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John, Hyattsville, Maryland — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:01:53 GMT

How many Clinton supporters and ex-administration officials have jumped ship this far? If Hillary was gaining momentum and turning the tide, shouldn't people be defecting from Obama's campaign instead? Seems odd.

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jesus aguilar san antonio,tx — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:01:55 GMT

welcome aboard !

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TT — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:02:04 GMT

Only those who want to CLING TO THE THRONE stay with Hillary. Well, America is a not a dynasty.

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Soba, Clifton, NJ — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:02:18 GMT

YES, WE CAN!!!

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AK @ OSU, Columbus, OHIO — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:02:28 GMT

GO OBAMA! We are happy to accept anyone who is ready for a new politics is WELCOME to the side for hope and change!

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GoBears, Illinois — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:02:31 GMT

Not a good sign when your top supporters start defecting.

I live a bit of a sheltered life as an educated white man in Illinois, but I think there is massive voter fraud going on out there. Who in the world is voting for Hillary I haven't met anyone who can stand the thought of her winning this nomination, much less the election.

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Cross in Lauderhill, FL — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:02:46 GMT

Sen. Clinton:

This defection goes to show what we have been saying all along; had you stayed above the fray, or least towed the line, you wouldnt have this problem right now. The fact that you decided to cross over, because you listened to polls and your misguided staff, you are going to lose to Sen. Obama, no matter what math you chose to go by. It's the people, silly. That is who you needed to listen to.

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Daniel, NY — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:02:48 GMT

There is some polling evidence today that Clinton is enjoying a post-PA boost, and she is leading in an Indiana survey released this morning. Also, she polls much better than Obama in the latest general election poll from PA. Full roundup: http://www.campaigndiaries.com/2008/04/friday-polls-will-clinton-get-post-pa.html

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Christ Benoit — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:02:49 GMT

I'm pretty surprised that there hasn't been more of this. I mean, these Clinton supporters have to see the writing on the wall. What are they waiting for?

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Janice; Glenwood, IL — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:02:55 GMT

YEA!!!

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Ted, Redmond, Oregon — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:02:59 GMT

Good news. I hope it does lead to more Clinton
supporters recognizing the inevitability of the math in
Obama's favor. The trouble is the media does not
jump on these stories as readily as it does the Pastor
Wright nonsense. I guess it will take a real knockout
punch in NC to get more supers to move over to
Obama and end this disaster which is killing the
Democratic Party. Off the subject, but pregnant
Norah O'Donnell is absolutely glowing these days.
She certainly makes watching this fight
much more enjoyable. I think she is one of MSNBC's
best.

Nora!

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Bill, New York — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:03:13 GMT

Writing is on the wall. Anyone who is paying close attention knows that Hillary Clinton has virtually zero chance of getting the nomination. After the Pennsylvania "win" she is in worse shape than she was before it. Before the victory, she had to win over 60% of the remaining delegates, now she has to win over 70% of the remaining delegates. Unless whe wins this thing fair and square (per the rules she agreed to in advance of the election), the african american population will bail on the democratic party - for good reason. Superdelegates will not let this happen. Hillary could have done it if she ran a competent campaign from the get-go, she could have made a fine president, but she was outsmarted and outclassed by Obama and his team.

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thewolf1 — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:03:58 GMT

De-funding would seem more of an immediate concern to the Clinton campaign than the slow loss of superdelegates. Obama is already able to open more than twice as many campaign offices in North Carolina, and his media buy will be multiples of her's. Whether the PA victory, significant in terms of popular vote margin if nothing else, will overcome a developing "cash on the barrelhead" mentality among restive vendors to her campaign in the remaining states remains to be seen.

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knr — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:04:05 GMT

I'm not sure if we should trust this defector

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katy in Michigan — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:04:12 GMT

Come on over, you are welcomed here. No Fuzzy Math, No Dirty Tricks and some real change.

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Eileen Hamilton — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:04:18 GMT

I think anybody with any morals should leave the Clinton Campaign. Hopefully this person won't have to endure a personal character assassination, like Governor Bill Richardson did.

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Russell Burck — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:04:33 GMT

Great news in a tense time. I hope he can take Obama in hand and get him to be increasingly specific about why it matters to Hispanics, older women, Catholics, blue collar workers that we change the way business is done in Washington.

