Republican for 3 months. - The campaign hasn't even started.
McCain, the pundits and the Clinton-rejects are all in for a HUGE surprise in November–let's just say THAT.
What is all this positive campaigning about anyway? Thats sooo nieve Mr. Obama. Can't you stop being so hopeful and looking for all these peaceful loopholes to jump through. Its insane to even entertain the thought that anything might be resolved without a war! I don't care if France hates us. Who is France anyway. We saved them in WWII. You're constant calm in the face of adversity is very sexist and will result in major loss of US casualties and the war you will not prematurely start with nations around the world. We need a leader with the strength and courage to commit adultery and cover up his wifes drug addiction and won't reveal where his money comes from. We need a leader who never snaps under pressue and can make clever war jokes based on 60's pop-hits! We NEED MCCAIN 08!!!
STOP THE OBAMA INSANITY
That is bad news for BO. The Democrats cannot even beat the Repubs after the shambles of the last 8 years? Pathetic. BO should be way ahead of McCain-not tied. The fact that they are in a dead heat is bad, bad, bad for Democrats in November.
I see the usual republican bots are up to their usual fear and hate tactics. When will you racists people learn that the only people drinking your hateraid are the uneducated. We democrats will educate them so pack your bags cause we dems are taking back the house.
If we do another four years of repubs we will be a third world country. But hey, as long as you self rightous morons get your revenge vote right? That's all that's important, you fools.
Yeah!
Let's all vote for McCain!
Let's go to Iraq!
Let's get all of the Supreme Court Justices to be against abortion!
Hell Yeah!
Obama isn't a good enough democrat for us, so let's throw the country further down the drain!
Hillary Clinton! Never Forget!
Anyone else looking to hyperinflation and the rise of the worst poverty level we have ever seen?
If you are, please vote for McCain or Obama... especially Obama.
Obama will tell people "tough" if gas is $10 bucks a gallon... he'll say that's the price for hurting our planet. Then he'll blame Exxon some more... instead of the interest groups that BAN US from drilling.
Meanwhile, no other country on this planet is supporting global warming, and any efforts we do to curb emissions won't matter at all..
Obama supporters yell at Republicans for the trash they started, well I can't wait to see all of these smarty pants far left control freaks do to our country...
buy gold
With Obama's superior organization and brilliant strategy, Obama can defeat old fashion, third-Bush-term McCain!
Republicans tactics will scared Republicans.
Please dont vote for Mcpoop ! He represents everything evil that Bush is and more.And don't forget the INABILITY OF MAKE CORRECT JUDGMENT DUE TO EXCESSIVE OLD-ERNESS !!!!!
Want to know more about this flipflopping old poop, Search "the real mccain" on youtube.
About "Racial tention"
The media has become a breeding place for racism and sexism and the all king of bias talks.
Whatever decision our candidates makes should be respected.
One thing bothers me alot is that the media has allowed only one particular demographic to speak loud in the media. And although it has nothing to do with Sen. Obama's race, they have twisted every arguments people had about Sen. Obama's candidatecy into racism.
I feel sad that somehow many African American leaders put their all hopes in just one man instead of sharing their glory and their pride and their works with all the other accomplished individuals. The African American community has put one man on the top and the rest unseen with propagenda. And their issues has become more personal and important than the rest of the issues. But I doubt that's what the all African American feels that way. Women will vote for man or woman.
Yes, Barry is behind– because any strong Democratic
candidate would be trouncing the Republicans in a
year of recession and unpopular incumbent.
Sure, sure, blame Hillary.
But the painful truth is: Barry cannot cut it.
Many Americans do not trust him.
I am a Republican who voted for George Bush twice, but this year I am voting for Barack Obama. Its the only choice that makes sense for me. I simply CANNOT tolerate 4 more years of the same and I can't imagine how anyone else could. I went to see him yesterday in VA and the response to him from everyone there was simply amazing. It was just awesome to witness. His supporters love him, I can tell you that much.
