I am a strong supporter of Barack Obama, but I must say that I admire your enthusiasm for your candidate. Participation like yours is good for democracy. Take care and have fun on your Pennsylvania vacation.

On your way to PA, do us Democrats a favor: Ask Hillary to please stop the scorched-earth campaign that’s hurting the Democratic Party.

Every time she calls John McCain a great commander-in-chief, or insults voters from states that she loses, she is working to set herself up for a loss to McCain in the general election.

She’s also hurting the chances of Democratic Congressmen and Senators who hope to ride the coattails of the Democratic Presidential nominee in November. If Joe Lieberman and the Republican Party designed the Clinton strategy, it would be exactly what she’s doing right now.

I’m a Barack Obama supporter, but more importantly, I’m a Democrat. I don’t want John McCain or Joe Lieberman anywhere near the White House. So please, call her campaign HQ and tell her that if she doesn’t stop praising McCain and insulting small states like mine (CT), you’ll support Barack Obama. Here’s the number: 703.469.2008.

If she knows that her own supporters are fed up with the nastiness, maybe she’ll stop. And if she doesn’t, I encourage you to vote Obama. This year, winning the White House is too important. It’s up to Hillary supporters to save this election for Democrats in 2008. Let her campaign know that: 703.469.2008.

I’m a registered republican but I’m going to change my party affiliation so I can vote for Hillary in the PA primary. There is no way she can get enough delegates w/o cheating and I’m enjoying the chaos.

a fun place too. thanks for the welcome.

Go Hillary

thanks for going to PA. we need to bring in volunteer from other states again. i think that’s the key to our win in OH and TX.

I asked it once before…would Obama be where he is today if his name were Leon Johnson?

On Hillary promoting McCain, she has been misquoted, again.
This is politics and she is simply bringing the obvious out in the open. The repubs will be ruthless on this subject no matter who is our nominee.(Whether or not everyone agrees with her experience is another discussion.)

I think it’s time we stop all the infighting…I believe we all want to take back the White House.

As for her vote, I get rather tired of the loads of baggage that continues to be piled on her..yes, I do believe she thought about this long and hard. Remember she is a Senator of NY and 9/11 was very fresh in all our minds.

Senator Clinton has shown her compassion to NY’ers as well as others during her long years of service. And it’s this understanding of her years of service that allows me to look past this unfortunate vote!

Peace to all
Go Hillary!

Obama is a fool. If he thinks the reason why he won those states, specially the red states was because the people loved him, hes wrong! Those were republicans who were commissioned by Carl Rove so Obama wil be the nominee cause he is easier to destroy and to be beaten by McCain and by the Carl Rove evil tactics. This is all a plan made by Carl Rove. He planned for Obama and Hillary to kill each other in this race.. to weaken the party so that eventually the Repubs win the Whitehouse in Nov! Havent you noticed? even the problem in Florida primaries was all because of the republican party there headed by Crisp?? Obama will not win the GE. But they find it tougher to dig any more dirt on Hillary cause shes been there all these years and we know them all… If Hillary were to be the nominee… its tougher for McCain to beat her cause Carl Rove cant dig anymore dirt on Hillary. Carl Rove has got something on Obama… thats why they want him to be the nominee… believe you me.. They will ruin him and Democrats will lose .. The Repubs retain the Whitehouse! So guys you think twice…. look at the bigger picture!!!! DEMOCRATS , YOU HAVE TO VOTE WISELY!!! THINK OF WHO IS STRONGER TO BEAT MCCAIN – WHO ELSE – HILLARY CLINTON!!!!!

of Hillary i dont know what crack you’re smokin…. she ranked dead last in electability behind edwards and obama in the general steadily throughout the primary season.

AND I HEARD FROM A VOTER IN WY AND TX DURING THE CAUCUS.. OBAMA SUPPORTERS CHEATED... AND THEY;RE ALL UNDER INVESTIGATION.... NO WONDER HE WON THE CAUCUSES, ITS EASIER TO MANIPULATE.. AND HE CALLS HIS CAMPAIGN A – CAMPAIGN FOR CHANGE .... THATS A BIG LAUGH!!!!!!!

I guess when we go for a job interview now all that matters is our personality – experience does not count – we should all get a job if we have an education without the experience.

PS

Karl Rove is betting on Obama in the GE…because he believes he can bet him! along with destroying the Dems right along with it!

I wonder how much he’s laughing each day watching us!

and I don’t believe that Monica Lewinsky would have any negative backlash on his wife- HILLARY.

Barack Obama has more legislative experience than Hillary Clinton including his work in the Illinois state senate. Obama has as much experience as Abraham Lincoln had before he became President.

Obama could have gone on to a lucrative legal career. Instead, he went to Chicago and worked with community groups, won a seat in the state legislature, then was elected to the U.S. Senate. His years in state government has given him a far better understanding of how Federal Legislation affects you and me at the local level. He’s seen those effects first hand.