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malarson2, Beaverton, OR — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:04:35 GMT

Just watch them all defect from 'The Dark Side', as I've come to call it. When you consider this with Clyburn's comments that came out today, it just becomes more and more clear that she is only staying in for the sheer fact of her and her husband's egos. Its starting to be embarrassing for them. Read more on the subject from today's Politico: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0408/9862.html . It gives a great view on what's in the minds of the remaining undeclared Supers on Capital Hill.

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cc, Boston — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:04:43 GMT

This is great news. I hope more of the "hillraisers" see the light.

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Monty, Hockessin DE — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:04:44 GMT

Ship is sinking........ rats are starting to desert the ship...... couldn't happen to a "nicer" person...
he will no doubt be deem a judas and will go from a "hillraiser" to just go to hell!!!!!

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Saska, Redmond, WA — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:04:59 GMT

It appears that Hillary was correct -- the tide is turning.

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Dan, NC — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:05:20 GMT

I wonder how this defector would react if Hilar gets the nomination.
By the way, Hispanics have a mind of their own. They don't necessarily go by endorsements. There is no way Obama would get the support of the Hispanic community despite this development.

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Bill Jones — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:05:31 GMT

http://www.geekarmy.com/geeks/Jeremiah-Wright-Operates-on-Lyndon-Johnson.html

We will NEVER measure up to Him...I'd be proud to drink of this man's cantene...!!!

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Amin, Pilly,PA. — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:05:46 GMT

Score one more for the Vultron force

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Tommy, Roanoke, VA — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:06:09 GMT

I hope more will come over and help us win the general election.

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garyd, amherst, nh — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:06:17 GMT

I would imagine being associated with the Clinton clan must be horrific. I understand that people were not allowed to make eye contact with her when she was the first lady. So, then, why do they stay? Well, consider this.....If that's how you are being treated on the inside by someone who is supposedely on your side it must be so much worse on the outside separate from the Clintons who love you. Hip, Hip Hooray for Guerra-Mondragon who had a tremendous breakthrough this week.

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MI Chick — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:07:20 GMT

How will she ever pay for the infomercial to answer those 14,000 questions in NC?

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C., New York, NY — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:07:54 GMT

The insiders that matter already know that Clinton is BSing them with her fuzzy math. They didn't need re-convincing. Don't worry. But the staff switch is gratifying nonetheless.

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Not this time... Richmond, CA — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:08:03 GMT

People of conscience can no longer support Mrs. Clinton. Why on earth would we want to trade a bald-faced liar in cowboy boots for a pathological liar in high heels? The Bosnia flap is just the visible tip of the proverbial iceberg where the Clintons are concerned. Think about it: would Bill Clinton have ever been elected had there been an Internet in 1992 that functioned like ours today? These Clintons can't seem to help themselves. They have become so accustomed to lying to suit their ends that they apparently can't tell the difference between their so-called "mis-spokes" and the truth. Fortunately for our country, the vast majority of us can tell the difference and simply will not stand for it anymore. Sorry, Hillary, this 59-year-old white feminist will see a female president make history. That female president will NOT be Hillary Clinton.

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Jason, Rochester Hills, MI — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:08:20 GMT

They are jumping off her campaign like fleas off of a dying dogs back!

I love it!

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loris Bay — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:08:25 GMT

Way to go Obama!

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bill, okla — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:08:29 GMT

Great news for Sen. Obama. If this isn't a sign of what a terrible campaign Hillie is running I don't know what is. She's going to really be screaching for more debates(free air time)now. Like Bill Richardson it's good to see there are people not intimidated by the power corrupt Clinton duo...watch your back, though, Mr. Ambassador.

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Rebecca — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:08:29 GMT

Does anyone in the media realize that most voter under the age of 35 don't know the beginning of Hillary Clintons controversies and scandals that plagued her in the 1990's. People now under the age of 35 were more than likely not following politics back then and haven't heard about these scandals and negative baggage the Clintons carry with them. The media seems to be assuming everyone knows all about the Clintons, but with a large percentage of new and younger voters coming out this year, it is a media responsiblity to inform these voters about Clinton's past and her associations just like they have hammered on Obama.

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Eric, Salinas, CA — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:09:04 GMT

Another Clinton supporter sees the writing on the wall that Hillary will not win. Kudos to Guerra-Mondragon for making a courageous decision and for risking a "Judas" backlash from Carville.

Go Obama!

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Ann Arbor — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:09:12 GMT

This is the most effective kind of rebuttal to Geoff Garin's laughable piece in the WaPo this morning. Most of the supers and others who have endorsed Obama have cited Hillary's Rovian tactics as one of the reasons for their decision. Has anyone coming out for Hillary said the same about Obama's campaign?

