Clinton closing in Oregon polls
The latest pre-primary polls suggest that Hillary Clinton has faint hopes of stalling Barack Obama's march to the Democratic nomination.
Obama had been leading by double digits in Oregon, where he expects to win on Tuesday, enabling him to declare victory in the pledged delegate race and perhaps sew up the nomination.
But the latest polls in Oregon show Clinton within striking distance. Obama leads 45 percent to 41 percent with 8 percent undecided and 6 percent refusing a response, according to a Suffolk University survey released this morning. An American Research Group survey puts Obama's lead at 50 percent to 45 percent.
UPDATE: Two other new surveys, however, give Obama a bigger lead in Oregon. Public Policy Polling says he leads Clinton 56 percent to 38 percent, and SurveyUSA says he leads 55 percent to 42 percent.
Obama appears to be confident of victory. Today, he does not plan to campaign in Oregon, instead stumping in Montana, which votes June 3. He has already scheduled a huge outdoor victory rally Tuesday night in Iowa, a battleground state in November and where his victory in the January caucuses propelled him to the front of the pack.
UPDATE: Obama continued focusing on the general election to come, praising Democratic rival Hillary Clinton for running a "magnificent race," but focusing on Republican John McCain.
Obama acknowledged to supporters in Billings, Mont., that some Democrats worry that the party will be divided this fall after a long nomination fight.
"We are not going to be divided," Obama said, pledging that whatever the differences during the primaries, his supporters and Clinton's will be unified in making sure that McCain doesn't win the White House and continue President Bush's policies.
Clinton, on the other hand, continues to lead handily in every poll in Kentucky, which also votes Tuesday. In a Suffolk survey released today, she leads Obama 51 percent to 25 percent, followed by John Edwards with 6 percent, "uncommitted" with 5 percent, while 11 percent were undecided.
But she isn't taking any chances and hopes to win big enough to cut into Obama's lead in the total popular vote, campaigning all day in the Bluegrass State. She plans her primary night rally in Louisville.
UPDATE: She told voters in Kentucky today that the nomination fight is nowhere near over, suggested that Obama is counting his chickens too soon.
The tale of two states voting Tuesday demonstrates again the demographic divide in the Democratic race -- blue-collar voters for Clinton, more affluent and more educated voters for Obama.
“With the nominating contest winding down, it’s unusual -- to say the least -- to have two states’ polls literally poles apart,” David Paleologos, director of Suffolk's Political Research Center, said in a statement. “And I don’t think I’ve ever seen such a disparity in a presidential candidate’s popularity from state to state.”
In Kentucky, Obama's favorability rating was as mixed as in West Virginia, where Clinton won by 41 percentage points last week, with 43 percent of voters viewing him favorably and 43 unfavorably. But in Oregon, 73 percent view him favorably and 15 percent unfavorably.
"Usually when a candidate has a high favorability, it trends high nationally, with limited variations regionally. Here, when you get to states like Kentucky and West Virginia, there's a kind of political inelasticity or unwillingness to replicate Obama's popularity elsewhere," Paleologos said.
KEEP GOING HILLARY! Your supporters are right there with you!
Be strong!
"political inelasticity"=racism
way to go Obama
Clinton leads in KY by 40 points among women. Her blatant, sexist appeal, YOU KNOW HOW HARD IT IS TO BE A WOMAN, is working.
We have one candidate for women and one for persons of color.
On the other hand, the reason the educated are backing Obama is that he actually supported the restoration of the Constitution, especially habeas corpus, your right to be charged with a crime, since we are neither being invaded nor in an insurrection, which are the requirements for even temporary suspension of habeas corpus, and Obama has solutions based on cooperation, for the long term peace of the world. HRC is not even close on the issues, great campaigner in places with no education though.
Obama speech: 75,000 people
Clinton speech (With Bill): 1,100
Choosing the best nominee: Priceless
Just because you don't like Obama doesn't make you a racist. HE IS THE RACIST. Haven't you been paying attention?
May 12, 2008
Dear Residents of the Great States of Kentucky and Oregon (as well as residents of all other states that have already held their primaries/caucuses and residents of Montana, South Dakota, and Puerto Rico who will vote in early June):
Because I believe in positive change that starts with "Yes, we HAVE" and "Yes, we WILL" (rather than "Yes, we CAN") AND also because
I believe that to the extent possible evolutionary development is much more productive for humanity than revolutionary development,
I am writing to you to let you know of my decision to support HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON for President of our United States of America and also to ask you to consider her candidacy as well.
I am not either a Democrat or Republican but rather an Independent.
For me, the individual candidates always take precedence over the political parties.
To serve a political party at the expense of a specific qualified and worthy candidate would be against my ethics.
After reviewing the Republican and Democratic candidates I selected one Republican and three Democrats to review further and then narrowed my choice to Hillary Rodham Clinton.
I am voting for Hillary Rodham Clinton . . .
NOT because she is a Democrat;
NOT because she is a woman;
NOT because she is Anglo-American (or any other ethnic group, for that matter);
NOT because she is a lawyer by education and experience; and
NOT because she is married with former President Bill Clinton.
