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Clinton's seven stages of grief

Posted by Foon Rhee, deputy national political editor May 21, 2008 02:18 PM

For most of last year, Hillary Clinton was the clear favorite to be the Democratic nominee -- and very possibly to fulfill what she believed to be her destiny as the first woman to be elected president.

So as Barack Obama moves closer and closer to taking the nomination away, there's a version of the seven stages of grief and loss in the apparent death of Clinton's dream.

1. Shock. The Clinton camp was stunned by her third-place finish in the Iowa caucuses in January, and in some ways has never quite recovered.

2. Denial. Publicly at least, Clinton is still in this stage, insisting to supporters that the race isn't over despite the all but insurmountable delegate math.

3. Bargaining. Clinton and her top aides have been cajoling superdelegates for weeks, trying to convince them that she would be the stronger nominee against Republican John McCain. Her campaign is also negotiating with the party officials to find a way to count the votes and delegates from the disputed Florida and Michigan primaries, without which she cannot win. And she just pressed that case with Florida voters today.

4. Guilt. Not for Clinton, herself, necessarily. But there have been recriminations and a series of well-documented changes within the campaign headquarters. Some loyalists say her staff has not run the campaign she deserved.

5. Anger. It has surfaced most clearly in complaints about media coverage -- what she sees as the coddling of Obama, and what she described this week as sexist, at times even misogynist, treatment.

6. Depression. She and her top advisers remain publicly upbeat, and there's no outward sign so far of this phase, other than fatigue on the campaign trail.

7. Acceptance. This probably won't come until after the last contests on June 3, when Obama could very well mathematically clinch the nomination. But she has publicly pledged to fully support the eventual nominee to make sure Democrats win the White House.

70 comments so far...
  1. Go Away Hillary.
    YOUR ARE VOTED OUT AND YOUR UGLY PANTSUITS.

    Posted by kG2980 May 21, 08 03:09 PM
  1. Hillary! Acceptance! Never Happen!

    More likely she will clamp onto the victim card!

    Vast conspiracy theories will abound in her head!

    Hillary, the Queen of Spin and a legend in her own mind!

    http://klintons.com

    Posted by Bob May 21, 08 03:13 PM
  1. Who els can think like that, but a Obama supporter. Nonsense

    Posted by jj May 21, 08 03:18 PM
  1. I am so glad that the Clinton Machine has not been able to crush Obama as they would have loved to do.
    Instead, intelligence and the promise of hope for a fresh candidate that can change the political landscape in washington, has overcome Hillary and the old political ways, selling out to the same old power brokers.
    Openness and determination will bring Obama to the White House.

    Posted by Raimundo Quidiello May 21, 08 03:20 PM
  1. I don't care whether they put Obama or Hillary or even Donald Duck on the Democratic ballot against McCrazy. I'm voting for the big "D" in November. We need to move in a different direction, becuase obviously the current way isn't working..
    OBAMA '08

    Posted by Dee-TX May 21, 08 03:23 PM
  1. I don't care whether they put Obama or Hillary or even Donald Duck on the Democratic ballot against McCrazy. I'm voting for the big "D" in November. We need to move in a different direction, becuase obviously the current way isn't working..
    OBAMA '08

    Posted by Dee-TX May 21, 08 03:24 PM
  1. HILLARY IS ONE OF THE GREATEST PERSON I EVER KNOWN. OBAMA WILL NEVER NEVER NEVER GET MY VOTE. I WILL VOTE FOR MA CAIN .. AND MAKE SHORE THE VOTE IS IN THE VOTE BOX.

    Posted by JJ May 21, 08 03:26 PM
  1. I am confident that Obama will prevail. I am heartened that so many others recognize the greatness, the character, deep inside this man. He truly represents an evolutionary step forward in US politics.

    However, I expect that Hillary Clinton secretly hopes Obama fails in November so she will get another chance in 2012. To this end, every democrat should insist that Hillary Clinton do everything she can to support the Democratic nominee, including a full endorsement! Self-serving underhanded behavior from her will not be tolerated this fall!

