Hillary pulled even with Obama in today's daily Gallup poll. In the last week Hillary has gained 7 points while Obama has lost 3. But that's good news for Obama! It proves that going negative hurt him less than it helped Hillary.

Temporary effect. Give it 4 more days.

And let's face it, if you're a Hillary backer, you're scared to death about what could happen in North Carolina.

Hey...I have a really great idea!

Let's give the nomination to the candidate who's losing and who 49% of voters already say they don't like. While we're at it, let's also chain heavy weights to our bodies and jump into the ocean.

If Obama wins North Carolina by a healthy margin(a likelihood) and Indiana is something like a tie (also likely) Hillary will be on the mat bleeding from both ears (metaphorically speaking of course).

Got a life. Last time Obama won was March 11, in Mississippi.

Not that long ago.

As for Hillary winning in North Carolina, sorry there's not a chance in hell. He's already leading her in early voting.

It's been said a trillion times before, but listening to Wesley Clark makes one fantasize about paint drying. Evan Bayh (sp?) is no slouch in the boring to tears department. If Hillary steals it, she's actually considering these guys. I wish her luck.

The last time he won was not Texas. It was Mississippi... er, wait, that state doesn't count, right? I'm so confused with Hillary's rule changes lately.

He can't make a move till he wins the primary.

Wesley is perceived as a loser.

Obama should be hinting at asking Colin Powell to be Secretary of
State as part of a general hint at a bi-partisan regime.

It will take very bold moves to take this from McCain.

I'm actually going to miss the Hillary supporters, since their complete disconnect from reality is always good for a laugh.

I realize that Hillary is owed the nomination and everything, so it must be a tough pill to swallow, but sorry, the race is over. Even if Hillary were to run the table (and she won't even come close) in the remaining contests, there is no way the super delegates will overturn Obama's lead in pledged delegates because they know what the ramifications of doing that would be.

But if you want to cling to the fantasy that Hillary might win the nomination it's up to you. If nothing else, I'm sure Senator McCain will appreciate your continued support.

Hahahahahahahaha!!!!! Oh stop, your killing me! Sure she will. Then they'll pass out lime sno-cones in Hell.

"He is a terrible politician."

Ha! Maybe the best line yet! Yeah, he's a terrible politician. I guess that's why he's registered a record number of new voters, regularly fills up sports arenas to hear him speak, set new records for fundraising and despite the fact that he was completely unknown on the nation stage a year ago is a little over a week away from clinching the Democratic nomination.

Hillary on the other hand is such a superior politician that even with nearly universal name recognition, a huge head start in fundraising, a popular ex-president campaigning for her and the backing of the entire Democratic party establishment, she still managed to lose the nomination.

gotalife: So, how long have you been working for the McCain campaign?

Just because Hillary's campaign is debt and can't afford airtime, it doesn't mean that Obama is obligated to give her free media.

As the Dem nominee, Obama's focus is were it should be - on McCain.

Maybe Hillary can challenge the other candidates who dropped out before her to a debate for second place.

Gotalife: How's that "Compassion Tour" going for your candidate? It's very admirable of him to have compassion for the people that will be hurt the most should you be successful in getting him elected in November.

As Senator Obama indicated, you need to be tough when it matters, you are tough when you are ignoring stupidity...
and he has now decided to ignore Senator Clinton and focus on John MacCain...

He is winning by every measure, so no need to worry...

By the way, do we have a sense at that is going to happen in Guam, who is the favorite to win there?

The Obamites are certainly a nasty bunch. Go back and read this thread. Check out how many times they (metaphorically, of course) want to do violent harm to her. It's telling.

The worst I've said is that Obama the Gelding needs to be put out to pasture.

Obamites' nerves are frayed. They can't shake Clinton and she is showing momentum and a second wind. Her timing is perfect. Obama will run for cover thinking he can play rope-a-dope and run out the clock.

Nope.

- FL will be seated as per the primary vote.
- MI will be seated as per the primary vote.
- Clinton will have the popular vote lead.
- Uncommitted SDs will move to her in the convention.
- After an in-conclusive delegate vote, more SDs will shift to her.
- Obama will fold like a house of cards.

And the decision in the final round, by TKO, goes to...Clinton!

Then will come the cries "he was robbed!"

That was for Tena @ 5:43

It would be interested to study why Senator Clinton is so delusional, and so out of touch...It is really sad to see...

It shows how much substance the Clinton team has...

I will shave my Head BALD if the IRON ***** WINS in North Carolina!!!!What do you say GOATLIFE????
NO WAY IN HELL she is gonna win there!!!

Why is it that people who are enthusiastically supporting Barack Obama have been dubbed as kool aide drinkers. Is it that unbelievable that a politician could motivate people to support him/her? Do you honestly think that all of these people who are voting for Senator Obama have been fooled in some way? He has somehow cast a spell on everyone his entire life and really has no ability to perform as a politician?

Or maybe he is a skilled and intelligent lawyer/politician who has worked hard to get where he is and actually earned his place in the United States Senate?

You may think it is foolish to vote for Senator Obama but there is no need to insult myself and the other people who have voted for him by saying we are under the trance of some kool aide.

I agree with you pillsy. Even as an Obamanite, I thought 19 was a bit much, I figured the real answer was more like 10pts.

I do think that as I predicted she is getting a bit of a post-PA bump. But once the dust settles people, including the media will realize that the race essentially ended in PA and Clinton will need a miracle to win.

Facts are Clinton needed a blow-out (20 pts) and she didn't get it. With each contest that goes by without a huge win for Clinton, the lower her chances of winning. She keeps moving the goal-posts but she is running out of field.

If she had won big in PA, she would have made a dent in Obama's delegate lead and in his popular vote lead (and no- MI doesn't count. At best her margin over non-committed is legitimate. You can't argue that Clinton voters count without arguing that the voters who were AGAINST her also count. In which case Obama still leads by a substantial # of voters). However at this stage, the most important aspect of a huge PA win for HRC would have been to show that the people of PA REJECT Obama. Instead, it appears that they merely prefer Hillary and polls support this. The former is enough to give super-d's pause, the latter is not.

NC will be a big win for Obama. No amount of Clinton campaigning will help. The problem for Clinton is that she is so well known, she has already tapped into most of the people that support her. There are some undecideds but they aren't enough to sway the outcome by more than a few points. Other than NH, there isn't a single contest in which she INCREASED her lead or bit into Obama's once the campaigning started.
This will all but erase HRC's PA gains and make IN at best, a tie for Clinton.

The rest of the contests will be a wash, some for HRC, some for Obama.

The race will be over May 6th because there is no where else for her to move her goal posts and that is going to start to sink in over the next few days. By Monday, Obama will be gaining in the tracking polls again.

Yes, I am an Obama supporter but that doesn't change the facts. Yes, she has a chance, but it gets slimmer with each contest that she doesn't win big.