Rather, I am voting for Hillary Rodham Clinton because:
(1) I believe in Hillary Rodham Clinton as a person;
(2) I believe in Hillary Rodham Clinton's platform (see http://www.hillaryclinton.com/issues/);
(3) I believe in Hillary Rodham Clinton's wealth of broad and long-term life and political experience;
(4) I believe that as among the three viable candidates (Clinton, Obama, McCain) Hillary Rodham Clinton is the BEST candidate to be President of our United States of America; and
(5) I believe that Hillary Rodham Clinton is the BEST candidate to go up against McCain and WIN!
While I am willing to consider Obama for future presidential elections, Obama needs much more experience and clearly is NOT ready to be President. And, in all honesty, I am concerned about where Obama really stands as regards racism, whether it be for or against any particular group(s) of peoples. At almost 50 years of age, I have spent my whole life fighting all forms of discrimination, and I want to support a candidate who has a long-term positive record against discrimination - in this regard, I feel strongly confident with Hillary Rodham Clinton.
One book gives tremendous insight into why Barack Obama is NOT ready to be President of our United States of America: A Bound Man: Why We Are Excited About Obama and Why He Can't Win by Shelby Steele. Steele is a research fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. He is also the child of a multi-racial marriage.
Two pertinent quotes in Steele's book are the following ones found at the chapter entitled "Two Women":
page 54: "But Obama is also the kind of man who can close down the best part of himself to belong to this Black church and, more broadly, to the Black identity. This is the sort of habit that, over time, can leave a person without much of a self."
page 55: "Strong convictions seem to be an athema to Barack Obama because he is a bound man. He has fit himself into the world by often taking his own experience out of account. If he takes his actual experience into account, he will lose the Black identity - the cultural specificity, the sense of groundedness and belonging - that he has worked so hard to secure. So he simply cannot acknowledge the full truth of his own experience. He is bound against himself."
Also, at pages 53-54 Steele discusses Obama and Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago.
I do not ask you to follow me and my decision - that would be unethical on my part.
Rather, I ask you to consider openly and objectively Hillary Rodham Clinton for President of our United States of America.
If you decide to support Hillary Rodham Clinton for President please take action now to make a positive difference:
(1) Support Seating the Florida and Michigan Delegates at the Democratic National Convention in Denver in August 2008
Go to http://www.hillaryclinton.com/action/flmi/ and send an e-mail reflecting this support.
(2) Make Phone Calls in Support of Clinton For the Upcoming Primaries:
Kentucky, Oregon- May 20; Puerto Rico - June 1; Montana, South Dakota - June 3.
Go to http://tools.hillaryclinton.com/calling/ and start telephoning!
(3) IF your budget permits, make a financial contribution to Clinton's campaign – no contribution, even $ 1, is too small, and all contributions will make a positive difference!
Go to https://contribute.hillaryclinton.com/form.html?sc=1 to contribute.
(4) Recognize that the current debate about whether unpledged delegates (also referred to as superdelegates) should exercise independent judgment in voting for a presidential nominee OR support the candidate that does best in the primaries/caucuses is a debate based upon lack of research, knowledge, and understanding. According to the Democratic National Party's "Delegation Selection Rules for the 2008 Democratic National Convention" at Rule 12J, "Delegates elected to the national convention pledged to a presidential candidate shall in all good conscience reflect the sentiments of those who elected them." In essence, only PLEDGED delegates (and NOT UNPLEDGED delegates) have the obligation to follow the primary/caucus vote. In addition, the term "UNPLEDGED" according to its definition means "unpromised, unengaged, unattached, uncommitted", which is consistent with independent judgment. For more information on this subject, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superdelegate .
(5) Recognize that the current debate about whether Democrat superdelegates should make their decisions as soon as possible and whether Hillary Rodham Clinton should step down from the race as soon as possible (regardless of the fact that there are 5 more primaries/caucuses scheduled between now and June 3rd and the National Democratic Convention is approx. 3.5 months away in late August 2008) is a debate based upon a lack of understanding of and respect for democracy and democratic traditions. One primary feature of a democracy is competitive elections, and it is with this important democratic tradition in mind that Clinton rightfully continues on. For more information on this subject, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy
In closing, I will be glad if your intellect and heart lead you to support Hillary Rodham Clinton for President. Please feel free to circulate my letter to others and to post it at forums.
Respectfully submitted and with my best regards,
A Concerned American Who Values Democracy
Hang it up Hillary... You're hurting the party
COME ON OREGON/MONTANA/SOUTHDAKOTA, LETS GET OUT AND VOTE FOR HILLARY,
HER ISSUES ARE SO CLEAN WHAT SHE WANTS TO DO FOR OUR COUNTRY,
HER HEALTH CARE IS AFFORDABLE AND COVERS EVERYONE OBAMA WILL LEAVE 15, MILLION OUT, JUST CHECK THE FACT CHEC.ORG HER AFFORDABLE COLLAGE, AND HOW SHE WILL DISMESS THE DEEBT COMPETELY, ECONOMY THEY SAID SHE WAS THE BEST ON THAT SUBJECT, WELL OBAMA PICKED UP HER SPEECHES ON THAT AND HELPING THE VETERANS, CLEAN ENERGY, SHE WAS THE FIRST OF THE TWO TO BRING OUT THE SUBSTANCE OF ALL THESE ISSUES, PRE K SCHOOL, FOR YOUNG CHILDREN, END THE WAR, IN IRAQ, OBAMA SAID HE NEVER VOTED FOR THE WAR HE WAS NOT IN THE SENATE TO VOTE, AFTERWARDS HE SUPPORTED THE WAR. EVERYONE KNOW WHERE HILLARY, STANDS ON ALL ISSUES, WHO REALLY KNOWS OBAMA. THE MEDIA HAS PUT OBAMA ON A PEDESTAL
AND HAS NOT BEEN THAT GOOD TO HILLARY, A COUPLE HAS LIKE MORNING JOE, HE HAS BEEN GREAT. PLEASE LISTEN TO HILLARY AND COMPARE THEIR MESSAGES, SHE WILL WORK HARD FOR ALL OF US. AND FIGHT TO GET THIS COUNTRY BACK ON THE RIGHT TRACK
Let's get this over with PLEASE
It's ok, we won't need the racist states in November.