    Posted by Dave May 21, 08 03:31 PM
  1. After over 200 years of only male presidents, Hillary Clinton has been courageous in her run for the presidency. All the snide comments by people who so easily sit in anonymity behind their computers and throw insults only show what guts she has. In her years of public service in so many realms--be it health care or education or military appropriations--she has made hard choices and followed through with action. No one I know--not even a computer coward--is always right, as much as any of us would like to be. But Hillary Rodham Clinton has gone out and done great things in this tough world. She has my respect, for sure. I thank her.
    --MFH

    Posted by Marcie Hershman May 21, 08 03:33 PM
  1. Isn't it amazing ot see the Bible story of David and Goliath taking place today in our election process? Yes, I liken Senator Obama to David and the "Two headed Formidable and Mighty Clintonion Machine to " the formidable giant".

    The Clintons underestimated Senator Obama and misjudged his strength, his ability to run the best campaign in U.S. history, his unmatched fund raising abilities, and his consistent message of hope and change. Funny how Hilliary rediculed his message, then promptly took up the "change" theme. Guess she decided that was a good thing afterall.

    Posted by NinaK May 21, 08 03:34 PM
  1. Kentucky...West Virginia...Hillbillies love Hill & Bill!

    Join the Hillbillies for Billary Coalition. Send a $5 IOU to HillaryClinton.com and make Barack bail her out!

    Posted by Lazlo Toth May 21, 08 03:38 PM
  1. I hope you do the same stages of grief when OBAMA LOSES THE GENERAL ELECTION!!!

    Posted by G-Man May 21, 08 03:44 PM
  1. Thats the funny thing about a scorched earth policy. As long as you are moving forward you can stay ahead of the destruction.

    But lord help those who only get halfway through and find themselves to be overtaken by those they burned on the way up.

    Its a long walk of shame back to the senate chambers. I hope to God she doesn't make it on the ticket. America doesn't need her style of politics.

    We need someone to fix healthcare, not just 'fight' for it.

    Posted by Michael Cowan May 21, 08 03:47 PM
  1. At 12 noon the day after Obama is nominated, the nation will Laugh in Unison at Hillary's expense.

    Join in the fun!

    Posted by Sup May 21, 08 03:55 PM
  1. Seriously...the pyscho-babble analysis of the country's first woman candidate. Are you really that unware? I've never seen your paper offer an psycho-analysis of the male candidate. But that's right...only women get into this "emotional" stuff, right? Men are logic and only "think" about "the math!" What a waste of space! Beware my sisters...these kinds of double standards trinkle down and eventually effect all women (whether you're a Hillary fan or not!). We all live in a system and eventually everything that comes around...... Think about it!

    Posted by gaypastor May 21, 08 03:56 PM
  1. This is clueless, misogynist dribble!

    This is the language of "Division."

    This is not the language of "Unity."

    This is your idea of what the vague term "Change" means.

    This is the substance of your message.

    Try educating yourself on the social meaning and significance of Misogyny, so you can get your head out of the sand.

    This is "hate speech" in its purest form.

    Try educating yourself on the oppression you perpetuate.


    Posted by Lyn Kaplan May 21, 08 04:12 PM
  1. As a white male who's sick of my own inherent racism, I'm glad that I am now officialy a misogynist. What a change of pace!

    Posted by nic May 21, 08 04:19 PM
  1. Give it up Hillary, all you are doing now is hurting the cause for November. And quit trying to change the rules too!!

    Posted by John May 21, 08 04:22 PM
  1. Hillary wins the "dumb hill-billy" vote again! wow ! let's give her the nomination! LOL! NOT !!
    OBAMA '08

    Posted by GW May 21, 08 04:33 PM
  1. you people are all bonkers. RELAX. for real. Vote for whomever you want, but know this....one of them is going to win in Nov, so show the proper respect for these candidates. All THREE of them.

    And they say MY generation is in trouble. Jeesh.

    Posted by Krystyn May 21, 08 04:34 PM
  1. Maybe Hillary is holding on until Obama extends the VP position. Wth both on the ticket, they will be unstopable.

    Posted by Denis May 21, 08 04:42 PM
  1. IT IS over Hillary, PLEASE go away. Maybe Chelsea should run after Obama's two terms. As for you and Bill just go away.

    Posted by Chieforman May 21, 08 04:46 PM
  1. Hillary's consolation prize, make her President of Kentucky. "POK"

    Posted by Mike May 21, 08 04:48 PM
  1. Yeah JJ make "shore" the ballot goes in the ballot box....meanwhile I will make sure my ballot goes in the ballot box

    Posted by AL May 21, 08 04:49 PM
  1. Unfortunally Mrs. Clinton not only has dehumanized to her advantage the "uneducated blue collar white voters" in virginia and kentucky but has been in control and power of the media by producing confusion with her erratic incongruent behavior. Yes she has manipulated the media with unpredicatiblily

    The TV Reporters scratch their head when they announce the price of gasolin going up one hour and next segment in the same channel showing Mrs Clinton wasing her money time and energy in a futile death end campaign.

