Swamp scribbler Mike Tackett writes:

"And who is making the front page or the nightly news? McCain launched his so-called biography tour on Monday in Mississippi. Try finding that story. Obama can get on the front page throwing a gutter ball in a Pennsylvania bowling alley."

Fact is, the Swamp (just to name one media outlet) ignored the Republicans while the GOP race was still hot. McCain not being in the news couldn't have anything to do with reporters such as Mike Tackett being 90% Democrats, could it?

Nahhh.

Meanwhile, for some intelligent analysis of the Democrat race, see this from Victor David Hanson:

"Democrats ... are now scorched by the dragon of multicultural identity politics they helped to create. If you didn't have a [Jeremiah] Wright who felt his crudity was exempt from criticism under the protocols of victimization, then you would have to invent him.

Democrats should now ask themselves how a party of supposed racial transcendence inevitably ended up with primaries predicated along hardening racial lines, and a unity, trans-racial candidate who for twenty years was intimate with a pastor and spiritual advisor who seems to have derided almost everyone and everything, from America, to Italians, to Jews and Israel, to whites and moderate blacks, with serial slurs worthy of a Don Imus or Michael Richards."

But if she can't win, isn't there an argument to be made that there is nothing left for her to accomplish? Why keep spending money? Why keep soliciting donations? Why keep giving McCain ammunition for the general election. Certainly, she has done more than well enough to earn the right to continue. But that doesn't make it wise to stay.

Visit http://www.dropouthillary.org and sign a petition urging Hillary Clinton to withdraw now.

Forward this link on. Encourage everyone you know to visit and sign the petition.

clinton should drop out to help the democratic party unite. She would rather bring up faults of Obama and have supporters question.

I am bored with the race. I hate everything about Republicans, but am considering voting McCain or not voting at all because I am tired of Obama vs Hillary. I will never vote black.

I cannot tell you how tired I am of the constant drumbeat (from Obama people, of course -- which, unlike you, most reporters neglect to point out) for HRC to fold up her tent and go home. The Obama people keep crowing she can't win -- but forget that HE can't, either. Let the people vote! Let THEM decide, not party bigwigs.

And I hope PA voters can see through the sham that is the Obama campaign. What a faker he is.

and why does a gutter ball get such attention? because there is so little of substance to report and the media is dead set on keeping obama on your mind.

Now why write this and let on to the great secret? This is all a ploy by the D's to keep the faithful fired up! When Hillary seems to be getting the short end of the stick her supporters send in millions. When Obama seems to be getting the short end of the stick, his supporters send in millions.

Poor McCain is getting lulled into a false sense of security. And that sucking sound you hear? That's all the potential McCain donors sending money into the Democratic coffers

no, those fights will be remembered. the black man will not forget bill clinton's remarks. the "downscale" (i.e., low-IQ, low-education) white women will have the seed planted in them that hillary was shoved aside by a younger, less qualified man

You know I think this should play out untill the end. Americans have the right to make a choice. We should not try to limit those choices to suit a few. The main theme of both these candidates should be "It really doesn't matter if you vote for me or my opponent, please just vote Democrat" get the democrats out and registered to vote. It will all work itself out favorably for us if that happens.

I don't think that the McCain has a better chance of winning even though the democratic race is still undecided. Both Barack and Hillary are getting more media attention than he is, plus McCain keeps having his "senior moments." Check out this clip that explains how there is an increasing possibility that the democratic contest will be decided by the superdelegates.

http://campaigncircus.com/video_player.php?v=8934

The only way Obama can win is if Senator Clinton was willing to quit which of course she is not going to quit because she is the next President. Obama could have been the VP if he didn't play the race card but as things stand I would vote for Hillary but never for Obama.

I think it's over for both Hillary and Obama. There is too much in their closets that do not appeal to all Democrats and undecided voters who would be needed to win in November. Perhaps the best Democrat voters can do now is to vote for McCain. Rush hates McCain and if McCain were elected, Rush would be "in need of a straight jacket" for 4 years. At least that would be fun to listen to.

No, not all will be forgotten on that convention night. If Hillary steals the election I will still vote for her. Then I will go and throw up, drink a couple of stiff ones and cry myself to sleep. It will mean a return to politics as usual and that would be bitterly disappointing. I will not lift a finger to help her. The party and the country will have lost the energy that emanates from a possibility of changing the status quo. I know we should be energized by the notion of a woman in the White House (I am a middle-aged white woman) but just not this woman.