I am a volunteer with Hillary Clinton's campaign in Portland, Oregon. I have been phone calling for her every evening for the last month! Based on my experience talking with people all over Oregon, our primary is going to be close. There is a lot of support for Senator Clinton in Oregon. I have had long conversations with Oregonians who are undecided and they end up deciding to support Clinton. Other volunteers here are having the same experience. Clinton's volunteers are very compassionate and informed people. We speak to people respectfully and they respond to us. Of the people who talk with me, 2 out of 3 are supporting Senator Clinton. One out of 3 is either Republican, Independent (can't vote for a candidate in the OR primary) or is supporting Obama. Clinton's campaign here is at the grass roots. We are all volunteers. We are not paid canvassers or phone callers who do not care. We are passionate about Senator Clinton winning the Democratic nomination. There are a ton of people every night at her Portland HQ and there is a lot of energy. Portland is a young city full of newcomers who follow the trends. They respond to the image of Obama and not yet understand the importance of substance. Nonetheless, there are many in Portland and around Oregon who do care about depth of experience and why that is important. That is what I hear talking to people around the state of Oregon.
KEEP FIGHTING HILLARY!!! We love you! I CAN NOT believe MOVEON+OBAMA already declared he IS the nominee.... DREAM ON!!! I will not vote for you MOVEON+OBAMA!
Hillary, your supporters are right here with you too!!!
what about the inelasticity of the Hillary haters? Way to be one-sided. Not everyone who votes for Hillary is racist just as not everyone who votes for Obama is sexist.
Racist creeps in West Virginia and Kentucky are THE REASON our country is in the condition it is today. You people voted for the anti-christ (george bush) not once, but TWICE!
It's something out of a bad horror movie-- lets get all the redneck idiots we possibly can, and encourage them to vote....many cant even read... let alone know ANYTHING about politics-- but yeah...they should be voting... I say we need to have mandatory IQ testing to be able to vote--- if you don't have a 110 or higher... you shouldn't be allowed to vote...I don't think thats unfair either, because 110 is nothing spectacular, but would demonstrate an ability to comprehend issues.
Did KY miss the memo where John Edwards hasn't been in the race for months?
"political inelasticity"=sexist
How could we NOT expect gender and race to play an enormous role here? But the great news is that they are both there, strong and accepted by the vast majority. This alone is a great victory for America.
I wonder how she would heal the party if she actually were able to steal the primary. I hope we don't need to find out.
KEEP GOING HILLARY! Rip the Democrats to shreds! It's doesn't matter to you! Your personal agenda is all that really counts!
Go Hillary! I believe in you!! Keep fighting!
GO HILLARY CLINTON!
We're with you!
yeah, keep going hillary! you're doing mccain and the republican party a huge favor!!! she should be going........home.
if the Dems lose this year they should excommunicate Hillary. Her personal political narcissism is the only reason she continues in the race. Drop the "I'm not a quitter" and "it's only because she is a female" arguments and realize that people just don't want her to be the candidate.
I support Hillary because she supports the right to count the vote in FL and MI, Obama does not! If you add these two states, Hillary is leading in the popular vote. Let the voters decide this nomination NOT the media or the DNC!
yeah, obamas arrogance is starting to show to the real americans out there.
I just watched obama on CNN saying "stay off my wife"
LOL
But yet, I have a mailer in my hand from the obama campaign that says "Cindy Mccain is a drug addict, do you want a drug addict as a first lady?"
LOL
Thats from obamas campaign. Once again, double standards kick in with obama! LOL
go obama hillary sucks she cant even keep her husband happy with what shes got
Starting with the PA primary, the first primary since we learned about Wright, Ayers, heard the 'bitter' comments, saw Obama's poor debate performance, etc., voters are rejecting Obama. It's like Clinton is running against a different candidate, and she has won the delegates and popular vote since then. Superdelegates should take note.
I agree Paul, this is PC speak for dumb White people.
This lifelong Republican sees Juan McInsane as a Republican't, and is backing Obama.
Who could back a Nixon.....er, Clinton? YUCK!
We're voting for you, HILLARY!!! My friends and I are young, college educated, white, and working class - we love Obama, but Hillary has our vote. GO HILLARY!!!
political inelasticity"=racism...same political inelasticity that exists in SC and NC??? At least the people in Kentucky and PA and OH vote on resumes.....SC and NC vote on skin color only.
Go Hillary......and if the DNC is foolish enough to nominate Obama then WRITE IN HILLARY CLINTON IN NOVEMBER. The vote will split 3 ways and Hillary will be as likely as McCain to win.....Obama has zero chance of winning the GE.
