Hillary is gonna go nuclear next week. That is what Carville is hinting at.

This news is in idiotic's wheelhouse.

If Hillary goes "nuclear" at this point - which is a point where she cannot make up the difference except by turning every single superdelegate, all she is doing is destroying our chances in the fall and I will never never never never forgive her.

It amounts to a goddamn temper tantrum and she's thrown herself on the floor and is kicking and screaming: "If I can't have it, no other Democrat can!"

I have never been so disgusted with a candidate in my life.

This may be permanent. I don't see how Clinton can explain away Tuzla -- and that strikes at the heart of her trustworthiness.

I'd be curious to see a new poll in Pennsylvania. The last one was March 26-27, with Clinton leading by 12 points. The Gallup national averages for those two days was Obama 47.5, Clinton 45. Today it's Obama 52, Clinton 42. Did that national change get reflected in Pennsylvania.

Just gotta take PA and the jig will be up.

Did you all notice that orange halo around his head on The View? Hilarious.

Here's the reality. Except for places like here on the TPM message boards, where you get die-hards for both Obama and Hillary, most people simply don't care and actually like both candidates. And whereas they may have preferred Hillary slightly or wanted to vote for and support a female candidate, Dems are getting apprehensive about November. So what you see are fence-sitters and lukewarm Clinton supporters deciding to vote for Obama out of party strength and unity.

Obama's numbers aren't going up because of Tuzla or "the speech" nearly as much as they are going up because the CW right now is that the only way Hillary can win is by kneecapping Obama. People are starting to realize that he is well in the lead in pledged delegates, and Democrats who want to win in November just want this wrapped up.

Now, like I said, there will always be the die-hards...

Here's the reality.

I think you're mostly right about that, billysumday. I will qualify it slightly - I do think there is more interest in the general population in this race than there has been in a race in a long time. But most people I've talked to would be happy with either one.

I agree that blog comments boards are not representative of the population in general, at all.

But what we do represent pretty squarely, is the progressive wing of the party, and we've worked really hard to get ourselves heard. We're being heard, finally. I think this election is going to be a real victory for the progressive wing, the netroots, and people-powered politics.

As to Clinton going nuclear next week: looks like it's already starting with this Washington Post "Fact Checker" smear on Obama:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/29/AR2008032902031.html?hpid=topnews

This poll is completely meaningless. It shows that Hillary is WINNING with 42%! Obama's 52% does not matter. Nothing related to Obama matters. Have you people not figured this out yet? This is Hillary's turn. The only polls or results that matter are those where Hillary is ahead. This is what happens when you people get fancy college degrees or graduate high school: you lose capacity to analyze these things. There is no way Hillary is going to lose with numbers like this.

of course she will say that, if she said something different, her people will not come out to vote.
i believe if she loses north carolina and indiana
she will have to start thinking about getting out.
be interesting to see how much she wins PA by.
i believe obama will make inroads in the PA popular vote, although she does have every politician in PA backing her, except for casey.

I think that after the primaries, the superdelegates will realize, based on her being behind in pledged delegates, popular vote and high personal negatives in the polls that Hillary is unelectable and will throw their support toward Obama, putting him over the top way before the convention.

I guess most of you have read or heard of the Politico article by Hillary's campaign owing money to so many small companies. I read a post at HuffPo I have to share. This poster said that the 3 AM call was from a creditor who wants to be paid for the donuts he supplied to the campaign.

This is real hard news, unlike previous polls. Here on supers are going to take much closer look at the polls than before.

I expect few more superdelegates to come out in support for Obama in the next couple of weeks, especially if he maintains the lead of 5 to 10 points.

I hope PA becomes a toss up or atleast Obama closes in within 10 points- you'll see some Hillary antics live in your living room.

Definetly good news, but I'd take caution and keep and eye for the next couple of days.

I think the new "can't win" narrative is working against Hillary and talk of going all the way to the convention doesn't help in eclipising the desperation.

Hillary: I'm in it until Denver.

Gallup: No you're not.

The Dems responding in these polls are just using words, I mean, they are just saying they support Obama. Hillary is about action, not words... she is still clearly more electable. These polls raise troubling questions about Obama.

McCain/Clinton in 2008, Just a matter of time. I agree with yadayadablog.com.

Advice for Barack: don't ever get close enough to the drowning DNC or Hillary that they can get a death grip on you. Keep in mind that drowning people often take their rescuers down with them if they get a hold of their would be rescuers.