I think that the democrats who are refusing to vote for him need to at least listen to what he has to say with an open mind before they make their final decision to embrace McCain and 4 more years of what we already have. I strongly things can only get worse with McCain. I believe with Obama, we have a real chance for change....hopefully for the better.
For the first time since I voted in my first election (1964) I will be able to cast my vote according to way the canidates stand on the issues. (To this point I had not so much voted for one canidate as against the other. ) I'll make up my mind between now and November....
obama's numbers will go up, the more mccain uses that fake smile ,when hw wants someone to applaud.
MCBUSH supporters just wait till Hillary endorse Barack you all will see the poll jump...Hillary's supporters 're emotinally down now, but at the end of the day they will all join Barack movement..
Americans need Barack we can't afford gas @5.00, 1 million houses foreclosure, Billions of dollars and thousands of lives wasted on a war full of propaganda, liars, high cost of grogery, under republican president. Republican in the senate, reps, and state govs start packing your belongings it is all over by Nov......We 're turning the page in American history.................
Once Senator Clinton and Senator Obama start appearing together and campaigning; this lead will grow – beyond doubt.
Also, let Democrats be very clear about it's policy matters and transparency, let Senator Obama spearhead the campaign with his economic revival plans and lowering gas price.
I am so happy to hear Obama's plans about robust transportation system, which Americans deserve so rightly, as in Europe.
All you misguided people who are acting like spoiled brats, go right ahead and vote for McCain....................."GOOD BYE"!
Hey any Democrat who want to go and vote for McCain ..should do so and stop threatening everyone ...just go away !!!
Democrats will all unite no what...is is a matter of time???? NO...NO...NO..MCBUSH........
The General Election is Barack's to win or lose. For all the people who keep threating to vote for McCain - just do it already and be quiet. No one has ever received 100% of the electoral votes. Oh yes by the way the GE is not a popular vote either it the electoral college remember. And since many of you don't understand delegates you won't understand the electoral college either(it's much more complex). There is no one to one correspondence of the vote in the GE. So vote for who you want and stop trying to black mail others if they don't vote the way you want. This is a FREE COUNTRY I can do what I want with my vote. You HRC people want to take away others right to vote just because they don't feel the same as you. America the land of the free and brave, it seems Barack and his backers understand that even if McCain (today he said the Prez don't need approval for wiretapping) voters do not.
DNC already asking me for money, and I told them not one penny until they run a fair and balanced election. Even if Hillary is on the ticket I still won't vote.
Since my vote is my own I can do whatever I want to do with it, and that is I will not go and vote against my principles and cast a ballot for a nominee not selected by the people but selected through a hijacked election and a bunch of promissory notes. Super delegates better hope those notes have a cash value come November.
If you want to start pointing fingers at the spouses of the nominees, then let's also look at Cindy McCain and her drug abuse and stealing from her own organization to feed her drug abuse. The fact that she didn't serve one day in jail for a felony offense is just amazing to me. I guess it helps to be rich and well connected.
So please, let's stick to the real issues of this campaign!!!
Obama with Clinton as VP equals mild toast
Obama without Clinton as VP equals burnt toast.
Either way Obama is toast.
No amount of manuevering by the Obama people will convince this non-white former Democrat now Republican to vote for Obama.
He has no experience, no credibility and hangs out with the wrong people.
I love my country. I served in Vietnam, My sons served in Desert Storm and my youngest is a U.S. Marine. I and my family wll not
vote for Obama no matter who is on his ticket.
McCain can pick Joe blow off the street and still beat Obama.
One issue: Patriotism and Loyalty to the United States.
Obama do not even think you will win if you have Hillary on the ticket with you. She is a loser with a loser husband that will only tear you down.
They want you to think you are getting a Kennedy/Johnson type team that no one can defeat. Wrong you will get a Adams/Jefferson type team. With your VP undermining all you do because you are they president and they are not.