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Paul Miller, Woodbridge, — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:09:19 GMT

Ouch. That one has to hurt, particularly on the heels of the NYT un-endorsement over campaign tone, and the Clinton camp's response in the Post.

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Kathy Lee, Maricopa, AZ — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:09:30 GMT

This is great news. I've been hearing from others around me that they are beginning to get totally turned off to this election because of Cllinton's negative tone. Hopefully others will start sending Hilary the message, tone it down or we're toast come Nov.

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Marcel — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:09:36 GMT

LOL this is so funny if Hillary says she is ahead than why are people comming over to Obama's Team and not hers. Also why dose she keep losing super delegates and Obama hasn't lost any.

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mona neenah, wi — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:09:51 GMT

Is his position on the campaign just to raise money or does he have another job? How important would he be for Obama? Thanks for any info on these questions.

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Greg, Terre Haute, IN — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:10:12 GMT

Hillary does not care about defection. She will STEP on ANY toes that get her way---BLINDLY trying to grasp her goal. Hillary feels, with help of specific news reporters and surrogates, she would be able to literally SNOW the American people (JUST) long enough to get their votes. Unfortunately THAT took a little longer than expected. NOW her most "reliables" are are afraid they'll be labeled -----shhhh (cynical). So, yes they MUST defect if they expect the respect from colleagues in the future.

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TK Paul — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:10:13 GMT

Nice to hear some good news. Obama is the answer to our nation's woes, if for no other reason than he's articulate and determined. We've not had an articulate leader for quite a long while.

Facts are facts; Hillary lied about her Bosnia experience and we spend more time on Rev. Wright? That seems like an embarassingly bad choice for MSNBC.

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Media Browski, Okinawa, IN — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:10:17 GMT

It's amazing how many members of the Democratic Party have chosen not to matter despite Hillary "In Wonderland" Clinton's campaign to prosecute the notion a black man can't win in America.

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jmp — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:10:37 GMT

Ah, Judas. Jesus loves you too.

Welcome aboard,Amb. Guerra-Mondragon!!

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Waiting for Obama,NC — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:10:40 GMT

Kudos to Senor Guerra-Mondragon for having the courage to retaliate against the shameful Clinton campaign tactics..... Is it "karma" time, finally?

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Diane, Hartford CT — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:11:02 GMT

I hope more people move to Obama. I am so tired, disgusted and disappointed in Hillary's tactics and lies. I am a 60 year old white female. I would have loved to vote for a woman president. But not THAT woman. To people who believe Hillary is "tough," let me just say that nastiness is not the same as real strength! I believe Obama has genuine strength of character and it is about time we voted in a person like that!

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61 year old white female — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:11:14 GMT

Si podemos! I won't be swayed by Hillary's negative tactics. I continue to support one of the biggest grassroots campaigns in my lifetime, and hope that this will convince hispanics the U. S. over to support Obama too.
Go Obama....

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Elise Denton, Tx — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:11:15 GMT

That's bad news for Clinton. How does she explain why one of her own major fundraisers defects to the "unelectable" guy's camp? Pretty embarrassing.

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Gary - Chicago — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:11:24 GMT

As a former Clinton contributor I was recently solicited to email my thoughts to Geoff Garin, Clinton's new Chief Strategist….some kind of outreach program, I assume.

Here is some of what I wrote:

Dear Geoff:

Drop out. That would be my advice. Your team put up a good fight but it's over. You're actually making a lot of us very tired.

Have your candidate make her speech after the next primaries thanking the wonderful people of NC & IN - and the entire country - and then have her throw her support to Senator Obama for unity's, her Party's and America's sake. She could go out on a high note (possibly even a winner in Indiana).

This would instantly restore her greatly diminished credibility and help get back the support she has lost within the party and the Senate and become a true leader in helping possible new President Obama to shape and pass legislation. Eventually she can replace Harry Reid (this might be good for you and Howard Wolfson going forward as well).

Otherwise, she walks away from this, still the loser, but with culpability (deserved or not) for damaging what had been shaping up as a transcendent Democratic year, albeit one in which she is no longer the person to bring this agenda home.

It's too late for her to become the nominee in any real world scenario other than one which would be so bitterly divisive that's the thought alone is horrific. Make a rousing endorsement speech for Senator Obama. Those negatives will get cut in half, Bill's legacy may eventually be restored and her successful future will be assured.