    In another segment saying she is getting into debt, so what....Does she wants to look like a martir,

    Does the media expect Senator obama to pay for her debt?
    She is an adult warns with predictions for her campaign has been issued , she is risponsible and accounatable for her debt.

    Posted by alma ludivina May 21, 08 04:56 PM
  1. Obama may be winning the race, but Hillary Clinton is the winner of all. I admire her guts and determination, and she has really done nothing wrong. All she ever wanted is to fulfill her dream and is there anything wrong with that? Looking in from the outside, I'm very disappointed and surprised at so much negativity said about her. I may not be casting a vote on your election, but I will support whoever will win of the two - and especially Hillary Clinton.

    Posted by Laura May 21, 08 04:58 PM
  1. When I was a young football fan, players would cross the endzone line and then drop the ball before trotting off the field to let the kicking team on. These were professionals. Now, we have guys who invent complex dances that only they understand, celebrations of tackling the quarterback that are only fit for winning the superbowl. Despite their size, these are ego-maniacal children at play. I see a parallel here.

    JJ, Obama isn't one of those performing a humiliating celebration dance. To switch from following Hillary Clinton to John McCain is to lose perspective. If you believed the Republican agenda is acceptable, why were you supporting Hillary?
    s is

    Posted by paulkf May 21, 08 05:04 PM
  1. This is the article I told you abour.

    Posted by Olga Saenz May 21, 08 05:05 PM
  1. Will nevor vote for Obama --- He is unamerican-- what is wrong with people. Mr wright/Obama need to get out of this country

    Posted by cal May 21, 08 05:10 PM
  1. I love to see all the nasty, rude and crude comments from the Obama supporters. (It's all I do see from the Obama supporters) I've copied and sent most of them to friends and family that live in Kentucky, West Virginia, and Ohio. We'll make certain with all the Hill-Bully's that we vote Republican in November. Keep up the good work because it really is working. Obama can count out West Virginia and Kentucky, however he can't count out West Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Florida,..................Really do need all of those to be President.

    Posted by Tyra Marts May 21, 08 05:20 PM
  1. This is the stupidest thing I've ever read. Is Foon Rhee a commentator or a reporter, because this isn't news. In fact, it isn't even really commentary.

    I intensely dislike Hillary Clinton. That said, why write something like this that just gives ammunition to her and her supporters' claim of a biased media? This blog posting is disrespectful and awfully lame.

    Posted by SJB May 21, 08 05:26 PM
  1. Hillary has ALREADY lost the election. it's just her stubborn selfishness and her over-sized ego (and husband?) that is keeping her in the race.
    Roll over Hillaryites, you're done like a cooked sausage.

    Posted by Harry Onara May 21, 08 05:36 PM
  1. I can't believe how Obama has pulled the wool over everybody's eyes like this! Maybe at this point I am a cynic, but I truly doubt that Obama is going to CHANGE things as much as you people believe to be true- bottom line, he is a politician, he has been a politician, and will always be a poilitician! Obama supporters are hanging on to something that isn't there- he has everyone duped

    Posted by Linda May 21, 08 05:44 PM
  1. Please stop using respected psychological theory in such an absent-minded, ignorant way. The stages of grief and bereavement were never intended to be used by a partisan, pathetic hack of a blog writer with no understanding or reverence for the hard work of a woman like Elizabeth Kubler-Ross.

    I realize that to be a blog writer is to be absolutely unable to consider the world past the tip of your nose, but it does not allow you to use intelligent works to further your half-baked world view.

    Posted by Bob May 21, 08 05:53 PM
  1. "HELL HATH NO FURY LIKE THAT OF A WOMAN SCORNED..." Watch us now; watch what we do. You ain't seen nothin' yet! Hillary hasn't progressed this far without a plan! GET IN, SIT DOWN, SHUT UP, AND HOLD ON !!!