You can not win with her on your ticket. You will alienate too many democrates and unify everyone else against you. Don't forget over half of the US population does not like Clintons and do not want them anywhere near the presidency or a heart be away from it.
Don't trust a Clinton when your life is on the line Barak. It would be your first act of stupidity and will doom your campaign. You ran your campaign by being NOT Hillary Clinton. Why add her to the ticket now. What does that say about all you campaigned for. Just a lie? Where will the change be then?
Anon! you are stupid. SHUT UP!
STOP. Look at the state-by-state polls to figure out the electoral college. The media is obsessed with the national polls which are irrelevant.
I don't think obama needs Hillary I think this is a man whose time has come and regardless of who he chooses he is going to win, all the true heart democrates will vote democratic on Nov 2,
To Once for Obama:
It's to bad that you are going to put the 18 mil plus voters in the same pool for a few nastly bloggers. There are plenty of bloggers out there for Clinton and McCain that are just as ignorant and say stupid stuff.
I can't be help but questions, how your opinion of your candidate can be so easily swayed by other people's statements.
Regardless of what other Obama, Clinton or McCain supporters blog...I will be voting for Obama!!!!
Obama's strategy of agitating hate to stir up his followers, is now backfiring.
They were counting on: "We can't afford 4 more years of Bush" to re-unite the party. So they freely bashed and trashed, and mocked and jeered and insulted away.
They failed to recognize, that such a strategy generally has the opposite effect, and even Obama can not charm his way out of the chasm he created.
And they failed to note that many democrats are actually fiscally BETTER served by the Republicans- I have 2 college degrees, earn over $120,000, own my home outright, have health Ins. I voted democratic because of the ideals of freedom and equality.
This primary drove me out of this party. You do not represent me. I care not for hate and denigration and disrespect.
And... many moderate to conservative Democrats can and WILL easily defect to the Republicans. Radical Left wing or moderate conservative? Guess which they will choose after the vitriolic nasty attitudes demonstrated by the Obama camp?
McSame is out of touch with most Americans. Most of this noise is operation chaos. quit buying into the false hype.
Brian, Knoxville:
You said it for me. I am copying your response above and sending it to everyone I know. You are fair, succinct and thoughtful. Thank you for sharing your comments here.
I will vote for the only True Repulican,Ron Paul and make sure McSame loses.Neocons are not republicans,they are corporate money baggers.
Obama will win by landslide in Nov. People are sick and tired of the politics of the current president and his administration of Disney cartoon characters. This presidency has been the worst in the history of America. Some people who are posting that they will not support Obama because he beat Hillary should think about supporting a continuation of the Bush policies by voting for McCain. People like Brian Knoxville, Tn would be better served by analyzing the current presidents shameful treatment of the American people the last 7 years and channeling the anger he feels that Obama has won the nomination toward the republicans and helping to put an end to this truly disgraceful debacle.
A good primary fight- that's okay.
But when you cross the line into hating and bashing and throttling one candidate.
When you mock, demean, jeer, ridicule and insult that candidate's supporters.
Well... other things- integrity, honesty, fairness, equality, respect- will trump a similar (but not as good as ) political platform.
Beware of the damage your hate has done. Think not that we will march to the Obama tune just because you snap the whip.
Hilliary supporters, are you whine about is how obama supporters are so mean and that makes u want to vote for McCain.
Well im sorry, that makes you weak. That you will vote for someone that is completley againts your beliefs because obama supporters are "sniff" meanies "sniff"
Good riddance, and please do vote for McCain. We dont need soft people like you on the other side.
I can't believe people are willing to vote for McCain. People are you nutts or what? Are you happy with the way our economy is, the pointless war in Iraq, foreclosures, high gas prices, unemployment and the list goes on an on. Do you really want four more years of this insane administration? Voting for McCain is like cutting off your head to stop a headache.