"Obama had been leading by double digits in Oregon, where he expects to win on Tuesday, enabling him to declare victory in the pledged delegate race and perhaps sew up the nomination." This is baseless pro-Obama biased media spin.
Obama's lead has been shaved to single digit based on the latest polls; any claim to "victory" is completely bogus and to "sew up the nomination" is a pipedream.
This bogus claim to " victory" is simple an Obama ploy to generate pro-Obama biased media spin against Sen. Clinton.
Obama does not have the requisite number of delegates for the Democratic presidential nomination; he has no presumptive or symbolic lock on the Democratic nomination. The nomination process continues for the remaining primary states to vote their presidential preference and FL and MI votes must be counted. The superdelegates must then select the best qualified candidate to win the general election using their independent judgment with no regard to any "delegate math." Sen. Clinton is the best qualified candidate to defeat McCain; she will be the Democratic presidential nominee.
Sen. Clinton's campaign continues in her fight for the future of America and all Americans. All rational Democrats need to support her campaign by making frequent contributions at HillaryClinton.com.
The pro-Obama biased media have interfered in, undermined, and subverted the Democratic presidential nomination process. The pro-Obama biased media continue to sabotage Sen. Clinton's campaign with impunity. This media tyranny is our democracy's worse enemy.
Hillary Clinton is the party quest that doesn't get the clue to go home.... all the other quests are gone and you're getting ready to turn in. Please go away!
>> "political inelasticity"=racism
Wait, you mean Democrats can be racist?! This isn't a national election, just the dems.
Hillary, keep going!!
My prayers are with you. And I believe at the end of the day you'll emerge as a VICTOR.
But whatever the outcome it may be, YOU'RE ALWAYS MY HERO!!!
Your courage and tenacity will pay off at the end!!
It's time for America to tell the Clinton campaign what it thinks...
HILL No!
Obama wants us to kick the tires and look under the hood, but what will we find? The Flinstone Mobile? Yaba Daba Doo? I'd rather have an old muscle car, maybe they're hard on gas, but very dependable. Go Hillary!
This bitter old white guy, made bitter by eight years of Bush and the divisive tactics of Hillary Clinton, is voting for Obama.
Obama is a faker!!! All the dems had better change quick and hope for Clinton
GO McCain!!! He will win.
I respect what HRC is doing, but I'm an Obama supporter. If she does manage to make such a turn-around and beat him, I'll definitely vote for her in November! We need to defeat McCain in the general elections! Republicans had their chance in improving our country and they have failed miserably -
1) gas prices up the roof
2) recession-like economy
3) huge companies (oil) getting great tax subsidies/cuts!?!?!
4) USA deficit worse than ever before
5) world has no faith/confidence in the USA any longer
6) more enemies worldwide
7) indifference towards us citizens in our government offices
8) government manipulation
We need to get rid of the Republican control of the White House, whether that's HRC or BO!
Why are African Americans referred to as "African Americans" in polling and "Blue collar" is a code word for white people. Is there anyone out there who will just simply admit that racism still exists? I am blue collar but not white. I'm also hard working, just in case like Hillary who referred to the "hard-working white voters," as if African Americans are not hard working, there is anyone else out there that believes that black, blue collar workers are not hard working.
90% black vote = racism
As A European outsider I look at Hilary and I see a woman without a realistic view. The Clintons had their moments, they had their times in the White House; why is a 'desperately seeking Hilary' for votes if she knows she can only bring damage to the Democrates in this stage. Be a real mother for the country, unite and fight together. Now she becomes bitchy and arrogant. Or was this Hilary all the time? Anyway, I would vote for Obama. Salutions from France.
Political inelasticity equals racism? How small minded are you to reduce everything down to race? It would be the same as saying that Obama supporters are sexist.
You might want to do some research on Appalachian culture to better understand what is actually at play: a deep seated mistrust of big government. With all of the established politicians jumping to support BO, he's looking less and less an agent of "change" and more and more like the same ole politician.
I love Paul's comment, re: "political inelasticity"=racism... Way to call the obvious hifalutin euphemism like it is!
i'll be glad when this is all over. Keep running HRC. You need to get those contributions to get out of that 20 million debt you're in. She knows its over, but is still trying to get your money. Please donate to her at hillaryclinton.com. That way she wont have to beg Obama for money.
obama for life
I came here to say what Paul said... having spent a good deal of time in the Appalachian mountains, I can say without a doubt that there is quite a bit of racism left in those areas of the country. When Hillary says "white working class Americans" she is not talking about white working class Idahoans or Wisconsans, but she is using code words for old-school racist mountain folks. It comes as no surprise to me that Obama has a difficult time winning those voters.
Setting this fact aside, the bottom line is that once the Dems have unified behind Obama, there will be a lot of former red states that turn blue. I can't wait!
Is it possible to dislike someones policies without being a racist or a sexist?
Flip a coin . Someone has to loose. i hope it's not the American people.
Perhaps "political inelasticity" is racism, but why is it so pronounced in some places and seemingly non-existent in others? I didn't think racism had such clearly defined geographical borders. There's more there than meets the eye. I think Hilary Clinton has a lot do with that inelasticity. She is filling a void, answering a call, meeting a need. Obama is going to have to address that before the national election. Let's hope Hilary helps.
Nice choice between stubborn populist who sacrifice party success to own ego and… how to put it in politically correct way… Some who suddenly discover and condemn that he was subject to racially spinned sermons for over 20 yrs.