    Posted by fluffy stardust May 21, 08 06:18 PM
  1. What does Hillary think she is doing? All of the men who saw no real chance remained dropped out, but not her. She gets the kid glove treatment instead of the boot, and still has the eggs to play the gender card. Of course no one can "make" her leave the race, but her only avenue to the nomination is rigging the primary votes, and then getting the supers to overrule the committed delegates. That is a certain formula for the destruction of the Democrat's chances in November, breaking the spine of the party for years to come, and quite possibly a lot of outraged folk going to the streets. It's not going to happen. No person responsible enough to be President would risk taking us there. So, the question remains: What does Hillary think she is doing?

    Posted by David May 21, 08 06:18 PM
  1. I also find it amazing to find numerous posts of Clinton supporters accusing Obama supporters of being nasty - especially when the post before and after are Clinton supporters spewing hate and stating very clearly they will not vote for Obama.

    THAT, my friends, is America at it's finest.

    Posted by Danigirl May 21, 08 06:23 PM
  1. #23 "Hillary's consolation prize, make her President of Kentucky. "POK"
    Posted by Mike May 21, 08 04:48 PM


    Hey! Cut that out! I live in Kentucky. And I'm an old white Republican guy who's voting for Obama in November. Notice Obama carried the urban (i.e. educated and less racist) areas here.)

    Posted by David May 21, 08 06:25 PM
  1. I don't understand why the pundits won't listen to what Hillary is saying. She isn't getting out this week or this week or next month. Hillary is going to take this to floor and she absolutely beleives that she is doing this because she deserves to be President. This is a failure of leadership by Al Gore and Joe Biden and the rest of the senior members of the Democratic party who prefer to sit on the sidelines.

    Posted by Don May 21, 08 06:41 PM
  1. It is surprising how much negative energy is now emanated towards Hillary Clinton. I am afraid when all pro_Obama daydreamers awaken it will be too late - we will get this disgrace for at least four years. The way he treats his personal friends associates to whom he trusted his marriage and baptizing of his kids is simply a tip of an iceberg, the "best" is stil to come. Do not be surprised.

    Posted by hamuda May 21, 08 06:55 PM
  1. ...to "a'll" you XpertS...been around prior WWII, the next PRES. will be doing the
    same crap, let's start a war somewhere...to protect US Corp's/Oil/etc, we have the best trained bodies & weapons. In the meantime our $ is -50%.
    Gas will be $5.50=6.00 by happy 4th of July/08.
    Pls. blogg me in 2010, to tell me how wrong I was.

    Posted by HandyHenry, ME May 21, 08 07:25 PM
  1. Allright. We all pretty much agree about the character of the Clintons. Can't we show some empathy for Terry McAuliffe who is out selling used cars to bring the campaign debt down? Buy a Yugo from this man, please.

    Posted by ericmiami May 21, 08 07:28 PM
  1. This is a response to a post by---- Posted by JJ May 21, 08 03:26 PM

    JJ Your comments about HRC are coming from a uninformed, stupid person.
    YOU, JJ are is a good reason that voters should pass a 3 grade level exam before voting, or allowed on any BlOG.

    Posted by Fred Akel May 21, 08 07:38 PM
  1. Children at play are the only ones left who could vote for Hillary now. Serious democratic women are able to vote in the critical interests of the country. Hillary getting the nomination is NOT more important than actual lives lost in the war. Vote for McCain and tell us you were ever serious about the war, or the life and death issues.
    There are axe grinders on every street corner, so go be one. The rest of us will carry your dead weight to victory in November with Obama. He did not start the cheating math, nor start changing the rules, nor move the goal posts, nor change the life and death issues to whiny gender benders. And we will make up your sorry loss with all the help in the world - from independents and disallusioned republicans coming to Obama, and who would never have voted for Hillary in the first place. Her on the ticket would have sunk the party in November putting fire in those groups to defeat her. Cut her loose and you too.

    Posted by Rita May 21, 08 07:54 PM
  1. It is also shocking how much negative energy Hillary emmanates.

    Posted by Rita May 21, 08 07:57 PM
  1. Nothing, Nothing, will ever stop the Clintons from from sliming everybody or ever quit. This Vendatta by the Clinton Machine makes the "Thriller in Manila" with
    Ali & Frazier look like a peanut gallery event. Remember the recent movie "I am Legend" and light fearing zombies that survived after the virus that went wrong.
    Well The Clinton family blood along with Will Smith's blood would have been a cure. Nothing affects them. They have antibodies for all of Life's normal diseases.
    They are not Human as we know it.