What’s more, Obama is an expert on Constitutional Law, having taught the subject at the University of Chicago.

In the U.S. Senate, Obama has sponsored lobbyist-reform legislation that makes it harder for corporate lobbyists to write and push through laws that favor only them. He’s sponsored hundreds of other bills.

Most important, though, is that Obama had the judgement to know that the Iraq War Resolution was a disastrous mistake, and he has the leadership skills to bring people together to rally for important changes that this country needs. Only if we come together will we see the necessary reforms to our government, and Obama is a person who brings people together. I’ve seen it.

Clinton divides people, just like she’s dividing Democrats right now by criticizing states she loses, enflaming racial tensions, and praising John McCain. Clinton thinks that by appealing to the racist sentiments we all sometimes feel but usually rise above, she can scare people into voting for her and sweep to victory in Pennsylvania. She can’t. I’m an Italian-American and I’m supporting Obama, and I would appreciate it if she stopped trying to divide the Democratic Party.

Obama is the better candidate. He’s the better person. And he has a better chance of beating John McCain in November.

Once again, Senator Clinton is misleading voters about Senator Obama’s record, on the Energy Bill and on the Rezko case:

Here are the facts (from Politifact.com)::

At a campaign rally in Harrisburg on March 11, 2008, Sen. Hillary Clinton charged that Sen. Barack Obama sided with the administration with his vote on an energy bill:

“In 2005, when we had a chance to say no to Dick Cheney and his energy bill, my opponent said yes and voted for it with all of those tax subsidies and giveaways that have been used by the oil companies and others to retard the development of clean, renewable energy,” Clinton said. “When it counted, I said no, he said yes.” [...]

While Clinton rightly points out that the legislation included tax breaks for oil companies — $2.6-billion to be exact — those were largely wiped out by a $3-billion extension of taxes on crude oil to help offset costs associated with oil spills. The bulk of the $14.6-billion in tax incentives included in the legislation actually went to “renewable” sources of energy, to accelerate the development of wind, clean-coal and nuclear power, and hybrid vehicles. (Although there is debate over whether coal and nuclear power should be considered renewable.)

The bill also included a mandate to produce more alternative fuel. The industry is on pace to meet that target ahead of schedule, despite Clinton’s claims that oil industry tax breaks have been used to retard development of renewable energy.

So while Clinton is right that Obama voted for the bill, she wrongly characterizes it as a handout to the energy companies. We find her claim Barely True.

As for Obama’s dealings with Rezko, I agree that that was a mistake, but it’s clearly not the scandal you make it out to be. No more than Whitewater was for Hillary Clinton. Here’s the fact-check on that story:

According to an investigation last year by the Chicago Sun-Times, Antoin Rezko was involved in developing at least 30 low-income housing buildings in Chicago, in partnership with several community groups and using a combination of taxpayer and private funds. A number of the buildings fell into disrepair, collecting housing code violations, and Rezmar, Rezko’s company, was sued on many occasions.

Obama was associated with a law firm that represented the community groups working with Rezko on several deals. There’s no evidence that Obama spent much time on them, and he never represented Rezko directly. So it was wrong for Clinton to say he was “representing … Rezko.” That’s untrue.

Obama has known Rezko, however, since he left Harvard Law School, and Rezko has been a major contributor and campaign fundraiser for him since Obama’s first campaign for the Illinois state Senate. Earlier, we looked into questions about a land deal in which the two wound up with adjacent parcels. No wrongdoing was found in connection with that transaction, though Obama has said it was “boneheaded” for him to be involved in it when he knew Rezko was under investigation. Rezko has since been indicted on fraud and other charges. Obama, who returned some contributions from Rezko and his associates long ago, returned another $41,000 over the weekend in an effort to distance himself from the businessman.

So, that may have been a small case of bad judgment on Obama’s part. His mistake didn’t lead to a war in Iraq and didn’t get hundreds of thousands of people killed.

Obama has also made clear he doesn’t agree with that preacher’s comments. I don’t agree with everything my priests say and do either. In fact, a priest at our parish was convicted for embezzling church funds. Does that make his parishioners criminals?

As for claims that he’s an “empty suit,” Obama has sponsored and passed lobbyist-reform legislation that makes it harder for lobbyists to corrupt lawmakers and write bills favoring their industries. He’s sponsored or co-sponsored hundreds of other bills. And he has an A+ voting grade on middle class issues, according to TheMiddleClass.org.

More important, Obama’s positions on revitalizing the economy, rebuilding the nation’s infrastructure, investing in green technology, etc., are all strong policies, and he has the leadership qualities to bring people together to build public support for these policies and get them passed.

He’s not perfect, none of the candidates are, but I think he’s got the best chance to bring the changes our country needs.