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  LA at 05/08/2008 9:30:28 AM
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  My comment is that I feel that Hillary actually helped Obama in some ways:
  
  1) She used a boot camp approach to get him ready for what he would face in the general election by "exposing" any weaknesses he may have had going into the race. This early exposure will now be known as a thing in the past and will not hold water with McCain-it's old news and we heard it all before!
  
  2) Her staying in this race could help her supporters actually transition to Obama and put to rest the speculations that he cannot win. Either way, I do not believe that her supporters would vote McCain and not vote for Obama simply because I am sure that they don't want another 4 years of the same BS. Right now, people are hurt and still wanting to find a reason NOT to vote for Obama and it is due to racial divides. But I think that Hillary can and should reassure her supporters to do the right thing and that really should be her exit strategy.
  
  Although her supporters would feel more decisive about voting for Obama if she was on the ticket as VP, I think that is a marriage that would head for a divorce! I say that only because Hill would push her own agenda, Bill would push his weight and that would almost leave Barack like a stepchild in the White House! So I am not feeling that union at all!
  
  Here's something for thought: how about Obama-Powell? That would be major! Two African-American men--one who is a Dem, the other a Rep! Can't be any more bi-partisan than that, right?
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    mruth at 05/08/2008 11:13:38 AM
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    I agree with you 100%.
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  csfoster at 05/07/2008 4:13:52 PM
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  The Fat Lady has sung. The results of last night's elections in North Carolina and Indiana was in effective Senator Clinton's last stanza in her bid for a plausible claim to emerging as the Democratic Nominee. It is not going to happen unless Senator Obama completely implodes as a result of a controversy greater than Reverend Wright. And that is very hard to imagine.
  
  So in effect, Senator Clinton now has two choices.....she can take the high road or the low road.
  
  Contrary to what many may believe, I believe that, with less than a month to go and in honor of her supporters, her high road will be to compete in the last six primaries and do so focusing on critical issues without going no where near negative on Senator Obama. Her purpose will be to help build the democratic party turnout in the remaining primaries and to start letting her supporters know across the board that regardless of who the Democratic Nominee is, at the end of the primary season they will all get behind that nominee to insure that Senator McCain does not win in November.
  
  And very soon after the end of the primary season, Senator Clinton will gracefully recognize Senator Obama as the presumptive Democratic Party Nominee based on the pledged delegate count of the primaries and the fact that the majority of the superdelegates will have publicly made their choice of Senator Obama known. Incidentally, I believe the remaining issue of seating the delegates of Michigan and Florida will be resolved by awarding 50% of the Michigan delegates to both candidates and dividing the Florida delegates on the basis of the votes cast. At that point, the 2,209 delegate threshold will have been crossed by Senator Obama and Senator Clinton will follow through with her pledge to work hard on behalf of Senator Obama and uniting the Democratic Party to ensure that a democrat is elected as our new president in November.
  
  Senator Clinton will respectively decline Senator Obama's invitation to run on his ticket as the VP and perhaps instead accept an invitation to serve as the new administration's Secretary of Health and Human Services for the purpose of implementing Universal Health Care thus adding to her legacy.
  
  She will be taking the low road by doing anything else than the above.
  
  I believe Senator Clinton will take the high road because any other road will ruin her and President Clinton's legacy which at this moment is still held in high regard.
  
  Meanwhile, Senator Obama will also take the high road by continuing to reach out to Reagan Democrats and focusing on Senator McCain in preparation for the November election.
  
  Taking the High Road!
  
  Caryl S. Foster
  
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  meme at 05/07/2008 3:45:48 PM
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  This is going to be a hard lose for clinton, help is needed. She did not expect to get so much licks from this black boy. It should have been an easy walk through for a 'white' woman and a 'Clinton' but it has been proven that colour is an issue but not a major issue at this point in time. These days people are very impressed with character and personality; they look at what you say, and listen to what you do.
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  meme at 05/07/2008 3:32:01 PM
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  Clinton, for for her own sanity and integrity needs to humble herself and push Obama forward or she may need serious counselling. She may be getting a nervous break down wanting to continue after this point. 'you gotta know when to walk away.' She needs help; will sombody please help her.
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  divajant at 05/07/2008 2:42:58 PM
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  At this point I don't see why HRC can't see the vision. If she really had the people in mind, she would just step down and let Senator Obama have his rightful place. So if she's this selfish now think of how much more selfish she'll be should she be the next President. Sometimes you have to look and think about the big picture and what's really at stake. I see this all the time, the Republicans know when to come together even if they don't like the candidate, they all stick together. But Democrats have to always have one renegade, you know the saying "one bad apple don't spoil the whole bunch" well in this instance HRC is killing the party by keeping them split. It's time for everyone to come together and start working on the real issue which is getting Republican regime out of office and getting the Democrats in to begin the job of restoring our country to a place where we all can prosper in some shape form or fashion!
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  mruth at 05/07/2008 12:00:33 PM
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  Time to be nice to Clinton supporters. I remember how I felt when Kerry lost in 2004. I didn't like him that much, but I really wanted Bush out of office. When your candidate loses, you feel so lousy. Clinton will have to be allowed to exit her own way. It will happen soon; her campaign's deep in debt again.
  
  Then we have to pour our Clinton-supporting friends a tall drink or a cup of coffee and let them sulk for awhile, gently reminding them that Democrats all have the same goals (and even policies) for the economy, the environment, housing, healthcare, education, foreign policy, etc. This agenda is what will unite us and win the election.