Yes Mike, you may be right about a few of your facts here, but you are deliberately ignoring many more key facts about the length of these primaries: 1) Every day that goes by finds McCain just that much closer to resolving his disorganization problems and that much closer to unifying the GOP; 2) Every day that this continues sees the ugly negative style (especially on the part of Hillary's campaign) increase and the very real permanent damage suffered by both candidates on the rise; 3) the result of the continuing battle (and its ugliness) has dramatically increased the positive perception of McCain; and 4) let us not forget that in every "battleground" state which the Dems MUST WIN in Novermber where the fight has been ugly and protracted, in each of those states (Penn, Ohio, Florida, etc.,) McCain now has sizable leads! Your theory that "holding the attention span of the American people" for such a long time is such a positive thing, may prove completely false in the end.

obama ia like a copper pan with nickle plating which wears of with time and ugly copper is there again.
his poetic speeches are good to motivate emotional young crowd only for the moment but when grinding starts he will no longer be their favourite candidate but then it might be too late for dems.
rev. wright and tony rezco scandals are stuck to him like super glue and lynching tools for republicans.
republicans know all bad things about hillary and there is nothing more to come. she has been vetted over 20 years. senior dems who are asking hillary to quit must be senile or brain damadged and carried away by obama poetry. obama is using the race card to his advantage left and right. no democrat dare to question his electability because he is black
DEMS MIGHT HAVE MISSED THE BOAT ALREADY. IF THEY LOSE THE WHITE HOUSE IT WILL NOT BE BECAUSE OF HILLARY BUT BECAUSE OF ECCENTRIC JOHN DEAN WHO IN HIS WISDOM DENIED THE VOTING RIGHT OF MILLIONS OF DEMS IN KEY STATES OF FLORIDA AND MICHIGAN. OBAMA HAS ONLY WON TINY STATES AND CAUCUSES.
IT IS STILL TIME THAT HE ACCEPT VP ON HILLARY TICKET AND SAVE THIS GOD SENT OPORTUNITY TO DEMS.
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McCain's electability is overrated. The media behaviour is so irrational. Platform on perpetuating an unpopular war and a total disregard for the middle class economic plight is hara-kiri. Why is the media accommodating this platform as a winnable one in November? Why is Patrick Leahy, an Obama supporter, calling on Clinton's retreat? One cannot intercede, with unbiased honesty, once one endorses a candidate. Everyone, with the help of both the written and elctronic media, is behaving irrationally. Mr. Tackett is absoulutely right. Obama cannot walk into the White House without the key states like Pennsylvania, Ohio, etc. Democrats, get your act together!!!

I wish everyone would stop propagating the falsehood that a Clinton victory in a a Democratic primary in a large state has any bearing on whether that state will vote for Obama in a general election. It isn't like Clinton's victory erases Obama's name from the national election ballot if he becomes the nominee.

Clinton supporters, if they are truly in the market for improved public discourse and more functional government in Washington, would be insane not to vote for Obama in a general election. And Obama supporters, unless they really like the idea of Iraq stretching on for another century or so, should get behind Clinton if she wins.

Mike-- I beg to disagree. The only people this helps is the McCain campaign, the big media corporations, and a superdelegate with a big ego and a small knowledge of how these things have the Democrats before (1964 and 1968 hurt us a lot!)
I'm reposting what I put elsewhere here--
The Democratic Party leadership needs to convene and revamp their nomination process immediately.
Yesterday.
Throw out all this nonsense about super delegates and the fake and erratic methods of determining who's the front runner.
Do a one-day winner take all vote.
Soon.
Start with the 3 candidates still in the race.
That brings Edwards back into the mix.
That brings Michigan and Florida back into the mix.
That throws out all the votes to skew the race by Republicans.
That throws out all the fake caucus votes by employees who did not want to go against the votes of their boss.
That ensures that EVERY vote gets counted (and only once--unlike what happened in Minnesota) and cast in PRIVACY.
And only registered Democratic party members get to vote.
Do it quick or this won't work!
In future races, this will keep the media corporations from profiting off the campaigns' media buys. Do it in March each election year. Then, ban anyone from doing any fund-raising. We can us all that extra money to buy new homes (and counseling and wpa style jobs) for all those STILL displaced New Orleans residents and Iraqi war veterans. A new G.I. Bill for our war vets and our victims of rampant unregulated capitalism.
Think about it.

Hillary does have every right to stay in the race... but her reasons are few. At the most harmless, it would be to assuage her stubbornness and never-say-die attitude (we see how well that worked for Huckabee on the GOP side). At the most sinister, it would be to hamstring Obama in November and run for re-election against McCain in 2012.

