No Clinton on VP ticket !? Obama say bye bye to this election.
Who is #2 ? 19-million People have spoken. So why go against people's choice !!! Play by democracy. Listen to people, remember at the end DNC to end the primary, he won the primary only because of unpledged (or super) delegates.

By the people, for the people = is democracy.

No wonder why his polls are reducing against McCain. & I'll not be suprised even Obama looses with no Clinton for VP.

So now we are going to say in addition to born citizen, if your family member was already a President then you can't run for presidency !!?

Obama probably wants to move the White House to Chicago too. How could the Democratic Party move their headquarters to Chicago, that was so wrong. He is just a human being not a Messiah that the Media and the Democratic Party made him into.

"pat - It's time for this young, educated Democrat to go Republican in 08. Hillary Clinton would have been a great choice - even if he choses her as VP, I doubt I will vote for the losing Obama ticket."

I am a young, female and educated Democrat. I could never vote for a party that has a belief system that is polar opposite of mine. HRC was not, and will never be my choice.

Hillary is already working behind the scenes to change the rules to her advantage for her run in 2012. You can bet that she and Slick Willie are working behind the scenes to get Obama defeated.

The really funny thing about this is back when there were still slaves, we came up with a compromise that made a slave 3/5 of a person. Hmmm.. 3/5> 1/2…. Ouch, Florida and Michigan are now considered less than slaves in the eyes of the Dems.

Who cares when you vote, nothing changes in the views of the candidates, unless they decide to jump on the bandwagon (Offshore Drilling anyone?). By voting earlier the states only hurt themselves for not taking the time to become more informed.

Interesting that Hillary complained about the caucuses. But it was the Clintons who pushed for the frontloaded primaries because they thought she would win quickly. Now they are crying because their master plan didn't work.

Have you noticed how staunchly Obama stands up against the current corrupt system and advocates for change? I bet you have. Have you then also noticed that not once did he actually break the rules, but instead played by the rules and used them against his rivals at every opportunity? I bet you haven't. In fact I bet that you yourself have criticized the system, but when that system worked for Obama and against his rival you immediately retorted to 'rules are rules.'

Obama: speaks about how bankrupt the system is and how we should abandon it… but when it comes to action he sticks to and plays the system as it is, criticizing his rivals for going against the rules… Do you still consider him an 'outsider?'

Why are people complaining about caucuses? The caucus system did not start this year. Other candidates had competed in caucuses and go on to win the presidency, like Bill Clinton. Why do we need to change the rule just because Hillary cannot win in caucuses?

Let's just have one national primary day. And only people registered in their own party should be eligible to vote in their election. I'm tired of political positionings and medlings for people who don't even belong or believe in these parties.

Bloggers on CNN who write shame on this or shame on that are idiots. What are we, bad dogs?

puma jess from 7:00, you may be right and you may be wrong. I can tell you I'm not paid by anyone to blog on these sites.
I'll tell you one other thing, as a Clinton backer.
I'm tired of the 8 years of Republican rule in the white house, and 6 years of rep rule in congress.
It's amuising and also sad to see the stand-in in congress by reps who NOW want to do something about energy prices when they were in TOTAL CONTROL just 2 years ago at this same time. I don't remember any of them then, with a Rep president, asking to be called back into session for anything.
Look, Clinton didn't win. Period. You can argue all you want, but she didn't win.
You're left with two choices - one who oppoes virtually everything she champions in McCain. Or, a person who champions 95% of everything Clinton pushed for in Obama. If you want the vote against yourself, please don't complain when someone (perhaps yourself after realizing what you did by not voting for Obama) looks to have you institutionalized at a mental facility.
Not being ugly, rather I'm being real because we're in a big world of hurt and only an overwrought, uber emotional person who voted for Clinton is going to now support McCain and continue that big can of whupp arse we've had for the last 8 years.

No controversies, just whining Hillary.

Obama won it period, Hillary tried to ruin everything, but failed.
We have a united party, but HillyBilly trying to spoil it. Wont succeed.

To fella from Chicago: for once, I find myself actually agreeing with you.

YOU JUST HAVE TO LAUGH at the republicans that talk all that crap about how terrible Obama is.
You know you aren't in the upper 5% of the population that is filthy rich!!! First tell yourself that truth IDIOTS! Second of all - do you realize the fact that we have been under a 'republican control' for the last 8 yrs???? Have your economics improved over the last few years??? I highly doubt it!!!! AND NOW YOU WANT JOHN MCCAIN IN OFFICE?????
But at least men will still have medical coverage for Viagra - and women will have no coverage for birth control - and no choice for abortion..
WEWYOO… Stupidity is still alive and well..

My dad also was an officer in the navy in WWII, my uncle Tommy a west point graduate and decorated war hero in Korean and i served from 63-65. My dad was republican chairman for our county, everyone in my family thinks it's a sin to vote for a democrat but i have to say this time I AM BITTER ABOUT THE WAR YOU AND BUSH AND CLINTON GOT US IN WHEN THERE WAS ZERO REASON AND NOW WE CAN'T GET OUT WITHOUT A WORSE PROBLEM. I AM BITTER that there are families welcoming their loved ones back from iraq in a casket, I AM BITTER that we had a republican president and congress and did not help the people who the Bible says we are supposed to. I am voting for Obama and I am not a kid—I am old enough to see what you have done to this great country of ours and I am so ashamed. If you meet St. Peter in Heaven please explain why the greatest country in the world is so self serving and why we have babies going to bed hungry—-in this country. I AM BITTER AT WHAT YOU AND BUSH HAVE DONE TO THIS GREAT COUNTRY and see a young A. Lincoln in Obama who one day will have students studying his works as we do Lincoln. SHAME SHAME SHAME

To the party that said 80% of the comments are from Obama supporters is about right. They have paid staff and volunteers who do nothing but blog all day. They attempt to control the comment sections on all the news oranization. They attack all negative articles and add compliments to all of the postive one's and thereby control the story.They engage in name calling, mean, nasty and degrading remarks. Most of them don't even act like adults

Change, this new politics, this is our momment, we will change the world, we will start to heal the sick.