I don't know if its because Obama is black or because he fairly beat Hillary. Hillary would tell you herself that voting for McCain will be a major life change mistake and will get more of our soldier killed. Whatever you have against Obama, you need to put those mole hill issues aside instead of voting for McCain who will turn your issues into mountain.
I remember when many posted 'Obama is toast'
Today, Obama is presidential NOMINEE
Now, many are singing Obama will lose to McCain
Just think how many were clueless about his appeal
I project Obama will be PRESIDENT! I said it first!
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I agree completely with Brian from TN. It makes you think twice about joining the Democratic Party instead of remaing independent!
If Americans had found out about Rev. Wright and Father screwball in December or January, Obama wouldn't have made it past super Tuesday in February. Now we're all faced with the spector of serveral months, or worse four years of Black Liberation Theology straight out of inner-city Chicago and the troop that comes with it.
Would you vote for a white candidate who stayed in a racist church for 20 years?
Hillary voters can't elect Obama (in good conscience).
Hillary voters: your vote will be counted in the GOP.
McCain '08
A strong democratic
I had voted for the democratic straight line all the time for whoever was in the ballot.
I want my vote to count.
I have a brain and I will cast my vote or not for the person I believe is the most qualified and prepared to be President. I refuse to vote for the person that other people tell me to do so.
Obama hasn't accomplished jack in his career and he's just power hungry. Why should anyone vote for him? He brings nothing to the table.
I seriously doubt he will win over a war hero like McCain who attracts more moderate votes.
Rev Wright mentions in interviews that James H.Cone is a great teacher of Black Liberation Theology and an inspiration to him. In Cone’s book he states “Black theology refuses to accept a god who is not identified totally with the goals of the black community. If god is not for us and against white people then he is a murderer and we had better kill him. The task of black theology is to kill gods who do not belong to the black community. Black theology will accept only the love of god which participates in the destruction of the white enemy. What we need is the divine love as expressed in black power, which is the power of black people to destroy their oppressors here and now by any means at their disposal. Unless god is participating in this holy activity we must reject his love.” That is what Rev Wright preaches. Obama has been listening to this garbage for over 20 years. Wright and Obama also have ties to Louis Farrakhan who has called whites “blue-eyed devils” and the “anti-Christ.” That is not the type of politician I am looking for.
Dems lets rally and move em (Republicans ) out!!!!!!
Democrats for McCain are just the element that the party needs to be rid of.
It is also my thought that they are a very small but overly vocal minority. They have the least interest in policy of any contingent in politics that I am aware of. They only believe in rule of law when it benefits them, they believe in a very subjective view of reality, and they promote fear and intimidation. I think they will be quite comfortable as Republicans and should be invited to dedicate themselves to those that align more closely with their world view.
CNN never post me:
The obama people can demand it and try to force it and scream for it.
We will still not give Obama our vote.
We deserve respect and we have the right to vote as we please.
Your own hateful arrogant insulting disrespect for others is what caused this divide.
McCain and his draft may teach you dicipline and respect and maturity and give you all a chance to SERVE your country.
Stop it with Roe vs Wade, or the draft, or the Supreme Court...I am too old to care. It will be you young people who will have to fight that fight now. We DID our marching and protesting. One final protest in Nov.
You killed the warrior. Now take up the battle without Her and without us.
Obama is the candidate for change; If he puts Clinton on his ticket it will work out perfectly because he will have the Clintons in his backpocket to deal with the old Washington establishment and get his changes through congress. It really is a perfect balance of newness/ change and experience/old Washington.
LMAO -
Good riddance to the "McCain Democrats" – nobody's listening to you stamping your feet and posting the same posts on every topic in the Ticker anyway.
Too bad we won't see you at the party in November!