There's an "unwillingness to replicate Obama's popularity elsewhere" in these states because he's black. But it's not like the Democratic candidate would win Kentucky or West Virginia in the general election anyway. I just wish Hillary would stop pandering to racists and declaring that she should be the nominee because there are racists in these hick, backwater red states. Oh, and Obama had 75,000 people attend a rally in Oregon.
absolutely correct, paul. i had the great misfortune of living in west virginia for three years, and i can say first-hand that it's not a very positive place, to say the least.
We're 100% behind you all the way to the convention. Hillary is going to be our nominee for President.
So Clinton's main constituents are uneducated, racist, blue collar workers? She must be so proud. There should really be some kind of IQ test that you have to pass in order to vote. Then the Republicans would never win an election.
Keep going Obama. Its a new begining from the old politics and we wany you to lead the change.
Regarding comment #2 - "political inelasticity"=racism
I find it frightening that we are about to install another political administration in which a dissenting voice is squelched with accusations of racism.
Did we learn nothing from the current administration’s fondness for pointing fingers at its critics with accusations of being unpatriotic?
I can't believe how racist African Americans have been towards Clinton- over 90% of them are voting for Obama. That's racism right?
I guess that I am one of the rare Obama supporters who thinks that the primary should go to mid june. The attention on the democratic primaries is skyrocketing voter turnout in places that never felt like they mattered. Some of these states now have more registered democrats that the total number of registered voters they had in 2006.
As long as the bickering stays clean, and Hillary gives a DAMN good endorsement when the time comes, I think the extended primary does a lot more good than harm to the democratic party.
Hillary Clinton will be the first female President of the USA. Know it. Go Hillary.
Your supporters have your back!
Clinton's Townhall on Friday in Portland was a tour de force, answered all questions in a comprehensive and forward reaching manner. Did not pander and had very good answers. I think her performance is helping a lot of undecided voters that Hillary is simply the best candidate, when you remove the hype and rhetoric.
"political inelasticity" could also equal sexism
So Paul... If you are against Obama you must be a racist, right? Isn't that kinda like when GWB kinda implied that if you are against the war, you're unpatriotic? There is a definite 'political inelasticity' within the black vote. Are you saying THEY are also racists? The Obama vote tends to trend along socioeconomic lines. He's viewed as a 'white collar' democrat. Hillary is appealing more to the 'blue collar' democrat. Stop crying about race. It's annoying. Geez... no wonder the Dem party is a mess.
Obama is exploiting his race by locking the democratic party into the worst possible situation---denying the first African American presidential candidate the nomination by selecting the more qualified and seasoned candidate? They can't do that because the democrats built a large chunk of their coalition on the black vote. If Obama received the kind of media attention Hillary Clinton has had to endure, there would be riots in the ghetto. When did the presidency become the job where no background is required for applicants? If a Fortune 500 company was going under, a junior manager in public relations would not be sent straight to the CEO position. This is exactly what is happening in 2008, where Obama's practically an intern and the company is about to declare bankruptcy. God help us all...
Go HILLARY! We love Obama, too, but we want CLINTON!!!
out spent, media favorite, sexism everywhere but she still holds on and still wins. She is a couragous woman. Everytime she is disrespected all women in this nation are disrespected. Not perfect but capable of leading this country out of war and into a more equitable economy. Power to the middle class - universal health care and if she doesn't get the nominee a write in for me.
keep up the hard work hillary it will pay off in the end we are with you all the way
Does anyone even live in Iowa??? Seriously... Why Iowa?
He should start trying to mend relations in FL and MI if that is still possible (after fighting against a revote or to count our votes.) But now expects our votes in NOV?
Without out FL, the largest swing state in the country, he will got win the WH!
stay in there HIlary ,i know you can do this. please we dont want a cry baby to run
our country.why would any one vote for obama.have yall not been listing.he crys about every thing.and this is what yall want for a leader.god help all of us if he wins.we just think we have problems now .wait and see what will happen if he ,s the one.every time some one sayes something there racist,or some one has hurt his fellings ,give us a break go home and cry .get out of the way HILLARY CAN take care of the country.and we will be better offf.
GO HILLARY.
"political inelasticity" = realism
GO HOME, Hillary! Who wants a president elected by uneducated laborers? They don't know what's good for them.
Let the INTELLIGENT PEOPLE CHOOSE OBAMA and prevail. The world has been lead by idiots for the last 8 years...we need a break.
Go Hillary; you are the best candicate for the country. The media is trying to control the process but the voters won't follow along!
Hillary all the way don't give up! not now we know you the better then that.
When whites vote for Hillary its racist. When blacks overwhelmingly support Obama its acceptable. Evaluate "political elasticity," and see which group is truly racist.
Great news. I KNEW Oregon wouldn't fall for
cheap rockstar dazzle.
I have been a person that votes for the person I feel will do the best job. Today the only thing that will help senior citizens came from Barack Obama. He said quote " I will do away with the taxes on retired people that are trying to work to pay for living cost. A retired person working and earing $50,000 or less will pay no taxes. This is a big thing for people retired and are having to work. Social Security is just not
enough. I hope this includes social security tax. I am retired and I still have to pay social tax that will never help me. A bomber.
