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Michael Barone

More on a Hillary Comeback

February 17, 2008 11:30 AM ET | Michael Barone | Permanent Link | Print

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Two non affililated links with important information....

....food for thought as to why there is an ObamaNation, and a fact checker regarding the Campaign Ads:

http://www.thecityedition.com/Pages/Politics%20and%20Culture.html

http://www.factcheck.org

Be informed, and search for the truth.....

It will be Obama all the way to the White House he wil sweep Bush his lapdog Mc Cain in next years election.The thing is the American people are so dam tired of the same old politics year in year out that it's time to get new blood in the office and a good shake up in the House and Congress.So let the young take charge and change our country,we can

not wait any longer.and we wish Hillary an happy retirement .

OBAMA IS HERE TO STAY

I really believe that the American people should support Obama. America needs change right now and Obama is a refreshing change away from the old partisan politics which has not done the country any good. Take a hold of that new move which is Obama . he is a God-send.

Coattails, Coattails, Coattails

President is not the only office. It also matters who is elected to congress, state legislatures, county councils, school boards,etc. And whether the Dems presidential candidate has long coattails is the big question. This comes down to both getting elected and turnout. Wherever both BO and HC speak, BO outdraws HC by at least 3 to 1. And many of these people have not previously been involved or would otherwise turn out and vote. This doesn't happen for HC. OB has got long coattails.

In fact, HC has negative coattails. There is a hard core rabid bunch that will travel to the ends of the earth to vote against her. Its not fair, but its real. Many of these Hillary fixated lunatics would otherwise stay home. While at the polls, they'll also vote for all the other offices. Nominating HC is a good way for the Dems to not only loose the presidential race, but also a lot of the other offices, national and local.

Re: Hillary Cult/Ann in NE

hmmm...I hear the wind can drive you a little nutso during the winter in Nebraska.

I'm a public school teacher, under 50, happy in most respects, and am a Hillary supporter because I've taken the time to research both sides and Hillary's plan makes the most practical sense to me.

I guess we Hillfans just have taken the time to intelligently engage with the issues and candidates and have chosen who we think will be the best leader.

Please do the same and please, insults and projecting the cultishness of Obama followers onto Clinton supporters is not a real engagement with either the issues or the strange Obama phenomenon (which I think is ending - I know quite a few people who are going over to Clinton's camp). Please engage with the issues.

Unbeliveable, but true

The Puerto Rico Primary could decide the issue. The governor of that commonwealth endorced Obama last week. Bad news for Mrs. Clinton.

You did the math?

I am not sure that you did the math correctly. Your delegate margins for TX at least are incorrect given your stated methodology.

I can only get the margin you claim if I assume that Clinton win every single one of the 4 delegate districts by 65%/35% (or greater) which seems inconsistent with reality. I cannot arrange delegates to achieve the 82/41 delegate split you mentioned for TX without assuming that Clinton will win the state overall by a 37-point margin.

You said your estimates were optimistic for Clinton, but you failed to say that by "optimistic" you mean she wins the state in a landslide that has never been seen in this cycle.

You can do your own math at: http://www.lonestarproject.net/DemPrimary.htm

Give 'em Hell Hillary

We must already live in a country of idiots. Look who we elected the last two times. And now we want to elect the next American Idol to the White House. Or is he Milli Vanilli. Flash and style, but not the real deal. Can't have the most brilliant candidate in the White House can we? Must keep our women dainty and submissive right? Give 'em Hell Hillary!!!

I just hope that whoever gets the nomination chooses the other for vp. That would help get the supporters of the candiate who did not get the nomination and might actually help the dems win in November.

Hillary Rocks

Hillary Rocks!

I love the way she got us all health coverage during Bill's presidency! That was SOOO effective!

And she really cares about children -- just look how she voted AGAINST the cluster bomb ban. She really cares!

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Michael Barone is a senior writer for U.S.News & World Report and principal coauthor of The Almanac of American Politics. He has written for many publications—including the Economist and the New York Times.

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