The road just got rockier for Hillary Clinton in her battle to win her party’s presidential nomination after Barack Obama’s victory in North Carolina and her slim win in Indiana.
“It’s full speed on to the White House,” Clinton said at a victory rally in Indianapolis, with her husband, former President Bill Clinton, standing behind her. “We’ve got a long road ahead, but we’re going to keep fighting.”
But Clinton made some conciliatory noises. “I can assure you as I have said on many occasions, that no matter what happens, I will work for the nominee of the Democratic Party … and I know that Senator Obama feels the same way,” she said.
Should Clinton drop out of the race for the Democratic nomination?
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B.O. - a senator from Illinois - and Bil Oil companies in the world. B.O. and Big Oil - we should think carefullly about the connections between them. Why B.O. does not want to do anything to affect the dirty money made by the Big Oil international companies?
- Posted by JimDon’t waitt until you are forced out of the race…get out now and retain some dignity.
- Posted by TeresaIs she not a democrat? - She doesn’t have the votes so it’s time to step aside. Her argument that she is of more appeal to the people of America than a black man is incredible in its viciousness and especially when the evidence of the votes in the democratic race is the opposite.
- Posted by marcYes.
Hillary’s next actions will demonstrate whether she is a leader or whether she’s a self-serving politician. If she turns her considerable energy into supporting and bonding all Democrats together to join forces and bring about change in Washington, then she’s a leader. If she fights on and continues to force division in the Democratic party in order to (a) try to bully her way into the White House, or (b) force a McCain win so she can say “I told you so” and run again in four years, then she’s the well-trained political beast I fear she is.
Which of these two Democratic contenders want to bring about a better America?
Please come to your senses, Hillary.
- Posted by SharmynMizuInOz, are you an American citizen? Your English shows you might not be. B.O. got his dirty money not from the normal American citizens, but from special interest groups. No doubt about it.
Johh, you think B.O. got his big money from ordinary American citizens like you and me? You are wrong!!!! $25 or so counts nothing. Only the Big Oil companies can provide B.O. so much money to defeat Hillary and McCain.
Wake up American people!! Stand up again the Big Oil and B.O.!!!!!
- Posted by JimTo all…it’s over. Obama has won! Fair and square. For Hillary supporters, go peacefully. Someone had to lose. It could have been either of them. i hope that the “best political team on tv” were wrong when they suggested that Hillary supporters wouldn’t support Obama in large numbers. Democrats are prepared to establish a super-majority in the House and we will need mandates in order to address the serious issues we face. And, Obama isn’t sexist. His wife and daughters would resent such a comment I’m certain. Plus, he has ALWAYS supported women’s issues. I think his “bitter” comment may have been better served addressing some Hillary supporters.
- Posted by TimYou loaded sixteen tons of nonsense, what do you get
Another day older and deeper in debt ($11.425 million)
Saint Peter don’t you call her ’cause Hill can’t go
She owes her soul to the company store (list donors here)
-Modified from Tennessee Ernie Ford’s “Sixteen tons”
- Posted by PuWeiTaYes, she should drop out. She should have dropped out some time back, when it became obvious that Obama had the popular vote and the delegate count. All she will accomplish by staying in now is to deepen the divide in the Dem. party and hurt Obama’s chances against McCaine when Obama gets the nomination in November.
I’m a white, middle-class, middle-age male, but I truly believe that what is motivating the 1/3 or so of Clinton voters who say they would rather vote for McCaine than Obama is the fear that a black man may become president. How else do you explain such an irrational position? After all, Obama and Clinton are very nearly identical on the issues . . . so close in fact that for a long time commentators (and voters) were frustrated because there was no conflict. Are these democrats really willing to put this country through four more years of a disastrous republican administration just because of what amounts to a difference in personality between Obama and Clinton? Come on.
- Posted by JimHWhat a minute! Hillary said she “was on her way” to collecting $10mm but now she has to kick in another $6.4mm? How come the press has never asked how much she ACTUALLY collected — because it would give a TRUE indication of how little grass roots support she has — just like she has never released her grades at Yale so people could HONESTLY she how smart or dumb she really is. Be honest Hillary — we don’t want to spend another $65mm of taxpayers money later on to find out you are no different than Billy.
