As a Hillary supporter, I will say I think it's over.

I think she'll drop out tomorrow or in the next few days, unless the party somehow finagles it so she stays in so Obama doesn't have to lose to a non-running candidate in WV and KY. Canceling her morning appearances is an unmistakable message, I believe. Indiana doesn't look secure at all, and she needed to win that decisively to stay competitive.

I was proud to vote for her in PA - I deeply admire Senator Clinton, and the tenaciousness with which she fought this primary season. I believe she is the best choice for the nomination, but if it is not to be, I will willingly vote for Senator Obama in the general election.

And now I'm going to bed. :boring:

and we argued a few times here.

Nothing but respect.

Consequently, it's time for us to set differences aside, realize Obama and Clinton have virtually the same platform, and unite to destroy McCain and whoever his VP is in November!

Looking forward to working with you on helping get our Dem nominee elected :hug:

If she doesnt drop out I will not be seething mad at her, but I think its time to bow out. Lets start ripping up McCain.

to the Democratic Party. Obama was not my first choice. And I would have voted for Hillary if she won.

But I can't let anyone drag our Party through the mud like the Clintons have for the past month.

It's time for unity. Can someone please tell Hillary.

:eyes:

...:thumbsdown:

The time now is to reach out to each other, to recognize that although the campaign has been hard it's been because we believe in candidates very strongly. Much of what has been laid at the Clintons' feet has been blown out of proportion, or even completely fabricated. But tempers have been running high, and what we've ultimately been doing is having a fight about whether Clinton and Obama taste great or are less filling... They have almost identical platforms! We need to focus on that, and on the fight for November. Anything that continues this divisiveness, like implying Hillary's millions of voters aren't really democrats, is the wrong tact.

Lets kick McCain's ass!

Frankly, I think that you've been more classy than Hillary has by far, but I'm just glad it's over.

And thanks for keeping it classy. :hi:

and demonstrate that she is able to lead voters to the democratic candidate.

Welcome to the GE. Let's kick some McCain ass!

COntinuing the contest is good, so long as it serves the purpose of drawing in more voters. What we don't need is more divisiveness.

And all the best!

:toast:

and your rational post is a breath of fresh air

I am not counting my chickens yet, but if you are right about her dropping out, I am really sorry. I was a Deaniac in 2004 and I know what it's like to go through this. You should be proud of all you did for your candidate.

and ready to fight for the White House!

And we're gonna win in November.

;)




I have to admit, I'm a little teary-eyed.

EVERYTHING should be focused on destroying the addled warmonger - that's Gramps McCain, for anyone that needs crib notes.

I'm on my way to bed too.

:hug:

my tiny town of Oregon....but I can live with that!!! WHOOO HOOO!!!

You all fought the good fight. :hug:

In order to justify going forward she had to win convincingly in IN and come closer than expected in NC. With this result there's no point in dragging on to WV and KY.

I didn't start out this race as a supporter of Sen. Clinton--in fact, far from it--but I came to admire her brilliance, tenacity and heart and in the end I was proud to support her. I'm glad she'll still be my Senator. :patriot:

Goodnight.

It's pretty much the last chance for her to drop out and maintain some form of dignity and preserve her own political capital.

I am supporting the nominee whether it is Clinton or Obama. I don't believe it is over until I see the announcement. This election has been a roller coaster and just as one candidate appear to be in trouble something happens to get him/her out of it.

We'll see.

Thanks for the post!

and i would have certainly done the same if the other way around.

and then take a well deserved rest..after the primaries he can pay the faithful another thank-you visit..and we can exhale a little while we prepare for the convention..

hillie can relax a little, eat some crow-pies and decide how the rest of her public future will play out.. She's got many fences to repair after the vindictive campaign and character assassination scheme she just played out..

i think Obama should offer to pay off her debts if she just campaigns for some down ticket races, and does NOT expect to be the vp..

