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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oh no! mrs cliton should keep dreaming, you know first time it was mr cliton; this time is her turn, next time it should be the turn of chelsea cliton in the white house ho ho..
- Posted by peter ogbidiQUOTE “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 Jim”
Jim
I suspect you are one of the 20% of Americans who still believe BO is a muslim. You believe every ridiculous spam you may receive.
I have a challenge for you. Find ONE credible resource that even implies that BO gets his money from oil companies or any large interest groups. I bet you cant find any. When you are done do a similar search for Hilliary Clinton. If you have an iq higher than a mouse, you will figure it out!
Stop slandering and spreading defamatory remarks without proof of the facts and while you are at it educate yourself and stop reading enquirer and the random spam you receive.
jas dean
- Posted by jas deanPlease, listen: Obama is not trying to screw Michigan or Florida out of votes. In at least one of those states his name was not even on the ballot. The process was flawed, and not wanting the delegates to count has nothing to do with not wanting people’s votes to count. Throw blame at the Democratic parties in those states, one of which is my home.
Many of you are smart, and some of you just prove over and over why this country is in such a terrible place. I hate American politics, the entire charade is smoke and mirrors. That isn’t conspiracy theory or liberal finger-wagging; it is just the sad state of things. Just like television shows do NOT represent reality, the speeches and posturing of politicians are there to hush and coo people into living everyday life just as they always have. No evil conspirators. No Neo-con Plot of World Domination (fingers crossed). Just people in power doing what any well-established, middle-aged, trend-follower will do: fight to stay where her/she is and try to assuage angry people screaming from every corner about one thing or another.
We can’t get better until American individuals are aware of how things work. Smarter people = smarter politicians. That is what we are sorely lacking.
-sigh
- Posted by CalvinBoy, it is basically becoming embarrassing. What strikes me the most, even as a Republican, is she is hurting her party. Any candidate, Republican or Democrat, who demonstrates that they are thinking more about themselves than for the country’s good as a whole, I wouldn’t at all want that person for President and probably numerous other offices as well. I think she was just ambitious, but didn’t exactly have her heart and mind in the right place. It’s fine to run, but humiliating to not get out when it is definitely the time to get out. It was critical for her to win both Indiana and Carolina last night. Mathematically she can’t get more delegates, now she wants to change the agreed upon rules of Florida’s early election. In last night’s election, she carried the elderly vote in particular. Things could be said about that. Such as it’s been a white man’s culture and maybe they would want a white woman instead of a black man-I don’t know. I think she’s got a ton of baggage too. Obama might be relatively young, but he’s going to have a hell of a lot of experienced talent to assist him if he gets into the White House. For her party’s sake, she should get out immediately so the bigger business of taking on McCain can start. But hey, who am I to suggest, I’ll be voting for McCain even though I don’t like his history on the illegal immigration issue. I’m surprised that these are the best available people we have in America to lead our country.
- Posted by mr.anaheimLet’s hope for change, so that we can hopefully change and hope … etc. etc.
- Posted by Peter TerzandeClinton doesn’t drop out > McCain wins.
Clinton drops out > Obama is nominee > McCain wins.
Who would ever have thought the Republicans still had a chance!! I’m so hopeful for change!
The Democrats are going to lose the election, and it will be their own fault. Not counting Florida and Michigan was the first huge mistake. Ignoring the votes of two big states is plain stupid, and they should have been allowed to re-run their contests. The next big mistake was pressuring for the contest to be over prematurely just because the Republicans have their nominee already. McCain can’t do anything until he knows who his opponent will be. All this stuff about how we have to end it now, it’s damaging the party etc. is rubbish. Maybe Obama will win but let him fight a fair fight to get it.
- Posted by SarahI don’t mind Hillary staying in a little longer. Of course she stands very little chance of winning, but these last few state primaries are going to be very interesting to watch. News networks get big ratings, political analysts get to feel special, everyone’s having a ball. Just keep watching till the game’s over, and stop booing.
- Posted by WarholSen. Clinton should definitely not drop out of the race. And why should she? Sen. Obama has not yet won. The last time I checked the “mathematical impossibility” Obama did not have 2,025 delegates. Nor have the delegates in Florida and Michigan been seated. I do not appreciate the media’s theatrics, bending over backwards to convince me of probable outcomes. When Obama has 2,025 delegates and the aforementioned states have been settled on May 31, and the final contest has been won, then we will discuss whether Sen. Clinton should bow out. The race is far too tight. We can thank the media’s probama bias for that.