Lavelle Williams,
A white male
After spending a good part of the weekend knocking on doors for Obama, I gained some perspective on voters concerns in Kentucky. Obama will receive far greater support in Kentucky once the Democratic Nominee is decided. Some voters in Kentucky just like Clinton and want to give her their support in the primary regardless of whether she can be Nominated or not. Many of these people will support Obama if he is the Democratic Nominee in the fall. There are others in Kentucky (particularly in the more rural areas, but also in larger cities) who are clearly more concerned with Obama's race, what they consider a possible hidden agenda of Obama and lack of understanding of this candidate in general..
There is substantial misunderstanding among Kentuckians about Obama derived mostly from here say and even e-mails that have been sent around this state accusing Obama of being a closest Muslim and having various nefarious agendas. One must keep in mind that with less educated voters (which dominate the Kentucky landscape) this type of word of mouth slander and mud-slinging is embraced as fact without questioning its reliability or validity. It is used because it feeds into biases already present among the less educated population in the state and simply takes time to overcome. When the people in the state do not understand a candidate it leaves a vacuum that his opposition tries to fill by encouraging peoples worst fears, their distrust and even hate about what they don't know. After you get a few doors slammed in your face, after you see the looks of anger from potential voters you begin to realize how much damage those individuals who feed those negative attitudes produce and how easily swayed some voters are to vote their fears and prejudices instead of their hopes and aspirations. When people do not even want to talk with you, can’t discuss their views, can’t define their concerns about a politician (other than to repeat the negative garbage they hear) this is not constructive for our democracy, it is destructive. When people are so frightened or so scared to even talk openly about issues they cannot weigh the candidates, their positions or their approaches to the issues. That is precisely the reason for negative campaign tactics. The opposition is afraid their candidate cannot win unless they scare voters, and the voters who fall easiest prey to this tactic are the less educated, blue collar workers who more readily accept the views of this negative slander without questioning its voracity.
" "political inelasticity"=racism "
I find this very funny. The southern states with a high black population is heavily weighted to Obama, but for some reason, this is not considered 'racism' by your standards. The fact of the matter is, most people vote for people they can relate to because they don't bother doing the research as to what the nominees represent and stand for. Unfortunately, the most political eduction that most voters get is the trash ads on TV.
Hillary is the only viable candidate to unite the party. Beyond what everyone else has said here, genderism, sexism is alive and well and promoted by the media. She has met all odds despite the media against her and being outspent in advertising by her opposition. Talk is cheap, and stealing elections is still present with the unseating of 2 states. How dare the DNC go against the Constitution of the US?
Hillary Clinton may have a financial incentive to remain in the presidential race for a while. And she has Senator John McCain to thank for it.
Clinton loaned her struggling campaign $11 million in recent months. A little-known provision of a 2002 campaign- finance law cosponsored by McCain prevents candidates who drop out of the race from raising money after the nominating conventions to repay themselves for personal loans.
Should Clinton fail to come up with the funds by the Democratic convention in August, she'll be out the $11 million. If she quits the campaign before then, she may find it hard to get people to keep giving cash just so she can retire her debt.
That may ratchet up pressure on Clinton to cut a deal with rival Barack Obama to help her through his supporters. Obama may oblige since he would love to get her out of the race for the nomination so he could focus on the general election.
``Helping to pay off the debt would certainly be a clear signal of Obama's desire to bring the two candidates together,'' said Anthony Corrado, a professor of government at Colby College in Waterville, Maine.
Obama, 46, is keeping the door open to the possibility of helping pay her debt, which includes more than $10 million in unpaid bills to vendors and consultants -- including strategist Mark Penn, who remains a flash point of criticism for backing a trade deal she opposed.
Hillary my prayers are with you and I pray that people will wake up and turn
this election around. I will never vote for Obama. Come November if I have to choose between him and McCain it will have to be McCain. I can not support a man that has followed his preacher for this long. I do not care what he says he thinks like his preacher or he would have left the church a long time ago. I would have never stayed in his church. KEEP FIGHTING AND I HOPE YOU WILL BE OUR NEXT PRESIDENT. I very disapointed in John Edwards.
Seems like a lot of folks out there add 2 & 2 and come up with 6.......I like Hillary also but the #'s simply aren't there. Time to quit fantasizing?
we love you Hillary!
This is the exact same headline that appeared right before North Carolina. The Clintons put out numbers suggesting they are rising in the polls to try to influence the election. Obama just had 75,000 people at a rally, Clinton had only a fraction of that days earlier. The Clintons have hurt the party and should have realized that they were through a month or more ago.
"political inelasticity"=racism
Posted by Paul
Look fool, you are not helping Obama with this shit.
Hillary showed her understanding of World affairs by voting for the war in Iraq
By definition she is not qualified to be a president based on these simple facts
She never had the courage to block the Neo Cons and along with most democrats did great harm to this country by their lack of courage and flip flopping stances
She's a witch - BURN HER!
inelasticity = racism. The people of West Virginia and Kentucky should be embarrassed.
Hillary Clinton was the strongest and smartest candidate from either party this year.
She won every debate – she was poised, informed and knowledgeable as Obama stuttered and stammered.
She won every swing state that democrats must win in November FL, OH and PA.
She won at least 49% of the popular vote – more if you count FL.
She looked great – refreshed, attractive, radiant! we should all look so good after 15 months of 16 hour days.
Strength, substance and style – that’s Hillary Clinton – an American icon!
Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah...
