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There is no way he is a cinch for the nomination. Unfortunately, the Democratic party has superdelegates which now seem to stand behind Billary Clinton. Obama could win the most states but still lose the nomination.

mpeder | 02/13/08

"Barack Obama is a clinch for the nomination." Oh, if that were only so! The political machine that is Senator Clinton is daunted, not yet defeated. She and Bill have connections with important, powerful, wealthy people that Barrack Obama hasn't even heard of. Obama has very few, if any, political markers to call in after his brief tour of duty in the Senate, while the Clinton's have the names and phone numbers of innumerable beneficiaries of his presidency, many of them super delegates. There is hope in Obama's message, anger in Hillary's..............this could get real ugly. I just hope Donna Brazille is not compelled to resign her membership in the Democratic party

eaglecap | 02/13/08

The rightful nominees for Democratic presidency are the Obama/Edward team. Most of the Democratic young and black voters are already contemplating voting Republican if Senator Clinton wins or Senator Obama is deprived of this opportunity. I hope this does not lead to the 1960's race riot.

Democratic, Atlanta | 02/13/08

I am a 70 year-plus white woman. Barack Obama has politically inspired me in a way that is equal to the way I felt about Jack Kennedy. FDR gave HOPE to those of us who felt that our government had failed us. Commodities, CCC Camps, WPA, were not only survival tools, but tools of HOPE. So in my aging years I say,"YES WE CAN."

Teacher | 02/13/08

I was a staunch Hillary supporter and I still think she is incredibly experienced and able to be president. I will be thrilled to vote for her if she gets the nomination. But she is so hated by so many that she will be divisive to the party when we need to stand together and take this to the finish line! Barack is inspirational and uniting and I for one (caucasian woman, 'Hillary's backbone') have been swayed by his idealistic campaign. Inexperience is not a factor; surely he will pick some old school dem as a running mate (a la JFK and LBJ) to sway those holdouts. What matters here is that we change the US and hopefully change the world, and Barack Obama has the talent, charisma, intelligence, unity of vision and strength of will to get it done.

jsdem | 02/13/08

what is so frustrating is the fact that everyone is so caught up in Obama fever that they're not seeing him for who he is: a charming man with a "hopeful" message who has never once passed a significant piece of legislation, has hardly to no foreign policy experience, and not a lot of friends across the aisle. In short, another guy who's going to have to get some on the job training. How well has that worked out for us? You all can jump on the hype wagon, I voted for experience, a track record, and a fighter. They've called Hillary a lesbian, a murderer, mysterious, etc. and she just keeps going and going and showing up for work everyday. I'd like to see Obama take on the right like Hillary has. This is like watching a high school election, and all you Obama supporters are buying the fact he promised a coke machine in the quad. Wake up. We've got work to do and he's got no record being succesful.

Hillary'08 | 02/13/08

So many people have focused on the candidate they want to be President, but many have over looked the very real possibility the United States may see another fixed election (as we did in 2000). It is looking more like Obama might win the popular delegates but lose the super delegates, Clinton will win the nomination even though she will have lost the majority of voting democrats simply because she has played the game and has the Super Delegates. What a crock, we should get rid of the primary's (so many problems would be solved and created), let's turn this Republic into a democratic Republic with the majority picking our president...primaries worked when it took 8 months on a horse to get a message up the East Coast, we have no need for them anymore, lets see 10 real candidates on the ballot in November, not 2.

Dorofi in Oregon | 02/13/08

Couple small points: 1-Every 4 years a Democratic Primary is held and in each RED state a Democrate wins. Big deal. Take a look at the states carried so far by Obama, now look at how those states voted in 1992-1996-2000-2004, does anyone really think LA-Alaska-Georgia-Mississippi-Alabama-SC-Kansas, etc will vote Blue, of course not. Clinton, Gore, and Kerry couldn't pull it off, why then will Obama, or for that mattter H. Clinton? McCain is going to be tough to beat, the myth that conservative republicans will not vote in November is mind blowing. McCain might even pull the Regan Democrates. 2-The so called latte liberals who back Obama also put their money on McGovern, Tsongas, Ted Kennedy, and Dean. The "also ran" 3-We put way to much weight on the cacaus states. As far as the concerns about Super Delegates ask McGovern and Carter why we have them in our election process. Read a little about the how and why of super delegates and the party. Finally, no matter how much you respect or admire Obama, look at his state and federal voting record, where's the beef? McCain will have him for lunch.

santa | 02/13/08

"1-Every 4 years a Democratic Primary is held and in each RED state a Democrate wins. Big deal." Yes, it's a HUGE deal. The Democratic will take California and New York no matter who the nominee is. In the red states, quite a few disaffected independents and Republicans have been swinging over to Obama. Sadly, many of them are still consumed with fear and hatred of Clinton. "McCain is going to be tough to beat, the myth that conservative republicans will not vote in November is mind blowing." Hillary is a galvanizing force for the right wingers who love to hate her. Obama has been taking independent votes away from McCain in all the open primaries since NH. "2-The so called latte liberals who back Obama also put their money on McGovern, Tsongas, Ted Kennedy, and Dean." Whom are you calling latte liberals? Obama has built a broad coalition, including voters who usually either vote Republican, or don't vote at all. "McCain will have him for lunch." According to the latest Time poll, Obama does better than Clinton vs. McCain. On what basis are you making your assertions?

HCC | 02/14/08