Sound like from Obama, yes, that is right and voters are getting very tired of all of these baloney.

Vote McCain an American Hero. Obama did not even served as a boy scout.

I live in Michigan; I voted "against the rules" in a LEGAL election, and my vote must count. This was a stupid DNC rule, not a law, folks. In the US, LEGAL votes cast must be counted (except in Florida, evidently…thank you Supreme Court for the last 8 horrendous years!)
Regardless, I believe MANY Republicans voted in Democratic primaries to wreak havoc, because McCain was the nominee so early, so they had nothing to vote for in their own primary. And I do believe those people voted for Obama because they see him as easier to beat.
I pray that Hillary earns LOTS of votes at the convention, and then is named VP. Can someone think of a time when a race was so close and the two candidates DIDN'T make up the ticket? He needs her, badly. If he doesn't want a riot at the convention, he should name her VP before then! Then it really would just be a solidarity vote. If he names someone else this weekend, I think he's in trouble. Dems are getting very worried about McCain's teflon suit.

It is clear to me that most people blogging don't really understand the reasoning behind this call for a primary calendar. Republicans Governors and their constituents out numbered democrats and controlled the changes that were made which created this whole mess. With the primary calendars changed it will prevent them from doing this and Obama is right on.

My friend called me and invited me to the Republican Convention and I said no way, I may be a Republican, but the Democratic Convention will be more fun to watch. I love a good fight. Can someone get me a ticket to Denver. Go Hillary you can still pull this off, Obama does not have all the votes.

didn't obama vote to change the rules regarding public financing before the primaries then decided it wasn't to his advantage so he broke the rules. I'm sure whatever they come up with will have a loop hole just in case he runs again. Michigan Florida half vote the rule is the rule and we must follow the rule. after the primaries I BELIEVE FLORIDA AND MICHIGAN should have a full vote. YOU sen. OBAMA can believe whatever YOU want but WE don't believe YOU. you can fool some of the people ect

'The goal would be to make sure no votes were held before March, with the exception of a handful of party-sanctioned contests in February.'

How is this any different? Is this like when Iowa and New Hampshire were instructed not to hold their primary until February and then received a 'special exception' to vote in January?

The Democratic party is full of numbskulls. Glad I switched to the Independent Party after my vote was ignored in MI.

How can you run a country when you can't even get your state primaries in order.

Those voting for McCain are ignorant.

That said, it seems to me that the democratic party is catering to the Clintons. I'm not a Dem, so I feel like an outsider to this conversation. But, Hilary has done so much damage that it's insane. She felt entitled to the nomination and couldn't even manage her own campaign.

Obama 08

hey brainless people what experience does McCain have, getting caught by the enemy???

he hasn't co-authored any legislation. He doesn't even know where Georgia is.

Phantom of the Oprah,Anonymous,Lynn,Erika KS,Al-NYC

YOu are real idiots! you have no brains

Yeah, it's time to do primaries. Many Dems are not too happy with the current outcome.

Clinton/Obama '08

We should have listened to Hillary, but no everyone was so hunky doory over Obama just because he had a Myspace page.

I second that!

Oh my gosh, I was just reading through the posts on Mitt going to Denver for the DNC convention. Such unwelcome remarks from I would guess Democrats. You'd think old Mitt had steped on Super Man's(being Obama) cape or something.

Do all the Republicans who live in Denver have to leave town too for the DNC convention? What a snarly crowd. I think if I was a Republican living in Denver, I'd stay inside and lock the doors and watch the DNC convention on TV. Next to McCain, O'Riley and Hannity are pretty much our favorite heros. But old Mitt is moving up a notch going into this war zone.

If the DNC take him prisioner, I hope they stick to their position to not torture terrorists.

Obama's story is getting OLDDDDDD!!!, as it happens with every single fad and rock star. Poor democrats.

Caucuses should be eliminated first. . My sister-in-law and others in her Texas precinct were shoved around and many went home without their support for Hillary Clinton counted. A complaint was filed, one of many. Kathryn - Obama has eliminated some of Hillary delegates and replaced them with his. I read some in FL, at least one in KY and some in other states. It sounds like to me the roll call vote will be a fraud.

Hillary was proclaimed and embraced by the media as a front runner a year ago, Bob Schieffer declared it game over last fall. Bill Clinton stepped over the line in the primaries and cost her a shot at it. We have to remember that in this country there is a segment who will not vote for a woman, a black man, a Mormon, a Jew etc. So Obama or Clinton start in the whole to begin with. If Obama chose a woman as a running mate, he would make it worse.

I tried to explain to the Obama supporters that Obama was going to lose, unfortunately they didn't want to listen. You can't blame them though, when I was 18 years old I didn't want to listen either.

OMG! Can you believe this guy? Now that he's the democratic contender he wants to change the rules? What a joke he is.