I can not accept the validity of any poll that says half the voters in America will vote to stay in Iraq for one hundred years!
i like how people use intellect and reason with their vote, and dont wave it around in a threatening manner, like hey im gonna do the stupid thing and vote like an idiot? Really, McCain? Have you been asleep for the last 8 years, or possibly hiding under a rock. If you dont think McCain will be a third Bush term, think again. And what possibly would any sane person want from the last eight years policy wise continued for the next 4 or 8 years? I cant think of one. All of the negatives of obama say nothing about his character and ability to be an effective president, one who can clean up the large mess were being left in. I was a hillary supporter from the get go, but not a bitter idiot who, just because she lost fairly, would now not support obama or democratic party. Look there were two candidates for the democratic ticket, only one could win, why is this such a shock to people. Remember this is for the big prize, the presidential election, get over the primary already. Lets just hope Obama does the right thing and chooses Hillary as his running mate. With that said it should give us one of the best administrations the country has seen, and change will be inevitable.
So much for these polls ! pathetic
When I cry at the treatment of a great woman... I will not be voting for those responsible.
When my heart breaks at the hateful attacks and the unfairness and the disrespect that HRC was subjected to so many times.... I will not vote for those responsible.
When I see how the ever more qualified, experienced woman was eliminated from the race to install what you all call a nobody who stole the show. Yes,,, he cheated and he was installed as the nominee without any merits of his own... I will not be voting for Obama.
Truth before party.
Integrity before unity.
Fairness before we lose our democracy.
Nobody cares about politics. Long Live King Smithy The Obsolete!
Interesting....
New guy in tie with old guard. Old guard should be worried. McCain has had 3 months to build a lead.
"Surrender in Iraq" what does that mean? Get real. We're not fighting a war to protect America. That war is about oil. We're getting out of another country's business to take care of this country's business. Our enemy is living in a cave in Afghanistan and sending out audio messages. Iraq is an oilman's war.
I love my self respect more than I love Obama.
I love truth and justice more than I love my party.
When you chose to gleefully bash and trash, mock and jeer, ridicule and demean, denigrate and insult half of the party and their GREAT warrior advocate.... YOU LOST MY VOTE.
Has any one else noticed the three or four phrases that appear in every Hillary-supporter-voting-for-McCain post?
It's just the same three or four people reposting the same thing under different names.
CNN is misleading american people. Joh McCain is leading the polls. How can Barack be our President. He is a joke.
Tom, Mr. Big, This is for you; VOTE McCAIN "08!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
He is the only answer to this country's issues right now. Hillary didn't make it. Do you honestly think obama can take this countyry in the direction it needs to go in? Sure, he wants to bring the troups home and end the war. That's great, lets end the war, bring the troups home. Now what? Do you think it's all over? NO! it's not, there still will be war however, the war will be on our turf here in the U.S. Maybe we should not have gone to war. But you know what? We did, so let's finish what we started and protect our people at home and the US soil. McCain is the only candidate we have who has the experience to take control of this situation. Obama will roll over and play dead, that's his answer.
I don't know why some insist on holding Obama accountable for every single person who claims to vouch for him. Do these people ever think that these are McCain supporters intentionally trying to sabotage the Democratic nomination? Ignore what Obama's supporters the doing, and listen to the man himself. If you truly think that Obama would condone the actions of some of these reporters, then you haven't been really listening to his message that closely. Only those with strong stomachs need board the Obama train.
NO to Hillary as VEEP. After the campaign the Clintons ran, Senator Obama has no reason to trust that she will follow his leadership. Further, they have vastly different ledership styles – she'd be bossy to staff – people would follow out of fear rather than agreement and loyalty. He inspires agreement and loyalty. Her daily presence would undermine that.
Obama and his supporters have NO IDEA.
This isn't about party or loyalty to a candidate.
This is about HOW one candidate was treated by the loyal fanatic worshippers of the OTHER candidate.
This is about the very values of change, unity, , communication, tolerance and respect for those different than yourselves.
Those who talk that talk, FAILED to walk that walk.
Now you can not strong-arm or guilt trip us into voting your way ANYway- just because we ONCE belonged to the same party.
I am sick of polls. They mean very little, especially 5 months beofre the election.
