But it isn't GOP lawmakers who are driving the party's bus. It isn't GOP senators who are getting the illiterati out to vote against their economic well-being. It doesn't matter how many Republicans she charms on Capitol Hill because they don't map out a campaign strategy.

How terribly sad... but you know the followers of the J-man didn't always do or say the right things either. However He would step up and correct their failings.

I guess the new direction the country is going to be taken in is not so new after all. Lots of talk but no real change... I haven't seen Obama take any of his people or his followers to task for the hateful rhetoric they use or the divisive distortions they have employed on his behalf more than once in this race.
And please... leave the neo-con "Bu-Bu-But Bill..." or "She said," "She did" home, it is so old. It is just stupid coming out of a right wing troll, it is pathetic and shamful coming from a so called PROGRESSIVE.
I don't care what you think Bill or She did or said. I really don't and there are two reasons for that.
The first reason is my concern is with what MY candidate is doing, what ideals and standards is he (or she) upholding, how is his rhetoric matching his actions, what are his surrogates up to, and what is the kind of supporter he is attracting, how are they behaving and what is the level of conversation they are bringing to the table because this is the conversation we will be having for a lot of years to come.
Well, when I look around here and the other Progressive blogs I find myself so disheartened by the level of conversation the Obama supporters are putting out. The attacks and ugliness are just not what I want to be doing for 8 years.

Obama will get significant support from GOP voters in November.

Hey, dumbshit, that's how you WIN AN ELECTION. The "party faithful" will all fall in line, or in the Repubic case goose step in line, you win or LOSE based on the Indy vote. Clinton can't pull it against McStain. Obama CAN.

Oh I read that, it was great.

The accounts of Patti Solis Doyle's management style made me subconsciously clench my fists. I think everyone has had a boss like that.

Keep hearing how the media is propping up Obama when what have viewed most often is the PROPPING UP OF THE CLINTONS and HIllary in particular has had a long free ride in the media ..easily since 2004 , the media HAS pronounced her the INEVITIBLE Dem Candidate while saying that Obama has NOT a real chance and is just good showtime cuz they have so many hours of on air to spiel and so many pages to try and entice to be read...LOL, Hillary and Bill have gotten far more easy riding and WHEN something not favoring them presently or from the past, the whiners come out and try to claim all just picking on them !!
Hillary too has blown a FORTUNE and thensome as she had one of the MOST enriched campaign war chest..She blew over $60 million on her last Senate race , one virtually a cake walk and UNNECCESARY, but felt they coffers would be endlessly refilled and the C-camp truly HAVE believed all along she was indeed THE inevitible candidate and with the Bush reign record, another CAKEWALK to claim the title and strike a pose !!!
There are those in the C=camp willing to admit, NONE took ANY other prospect/candidate as a serious threat to their determined assessment that this time the title WOULD be hers.
Known is that the MAJORITY Dem voter is FEMALE, the campaign did indulge in going GENDER BIASED BASED...then drawing on the populistical notion that Bill was THE first BLACK President so that would swing that vote block along as well...True, in comparison, the C-years definitely "better" than the current Bush reign, but there were definite downsides as well and FEW REALLY WANT EVEN THE SLIGHTEST CHANCE OF A REPEAT of those downers and so, when a VIABLE alternative came on the scene...uh, makes it far easier to make OUR choice elsewise than the Clinton duo !!!

you disagree with republican strategists? i guess that why you post here and they have the jobs they do.
it is no secret that the republicans have been waiting to run against hillary since before obama was a blip on the radar screen. it is no secret that hillary has a very high negative rating among the general population (everybody)and again it is no secret that all along she has been the only hope that republicans have of winning because they will galvanize against her for the election.
either hillary supporters here are plants or they are in serious denial of reality.
it aint rocket science my friends.

I think Sen. Clinton would have a better chance standing toe to toe with Sen. McCain than would Sen. Obama, especially on national security and terrorism.

As for your point 2) "even if she beats McCain, she's going to inherit GW Bush's countless messes, and the GOP (FOX news, Limbaugh and their minions) will spend 24/7 pointing out everything that is wrong with this country (and the Clinton administration)."

Sort of think that whoever the next president is, he/she is going to inherit GW's messes. And if it is Clinton or Obama the GOP; i.e., FOX news, Limbaugh, etc., etc., will be pointing everything that is wrong in this country (and in the Clinton or Obama administration).

So since Sen. Obama voted for the Cheney oil/enery plan, does that mean his policies are in line with the those of the GOP. There is quite a difference between the policies of our two democratic candidates and those of the GOP. I just happen to think that Sen. Clinton is a far better candidate than Sen. Obama.

lord have mercy, do you hear yourself?
what a tragedy the travesty of the American education situation has wrought.

uhhhh,
Critical thinking?
Logic?
oh, oh, how about this:
disagreeing without being disagreeable.
Yeah... I see a lot is going to change judging by the elevated level of conversation being employed by the change candidate's supporters.
God help us.