Nick - read your own blog entry twice and then tell me who is more ignorant. If you can't get the right people to manage your campaign you can't get the right people to manage your country moron. Did you forget or block out her lies? Her horribly planned campaign? Boy, you need therapy, seriously.

It's about time, change is sorely needed.
I believe that our political system is so compromised that we have to change the way we select Presidential candidates.
No more party primaries, all you need to do is be on the ballot come November.
Clinton, Huckelbee, McCain,Obama, Romney and Ron Paul, all duking it out to the President. Finally taking the choice of candidates out of the hands of the few and into the hands of the many.

The new "wonder" commission will probably have the same players as the one that voided the votes in MI and FL. Too little, too late. Until the special interests of IA, NH and SC are ignored, nothing will be fixed. The Democratic Party needs to sweep the house clean and start again!

More stupid ideas from the democrats. Man I'm glad they tear themselves apart every year.

Oh sure, now reduce the number of deligates. But hurry up. You've got to do it before the convention. BO, Pelosi, and Dean are really getting scared that many of the deligates are going to switch and go with Hillary durring the roll call. Kind of like once Hillary was out of the picture (so they thought), then the DNC and Obama wanted to give Fla. and Mich. full votes!
Hmmmmmm Now I wonder which deligates they will be eliminating?
Looks like another ploy to make sure Hillary supporters don't make a fool of Oboma and the DNC.

She'd work… but does she have any executive or legislative experience?

Anyone is free to go and caucus. They represent the will of the people who bother to show up, just like primary and general election voting. We've had caucuses for decades. Now all of a sudden, because they didn't favor your candidate, caucuses are evil? Because your candidate didn't plan for them, tried to blow them off (because she had an idiot for a strategist who didn't even know that the delegate system was proportional and that she couldn't get all 370 delegates from California), and the strategy backfired on her, now you want to get rid of them?

Sorry, you have to come up with a better reason than that.

jeffrey August 20th, 2008 4:39 pm ET

the ground work is being layed for 2012…..mr obama you beter hope you didnt make a HUGE mistake not putting mrs clinton on your ticket….because SHE WILL BE PRESIDENT……the question is if……its when….it could have been as your successor in 2016…..but it looking more and more everyday like she will be our canidate in 2012….i hope shes better to you than your were to her….but that wont be hard…..

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Dude, why don't you just try to make an intelligent comment about the primary season calendar and whether it needs changing, instead of blustering stupid threats to Obama that he is never going to read anyway?

Obama should worry about McCain closing the gap and possibly taking the lead. Change the rules if and when you win the election.

Dear Hilary diehards: If McCain wins, Roe v. Wade is gone. Think about it.

Nicole In NE August 20th, 2008 5:11 pm ET

"But the problem is even Hillary's people agreed to the rules and everything for this primary season. They are complaining because THEY lost."
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First, she DIDN'T lose - she suspended her campaign. I thought my neighbors in NE were a little more informed than that. By party rules, Obama can still lose. Do you think that is fair?! I support Hillary but the nominee should not be elected by the supers (AKA DNC) - you'd be pi$$ed if they selected Hillary and I'd have to tell you: Those are the rules, he LOST. It's not democratic. It's not fair. It's the whole point of this conversation.

Do you think it's fair Iowa gets to vote first? I live here and I don't! It makes no sense…when did suggesting a correction to a flawed process become whining? Because you say so?

Looks like Obama would agree, hmm?

Get your head out of the clouds and look at the process with an objective eye. This is bigger than you, bigger than Hillary, and definitely bigger than Obama.

Frank….stop being a girl! Hillary wanted to change the rules in the middle of the game. If you were even slightly honest and not so angry about backing a loser who can't balance the budget of her campaign, then you would honestly admit that. She was fine with ALL OF THE RULES when she thought she was a shoe in. None of this was a problem for her UNTIL she started losing.

The only reason Hillary would have a lead on McCain is that:

1.Obama supporters are smart and understand what is at stake

2.Obama supporters are not racist

3.Obama supporters are not sore losers

4.Obama supporters will vote in thier best interest,even if it is not the best candidate

5.And Hillary lost fair and square,she needs to stop crying sexism

Too bad, to late Mr. Obama and his friends at the DNC. The media have totalled about 23% of Hillary supporters "still holding out" from supporting Mr. Obama. They continue to try to delude the public with what that means. I'll tell you what that means! Those are folks like myself, who are changing parties and committed to getting Mr. McCain into the presidency! The DNC can choke on that one!

Obama can hum haw with the best of them. How he got this far is beyond me. He should pick Caroline Kenney as his VP, he owes her Uncle a bunch. Maybe Kerry has an older child? Caroline was a young child when her father was killed in Dallas. She only knew about Obamas so called similarities, probably from Teddy. I don't think Obama is that stupid, but then again??

I don't care much about Polls. Hillary Clinton was leading in polls in 2007.

Go Obama!

I agree with him. Those same states should not be the ones deciding the presidency every four years

Oh Sure, and when Hillary Clinton said this, everyone punched her to death!!!! DNC shall crash and burn and a new party shall arise out of the ashes! DNC has become a joke with their primary season to their inexperienced junior presidential candidate! This is United States of America not Disney Land!

makes sense to me!

The DNC and the Democratic primary processes have stolen Hillary Clinton's nomination. Obama has taken advantages of these undemocratic processes. People have lost confidence in the whole polictical system. Let's promote a new simultaneous election system that counts every vote in the primaries and in the general election. Many countries have already achieved this. Why United States is so far behind?

