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- zheisey, on 01/30/2008, -16/+174Anyone But Hillary '08...get on the bandwagon baby!!
- mreal197, on 01/30/2008, -6/+128NICE.. good news.. shout out to John Edwards.. I really liked his campaign and what he stands for.. best wishes to Elizabeth too. Just hoping he does the right thing & back Obama by end of week.
- InfodivaMLIS, on 01/30/2008, -8/+119Just What I needed to hear. I am on my way to HQ for the Obama Campaign.
- Gabberwok, on 01/30/2008, -4/+72"Clinton's lead has been diminishing by at least a point in the last five daily updates..."
From a 20 point difference on 1/21 to 17 points on 1/24 to 9 points today. Let's keep that trend going! - fishrjv, on 01/31/2008, -2/+64How can the democrats not see that Hillary is simply unelectable? The republican party is just praying that she gets the nomination so they can unload their drawers of dirt on her.
- elkram, on 01/30/2008, -19/+81Edwards has dropped out thank God...hopefully he will endorse Obama!
- jphicks, on 01/30/2008, -5/+59There is a long way to go, but I don't see Obama being stopped. You can feel the momentum out here in the heartland shifting as a collective decision seems to have been made regarding who is now made of "Presidential Timber".
- relaxeder, on 04/17/2009, -3/+54Notice how they shut Bill up real quick after South Carolina.
- nosecohn, on 01/30/2008, -2/+49Wow, that's a sexist thing to say. I don't see anyone mentioning "hate", but even if they do, how do you know that's why? Is it your view that all men have the view of what a "man's role" is in society? I think you need to check your own bias.
I consider myself a feminist and I think it'd be great to have a woman as President. But I will NOT vote for Hillary. She has continually supported the Iraq war, she voted for the Patriot Act, her health care plan panders to the insurance industry, she doesn't understand the gravity of the economic situation we're in, and possibly worst of all, her personality and tactics make her a very divisive figure in a time when that's the last thing we need in America. None of those things have anything to do with her gender.
Unfortunately, I think many of her supporters are primarily for her because she's a woman, the first woman, running for president. If she were a man, I think her character and policies would have her at the back of the pack right now. - PFinn, on 01/31/2008, -4/+44i am a republican and have been for my whole life, and this is great news to me. Obama is one of the few politicians i might cross party lines to vote for, but if that bitch Hilary wins, you can be sure ill be voting republican once again
- rz8472, on 01/31/2008, -4/+40How about anyone but Hillary, McCain, Romney, or Huckabee?
- carbog, on 01/30/2008, -2/+35It's actually a 6 point difference today. This is a daily tracking poll and the 9 point difference was yesterday. The margin narrowed by 3 points in one day, which is pretty amazing.
http://www.gallup.com/poll/104044/Gallup-Daily-Tra ... - krait, on 01/30/2008, -9/+37Wil Wheaton backs Obama!
http://twitter.com/wilw - up2nogud247, on 01/30/2008, -0/+21i wouldnt pigeonhole edwards' supporters like that. it is very possible that they would vote in favor of obama if edwards decided to endorse obama. i find it very unlikely that anyone (especially a democrat) would cast their vote so heavily based on ethnicity.
- TheMime, on 01/31/2008, -1/+22Hillary Clinton is the only democrat who can lose this election.
- topgigmedia, on 01/31/2008, -3/+24I keephearing it over and over again. many liberal women: "It is important for me to see a woman president before I die. I am doing this not only for me but for my daughter..." Say... how about voting on the REAL issues for yourself and YOUR DAUGHTER. Hillary is a sure way to elect another War mongering republican and if it is McLame, you can sure bet that we will suffer greatly domesticallys as well. Lose the idealism and do what is best for the nation, not for your ego!
- theutopian, on 01/30/2008, -1/+21You only need to make your comments once. I'm sick of you RP supporters spamming your message over and over. Once is enough. If people want to listen to you, they'll stop burying you. Get a clue, please.
- nonsequitor, on 01/30/2008, -0/+19No matter who Edwards endorses, his supporters will now be forced to pick a new candidate. The article mentioned that most Edwards supporters listed Obama as their second choice when polled, so this article is relevant regardless of who Edwards officially decides to support.
- inactive, on 01/30/2008, -10/+29al gore and edwards for obama baby!