    Posted by fredakel May 21, 08 08:01 PM
  1. In Response to a post by Posted by Laura May 21, 08 04:58 PM


    Laua--Your comments about HRC are coming from a uninformed, stupid person.
    YOU, Laua are a good reason that voters should pass a 3 grade level exam before voting, or allowed on any BLOG.

    I said the same thing about another blogger "JJ"

    As General comment to all HRC "people" WAKE UP & SPIT OUT THE KOOL AID

    Posted by fredakel May 21, 08 08:08 PM
  1. HILLARY IS ONE OF THE GREATEST PERSON I EVER KNOWN. OBAMA WILL NEVER NEVER NEVER GET MY VOTE. I WILL VOTE FOR MA CAIN .. AND MAKE SHORE THE VOTE IS IN THE VOTE BOX.

    Posted by JJ May 21, 08 03:26 PM
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    You can tell this is a Hillary supporter. JJ you don't spell sure...shore. You must be one of the uneducated whites that support her.................Please get an education so that you will understand what is going on in the country...........Geez

    Posted by Daryl May 21, 08 08:21 PM
  1. I'm more frightened by comments of U.S. citizens (including the fact that many of them can't spell) than I am by any of the candidates running for public office--who, by the way, are only human after all, like the rest of us and can't possibly solve all the problems facing us in our country. All of this mud-slinging at the candidates--and the bloggers who sling mud back and forth at each other--makes me long for a country that recognizes the worth of every individual, including those running for office; a country where citizens focus on issues and not on the character flaws of the candidates. I rarely go into these blogs, and probably won't again. It's too depressing.

    Posted by Ann Best May 21, 08 08:58 PM
  1. It's amazing that Senator Clinton begged for the votes she won in Florida to be counted today, saying that to do otherwise would be to deny the people of Florida their right to vote. She however forgets that the right to vote also comprises the right to be voted for as well and so that right cannot be properly exercised if the people of Florida did not get a chance to vote for Obama. If she really understood this right she would be asking fro a re-election in Florida and not for the allocation of votes in her favour to the exclusion of Obama.
    This behavior clearly shows that her lust to become the democratic nominee has trumped the need to follow due process and the rule of law which she claims to support. This desire is no longer about America but about HILLARY's dreams! But hey not every dream comes to pass!

    Posted by Patricia May 21, 08 09:12 PM
  1. I disagree with those like Laura who say they admire Hillary's fortitude and refusal to give up.

    I see it as her unabashed arrogance and bending the rules when it is to her advantage.

    Posted by Kathleen May 21, 08 09:43 PM
  1. Plenty of so-called "axe-grinders" have been paid by the Obama campaign to slime Hillary from day one - we all know that. Obama engaged in and continues to involve himself in plenty of cheating on his own, lying about what he knew or didn't know concerning personalities that are, frankly, absolutely frightening to us all, and who pose a veritable minefield for him in the general; exposing himself at every turn as being someone terribly raw, green, inexperienced and naive when it comes to foreign policy issues, and having no track record to speak of in any kind of worthwhile legislation. He is, as George Bush was for the far right, just a prop for the far left. Be careful of what you speak when you say you'll scoop up all of the independents. The last card has not yet been played. GET IN, SIT DOWN, SHUT UP AND HOLD ON !!!!

    Posted by fluffy stardust May 21, 08 09:47 PM
  1. Daryl, your grammar leaves much to be desired, as well. When you put others down, does it cause you to feel better? When you ridicule others, do you feel you've successfully separated yourself from them? We can extrapolate that to all of the other Obama bloggers here: the Hillary bashers. You have a "take no prisoners" mentality. Look at what you've written just in this blog! This has been your pattern throughout the entire campaign! You don't want your slurs to be questioned, nor to be scrutinized! And you certainly don't want to be scrutinized, yourselves! But Hillary has been fair game for every possible hate-speech and hate-mongering that you possess, and for every psychological analysis you can think of to bring her down. Wow, you are all rather hot and bothered !!! She must be doing something right !!!! GO, HILLARY !!!!

    Posted by fluffy stardust May 21, 08 10:16 PM
  1. In response to a POST by Posted by hamuda May 21, 08 06:55 PM

    You are WRONG. The Clintons are putting out the negative Energy.

    The normal Americans are putting out POSITIVE ENERGY to combat their BLACK
    HOLE of negative energy,

    Clintons make the BORG from Star Trek look like Mickey Mouse.
    You clearly are all dazed from drinking the Clinton Kool Aid. Sober up Hamuda.