I really do not want Hillary as VP. She would be blamed for all of Obama's mistakes. I hope that the super delegate do what they are suppose to do. This is what is best for the party so we can win back the white house. I am sure that Hillary would grit her teeth and select Obama as her VP in order to keep party unity and win back the white house.

PS. Yes, I could and can vote for McCain because he has experience and will based all his decisions on what is best for the county during these difficult times.

Hillary for President. Obama for VP. This would give him the experience that he presently lacks. No Obama

Congresswoman Feinstein and now Tubbs - real true Hillary supporters being taken off the list of convention goers before the convention. This smells rather perculiar.

Simple….
Legislation is needed to let the parties have any rules they want.
But required to be the same for both parties.

Fat chance of course, since the legislators cannot even agree on an income tax form.

Just get rid of the caucus. They are useless and do not represent a majority of America.

CNN, I'e got the answer to my earlier question. All the poll are conducted for old people. Now days everyone else has a cell phone. Why don't you have a segement where you ask all cell phone users to respond to the question. Who do you want for President.? That should get you and the 19th century Mccain up to date.

Yes, I agree. Something needs to be done… I say get rid of the Superdelegates all together… they are a hinderance.

The current system is full of flaws, and is so complicated the average American can't figure it out.

Obama is going down and the American people are starting to see him for what he is! Just a "Pied Piper", leading the blind (Obama supporters).

If the Democrat Party want to win the White House, then the delegates need to change their vote and vote for Hillary Clinton to be their nominee.

The only way that Obama has even a chance is to put Hillary Clinton on the ticket as his VP, otherwise a whole lot of people like myself (Hillary Clinton supporters) are going to vote for McCain.

Obama DOES NOT have the talent, skills, knowledge or experience to beat McCain, let alone be our next President. The ONLY chance that he has is to put Hillary Clinton on the ticket as his VP, otherwise, he is going down for the count!

Even if Obama did pick Caroline Kennedy as VP, he still will not win as our country knows that Caroline Kennedy is not ready for that. He is really grasping at straws. He is just going to be a good loser.

Enlightened Voter- I am so sick of you and your ignorant comments. Running a campaign and governing are far from the same thing. Just look at Bush. He ran a great campaign so by your logic, he is a great president.

Furthermore, what makes you think Hillary, or Obama managed thier campaigns. That's what campaign MANAGERS are for. You better believe that it was David Ploufe and Axelrod that won Obama the nomination.

Also, what does this article have to do with Hillary Clinton? People like you are the reason Hillary supporters won't jump on your bandwagon. YOU are the ones who were constantly negative.

Now there is speculation that Obama could pick Caroline Kennedy for V-Pres. I have great admiration for the entire Kennedy family and I shall always hold President Kennedy, Jackie, Caroline and John as the perfect family in the White House. I always hoped that John Jr. would have run for President and I sure would have voted for him. There will never be another President like John Kennedy and there is no comparison with any candidate as to that of John Kennedy. I admire Caroline Kennedy, as I think she is a super smart lady, however I do not think she is ready to be in a position as V-Pres. I am sure she would probably be the first to acknowledge that.

This caucus caca has left us with a presidential candidate who will lose the election to McCain. It has no umph. The more Obama opens his mouth, the more he comes off as as not only inexperienced but half the time seems to make things up off the top of his head. He doesn't have the Presidential "right stuff" - too bad. Had Clinton not been kicked around, we would have a Democrat in the White House in January. Get ready to hear President McCain.

There you go… lets start healing. We need the solemn promise that the voters will not be punished for decisions made by state houses and governors.

Phantom of the Oprah:

seriously? That's all I can say, because I was laughing through your entire post!

Although the primary calendar was a problem and the caucus system is beyond broken, these are not the major hurdles to the future of the DNC. The DNC will continue to fail in electing a Democrat to the White House because the party has strayed so far left that it has LEFT the majority of the party behind. The DNC must start learning from its mistakes and stop foisting ultra-liberal, can’t-win candidates on voters.

With Mr. Obama, the DNC has reached the pinnacle of liberal ridiculousness. After losing yet another election this fall, perhaps the DNC will rethink the path they have taken and start offering qualified, experienced, more moderate candidates for the nomination.

Whereas Mrs. Clinton would, without doubt, be one her way to victory as we speak, Mr. Obama continues to spiral toward the bottom, destined to become the greatest failure in DNC history.

And why must Iowa and New Jersey always be first to have a caucus and primary? Why not allow other states to vote earlier than Iowa or New Jersey? Why have superdelegates if all the party stalwarts will pressure them to vote according to the "will of the people" as expressed in the results of the caucuses and the primary elections? Or if states are to have a caucus, why not schedule them over several days, during different hours of the day, so the results will be more representative and not only reflect the preference of the unemployed or those who could afford to leave their kids with nannies and attend the caucuses? Why schedule the primary election over several months when all the wise men of the party only end up complaining that the primary election is taking too long and needs to end before all the states could vote?

Jim - your absolutley right! But no one wants to look at that at all. I don't believe they seated MI & FL fully did they? So why switch to the Republican side because of the DNC when the RNC was actually the ones who screwed them?

It makes no sense to me at all!

How has John McCain's war experience (capture) prepared him to be president. Also, please explain how being captured has made him a war hero.

jim - read a newspaper.. florida and michigan were also punished by the republican party in the primaries - the difference being they were quick and decisive about it, seating half the delegates from each state. then life moved on.

meanwhile the dems couldn't figure out who was going to even be on the ballot, who would count, whether they would count at all, all they could do was bicker an argue.

sometimes real life is more complicated than your "right-wing conspiracy"

I know this isn't relevant to this ticker story, but it's important.