- breadfred, on 01/30/2008, -4/+22Hilary is a woman? All sexist comments aside, she is just a lying bitch.
- nosecohn, on 01/30/2008, -1/+19As much as I'd like to see that, I don't think either of those guys wants to jeopardize a possible cabinet position in a Democratic administration. I wouldn't be surprised if they wait to see who the nominee is before striking a deal and making an endorsement. However, if either of them has the stones to endorse Obama before Super Tuesday, he'll jump up a couple notches on my personal respect scorecard.
- nosecohn, on 01/30/2008, -0/+17What statistics show that the reason voters went for Edwards is because he isn't black?
- barfooz, on 01/31/2008, -1/+18Malevolant: Personally, I don't care about experience, I care about character. Obama's got it, Hillary doesn't. Experience in Washington is not a necessary prerequisite to the presidency. Abraham Lincoln served in the House of Representatives for only 2 years before becoming President. He didn't do so bad for himself, did he? Hillary is deceptive, mudslinging, and polarizing, and that's not the kind of person I want in the White House. Obama will be better suited to build cross-party coalitions and govern effectively without being stonewalled by numerous detractors, as Hillary has. He has gravitas and inspires people on the left and right.
- dlowder, on 01/31/2008, -0/+16Uh, experience as a "spouse" doesn't count -- she's actually spent less time in elected office than Obama.
- jake07, on 01/31/2008, -1/+17Okay, someone care to explain how polls, such as rueters, say the advantage goes to Clinton, and now many are saying it goes to Obama? Where are the Edwards supporters going, dammit. This election is way too intense and I'm flat out tired of pollsters f+cking with my head.
- JimSwarthow, on 01/31/2008, -1/+17I think you might just be more racist than the people you're fantasizing(projecting!) about. tool.
- rz8472, on 01/31/2008, -1/+16This is actually an old poll; today Obama has closed the gap to 6% within Clinton!
- rberger909, on 01/30/2008, -0/+13Who said Edwards was supporting anybody? The article didn't...you obviously didn't read it. The article says those who support Edwards have been more likely to support Obama as a second choice.
- swrostmore, on 01/30/2008, -1/+14Its best to err on the side of caution; we don't know how the Edwards bloc is going to vote yet.
- z987k, on 01/31/2008, -4/+17I hope he endorses Obama. If Obama had Edwards' votes in all the primaries HillDog wouldn't have won one yet.
- MacEnvy, on 01/31/2008, -2/+15Thanks for the handy link - it's much easier to bury the spam that way.
- pardonmedoug, on 01/31/2008, -1/+13Sorry to break it to you but the Berlin Wall fell in 1989, and there was never a global nuclear holocaust. Communism is no longer a threat to us, so you should really try to find a new focus for your fear. Might I suggest corporate sponsored government corruption?
Meh, go drive your Hummer - ftgarcia, on 01/31/2008, -0/+12Those are my thoughts exactly. Hillary is going to be such a divisive candidate that it will rally even the staunchest conservative to back McCain who they typically disdain. People are suffering from Clinton fatigue and don't want to see another chapter in the Bush/Clinton round-robin we've been living in. If people really want change Obama is their best bet from the Democratic side. Get the Hill and Bill show out of Washington. I am Fired up.
- AndrewDB, on 01/30/2008, -3/+15You're an ignorant fool if you think Obama and Clinton are the same.
- ihfi, on 01/31/2008, -2/+14Im thinking if Obama wins, he will call upon Edwards as his running mate. Win-Win
- nonsequitor, on 01/30/2008, -1/+12The only state she won (more delegates) is New Hampshire. How is she still the clear front runner? I would refrain from making such bold statements concerning who's winning this thing at the moment. Jon Stewart has been ripping apart the MSM for declaring a new front runner every week.
- relaxeder, on 04/17/2009, -0/+11On a broader scale, yes, I'm sure the Democratic party does see her as unelectable -- the thing is, in our democracy, the bigger picture doesn't have a say in the vote -- its the old white women who will come to her rescue and go to the polls in droves for her because they "think Bill was a good president, so she must be too."
- asauterChicago, on 01/31/2008, -1/+12You bring up a good point Obama has given full disclosure on all campaign donations and has accepted the least amount of money from big business compared to all other candidates. See: http://www.opensecrets.org/pres08/index.asp . Obama 08!!