Gary - from Chicago

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dorrett, Ontario — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:11:25 GMT

These are the stories the media should be reporting instead of non-issues like Rev Wright.

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kamenwati — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:11:26 GMT

Let's hope this is the beginning of an exodus of major supporters away from the Clinton campaign before they destroy what's left of the Democratic Party.

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Debra napier — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:11:53 GMT

This whole debate about who is winning is stupid and David Gregory, Pat Buchanan, and Joe Scarborough are racists who enjoy this mess. They are the most dishonest people in the media (I refuse to refer to them as journalists) b/c they know Billary can not win, yet they "pundit" as if she has a chance.

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Julie — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:11:52 GMT

Great. Sorry he can't get a refund, though. Half a million dollars.

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lmiller — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:12:01 GMT

Is there any reason to believe that Obama can trust this person any more than Hillary could?

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Alicia, Rockville, MD — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:12:05 GMT

Reconvince? The math doesn't lie! HRC's campaign is the only one trying to pull the wool over the world's eyes and, unfortunuately, the mainstream media is buying it hook, line and sinker. STOP THE MADNESS - we can see through it, we're over it, and we're not tuning in. The Clinton Narrative is stale already.

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Bubba, Rock Hill, SC — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:12:51 GMT

He's seen and heard enough of the lies, race-baiting, class-baiting embarrassing desperation shown by the Clintons...I used to actually like the Clintons but after what I've seen during this primary...I think Bill is desperate to get HER back in the White House so he can stay in NY and try to get laid since he probalby has not had "any" since Monica!!

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Abe MI — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:13:27 GMT

YYYYYYEEESSSSS

Obama 08!

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Truth, Washington, DC — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:13:34 GMT

It is amazing to me that anyone in the Clinton camp would cite the tone of the campaign as a reason for leaving to go to the Obama camp. Please read Geoff Garins editorial in the main section of the Washington Post today.

While Mr. Garin is a strategist in the Clinton camp he clearly, concisely and calmly (in comparison to the obamians) points out the truth in what most even handed observers have to see as the major difference in tone between the two camps.

You see it in blogs and occassionally hear it from the horses mouth the most negative mudslinging and personal attacks are committed day in and day out by obama and his followers....it is disgusting and for anyone to say they are leaving Clinton for Obama based on that is truly someone for whom I have no respect.

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Rider, Louisville, KY — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:14:19 GMT

Yet another piece of the general election pie falling into place.

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Roger, Niles, MI — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:14:37 GMT

Nice to know that some people still use reason and logic to decide who to support.

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Rome, Chicago IL — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:14:56 GMT

It's will be interesting to see how many core Hillary supporters have been turned-off by the subtle divisive tones of her campaign. I used to love the Clintons, but I believe they have forgotten what is most important and only worry about personal goals.

This is apparent in the campaigns ever changing views on the election process:

1. First delegates are what matter, now it's popular vote.
2. First Hillary agrees that Florida and Michigan don't and won't count , now they should.
3. When Hillary had the money advantage they spent poorly, now that Obama has a money advantage he tried to by Pennsylvania.
4. When the media was being tough on her it was not fair, now that they're tough Obama she quotes Harry Truman.

Sooner or later someone has to remind the Clintons that Democratic Party's chances of beating McCain dwindle with the kitchen sink tactics they have decided are the only way they can win.

Chuck Todd said it best the other day, 'That if this was a state primary it would have been called.'

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Ray Florida — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:15:09 GMT

The witch is dead, the wicked witch of the east is dead!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yes WE CAN!!

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LATWTHB — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:15:10 GMT

Hillary is going down.

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Marq, Tulsa, OK — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:15:44 GMT

this is awesome.. I truly believe it's more to this. I think it's the way HRC is handling the money!

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Fed Up — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:16:00 GMT

Perhaps there are some in her campaign with a sense of decency and whose first concern is for the party rather than Hillary. Welcome!

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Carlo, Baton Rouge, LA — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:16:02 GMT

It's wonderful news for Obama, but Hillary, the MSM, and her surrogates from hell will spin this into something about what Obama did.

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Howard B. — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:16:04 GMT

How many more Clinton insiders (Reich, Richardson) have to slam the door on Hill and Bill before they get the message?

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Juan Felipe — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:16:09 GMT

Si se puede!