Is everyone aware that McCain said today that he didn't disagree that we might need to reinstate the draft?

Do you want your children to die for the warmongering fool McCain?

I'd say this is a good recommendation from Barack.

Obama 08

LOL, NOW HE CALLS FOR IT. AFTER IT HAS ALREADY BEEN RIGGED FOR HIM….ONLY THING….OBAMA AND THE DNC DIDN'T KNOW….WE VOTERS AREN'T STUPID!!!!!

amen! enough of the circus.

I was at a caucus as were lots of people I know and all of you complaining about them and pulling out these "conspiracy theories" are pretty ridiculous. Sorry, but our vote counted too, weather you like it or not!

Everyone is still crying about FL & MI, but would love to throw out any vote from the caucus. That is pretty laughable.

Yes - I too am for a primary day, all states - same time. But the problem is even Hillary's people agreed to the rules and everything for this primary season. They are complaining because THEY lost.

PUMAs: You're being "spat on"? Hatred drove you to it? Really? Take a look at the first 30 comments on this post and tell me who is being more hateful? Most everyone is being somewhat negative, but this dogpile on Obama for some imagined slight against Hillary is petty and ridiculous.

If Hillary is really her own person, then she would be complaining like crazy right now like you. Is she? NO. She's put support behind Obama. Makes you think. Maybe unity means something.

The paranoia is going to drive you all crazy. Next thing, you'll be telling your children "You better brush your teeth before bed, or Obama will come and eat you up!!" Your conspiracy theories are all fake. Take Occam's Razor to heart and stop making things complicated.

There is still time to pick a winner… The DNC needs to pick Hillary at the convention or suffer a loss…It's the choice… Howard Dean wake up….YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH

Let's start in June … this garbage has gone on far too long.

Get a grip on it. Hillary is out of the race. She LOST. Face up to it, she is not going to be President nor V-Pres. People that have any intelligence at all knows that she is not the one for a leader of our country. Sorry.

I might've voted for HRC but was denied the chance. I'm a life long Republican and I've can't do a McBush 3rd time.

I'm turning to the Libertarian Party, it's the one best suited to run the White House

Barr/Root 2008

Well… the great pretender has been exposed.

Obama has a gift for self-promotion and gloating and bragging that initially appears as charismatic, wisdom and a gift for orating.

A second look is enough for the truly wise person to see that he is just a phony repeating great one-liners from truly great visionaries, and a self-serving politician (wasn't first defending and then totally disavowing Wright proof enough of that?).

Then to unite by dividing, to inspirie by inflamming hatred and then pretending to be ABOVE it all… is the final act.

The Marquis D'Obama calls for change, change, change for the sake of change and more change…

From up north it has been clear months and months ago that Obama was all talk, hype, celebrity with little substance, originality or experience. I do not even think he has conviction.

I am amazed but pleased the American public woke up before it is too late. HRC would have been the best choice and it looks like his highness will not even pick her for VP….if I were Hilary I would refuse him now. Would be interesting to see if he can keep all of his delegates and superdelegates in a role call at the convention….of course if he loses, he/his supporters will cry foul or racism…..it is really just him/lack of experience, nothing to do with race or gender, HRC is more experienced and if not, then John McCain is the only choice…if McCain picks a woman, no hope at all for Obama or democrats.

With any luck, the primary season will be one week long, and only one month before the convention. That way we won't have to listen to all the hot air that comes out of both sides of the candidates mouth at the same time, for 2 years. Sorry folks, but I am disgusted by all of them.

I read the headline and it is as follows: "Obama, DNC call for new primary season calendar" how can this be miscontrued into a HRC hate fest….keep to the subject please.

Here's one Republican loving the Obamaborgs bashing the Hillirites and vice versa. Hope you make your convention interesting.

Is it me or is the ugly truth about America showing its ugly head. The truth that America is not ready to have its first black president. Let's all be honest, there are big differences between these two candidates. People over and over have said Obama in his speeches does not talk policy, but in reality that is all he has talked about. McCain's only claims to fame are drill and POW. This is all he has talked about, rarely any policy talk, yet they say he talks more on policy???

This is what I think is great, the big "no experience" talk. Who would you rather have:

A guy who was never in the senate but governor of a state for 4 years or a guy who, lets say has spent 4 years in the HoR another 2 years in the senate and for fun say he spen 8 years as VP. you choose who did you want?

My guess is you just re-elected Nixon over FDR, great job.

Realistic - be careful what you wish for love…All i know is that she and morons like you ruined it for her. Remember he had more votes than her. People don't like her. Even those that knew the clintons didn't want any part of her. That's realistic. And pay off her debt that she MISMANAGED. Say goodbye to hillary forever, thankfully she's toast!
"In a recent outreach program to find contributors for Hillary, only about 250,000 responded. Fund raising events for Hillary since she lost the primary have been very sparsly attended."
Steve - AMEN! Amen! Amen! You are so right. But thankfully her supporters and her ruined her political career. She won't even win her seat back and that should serve them right.

This guy is smart.

fla and mi were lucky to get 1/2 a vote after breaking the rules ,lisa.why do you care?you are a republican who only crossed party lines to support hillary.