Let's just get this over with so we can get on with the campaign for the White House. Give me Hillary or Give me Barack. Just don't give me Weathervane McCain.
1988 - Bush
1992 - Clinton
1996 - Clinton
2000 - Bush
2004 - Bush
2008 - Clinton?
2012 - Clinton?
Is this good for democracy?
Obama 08
Go Hillary !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Go Hillary - it is amazing how the media has been so patronizing towards Clinton and bowing down before Obama. What is racist is 90 - 98% blacks voting for Obama and claiming it's not because of RACE. We know that the best candidate for President is Hillary. She has the experience, not only the TALK, she does the WALK. Talk about saying anything to WIN - that is Obama. He is so condescending towards women - but his wife rules his roost, so he takes it out on other women.
As an Oregon voter, I have (by mail) proudly cast my primary ballot for the next President of the United States, Barack Obama.
It comes down to this: When will the Hillary Clinton supporters wake up and smell the coffee and roses and get a reality check?
When??
Go HILLARY!!!!
Keep fighting for our country and against both blatant and subtle sexism.
Remember Obama is not "entitled" to the nomination.
The media loves Obama, the media hates Clinton; therefore the media ignores Americans that vote for Hillary. Thanks West Virginia! The media may ignore you but I won't.
racism = realism =/ right
Obama '08 a true leader.
PS. We pay way more attention that you do, Clinton supporters. we DON"T take our commnets from website. We don't cut and paste. We don't insult or TYPE IN CAPS. We don't need to. Obama leads for us. Hillary divides. she is nothing but another Bush, and her supporters are no different from Bush blind sheep....as evident by the attacks...ego...and strange comment devoid of facts.
Obama! Just gave hime more money!!!!!
If Hillary is too stupid to realize it's over for her she's way to stupid to be president. All she is doing is enhancing McCain's chances.
its been over for 3 months...hillary is doing all of this so she can run against mccain in 2012
How amazing that Obama will win, so inexperienced, yet so competitive on the biggest stage of all, imagine what he will become! All the facts point to Obama being the next leader of our world, all the feelings in my heart point to Obama being the next leader of our world, I let go of my racist fears, of all my fears and embrace the future with him. I feel compassion for Hillary, hope she finds true success.
Haha, even if Hillary starts leading in tomorrows polls, Obama will end up winning by 15% or so in Oregon. Voters in Oregon are actually smart, compared to the other states. I mean who would wanna trust WV if they voted for Bush, TWICE? Enough said.
LOL...you Clinton support need McCain people to come here to defend you. How sad. GOP is so scared of Obama they need to try and make him look bad too. Keep trying. If you had anything other than RHETORIC, you wouls have dealt those cards, but you don't.
All I see are the SAME OLD TALKING POINTS....cut and pasted by Hillary supporters from her sites. How PATHETIC. YOu are sill talking about Obama??? Why? If she was Presidential material, she be talking about issues, the election, and leading this nation....like Obama is doing.
Obama a true leader
Its sad how many people in some of those states think Obama is a muslim, and or unamerican...
Come on now people. Obama has it practically in the bag. It's obvious that Hillary is not going to be the nominee. And, honestly, I really wouldn't want someone who would be trying to fix the economy that can't even pay for her own campaign or balance her own checkbook.
Educated individuals prefer Obama, whereas the uneducated prefer Clinton.
Who chose Bush?
Who do we want to choose the next president?
I am a supporter for Hillary Clinton from Pennsylvania. My objectives for blogging in your state are simple. I believe when you open your minds and listen carefully to both candidates, their plans and further keep a watch for who is free of pure political motivation; you will also stand behind Hillary Clinton. She has been a putting herself out on the line for the American people for decades and continues to do so for all Americans and for our children. If you have any questions or doubts, you can read or watch her message to your state at Hillaryclinton.com. If you want unbiased media coverage I also suggest either the BBC American news or the Associated Press and generally those new agencies are offering facts most of the time.
Thank you for supporting Hillary all the way!
John Kerry pulled a claimed 60,000 in a Portland Rally at the very same park.
Images show crowds of similar sizes. Images are also cropped to make the crowds seem infinite.
Coverage of Hillary is far less flattering, they pick the worst of her and the best of Obama.
Hillary can do this.
All Obama will do is raise taxes, and his starry-eyed followers who believe there is a free lunch will be badly burned.
Obama is the racist.Woe unto the white man if he gets elected President. I live in the deep south and black on white crime is over 90% white on black crime is less than2%. Blacks hate whites,you live in the south and you find out real quick who to watch to keep from getting hurt,robbed,murdered etc.Over 90% of the murders are being commited by blacks on blacks.Aids is the number one killer among blacks.
divorce and illegitimate children is the highest amongst blacks.
racial hatred? whatever figure out whats really going on all you I think instead of
I research and I know,watch out people the revolution or race war may just begin after this election if Obama gets in power.
Think I'm advocating a revolution or race war? No I am not,but what the government fails to see is all power is inherent in the people and they have a right to overthrow the government if they deem it so. What you need to see is all power is inherent in the people and when the people dicide to excersise it look out.