Watch Obama live:
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080425/NEWS0502/80425056

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Thomas Kelton, Fayetteville, Arkansas — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:16:10 GMT

Muah Muah Muah!!! Well Bill will have to go do a speaking engagement with some Columbia Trade folks or another foreign nation to make up for this loss. LOL

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Old Typical White Woman in KCMO — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:16:23 GMT

Hey, Chuck, when are you going to update the board with the accurate figures of 54% to 45% for the PA primary... It WASN'T a double digit win...

Just more spin...

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ABC Stinks — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:16:26 GMT

More and more supporters are seeing that the empress has no clothes.

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philly,pa — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:16:35 GMT

THE FOULMOUTHED & LYING CLINTONS

by
Reinhold Aman, Ph.D.
Millions of Americans still admire Bill and Hillary Clinton, whose habitual lies, gutter language, anti-Semitic outbursts, and anti-black slurs have been documented by reliable writers but which have been -- and still are -- routinely suppressed by the liberal media. This article serves to counter and expose that shameless misleading of the public about the true character of America's two supreme actors and how they talk in private.

Larry Patterson confirmed that he frequently heard Bill Clinton use "nigger" to refer to both Jesse Jackson and local Little Rock black leader Robert "Say" McIntosh. Longtime Clinton paramour Dolly Kyle Browning corroborated Patterson on Clinton's use of "nigger." "Not only did he use the 'N' word, he called him a 'GDN' [goddamn nigger], if you catch my drift," Browning told Fox News in 1999. [NewsMax, 17 July 2000] Brown also told NewsMax that the president would regularly make derogatory comments about African-Americans in private. "He has used the 'N' word before. Bill would make snide remarks about blacks behind their backs." [Carl Limbacher and NewsMax Staff, 17 July 2000]

Patterson said Hillary was no stranger to the "N" word either. He heard her say "nigger" "probably six, eight, ten times. She would be upset with someone in the black community and she would use the 'N' word, like, you heard they've got the president's brother on tape using the 'N' word." [NewsMax, 17 July 2000]

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Carol, Long Valley NJ — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:16:45 GMT

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/adam-mckay/vetting-the-candidates-an_b_98590.html

Must reading.

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Veronica, Atlanta, GA. — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:17:06 GMT

Go obama! All that racial divide of Hillary's supporters and people threartneing to vote for McCain is turning people off. If Obama is so bad, why did Clinton ask him to be her VP, to use him that's what. I can't believe that there is STILL a huge racial divide in America (both sidess).

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KH, HI — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:17:14 GMT

It must be suffocating to be inside the Clinton tent right now. In-fighting, accusations, exhaustion and the knowledge that for all your efforts you are going to lose and worse, be associated with a campaign doing it's best to destroy the Democratic Party rather than concede.

Often, one defection brings others, or at least of staffers scurrying to get another job before it's too late. This is a really big get for Obama and could very well be a signal for others that it's time to move, settle this and aim at November.

Or, it's possible the man is just disgusted at the tactics. We all knew the Repubs would do it; we didn't want to think our own would do it. But as has been said on First Read this morning, many Democratic leaders remember the party's losses during the Clinton years. They have always been about themselves, not the party.

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J. Johnson, Berwick, Pennsylvania — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:17:52 GMT

Do you guys actually go to journalism school? I was wondering b/c it doesn't seem as though you do your job. Why isn't the Pentagon pundit scandal all over your MSNBC coverage? You were duped I guess is why you want to keep it quiet. Everyone reading should consider why they don't discuss this problem and wonder how many other "guests" they've had have been in the tank for unsavory people.

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tim, miami, florida — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:18:11 GMT

i think that if the media was covering clintons misspeaks and such as much as obama there would be no perception problem for anyone. even chris mathews said that this was about the media pushing that hillary is still in this. i was ready for this to happen and was not surprised. i am a bit sad about it though. i hope more supers will see the light before they destroy the possibility of a democrat in office. i fear it may be too late already.

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MSmith — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:18:32 GMT

Wow!

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Urich, Walthem, MA — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:18:38 GMT

Glad this happened - a tide will follow. People are fed up with Hillary's negativity.

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John, US Army Veteran — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:18:41 GMT

Hear that Clinton fans, The Fat lady is clearing her throat. The adults of the Democratic party are starting to step up and do what is right. It is amazing how many major players have left her campaign for one reason or another. This is the story of Election 2008; Not Flag pins or where someone went to church.

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Rob Andropolis, Montgomery, IL — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:18:43 GMT

People do not want their names associated with a candidate who exhibits a willingness to denigrate one of their own, and to do so in such a surgical manner.