First, I have to say that I don't know why so many people are devoted to Hillary. She's smart. So are many other women. Being a former first lady does not entitle her to anything. That's one reason why my primary vote went to Obama.

On to the primaries. I would like to see a regional approach, with different regions of the country voting each week. This would drastically cut down on candidate travel expenses and just be more manageable. There could be a lottery system to see which region goes first, etc. I live in Kentucky and our primary wasn't until May 20 so I had no sympathy for the line-jumpers, Michigan and Florida. Also, it was ridiculous to have a six-week break without a primary this year.

I don't think we should have all primaries on the same day. What's the point?

Obqama is falling backwards. This country wanted change that was good for them…..Hillary would be good for Obama Think of the votes
!!!!!!! Women want representation…..ITS TIME FOR IT DON'T BE STUPID….WE STILL WANT HILLARY

Hillary for 2012, Obama might lose, big mistake by democrats! Hoorah for Hillary!!

oneof18million.blogspot..com

Get rid of the superdelegates and the caucuses, those are idiotic.

It's amazing how the vast majority of Americans think for themselves and won't be swayed by the liberal press establishment.

This is all fine and good but what happened in Florida was the direct result of the republican parties slim machine.

I love the Obama supporter who said the polls must be false because SHE wasn't contacted. That makes about as much sense as Obama supporters usually do– which is to say, none.

I JUST FINISHED MY POLL ON THE TOILET !!!!!!

RESULTS

100% OBAMA
0% MCCAIN

SO CNN THIS IS WHAT WE THINK OF YOUR BS POLLS !!!

good idea.but if people like clinton and some of her most radical supporters complain about the rules ,next time ,after they signed off on them, then they should be banned from the party for disloyalty.it's their whiny and incessant behavior and attacks and smears and attempts to change the existing rules during the contest,that has so called 'divided the party', and they still continue to vent their rage on obama and the party.these are vindictive and hateful people and they should not be allowed to remain in the party.let them join nader or barr or mccain .

as a 23 yr old college grad i'm tired of all the ignorance in this country. people are going to f' around and elect someone who has voted with the current president 95% of the time because they're too stupid to realize what's going on.
obama 08!

I truly hope that Senator Obama will keep the Clintons' off the ticket. If not he will have to have his back watched on a constant. I for one feel like Hillary Clinton and her husband Bill are trying to destroy the Democratic Party and Democrats. She is out for herself and her family and that is that. She cannot be trusted nor can her husband. KEEP THE CLINTON FAMILY AWAY FROM THE WHITE HOUSE !

The DNC process is SO undemocratic. The republican and democratic primaries NEED to be on the same day and we all vote for the same number of candidates. True democracy!! It would end the polls and all the mud slinging. Obama supporters please stop scapegoating all your oponents for your candidates lack of merit.

I GOT ONE QUESTION: IS YOUR HOUSE ORGANIZED? IF YOU ANSWER YES THEN YOU KNOW OBAMA IS TRYING TO GET THINGS IN ORDER. IF THE ANSWER IS NO, THEN BY ALL MEANS KEEP THE CHAOS, AND DYSFUNCTIONS OF YOUR HOUSE TO YOUR SELF.

STOP BEING HATEFUL, RACIST, AND UNWILLING TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT IN YA LIFE!!!

Sorry Jim Michigan is ran by the dems (into the ground) not the republicans.

Steve:

It's country over party. When the Democratic Party chose to run this inexperienced flawed candidate then they get what they deserve. This candidate should never have run at this point in time. Because he was greedy for power and ran before he had enough experience, he will not win and he will be unable to win any future race as well. He should have been kicked to the curb a long time ago.

Lots of revision is needed! Make the playing field even.

Lose the superdelegates and caucuses, have a national primary day late in the season– May or June — so that everyone can campaign to their hearts' content.

One vote, one person. No nonsense. No citizen's vote should count any more than any other citizen's vote.

Steve, you are just like the losing candidate you are supporting, full of words without any substance.

Am I wrong that I actually like a candidate that thinks he's good enough to be president? Why all the "obama thinks he's a savior" insults? I… kinda want that in a candidate right now.

The primary calendars should absolutely be reformed. As it stands now there is a dispoportionate amount of power falling with states with smaller populations. Allowing certain states to hold their primary elections earlier than others is completely lacking in logic.

It's why we have pandering to extremist voting blocs. Their populations are more concentrated in those smaller states that for some reason are given more power in the process by way of their primary date.

The system is completely outdated, just like the electoral college. Each vote should count equally. Both systems should be reformed.

I'd really like to be able to say that Obama will win in November.
It should have been a landslide. And I know he feels that his campaign has re-defined the political landscape and electoral map,
But unfortunately he has marginalized his base.

The Dems will now have to have Hillary on the ticket one way or another, if they have any hope of winning.

Clinton/Obama or Obama/Clinton

Any other scenario, and the Dem's will (and it pains me to say it) be snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.

Can America afford for this to happen, once more…?

CNN please tell us who you poll. Every blog I read are 80 to 90% for Obama. even yours. Are you doing wishful thinking and sending a hint to the American people to vote McCain. If you and the rest of the media continue that will be the only way McCain will win. Or maybe on election night you can call all the voting areas and have them report to l you who won. Just like you did for Clinton. Try all you may the bias tell breaks through. Hi Jack , its a good thing you are at CNN to provide some balance.

Too little, too late. The DNC is corrupt and until they all resign they have no credability. The gang of four's (Pelosi, Dean, Brazile and Obama) reign of corruption will be over in November and good riddance.