Either way, she has the right, but I cannot see any good reason. And while Jodi and a few delusional others may believe that she'll "be the next President" (sorry, I had to keep myself from throwing up a little as I typed that), Obama can quietly hum "Time Is On My Side" to a matchup against McCain in November...

...a matchup he will most assuredly win.

Obama '08

Hillary has made this a beauty contest for superdelegates. Barack Obama leads her in all other margins. She cannot win unless she wins superdelegates Sapranos style. So if this is just about arm twisting strategy, lets look at her credibility. This is Hillary Clinton: Whitewater, Travelgate, Monica Lewinsky and impeachment, renting out the Lincoln bedroom, the loss of the Rose Law Firm billing records for nearly 2 years until they were miraculously found in the White House living quarters, removing files from Vince Foster’s office following his suicide and before investigators could get there. Her stalling to release her full tax returns and earmark requests from her time in the Senate, as well as her Clinton library donors. Her apology to the African American community (for her campaigns racist comments) which came days too late. Her decline to return $170,000 in campaign contributions from individuals at International Profit Associates, or IPA accused of widespread sexual harassment, and whose CEO is a disbarred lawyer with a criminal record. Lets not forget her campaign eventually returned some $850,000 to Hong Kong businessman Norman Hsu who was found to be a fugitive in a 15-year old theft case. He was indicted for fraud related to his campaign contributions in 2007. Her failed inclusion and diplomacy with congress on her universal health care bid. Her subsequent surrender and alignment to the health care industry. Her flip flop on NAFTA. Her flip flop on Iraq. Her flip flop on Florida and Michigan. Her exaggerated foreign policy experience. Her dealing the race card better than Republicans could. Clinton photo with Rezko. Clinton photo and prayer breakfast with Rev Wright. Her lies about Bosnia. Her failure to get the endorsement of close friend Bill Richardson. Her flip flop on pledged delegates and superdelegates by encouraging party elite to vote against the will of the people - “I believe strongly that in a democracy, we should respect the will of the people and to me, that means it’s time to do away with the Electoral College and move to the popular election of our president.” - Hillary Clinton in 2000

Any suggestion that the Obama campaign was not behind the call for Clinton to drop out of the race requires the willing suspension of disbelief. After blocking the proposal for a re-vote in Michigan, it was the natural next step for David Axelrod to smear Clinton as the bane of the Democratic Party. People should start looking at the larger picture of deception going on here to understand how each of these tactics fit together. I've posted an article at thecityedition.com which examines the manipulation from its origins. Here's a direct:

http://www.thecityedition.com/Pages/Archive/Winter08/2008Election.html

In the words of Hillary Supporter Maya Angelou:

"Rise, Hillary, Rise!"
It's not over until its over.

And if Obama manages to buy the next state's primaries with all his money- outspending Hillary 4 to 1 and 5 to 1- and money is what makes this race--

I am sticking with Hillary regardless. Even if I have to cast my vote for her as a write in candidate come the general election.

I have always voted for the candidate I think is the best one- before it has been Clinton, Clinton, Gore, Kerry--and if I have to go outside the party's to do so--will again and vote for Hillary.

Obama should quit the election and step down as senator - that is, if he were an honorable, but the fact is - he isn't!. He called for Imus to be fired - yet listened to his pastor for 20 years without saying a thing. This guy is a dirt bag, however "articulate" he may be. Obama knew this was a problem when he "fired" his pastor from the campaign, but didn't address the issue til Fox News pushed the issue. If he had been honest and forthright - he wouldn't have any delegates in the first place. I guess you could say his delegates are Ill-gotten gains of being a sneaky, racist, two-faced, typical old school type politician. What's funny is he thinks he's a uniter, when it appears he's a divider! But he'll probably profit from promoting racism, ala Sharpton and the Shakedown artist himself - Jesse Jackson !

Those who call for Hillary to quit are fearful that their anti-white and anti-american Obama will loose; instead of his boast 'to know me is to love me', voters will find 'to know Obama is to run away from him'.
Neither Clinton nor Obama earns enough delegates to have a legitimate win.
My advice to these so-called elders and Obama's supporters is to avoid disfranchising the voters or stop listening to their voice. It will be the voters who will decide who will become the president!
If Hillary does not have a fair chance at this campaign or if the elders try to change the rules in the middle of this competition like Pelosi did by pressuring the superdelegates to make their vote becoming an automatic vote tying to pledged delegates vs. applying the current rule of ‘use independent judgment’ then Obama’s win is not legitimate!
The DNC is already giving Michigan and Florida to McCain by disfranchising the voters of those two states! DNC is becoming an un-democratic party!