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NObama — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:18:59 GMT

he was promised another job by the obamanas---way to go--he will have a lifetime job as he jumps from side to side.

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No more Hillary!! Tennessee — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:19:10 GMT

This is just another sign that people are loosing their faith in HRC. Time to bow out gracefully!

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Marc MI — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:19:14 GMT

Let' see,..."$10 million raised in 24 hours", minus $500,000, equals...more embarassment for the Clintons?

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Paul Dustin, Farmington, ME — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:20:22 GMT

Guerra-Mondragon obviously knows that the Clinton "New Math" simply doesn't add up. Clearly the tone of the Clinton campaign has changed from bad to desperately worse and it is damaging to the democratic party for the general election in November. Perhaps the mighty Clinton Machine is beginning to breakdown internally. You can keep that machine polished on the outside for all to admire, but the truth is that this machine is just old and worn out. Guerra-Mondragon is just one of many good democrats who bought the Clinton "used car salesman" sales pitch, but now has come to realize the lemon that he was about to purchase. Hopefully all the other good democrats supporting HRC will listen to their conscience and abandon ship and grab onto the life raft that Obama has to offer. Like with all sinking ships, hopefully Captain Clinton will go down with her sinking ship.

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Rahel — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:20:41 GMT

I am glad that finally people are realizing that the Clintons are not about the people or the democratic party but only about pursuing their own power agenda. I hope this would reinvigorate Obama's campaign. I am beginning to worry that we may lose the best chance we have to the white house. As a democrat and as african american, I will not vote for the HRC if she wins the nomination. By the way, is there a way that Obama can run as an independent if that happens and what would it mean for the general election?

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Julie — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:20:55 GMT

Great. Sorry he can't get a refund, though. Half a million dollars.

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Maritza Queens,New York — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:22:16 GMT

I am thrilled to have read of Senor Mondragon's "defection" from camp clinton........I too
am worried by its tactics and welcome additional Obama
support at this, a most cvrucial time for his campaign.

Big HRC fundraiser defects to Obama

Class Warrior, D.C. — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:22:30 GMT

Another one bites the dust...and another one's gone, and another one's gone...Give it up, Hil. This time around just isn't your time. Why destroy the Party and your and Bill's legacies for this quixotic ego-trip?

Big HRC fundraiser defects to Obama

boogeyman, mamaroneck, ny — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:23:48 GMT

The NOMINATION is wrapped up.

Big HRC fundraiser defects to Obama

Juan Lizzard — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:23:50 GMT

Good for Obama. This so goes again the current (but no doubt short-lived) media narrative that Clinton actually has a chance to steal this thing. It's preposterous. This defection seems pretty significant, as does Obama's partnering with the DNC to help raise funds for them (whereas Hillary is not). Not to mention Obama's voter registration drive.

Big HRC fundraiser defects to Obama

Alexandria Griffith, Novato, CA — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:23:52 GMT

And so the unraveling continues. No matter how hard the Clinton Campaign tries to deceive the American people that they deserve this nomination by labeling themselves as fighters, the truth is they don't. The Clinton Campaign is imploding from the inside out because its very foundation has become based on spreading negativity and focusing on the weaknesses of the opponent and not the strenghs of its own candidate. Weak messages create weak outcomes. Hillary and Bill Clinton have already damaged their name and legend so I guess they figure why not completely erase their reputations from the face of the earth and tear down the Democratic Party as a bonus. It certainly makes for good T.V.

R.I.P. The Clintons

Big HRC fundraiser defects to Obama

justanobserver — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:24:05 GMT

hillary is toast. she has no shame, with her current anything to win mantality.

Big HRC fundraiser defects to Obama

josie garcia — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:24:14 GMT

Frankly now I can read between the spin. The 50 state voter registration drive, the DNC fund raising pact, Sam Nunn and others and this. He is, for sure the nominee.

Big HRC fundraiser defects to Obama

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:24:23 GMT

That's good. Throwing good money after bad is horrible idea.

Big HRC fundraiser defects to Obama

DGol — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:25:15 GMT

This news is a big relief. It's long past time for the movers and shakers to stop buying the media line that this race is a "tie" or somehow even. They're just trying to boost their ratings and sell newspapers, folks -- trying to keep the drama alive long after the Obama nomination is actually in the bag!

Big HRC fundraiser defects to Obama

Hillary disgusts the hell out of me! — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:25:16 GMT

Let the tsunami begin.