Chip don't say that,

If Obama tries to change the rules and seat the full delegates from Florida and Michigan I would be done with Obama and the DNC.

That was the main reason they kicked Hillary out of the race.

I hope Hillary supporters start realising that she lost fair and square… Are u seriously proud of the fact that she beat uncommitted in Michigan or that Obama who was unknown then lost in Florida. Get a grip GIRLS!!! Wake up! It's pathetic!

Hillary because she let incompetents waste manager her campaign, no other reasons. Get A grip! She couldn't control her egocentrical husband, nor could decide on which cheap strategy to choose…

She should thank Obama for making her throughout the primaries a better candidate that she initially was.

Seriously GET A GRIP!

OBAMA / GORE 08

They need to change the way primaries are conducted. This year proved to be the worst year ever for a primary. Intimidation at the caucuses. Only people without full-time jobs can vote in caucuses. Older people cannot stand for hours just to vote in a primary. They should be set up like a regular election, then you would get a better picture of how the general might turn out. It is too late to fix this mess, but hopefully the future can be improved. The Dumb Nuts Committee has done a miserable job of conducting this election process. I'm still in shock with the Texas Two Step…What a joke that turned out to be.

These polls are meaningless. The Clintons are up to no good! Watch your back, Obama.

To all the angry and nasty Hillary supporters on these blogs, where is your money? Why don't you send any money to your "girl"? She's still very deep in debt, and in the last months she received only a few thousand dollars in contributions. Not even enough to pay for a good wardrobe of new pantsuits.

PUMA claims 18 million votes. Stop creating statistics for yourselves and then believing them. Not everyone who voted for Hillary will vote for McCain. They're too smart, and realize there's too much at stake here to throw tantrum after tantrum.

In a recent outreach program to find contributors for Hillary, only about 250,000 responded. Fund raising events for Hillary since she lost the primary have been very sparsly attended.

If the Democratic Party will be split because PUMA won't get things their way after throwing yet another tantrum based on false information, then so be it. The Democratic Party is better off without PUMA all together. We need mature adults to consider the issues, to consider what's at stake if the Republicans win again, and to vote on real political information. Children need not apply.

Let it be clear that it was the republicans in control that moved the primaries up for those 2 state's, and their plan of chaos worked. It's really sad that more people don't talk about it being a republican led state that moved the primaries up, with republicans in charge because abviously they don't care.

They need to change the way primaries are conducted. This year proved to be the worst year ever for a primary. Intimidation at the caucuses. Only people without full-time jobs can vote in caucuses. Older people cannot stand for hours just to vote in a primary. They should be set up like a regular election, then you would get a better picture of how the general might turn out. It is too late to fix this mess, but hopefully the future can be improved. The Dumb Nuts Committee has done a miserable job of conducting this election process. I'm still in shock with the Texas Two Step…What a joke that turned out to be.

Enlightened Voter - No you're disgusting and come election day you're going to be crying your eyes out when "The One" loses.

Regardless, I expect a convoluted mess in the end. Democrats are so very good at red tape.

Ya know, I don't believe it!! They are actually looking to change this to more of a "FAIR" process!!

I live in Iowa - there is absolutely NO reason why we should get to vote first. We are a small state - laughable in General Election (God forbid we voted for Huckabee…'faith still matters' signs along the highways - scary).

I also agree that the caucus needs to be revamped. It's completely manual and it requires you to arrive at a special location before 7 PM. Many people couldn't make it to vote due to bitter weather conditions. People are also intimidated to vote for other people's candidates where in the Republican process your vote is quick and anonymous.

Also - there should be NO super delegates - NONE. Either make the majority winner of the delegates your candidate, or follow the Republican primary rules that are more in line with the General Election.

Finally some sense!!!!!!

I hope HRC supporters see how they are being spat on by Obama. Only now, after he is sure to be the nominee, will he agree to seat the delegates from FL and MI, and only now is he in favor of changes to the caucusses which are really what handed him his victory. This is the real kind of flipflop that people should take note of because it shows he changes when it suits his interests. He is no president.

…and get rid of the donkey mascot!

Obama's going to come back. These polls will change.

I tell you what big fella…why don't you concern yourself with the election your fixin to loose (because you're such a wussy and won't fight back) and let this kind of stuff wait till later.

All the garbage about Obama is nothing compared to what a McCain Administration will look like…lol…get ready boys and girls. You get what you ask for.

TRANSLATION:

"Should have picked Hillary… this loser is going down… DUHHHH!"
DNC

The primary system needs fixing. This year's "front end" system allowed the empty suit to run over the other Dem candidates, except HRC, with practically no scrutiny from the press until it was too late. And even that tiny bit of scrutiny is still insuffcient.

Finally, an idea from Obama that I like. Whoops — the story said it came from "Obama's campaign." Not from the One. Typical.

Go McCain!

Better idea. Get rid of the silly caucuses where one candidate can send in a bunch of paid partisan kids to take over the process in multiple states.

The biggest change needs to be a winner take all policy like the Republicans have in their primary. The splitting of delegates by congressional district is a joke. +1 majority gives all of a particular States delegates to a candidate.

@Phantom of the opera

What are you?? A conspiracy theorist?? LOL!!! So much info for so much time. And by the way, no one knows for sure who voted for whom and so forth. Plus, maybe if Hillary wouldv'e taken this seriously in the beginning maybe she would be the nominee by now…is not her fault that she's stupid! LOL!!!