- Posted by Bryan ShuckHillary should do what Mitt Romney did for the Republicans. Hillary effort for great but its time for her to look for the American future and support Barrack Obama for his campaign against John.
- Posted by MichaelYa’ll check this out….I found an interesting interactive “what if” delegate calculator on CNN’s web site, which can run various scenarios for the remaining contests and delegate allocations. Just for the heck of it I gave Hillary a 6-0 win in all the remaining state contests, projecting her to win, Oregon, South Dakota and Montana by 10% margin (very, very unlikely given the Barak is the heavy favorite in these states) and also projecting her to win West Virginia, Kentucky and Puerto Rico by 20% margin, and finally I gave her 65% to 35% (2 to 1 ratio) allocation of the remaining supper delegates. And guess what, Obama still comes out on top with 2,026 delegates and Hillary is well short with about 1,990. Point blank, it’s over, and if Hilary doesn’t concede defeat right now, than that says something about her mental state and whether or not she is even fit to hold ANY OFFICE, let alone the White House…
Check out for your self at:
- Posted by AlexZhttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/02/ 29/delegate.counter/index.html?iref=mpst oryview
Next it’s Canada, Nova Scotia and then an attempt to force Bermuda to become a US state. After Hillary loses there, she’ll then place a pup tent at the White House just in case she’s needed.
- Posted by MarkThere are two scenarios by which Hillary can become the nominee. 1) Obama suffers some political catastrophe making it impossible for him to run, or 2) Hillary is able to overturn the will of the primary/caucus voters/caucus attendees. If #1 happens, she’ll be the nominee whether she drops out now or not. If #2 happens it will be a disaster for the Democratic party. Since #1 doesn’t require her to stay in the race, she is basically saying she is willing to bring a disaster to the Democratic party in her quest for power. That shows that her ambition is about nothing other than her personal greed for power — at any cost. I don’t want a president who puts her personal ambition above the good of her electorate.
- Posted by Andy“She deserves the rigth to finish,she has fougth a good battle.Besides there is still mathematical chnces if you include Florida and Michigan.
- Posted by RobertoMore so if she funds thelast days with her own money,she is entitled to.
I don`t believe in Obama,so far he has said nothing of substance,all he promisses is change, that is “politics 101″. If you want to fall for him so be it.
It is ridiculous to think he is going to end the war in 6 month.Doesn`t anybody realizes that this war is also paying for itself by getting cheap oil from Irak.Has anybody figured out how much will oil be if Irak falls under the wrong regime or there is another civil war…?
Has anybody asked our soldiers what they think of the candidates?After all they are the ones figthing the war
and their vote should also count.
Let her finish,McCain can take either one,besides we don`t have anything else to watch in TV…
This entire parade of idiotic, misinformed, unenlightened, and politically unaware statements by a sample (small) of America’s electorate just proves why America just can’t get it right. It proves why elections in 2000 and 2004 went to George Bush and why the 2008 election may go to a republican again.
- Posted by haroldWho cares? She never will because that’s the nature of the Democrat party. It’s the same old divisive persistence, rebellion, and disregard for common sense in the pursuit of short-term, pleasurable in the moment solutions.
- Posted by BarneyNo! She is the only one who can beat MacCain. she needs to stay in the race.
- Posted by KevinLet Florida Vote. Then we will see.
- Posted by ConstanceI think Clinton should continue. Let the real people vote especially in Florida.
- Posted by ConstanceWhat will the international Big Oil companies do to extend their big gains and to make more dirty money? Can they simply blame China for the rising oil price? No! These oil men are very cunning. Now they find this B.O. -a junior senitor from Illinois - who did not have existing infrastructures in Washington D.C. and could support their dirty oil money agenda. We American citizens need to look into what is behind the dirty cunning politics. We should stop the Big Oil companies and B.O. from Illinois!!!
- Posted by JimTic-toc-tic-toc Hillary time to face the reality- your campaign is over. Even once Florida and Michigan have been sorted out - you still can’t break Obama’s momentum. Its time to be a good Democrat and quit playing these Republican games. Do what is best for this country and lets get on with it and show your support for Senator Obama on his journey to the White House.
- Posted by Ron S.