    Posted by fredakel May 21, 08 11:09 PM
  1. It's sad that prejudice against women is greater than racism. If women were helped, all the poor would be helped. Hillary is the most qualified candidate for President. If you can't see that, your blind. Obama's an eliitist who won in the caucuses because working people can't go to them during the day. It is inherently fair. The sexism against Hillary is inherently fair. The way Obama rose to power is inherently fair---and he got a leg up from many corrupt people. It makes sense that the dems could have both Hillary and Obama either as a dream ticket or Hillary first and then Obama. But, as it is, the controlling males in the DEM party want it their way. So, the women in this country are going to teach them a lesson. Obama will not be president. WOMEN ARE PLEDGING TO VOTE FOR MCCAIN IF HILLARY IS NOT ON THE TICKET. BOTH REP> AND DEM WOMEN. PRETEND IT WON'T HAPPEN GUYS, BUT IT WILL. 232 YEARS IS TOO MANY. I was at a luncheon today and every women there of 21 to the last women swore they were only voting for Hillary of McCain. All DEMS. So, believe or get burned.

    Posted by Bevv May 22, 08 12:16 AM
  1. I will never vote for hillary. as a woman (of color) she is an embarrassment and I do not want my daughters to follow her lead. she isnt going win...bow out and move on its such a waste of airtime. there are so many other things to focus on re: general election. all she cares about is herself and her own personal agenda. it's sad. she has ruined her image among black america. they will never look at the clintons the same again. she doesnt even want barack to win over mccain. she wants him to loose so she can be proved right. what a disgrace.

    Posted by bitch may be the new black, but black is the new president bitch! May 22, 08 12:28 AM
  1. so many obama terrorists, They call every non-obama supporter divisive, unqualified, and dressed themselves as united, religious,capable. After this primary and general election, all American merits and heirs will be crushed. YOU CAN WAIT TO SEE!!!

    Posted by leo May 22, 08 01:56 AM
  1. It's sad to see what we have become as political supporters---the venom, hatred, disdain that thrown at Hillary Clinton. Surely, as some of Mr. Obama's supporters may wish to claim such as Daryl May, not all her supporters are uneducated. We do understand what's going on. The verbal assaults has left a lot to be desired. Is this what we have become as a people? If it is, it's sad and nothing Mr. Obama can say or do, if he's elected President will change the mentality of hate that has engrossed some of us. I'm Democrat and a proud one, an immigrant and black and just as proud. Hillary has made some mistakes from the outset and she has never recovered, that said, she's smart and has good ideas some of which she's passionate about. A woman will break that glass ceiling of the Presidency one day. Let's put hatred behind us and work for the good of our country.

    Posted by Norma May 22, 08 08:35 AM
  1. You write, "But she has publicly pledged to fully support the eventual nominee to make sure Democrats win the White House." Hillary publicly pledged to strip Michigan & Florida of their delegates, too. Hillary's word isn't worth a damn.

    Would somebody please drive a wooden stake through her black heart?

    Posted by Grinderman May 22, 08 10:46 AM
  1. What stage does a crushing 35 point trouncing of "The Nominee" fit in to? What stage does consistently winning working class voters - even in the states you've lost - fit in to?

    And which stage, pray tell, does STILL getting 49% of the vote, even after the press says you've lost, it's over, fit in to?

    Oh. That's right. None.

    But carry on. Don't let us try to temper your blatant bias against teh candidate that stands the best chance of beating McCain. In any case, I hope your Nov check from the GOP is suitably fat.

    Posted by Vanessa May 22, 08 11:09 AM
  1. to All Obama supporters...listen up...here are some facts...not opinions...FACTS...#1. Obama has NOT won anything yet...#2. winning the most delegates is not a 'win'...3. only reaching the magic # is, and of course, if MI/FL are included...the magic # goes up...#4. more people have voted for Hillary than have voted for your guy!...#5. the popular vote IS the will of the people!

    Posted by jeleanoro May 22, 08 11:11 AM
  1. I still can't get over the fact that Hillary not only supported the exclusion of Florida and Michigan last year, but that her people (McAuliffe and Ickes) were actually in on that process. In the numerous speeches she has given lately, no one has confronted her with that fact. Despite her complaints to the contrary, the press is giving her a free ride on this, one that neither she nor the American people deserve.