They need to change it to winner takes all in each state. This primary went on for too long because of the splitting of the delegates for each state.

How about rotating regional primaries?

the ground work is being layed for 2012…..mr obama you beter hope you didnt make a HUGE mistake not putting mrs clinton on your ticket….because SHE WILL BE PRESIDENT……the question is if……its when….it could have been as your successor in 2016…..but it looking more and more everyday like she will be our canidate in 2012….i hope shes better to you than your were to her….but that wont be hard…..

hey phantom… put down the ganga and read. the repubs would have had a field day w/ hill… with all her skeletons she would have been toast. as to your theory of repubs voting obama to erase their "true threat" in hillary… sure.. that's why rush l. told reps. to vote for hillary in "operation chaos… because they didn't want her to win????? good god man! facts have a funny way of making you look retarded!! LOL

I am very open to being voting and not all the media hype around a lead or not. We all know how polls are and I recall HRC lead being grand until the last leg of the race. Not to mention, I think it's very premature to think that McCain is doing this great thing in leading the Economy, let alone this Country. All I'm saying it will be pure hell to pay if McCain wins. Nothing points to his success. Just a bunch of bull junk.

Get rid of all the caucuses and hold an actual voting process in every state so every voice, every vote is heard and counted; set a date which primaries begin for every state - no exceptions; have the primaries end in a certain time frame instead of dragging it on and on and on as this one did. Amen!

Yes changes the rules again until Hilliary and Bill can win. Gosh if I were only a Democrate

Democrat for Change: McCain 08. This long term Democrat is disgusted with what's happened with this whole primary process. The Obama "kids" (ie. supporters) have turned this into a fine mess. It's time for this young, educated Democrat to go Republican in 08. Hillary Clinton would have been a great choice - even if he choses her as VP, I doubt I will vote for the losing Obama ticket.

Its been almost a year now and I have had the same home phone number and cell phone number and I have NEVER EVER EVA EVA EVA been polled. So my advice to all you who have not been polled, don’t believe this because after almost a year of campaign polls that the media keeps reporting on you cant tell me AFTER A YEAR they could not have found the time to call either of my phones by now.

As a matter a fact no one I know has been polled. I bet CNN won’t post this because they don’t want people to know that these polls are a load of BS and that they are Media Driven.

CNN STOP INSULTING MY INTELLIGENCE

This is the time to talk about revamping the primary system; not in the middle of the primaries when your candidate is losing, but once the primaries are over. You don't change the rules of a game in the middle of a game.

Too much bragging and self-glorification from the savior, Obama- the presidential seal, his excellent European promo tour, his perfect judgement, his self-righteousness, his sense of prefection….

The vulgar, filthy, nasty "support" he inspired in his cult.

Dividing the party for his personal gain and inflaming the racial tensions to secure the AA voting bloc.

These are the things that derailed Obama .

Despite the beliefs of the GOP and DEMS there are a lot of conservative members of both parties who don't have faith in either of the candidates to bring about real change without catering to corporate or social special interest groups within their agendas.

The Libertarian Party!!

A place for those who have to hold their nose to vote for McCnasty and OprahBama…..

Barr/Root 2008
The Libertarians–change you can trust–and living by the same principles you live by.

Here is how it should be: ALL STATES VOTE ON THE SAME DAY!!! GET RID OF THE CAUCUSES, GET RID OF THE SUPERDELEGATES!

ONE PERSON - ONE VOTE - PERIOD!!!!!

While you are at it — get rid of the convention as well. No need to have one when the people have spoken!!!!! All that money could be spent feeding our hungry children or providing healthcare for the needy!!!!!

DNC primaries were clearly unfair and it did turn a lot of democrats into a Republican or an independent for 2008. The DNC leadership also did nothing while Hillary Clinton got a sexist treatment by the media. They can modify their process all they want, I will not vote for them.

On a different subject, The fact that CNN prematurely reported that Stephanie Tubb Jones died is a very comical blunder. Congress should investigate if Ray Charles is also dead since CNN has reported it as well.
This is why the University of Phoenix should not offer Journalism degree online.

We could just have everyone vote on the same day…

Oh, wait, that would actually be fair. Maybe that can wait til Lil Howie is gone.

What about new and competent leadership.

Dean and Pelosi were flunkies for Obama and their job was to install Obama to make history.

Reason that Obama is slip sliding away:

The shine has worn off the newness of the hype and he is now no longer a novelty but a droning braggart who can do no wrong.

Republicans did not vote for Hillary… but rather for Obama to eliminate HRC- their true threat.

Now the Republicans who were never the bragged about "crossover appeal of Obama voters" have now gone back to being Republicans.

This was obvious to anyone watching the primary: the attacks were all on Hillary, the praise all on Obama. Why would republicans vote against themselves and their interests? They would never be honest about which democrat would TRULY be the hardest for them to beat.

The democratic base was vastly for Hillary and the Republicans feared her… so they pretended to like Obama.

The first think they should do is make sure everyone votes are counted. How do you expect to win an election when you give Florida and Michigan a half of a vote?

The Clintons are disgusting! They do not understand the word dignity, or to lose with grace. I am so glad she did not win because I would be forced to not vote this year, the first in 25. If I never see another clinton again it will be too soon. How do people want her to run this country when she couldn't even manager her own campaign or its finances.

Now is the time to do it so that in four years if a state breaks then they will know what would happen to them.

gloop gloop gloop… the mighty "OBAMA" has begun to sink…

someone quick call the coast "Hillary" guard!!!