- Posted by J.J.I’d like to challenge all of my fellow democrats to begin practicing the new politics: vow to vote for whoever wins the nomination. Stop saying you won’t vote at all, or that you’ll vote for the Republican if your favorite candidate doesn’t get the nomination. It’s time for us to stop acting like the other party and get behind our man or woman. Yes, I think Hillary should drop out, because I want to hear Obama start to address McCain, but if by some miracle Hillary wins the nomination, I will gladly vote for her, even though she’s not my first choice. Either Clinton or Obama would make a great president. Spread the word, spread the love!
- Posted by Minervadoesn’t matter what hill or barack do. obama has the nomination sewn up. and in the general election he’ll get pummelled by mccain, it’ll be like nixon vs mcgovern. the dems blew it, big time. what a wretched spectacle our two party system has become. when a guy like ron paul is marginalized by the party on the right; and a guy like nader is demonized on the left… well, we’re stuck with what a bunch of party bosses and oligarchs want. instead of intelligent discourse we get nonsense like “100 more years in iraq” and “i never heard a word my minister said.” geez. some choice.
- Posted by bobbyHillary must stay in the race. She is the only one that can make our economi right. See how she can bend the election results and imagine how she will be able to bend our catastrophic national economy and present it as a winner.
Also in the 90′ties she promissed to change healthcare and had 8 years with Bill to do so. She only need another 8 years and we should be there.
No matter who you prefer - go out and vote.
- Posted by RichardThere you go blaming Hillary already if Obama is the candidate and loses in November. If Obama hasn’t got the merit to win then that will be his fault not Hillary’s.
- Posted by JanetEmbarrassing.
- Posted by MKObama should drop out, he uses demeaning politics of sexism to enhance his campaign (Tshirt with ” iron my shirts” to Clinton) yet Hillary has stayed above such terrible campaigning when her supporters could easily make tshirts that say ” Oh boy, clean up this mess” but then she might be accused of racism. Since when is sexism that does not respect her intelligence and position acceptable to Oboma. No doubt he will have the same tone with any women and likely will stick the boys club for real positions of power.
- Posted by Jay UlerYes Hillary should step aside now. For one, she has NO CHANCE, I mean, no chance of winning the nomination. All that she and Bill are doing is making Democrats more bitter with their divisive rhetoric. Plus, this is where the Republicans have the Dems beat. With contests left, Mitt Romney left because he couldn’t win the nomination. He could have said, I’m younger, more experienced in running a large budget, have served in the private sector with working folks and more. But, he didn’t. He dropped out for the better of his party. Hillary and Bill have to face the fact that they are not gonna win. It’s over, for now. Give their support to Barak and get about the business of electing a Democrat to the White House. Party over personal gains and glory….and, America first!
- Posted by Tim“We’ve already seen what happens when common folk are allowed to vote. We get 8 years of Bush/Cheney!”
It wasn’t the common folk voting, it was the Supreme Court voting that put Bush/Cheney into office…another close race.
again I say;
- Posted by William LintsIt’s come down to a tight race. The idea of super delegates is a further deviation from Democracy, it’s a bad idea. In a race too close to be decided by the delegates the decision should be left to the popular vote, and the looser should be Vice President.
As a Republican, I would like to see Clinton drop out so that Obama can be nominated. Once his left-wing, anti-free-trade, anti-tax-cut, anti-job-creation, anti-stability-in-Iraq policies become better known, Democrats looking for an experienced, moderate leader will have no choice but to vote for McCain. Democrats, when will you realize that you can’t win a presidential election by running liberals like Mondale, Dukakis, Gore, and Kerry?
- Posted by SteveYes, she should drop out. The Clinton’s are selfish people, so it would be refreshing to see one of them think about the best interest of the country for a change. She cannot win this (unless she uses some tricks to steal the nomination, and then I predict rioting in some of our major cities).
- Posted by GillianHilary should now step down and gracefully conceede defeat.
- Posted by John SaundersObama appears to be the most well-balanced and intelligent contender.