Women are showing their true colors also. I support women and their struggle, but when they support someone who is a PREMEDITATED, Willful LIAR, I have a problem with that. All of those talented beautiful women, and you dont have the integrity to dump this one and find another??? I guess the estrogen train is without morals. Shame on you...

It's funny to read the comments of a bunch of suburban weenies pretending they are outraged democrats. Too bad they don't have a decent republican candidate to pour all that energy into.

The Clintons should hang in there and keep their eyes on the Rezko trial. When Dan Frawley of Companion testifies it will be over for Obama. Read John Batchelor of Human Events for all the back round. Obamas involvement is a lot more than a strip of land.

Hillary is in it to win it and she will.There is no doubt in my mind that Hillary will be our next President.

I am bored with the race. I hate everything about Republicans, but am considering voting McCain or not voting at all because I am tired of Obama vs Hillary. I will never vote black.

Posted by: David | April 1, 2008 12:13 PM

So you will never vote black. In other words your a republican. P%ss off!!!

YOU MIGHT BE AN IDIOT:-)

If you think Barack Obama with little or no experience would be better than Hillary Clinton with 35 years experience.

You Might Be An Idiot!

If you think that Obama with no experience can fix an economy on the verge of collapse better than Hillary Clinton. Whose ;-) husband (Bill Clinton) led the greatest economic expansion, and prosperity in American history.

You Might Be An Idiot!

If you think that Obama with no experience fighting for universal health care can get it for you better than Hillary Clinton. Who anticipated this current health care crisis back in 1993, and fought a pitched battle against overwhelming odds to get universal health care for all the American people.

You Might Be An Idiot!

If you think that Obama with no experience can manage, and get us out of two wars better than Hillary Clinton. Whose ;-) husband (Bill Clinton) went to war only when he was convinced that he absolutely had to. Then completed the mission in record time against a nuclear power. AND DID NOT LOSE THE LIFE OF A SINGLE AMERICAN SOLDIER. NOT ONE!

You Might Be An Idiot!

If you think that Obama with no experience saving the environment is better than Hillary Clinton. Whose ;-) husband (Bill Clinton) left office with the greatest amount of environmental cleanup, and protections in American history.

You Might Be An Idiot!

If you think that Obama with little or no education experience is better than Hillary Clinton. Whose ;-) husband (Bill Clinton) made higher education affordable for every American. And created higher job demand and starting salary's than they had ever been before or since.

You Might Be An Idiot!

If you think that Obama with no experience will be better than Hillary Clinton who spent 8 years at the right hand of President Bill Clinton. Who is already on record as one of the greatest Presidents in American history.

You Might Be An Idiot!

If you think that you can change the way Washington works with pretty speeches from Obama, rather than with the experience, and political expertise of two master politicians ON YOUR SIDE like Hillary and Bill Clinton..

You Might Be An Idiot!

If you think all those Republicans voting for Obama in the Democratic primaries, and caucuses are doing so because they think he is a stronger Democratic candidate than Hillary Clinton. :-)

Best regards

jacksmith...

DON'T BE DUPED !!!

Large numbers of Republicans have been voting for Barack Obama in the DEMOCRATIC primaries, and caucuses from early on. Because they feel he would be a weaker opponent against John McCain. And because they feel that a Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama ticket would be unbeatable. And also because with a Clinton and Obama ticket you are almost 100% certain to get quality, affordable universal health care very soon.

But first, all of you have to make certain that Hillary Clinton takes the democratic nomination and then the Whitehouse. NOW! is the time. THIS! is the moment you have all been working, and waiting for. You can do this America. “Carpe diem” (harvest the day).

I think Hillary Clinton see’s a beautiful world of plenty for all. She is a woman, and a mother. And it’s time America. Do this for your-selves, and your children’s future. You will have to work together on this and be aggressive, relentless, and creative. Americans face an even worse catastrophe ahead than the one you are living through now.

You see, the medical and insurance industry mostly support the republicans with the money they ripped off from you. And they don’t want you to have quality, affordable universal health care. They want to be able to continue to rip you off, and kill you and your children by continuing to deny you life saving medical care that you have already paid for. So they can continue to make more immoral profits for them-selves.

Hillary Clinton has actually won by much larger margins than the vote totals showed. And lost by much smaller vote margins than the vote totals showed. Her delegate count is actually much higher than it shows. And higher than Obama’s. She also leads in the electoral college numbers that you must win to become President in the November national election. HILLARY CLINTON IS ALREADY THE TRUE DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE!