The candidates have barely started campaigning.
Lately, two-thirds of CNN "news" is garbage. CNN needs new producers and reporters. The shows are predictible and boring.
By the way, part of respecting one another is respecting each other's opinions, and NOT thinking (for example) that if someone doesn't support Obama, they MUST be a racist. That is pathetically naive thinking. How about you recognize that both candidates have their pros, and both have their cons? But go ahead, bluster, insult, scream, shout, etc....just recognize that the more you do that, the more you energize the other side to vote.
I will tell you this, however...by far, Obama supporters have been by far the most arrogant, self-centered, pompous, simplistic and insulting supporters of any candidate this political season, and for NO reason. He ain't God, folks...or don't you get that? He's a guy. And believe it or not, you aren't good enough to run the country by yourselves.
Well if CNN did a better job of reporting on how McCain has changed his stances in the recent past like on wiretapping etc then maybe it won't be a dead heat. They spend soo much time reporting on a secret meeting between Obama and Clinton but no time on the policy position changes in the recent times by McCain.
I hope that the margin widens in Obama's favor, as people take stock of things and realize Obama is a far better choice than McCain.
America: Obama is not too inexperianced and McCain is not to old.
Educate youself and vote on the issues.
Obama supporters have no claim to my vote.
Waste your own as you see fit.
Besides we were ONCE members of the same party... but no longer, thanks to your hate. So I owe the democrats nothing.
Brian, Karen...etc
"Operation Rush Limpblob" is over. There will be no fight in Denver and Barack will be the next president of the United States.
xoxoxo
Also CNN keeps going back to Wright but how about the campaign staff of McCain and how it is full of lobbyists with evil connections...
I don't think Hillary as VP is a good idea. Obama should really pick someone with more experience.
I love it!
This picture is worth a thousand words! Transposing this image of these two GREAT AMERICANS on any situation we may face as a Nation gives me goosebumps!
Dems '08
I will not vote for Barack Obama for numerous of reasons. He is extremely under-qualified and I, along with some reports that I've heard, agree that he isn't taking the war as seriously as he should. He believes that he will get all of the troops back home within one year...yeah right.
I especially do not like his view on Roe vs. Wade. I'm a firm believer that abortion is murder and that people will have to pay the price with God. This man is completely insane when it comes to this topic...that's all I can say.
Although Obama does have great speaking skills and manipulation techniques as every other politician, I do NOT think he is right for this respectable position. He needs more experience in my opinion. If he worked side-by-side with McCain, I believe he would learn a lot more than he thinks he knows now.
OLDER IS ALWAYS WISER...... I AM VOTING FOR MCCAIN!
By your words... and by your hate... and by your actions have I left the democratic party after 35 years.
Yes... there is a generational and gender gap.
Yes... there is a difference in values. I abhore hate and filthy insults and denigrating other human beings from ANY walk of life.
So since I am now an independent, I owe the democrats nothing.
No Vote for the party- one vote for my conscience.
It must be really bugging all you Obama supporters about Hillary. YOU are the ones who keep talking about her. If you are tired of it then stop or don' t read about her. What makes you think that Obama sits up all night and reads your blogs and does what you say. This is politics and it really doesn't matter what you think or say. Quit the hate spreading and say something intelligent before you wear yourselves out.
Voting for McCain 'cuz you're pissed that Hillary didn't win is equivalent to voting for Bush because you were miffed Dean didn't get the nom in '04. I'm not sure how many people actually did that (it's only June, after all – most saying they will now probably won't), but isn't it apparent what a mistake that would be?
Al, vote dem, let the government continue to take care of you. Be a responsible person. Work for a living and quit asking, what can the Country do for me? Ask, what can you/I do for my Country?
al wrote: "There is no such thing as a "McCain Democrat"…the real term is a white Republican who is afraid of change…if you really have voted Democrat all your life and suddenly have to vote for McCain to spite Obama, then you are quite simply, a fool…"
Another lifelong Democrat here, al – or I used to be a Democrat when the party stood against racism (in all its forms) and stood against sexism.