She's not a good fit for him and they both know it

I think she has to figure out a way to leave and pay off her campaign debts, so I would guess that is what she will be discussing tomorrow with party bigwigs.

Thank you for the polite and well-meaning post. All the best to you.

Obama will not win the GE, period. We have some bad, bad times ahead of us, I'm afraid. Our country may never fully recover.

I'm not convinced either, but what can we do but try? No point in being bummed out and not working hard for Obama. For the judges alone, a Dem must win. And people seem to really respond to his message - it's not for me, but I'm glad so many people are motivated - that will help a ton in the GE. And you can't deny he (and Hillary, but more Obama I think) got a lot of new Dem voters on the rolls. They haven't always been the politest in this forum, but we need young people or the party dies.

EDIT: I really AM going to bed! :D

it's probably time for you to leave DU.

Cut the calls for folks to leave DU just because they're dispirited. How 'bout helping to lead them back into the fray instead.

Stunning, really.

in the past ten minutes.

I think you're wrong. And I am now wondering about your Democratic credentials, quite frankly.

No excuse for your remark - "wondering about your Democratic credentials." Attacking fellow Democrats, especially by insinuation, is more harmful to the party than anything OzarkDem has written.

Which I agree hasn't happened yet, but it looks to be very soon, and I think a lot of people want to look forward and be positive.

Sleep well. You deserve it. It was a hard fight and I don't recall you ever being offensive. I hope the Obama years will be good to you and everyone you love.

So do you still think he's a empty suit, with smoke being blown up his ass?

But for the judges alone, a Dem must win in November, so what can I do but support the nominee chosen by Democratic voters? If it's a done deal, it's a done deal - and I will not speak ill of our presumptive nominee. If only you could understand rational thought, this would be easier to explain...

that got smoke blown up his ass.

Can I please help you keep this one alive until November?

It happens. Sometimes we have to vote for people we don't think much of. That's what being a party member means.

...but I am so disgusted by the Clinton haters that I want Clinton to win just to piss them off. They deserve to be pissed off. They're just not good people.

but some of them are okay. It's a mob mentality on DU, and a lot of the Obama supporters are young and tend to get swept up in this sort of thing. I am willing to forgive and forget because we must win in November. For the judges alone, not to mention the environment, we literally cannot afford another Republican president.

Good post.

Thank you for your support! We are a great party with a strong nominee to face McCain. Hillary supporters are the key the winning in November. We are very glad to welcome all of you!

We have a general election to win.

And two candidates who appeal to very nearly equal numbers of voters need to reach an agreement, if we're to have any hope of winning the GE.

So let's give them the time and space they need to reach that agreement.

Because anyone who thinks their candidate can win the GE without the support of most of the other's current supporters has not been paying attention.

Prayers and best wishes tonight for both Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.

And for our country, which needs all the political awareness and enthusiasm they've managed to drum up between them.

She sounded very conciliatory in her speech tonight, almost like she was saying goodbye. It sounded like she & Obama have come to some kind of agreement - I hope it involves a unity ticket. Good night!

Well said! :)

I, too, deeply admire her. I've admired her ever since she and Bill first campaigned for his presidential run. The first time I realized I was going to have a First Lady to whom I could personally relate, with whom I actually had a few things in common, that was a SERIOUS eye-opener for me. A real culture shock of the best kind. It was like being struck by lightning! No more dowdy old frumps or face-lifted Hollywood harridans! I've loved and admired her ever since, because she reached a very primal something inside me. She was a new kind of First Lady and I appreciated it, and have regarded her as a role model ever since. And she sure can take a punch. I hope she stays in there as far as campaigning - hard, low, and dirty. She's a great Bad Cop to Obama's Good Cop. 'Cause we need the hard hitters and the fighters willing to use brass knuckles. The other side sure has 'em coming out of the woodwork.

DEEPLY appreciate your struggle and your convictions. I hope the Obama camp will be lucky enough to have that working for them.