As much as 30% of Obama's primary, and caucus votes are Republicans trying to choose the weakest democratic candidate for McCain to run against. These Republicans have been gaming the caucuses where it is easier to vote cheat. This is why Obama has not been able to win the BIG! states primaries. Even with Republican vote cheating help.

Hillary Clinton has been out manned, out gunned, and out spent 4 and 5 to 1. Yet Obama has only been able to manage a very tenuous, and questionable tie with Hillary Clinton.

If Obama is the democratic nominee for the national election in November he will be slaughtered. Because the Republican vote cheating help will suddenly evaporate. All of this vote fraud and republican manipulation has made Obama falsely look like a much stronger candidate than he really is. YOUNG PEOPLE. DON’T BE DUPED! Think about it. You have the most to lose.

The democratic party needs to fix this outrage. I suggest a Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama ticket. Everyone needs to throw all your support to Hillary Clinton NOW! So you can end this outrage against YOU the voter, and against democracy.

I think Barack Obama has a once in a life time chance to make the ultimate historic gesture for unity, and change in America by accepting Hillary Clinton’s offer as running mate. Such an act now would for ever seal Barack Obama’s place at the top of the list of Americas all time great leaders, and unifiers for all of history.

The democratic party, and the super-delegates have a decision to make. Are the democrats, and the democratic party going to choose the DEMOCRATIC party nominee to fight for the American people. Or are the republicans going to choose the DEMOCRATIC party nominee through vote fraud, and gaming the DEMOCRATIC party primaries, and caucuses.

Fortunately the Clinton’s have been able to hold on against this fraudulent outrage with those repeated dramatic comebacks of Hillary Clinton’s. Only the Clinton’s are that resourceful, and strong. Hillary Clinton is your NOMINEE. They are the best I have ever seen.

“This is not a game” (Hillary Clinton)

Sincerely

jacksmith...

“I am bored with the race. I hate everything about Republicans, but am considering voting McCain or not voting at all because I am tired of Obama vs Hillary. I will never vote black.”

Posted by: David | April 1, 2008 12:13 PM

I, too, am tired of all this campaigning. It is painful even at normal levels, and we have gotten more than normal. It is like watching JFK’s funeral on continuous loop. Yes; it’s that painful.

But I would never say that I will “never vote black.” We’re all pink on the inside, and we all have the same basic nature. Anyone of any ethnic heritage is capable of being intelligent enough, and having the right character, to be a good leader. That’s because there really is only one race: the Human Race. If I vote for or against Barack Obama, it won’t be because his personal features are different from mine. It will, instead, depend on whether I trust him as a person and/or agree with his politics and ideas.

The problem we have today isn’t that we have a black candidate. The problem we have is that people cannot tell, or don’t want to know, who or what he is because they believe his skin color has to trump all other considerations. That is simply foolish.

We know, or ought to know, that we’ve been had when the MSM and candidates can stampede the voting public into the direction of voting for or against someone simply because of a candidate’s ethnic origin. I’m sure if you asked him, Senator Obama would tell you that he would prefer to be judged by his talents and character instead of his outward appearance.

Democrats need to appreciate how valuable it is for Hillary to continue this race until June.

She is talking about the same issues that are going to help Obama in the general election. By raising issues like healthcare, Iraq, and the economy, she is immensely helping the party and Obama. These are winning issues for Democrats, and Hillary is keeping these issues on people's minds and also reminding them that Democrats are on the side of working people with respect to these issues.

Cheers to Hillary for running out the bread and butter Democratic issues day after day. She may have stooped low at times, but that harm is nothing compared to the good she's doing.

Furthermore, as long as the primary doesn't get too nasty, the Democrats are getting more publicity than money can buy. Obama is getting better known, Hillary is establishing her own reputation independent of Bill, and Democrats are raising boatloads if money.

Republicans are toast in '08. Even a 60 senator majority in the Senate is within reach.

I do not want to distrust the president. Therefore I could not vote for Clinton. As long as the nomination is not stolen, I'll never have to vote against her

Republicans know that Obama is the guy they can beat. If it comes down to a race between a white guy and a black guy, white voters will come out in droves to keep the President white.

Hillary Clinton is your NOMINEE. They are the best I have ever seen.

“This is not a game” (Hillary Clinton)

Sincerely

jacksmith...

Posted by: jacksmith | April 1, 2008 2:23 PM

Jacksmith, you might be an idiot. Secondly who is your nominee??? Ours (the democrats) is yet to be decided. Most likely Barack Obama. But I have a feeling your just some republican with a cable guy fetish. Yep, I bet your gonna vote for four more years of republican tyranny.