    Posted by Nick in Virginia May 22, 08 11:44 AM
  1. People must be blind or in denial that there was and is a very unfair treatment between Hillary and Obama from the media and press. It was an ongoing complaint since the race started but has been ignored. As I remembered that all commentators and the "best polical team" from CNN and MSNBC said: "the longer the race goes, the more disadvantages Hillary will face". But guess what...they're all wrong. Obama lost more contests as the race goes on. People starts to know him more and he is no different that other politicians as he claimed he is. As Rev. Wright stated very clear "Obama does what a polician does".

    Posted by htp May 22, 08 01:17 PM
  1. Hillary is showing the nation what kind of President she would be---backdoor tricks and Karl Rove mathematics.

    Any Democrat who would openly support McCain over Clinton would be best served to stick to voting on American Idol where it really is about personality and who you happen to like best--not about whether we will be at war with Iran under McCain.

    Obama 08

    Posted by Maris May 22, 08 02:45 PM
  1. I dispise Hillary. Her slimey trail of deceit from Arkansas has coiled around and squeezed out the last remaining bits of brain her supporters claim to possess. Have any of you that believe she's just a dedicated woman "fighting" for "you" to take over the White House for the good of this country ever made any attempt to research this woman? Do you remember any of the scandal from the Rose Law Firm, Whitewater, blaming everything on everybody else (right wing conspiracies), the Peter Paul fraud lawsuit she got moved to November, etc., etc. , etc.? For the last time, people vote again Hillary because they can't stand her lack of ethics, her sociopathic tendancies and whining scretching personality..... not because she is a woman! I am a woman, I'm white, I'm 54. I'm an independent and yes, I have a college degree. I'm voting for Obama because I can't stand Hillary ,and McCain's ideas for this country scare me. (McCain says "no insurance benefits from employers - you pay your own so that the market value be lowered by competition, 100 years of war, I know noting about he economy... amnesty for illegals....). I have watched all the debates, the speeches, the commentaries, news articles and the internet. What I am completely sure of is that I will not vote for Hillary, and if Obama puts her on the ticket - I can't vote.

    Posted by Marian B May 22, 08 04:18 PM
  1. GET IN, SIT DOWN, SHUT UP AND HOLD ON !!!!! YAY, HILLARY !!!!!

    Posted by fluffy stardust May 22, 08 04:23 PM
  1. Does anyone remember the comment... "She's likeable enough"

    Well, If he would've said that to you... "Would you support Obama?"

    Furthermore, Obama is just an "empty suit." It's obvious that Ted Kennedy is the power behind Obama. Ted's got his man with the boyish charm.

    A last note, Obama will be kissing Bill Clinton's rear-end if he wins the nomination. Man. I can hear his oratory tongue thrusting at this very moment.

    Voting for Obama is like voting for American Idol... What a joke this has all become.

    I truly hope that our country wakes up before it's too late.

    Posted by Randy May 23, 08 06:06 AM
  1. I am an Obama supporter. I have nothing bad to say about Sen. Clinton.
    I have made my decision to support her opponent based on who I think can
    do a better job of leading us away from the disaster of Bush and his cohorts.
    If Sen. Clinton should win the nomination, I will be a little disappointed that
    my preferred candidate didn't win, but I will vote for her.

    In terms of past voting records and current policy proposals, Clinton and Obama are quite similar. Why all the petty mudslinging from supporters on both sides?
    It accomplishes nothing useful.

    Let's put our collective energy into defeating McBush.

    Posted by Henrietta May 23, 08 10:00 AM
  1. WOMEN AND MEN FOR HILLARY! Go to www.HillaryResponders.com/CountEveryVote
    and
    CountEveryVote08@gmail.com

    Posted by fluffy stardust May 23, 08 01:35 PM
  1. You know, quiet as it has been kept, Hilary is not the first Woman Candidate for President...that's right, yes, it is a fact, a historical fact, a US Fact!---I am not an idiot, nor am I creating some obscure scieince fiction made up story...

    Rather than tell you, look it up yourself...it is true, Hilary is the 2nd Woman Candidate for President...sorry, but she is making history, but just not as the 1st Woman Candidate for President...

    Oh, by the way, the first was not Geraldine Ferrero, either...sorry, that's not it...and, that is also a fact.

    Posted by DJSPECIALK May 25, 08 05:59 PM
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