But when the "changed" Democratic Party decided to elect a racist/sexist/Marxist individual to represent it who – by his own admission – (1) didn't really know his pastor of 20 years, (2) didn't really know his first and biggest political supporter (who also conveniently purchased and then sold the lot neighboring his home to him), (3) didn't know his aide was talking to Hamas, and (4) didn't know another aide was telling the Canadian prime minister not to pay any attention to what he was saying to the American citizens – that his statements on NAFTA were just politically motivated in order to get elected and he really didn't mean them – this "idiot" decided to go with Maveric McCain and vote for Democrats (who don't have Obama's racist/sexist/Marxist proclivities) for Congress.
I am a huge Hillary supporter and she should be the vice president of this nation to bring all races and genders to unite.
You know when I read these I just laugh. You guys are so pissed and so what, we are glad.
"It's Democrat vs. Republican now, you can pine for the defeated primary candidates all you want, but they are now out of the picture…."
NO NO NO
its about extreme left = Obama
ita bout middle left = Hillary
Its about middle right = McCane
its about far right = Mitt
I vote Middle left Hillary is gone, so McCane is the closest to me and my voting style and he has worked with both sides unlike Obama!
Mike, she lost. Time to move on and accept that fact.
Why would he want a loser like Hillary on his ticket?
The idiots who say they will vote for McCain or will stay at home in November are just as hypocritical and disrespectful of the American people as the Clintons. Does anyone really thing the Clintons respect Americans? The Clintons respect only the Clinton ambition. Please go home Hillary, don't let the door hit you on the way out, and take your lying has-been husband with you. Then you can both sit together and argue your lives away in New York. the Democratic party is no longer your personal posession.
SOMEONE WRITES:
Your poll is wrong! Look at Rasmussen today's poll – Obama leads McCain by 9 points. Whe you put Clinton on the ticket – Obama loses from McCain by 4 points… !!!! That's the truth! Stop manipulating! Such ticket would be a disaster for democrats and it will NEVER HAPPEN, CNN. Barack is smarter than this.. and will not make McCain president by taking that thing HRC as VP!
THEN IT LOOKS LIKE A NO WIN SITUATION FOR OBAMA, HE WILL LOOSE IF HE PUTS HILLARY ON THE TICKET AND HE WILL LOOSE IF HE DOESN'T. THE WRITING IS ON THE WALL, WHAT IS MEANT TO BE WILL BE.
Post-election US:
an Obamanation
Obama did not vote for the war. Of course he was unable to vote at the time. Since he has been able to vote as a US Senator, he has missed 40% of them, including the Iranian issue. I think, based on the lies at the time, I would have voted to use force also. With that said, how do we get out, with at the very least a smigen of honor? I do not have the answer. My grandson just returned from Iraq and told me not to believe the media, the average Iraqie is glad we are there. I think I'll take his word for it. He joined the Marines to serve his country and serve he did. I am grateful he returned safely, many more have not. I pray everyday for them and their families. I doubt very seriously McCain wants to be there any longer then is necessary. His out of context "100 years" did not mean he wants to fight for a hundred years. We have bases in a lot of countries and have had for many years. We never left Japan or Germany. That was over 60 years ago!
There are just so many idiots in here...
Obama wasn't my first choice as candidate, but as the field narrowed to just him and Hillary I realized that both of them were good candidates and EXTREMELY similar on the issues. I am a DEMOCRAT because the party more closely reflects my ideals and REPUBLICAN ideals horrify me. Also, recent history CLEARLY indicates that we as a country are WORSE off due to the leadership of the REPUBLICAN party. A vote for McCain is a vote for continuing down the same path we've been on for 7 years. If you're voting for McCain because Hillary isn't the DEMOCRAT nominee, you are a STUPID IDIOT!!!