Idont understand how the bullet ducker is making it this far.If the commander in chief needs to have ducked a bullet before, then Hillary you are my choice.If only you actually did duck .But if wisdom and decisiveness is someting to go by ,Obama takes my vote.Concentrating on the less educated who can easily swallow your lies didnt seem to work.Hillary is out
GO OBAMA!!!! Please don't let these unintelligent individuals keep you from making the change that America needs right now! Everyone has their opinion, but I don't feel that Clinton has experience just because she was first lady. Since when did being the first lady of the white house give you experience!
When she was in the white house we never really heard anything about her, now since she is running for President she has acquired all of this knowledge and done all these great things! Where did it come from!
CLINTON has been caught in lies, her and her husband still owe people money from when BILL was in office, she has ran a dirty campaign and TOO EMOTIONAL!!!!! I don't want to hear her CRYING when that phone rings at 3AM!!! We need someone that is going to take charge immediately!!!
OBAMA clearly defines what this country needs....CHANGE!!! We have already had CLINTONS in office before and they did a decent job, so let someone NEW step up to the plate and make even more changes in America!
OBAMA, OBAMA, OBAMA, OBAMA, OBAMA, OBAMA!!!!!!!!
Hang in there! Your supports are here for you no matter how the Clinton supporters try to dominate!
Alarming! Political Analysis say Clinton has a better chance to beat McCain so why
is the party voting for someone who will have problems beating Mccain. Something very strange is in play.
Ha ha. Hillary funny. Hillary trick. Say bad sniper shoot boom boom. She run. She experience for president. Funny funny Hillary! Me like smart Hillary. Me like her she woman and clever. No sniper. Funny funny trick! Me want beer with Hillary. Shoot gun with Hillary. Ha ha. No sniper. Bomb Iran them bad. She say attack Irak. Clever and smart. Me vote Hillary. Want beer with her.
Longhorn fan,
The "racist creeps" in WV and KY that voted for Clinton are democrats, not republicans as you attempt to paint them. Set down your hatred of Republicans for one minute and try to act educated.
Let's make one thing clear:
Blacks vote for Barack in mass for the one and only reason that he is black...That is racist!
Whites are divided between Hillary and Barack according to many different issues.
In the early primaries, before we knew who Barack Hussein Obama is, many Hillary-haters voted for Barack; now we know about Barack's involvement with extremist groups that hate America.
The last few primaries are showing that non-black americans have serious concerns about Barack's intentions for being President of the United States of America and can not put their trust or their vote on him and instead they are voting for Hillary, who now looks like a saint. The die-hard anti-Hillary voters are choosing to vote for John Edwards.
In the final analysis, we now know that Barack Hussein Obama is unelectable if he becomes the democratic nominee in the general election and many democrats will be forced to vote for the republic nominee: John McCain, a true patriotic american that loves his country in his own conservative way.
Hillary Clinton or else.......
John McCain
Luis B, Let me remind you that most of those things you are mentioning are direct result of the democratic's poor obligation to the well being of the United States of America. Sure the Bush administration might not have been the best but we have checks and balances for a reason.
The person most qualified should be the nominee, regardless.
That person is Hillary Clinton.
Anyone who is fron New York State knows that Hillary is a selfless do gooder who visits upsate NY frequently and is a champion for all New Yorkers. She will do the same for the country.
What has Obama done or accomplished other then to have a rock star rally? His rock star appeal is so creepy to me.
Do we really want Obama to have tea and cookies with the Iranian President? Give me a break.Go Hillary!! She is the one that rocks!
Go Hillary!!!
Go Hillary. You are the one that rocks!
The tide has turned, Clinton will have the popular vote win and momentum. What will the Super D's do?
It is sad to see someone who has ran a respectable campaign be subjected to these false acquisations. Obama's campaign has been as clean as u can be but people want to suggest he played this or that card. It is unbelievable the made up excuses people will come up with to rationalize why they wont vote for Obama. In the same breath, they say they would vote for Hillary. Her campaign has been anything but classy but I wouldve still voted for her had she won. There is something more than Barack iis this and that because those are all lies. I wish people were honest about how they can vote for someone who ran a campaign that was divisive but cant vote for Obama who tried to bring everyone together. He couldve taken the same shots she took at him but he kept his integrity.
Obama's policies are similar to
Hillary's because he stole most of them from her. He is unable to talk in-depth about any of them as proven at the 4 debates he had with Hillary. I have no faith or confidence in his ability to get the job done. McCain, on the other hand was courted by John Kerry to run with him as vice president. I have researched McCain, and why I don't agree with all of his views, I am far more comfortable with him as POTUS than I am with Obama, a man with more questions than answers. I also think Obama is racist and ruthless, with more leanings to Farrakahn than MLK. He leaves me cold.
Come on Oregon!!! We are counting on you to support Hillary!!! You can turn this race around in her favor. Hillary is the BEST candidate for choice. Just look at how she has performed in this race. The woman is absolutely AMAZING and I have more RESPECT for her than ever. Obama will not win in the general election. The Republicans will devour him with his lack of experience and ties to Wright. They will also paint him as an ultra liberal who will raise taxes and pander to special interests. Please ...Please vote for Hillary Clinton!! She is Tried, True and Blue!
I've noticed several comments about Obama being arrogant. I am wondering how blind people want to be, heh heh. Dear old hillary has launched the biggest arrogant campaign I ever remember seeing. Between mud slinging, and hard headed "I can't believe the writing on the wall" lately, I find it hard to believe that anyone actually wants to vote for her. Oh well, the results and current polls show rather clearly where the real boneheads reside in this country, heh heh.