- bagboyrebel, on 01/31/2008, -1/+11because they couldn't possibly have liked Edwards better than Obama....
- ncairns, on 01/31/2008, -3/+13Kucinich > Obama > Edwards > Clinton > Republicans - Ron Paul > bad diarrhea > SPECTRE > the Foot Clan > the Sith > Ron Paul
- br0ck, on 01/31/2008, -0/+9He got his money from the same place as John Edwards. Click there names here and notice that they both have 99% individual donations, but Hillary is at 88%: http://www.opensecrets.org/pres08/summary.asp?id=N ...
- fantasticFlan, on 01/31/2008, -0/+9I'm trying to be reasonable here, but if you're just going to call me names and do that stupid play on words thing (dhimmocrats, ha ha), I'm gonna call you a troll, digg you down, and wish you the best of luck in future endeavors.
- akatsuki, on 01/31/2008, -0/+9Obama's experience as a LAWYER counts too, checks facts before racistly putting him down.
And spending more time in Washington? Woo-hoo. Her political careerism is what most people dislike about her. It has nothing to do with sexism as much as you want to believe it does, it has to do with the fact that people aren't interested in the warring factions of politics and the attacking nature of the Clinton dynasty. Most of us want to leave it behind and try and get something done for our society as a whole.
Either Hillary is running on her husband's coat-tails, and she can claim that she is going to rely on HIS experience, or she is a strong woman, who is less experienced than Obama. - johnhummel, on 01/31/2008, -2/+11"What momentum? Didn't he just get blown out in Florida last night? "
Yes. Yes he did. Lost by what - 17 - 20 points?
But what was interesting is what the exit polls showed, and the votes.
First, Floridians (being made up of lots of old people) had 400,000 absentee ballots, the majority of which went to Ms. Clinton. Many of those were sent out nearly a month ago on the last week of December. But as you get closer to Jan 29th, the number shifts from Clinton - to Obama. Showing that the closer to 01/29 the date came, *the more people shifted from Clinton to Obama*.
Polls also showed that people who's opinion "set" (aka - they were undecided until then) 10 days before the 29th, and 3 days the 29th - most of those were swinging to Obama. So based on this, there was momentum: the majority of people on the end of December 2008 said "I'm voting for Clinton", but as the date got closer to the 29th, Obama kept moving up.
I don't believe in "spot polls", but when you have a candidate who a month ago was ahead by 20 points, then as the days go by that lead dwindles, even if the individual polls aren't 100% accurate, they can show trends. Heck, on 01/21 she was 20 points ahead, 01/21 17, 01/24 9 points - edging closer to that "margin of error".
Right now, the trend is that Clinton's lead is narrowing, rapidly. The question is, with Edwards out, will that momentum showed by Obama translate into a win - or not? Either way, the voters will decide on Tuesday in 22 states. - MrFlesh, on 01/31/2008, -1/+10Hillary is the only way democrats can lose this election. Which may be the plan, so John "Bomb bomb bomb, bomb bomb Iran" McCain can continue the PNAC wars.
- iplayyouandme, on 01/31/2008, -2/+10Dead on. I was all for Billary or Obama but she's tarnishing her image with all of her dirty politics. Now I'm only for Obama. As President, image is everything. Real leadership is providing a vision of future while surrounding yourself with "doers" that can carry that vision out. After all, JFK didn't do anything to get us to the moon, rather he inspired us with the collective will to do it. Healthcare for every American will also require this popular will or it will die just like Billary's former fight. We don't need a fighter or a (evil)doer, rather we need a leader with the vision to bring us together.
I will never vote for her. - sleepwalkers, on 01/31/2008, -0/+8This is what happens when high schoolers are given a connection to the internet and a shred on anonymity.
- hyrate, on 01/31/2008, -1/+9They didn't start out on equal footing. Hillary's name recognition is incomparable, and that's what matters in the absence of campaigning. This is why Giuliani led polls for a long time before primary season really started.
- fantasticFlan, on 01/31/2008, -0/+7It can be hard to spot sarcasm when there are people out there saying the exact same thing seriously.
- bitspace, on 01/31/2008, -0/+7I agree 100%, but I'm afraid this is how a majority of Americans decide who to vote for. They need to be spoon-fed their ideas by the mainstream media and celebrities. That means the more MSM and celeb support for Obama, the better his chances are.
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