I followed the campaign with great interest and both candidates fought hard and did so in the style that best suited them and the situation they were in. It would have been nice if both parties could have ran things cleaner, but if they had, the race probably would've ended earlier.
It does not matter who you supported during the campaign, the nominee has been selected. You can be bitter about the results, but it changes nothing. You may think the results were rigged or otherwise tainted, but you're delusional - The results are legitimate.
There's a huge amount of bad blood between the Clinton and Obama camps and it is a direct result of the campaign and how it was waged. Is there a point in perpetuating the bad blood? Not when you realize that at the end of the day, it's just bitterness.
To both Clinton and Obama supporters, the war is over. What was done / said in the past no longer matters because we have to bury the hatchet and move on. If we don't, the next 5 years will look and feel a lot like the past 7 and I don't think any of us really want that.
Sounds like Republican propaganda Dude.....
Obama is the leader the world needs right now.Not the extreme right wingers who have gotten rich off the oil biz.
Let’s all unite?
Let’s all come around our rightful nominee??
Here’s a little something for the DNC:
McCainocrat
dems4mccain
HILLARY4MCCAIN
And here’s another little something:
Let’s help put Alaska Gov Sarah Palin as McCain’s VP! She’s brilliant…she’s honest…and she’s a straight talker!
palinforvp.blogspot dot com
This Democratic Party doesn’t speak for me!!!
McCainocrat
CNN why my comment is not posted?
Having a Obama/Clinton ticket would give the Democrat Party a SLAM DUNK at winning in November and taking back the White House. Along those same lines, any of the Senate or Congress would get a great boost to making sure that the Democrat Party would get the White House, along with the majority in the Senate and House.
Obama/Clinton 2008
I Wish Hillary would have started her own party named "Reagon Democratic Party". The way democratic party is handling things is not good. They are going far left and reaching the edge, if not careful, they will fall of the left edge.
Clintons are more centrist and it will be good fight between McCain and Clinton.
Left ----------–Center |Center---------–Right.
Obama Clinton McCain Bush
I wonder whether Obama's closed door meetings today will alienate the media enough to start weed-whacking him the way they did Clinton. That would be fun to watch.
I never voted before these current elections. Obama, Obama, Obama .. it's unfortunate that the Republican's (insiders) have posted on this website ............ get lost and join the old man who loves war and knows, "nothing" about the economy ..... scarey but true ... from the mouth of the horse himself .. oh, "the economy is in good condition" FREAK OUT!
MEANING OF DEMOCRATIC PARTY....................
SMILE IN YOUR FACE......STAB YOU IN THE BACK.
Brian, Knotxville Tn:
"STUPID IS WHAT STUPID DOES"
YES WE CAN!!!
"Witness the Rise of the McCain Democrats."
Oh Brian, you hapless moron. You do, of course, realize what will happen if we elect McCrap, right?
1. The Iraq War will continue for a third presidential term (Brian, that's 4 years).
2. McCain will perpetuate the Bush tax cuts. Because with a "century of war" ahead of us, we need to get the money to fight it from somewhere... why not take it from the poor who can't afford gas or food... because we can't take that third car away from the rich, that's simply cruel.
3. A few brand new McCain-approved Supreme Court Justices will be appointed. Goodbye, Roe v. Wade. Goodbye, any chance at equal marriage rights for same-sex couples. Goodbye, personal freedoms.
etc. etc. etc.- the bottom line is that after two Bush terms, even some Republicans (the smart ones) are realizing that the time has come to stop this and vote Democratic. It takes a truly braindead individual- pay attention, Brian- to decide to vote for one of the most strongly conservative Republican candidates ever spawned, during this crucial election year. Especially to vote for him over a candidate who (besides having a less "embellished" resume- I mean, less experience) is virtually identical to your beloved Clinton, and one who Clinton endorsed. Time to make the right decision for your COUNTRY, not for your PRIDE.
locked in a dead heat ; means the republicans are getting ready to steal another election.