Obama Rolls On

Even after having had his toughest month yet on the campaign trail, the New York Times writes that Obama remains on course to win the nomination, despite signs of growing confidence from Hillary Clinton. On Thursday a few things went Obama's way: the former DNC chairman under Bill Clinton, Joe Andrew, switched his allegiance to Obama (read about his reasons here) ; Obama also gained five superdelegates to Clinton's four, thus trimming her lead to 268-248, according to the AP.

From the Times:

Have Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton's chances of winning the Democratic presidential nomination improved as Senator Barack Obama has struggled through his toughest month of this campaign?

After weeks in which her candidacy was seen by many party leaders as a long shot at best, Mrs. Clinton's advisers argued strenuously on Thursday that the answer was most assuredly yes, that the outlook was turning in her favor in a way that gave her a real chance.

Still, despite a series of trials that have put Mr. Obama on the defensive and illustrated the burdens he might carry in a fall campaign, the Obama campaign is rolling along, leaving Mrs. Clinton with dwindling options.

Mr. Obama continues to pick up the support of superdelegates -- elected Democrats and party leaders -- at a quicker pace than Mrs. Clinton.

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Comments

[Stonepig]

YOU ROCK, BARACK.
OBAMA IS THE MAN FOR CHANGE AND EVERYONE WILL BENEFIT. HE WILL MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR THE MIDDLE CLASS TO COME BACK TO THEIR DESERVED POSITION OF DIGNITY. THE POOR WILL GET MORE POSSIBILITIES WITHOUT JUST HANDOUTS. THE RICH WILL CONTINUE TO PROSPER BUT MAYBE JUST A SMIDGE OF THEIR GREEDY B- ATTITUDE WILL ALTER SOMEWHAT.
REMEMBER PEOPLE, THE ONES WHO SAY OBAMA IS MUSLIM ARE THE ONES THAT STILL BELIEVE IRAQ HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH 9-11. THE ONES WHO DON'T WANT HIM FOR PRESIDENT BELIEVE IT IS OK THAT BUSH/CLINTON/MCCAIN/REAGAN/BUSH/RUMMY/RICE ETC CAMPS STOLE FROM EVERYONE, DESTROYED OUR STANDING IN THE WORLD, AND HAVE SOLD OUT OUR COUNTRY TO THE GREEDY Bs. Oh, by the way, spend your rebate at a yard sale. It's the only American store left!!

[divemate]

He may still be rolling on but if MSNBC has their way they will slow him down as much as possible. Every person that comes on is asked the same question. Do you think the Rev. Wright story will die now? Answer: NO because you ask that stupid question of everyone that gets interviewed. Makes me miss all the stupid Britney Spears and Paris Hilton crap.

[Davwbaird]

a million viewers at the most at MSNBC we give the cable places more credit than they deserve. Remember 30 million demos have voted so far.

[rblackbird]

Your premise that either Obama or Hillary could beat McCain is collapsing. Today, Rasmussen has the Republican ahead of Obama by six points (48-42) but only one point ahead of Hillary (45-44). Almost identical results are reported today by Gallup (48-42; 46-45).

Today, Rasmussen published a poll asking about Wright. Voters, 58-30, say Obama rejected Wright for "political convenience" rather than "outrage." Only 36 percent of Democrats believe Obama was motivated by outrage. 52-33 believe that Obama was not surprised by Wright's comments. 56 percent believe it is "somewhat likely" that Obama shares "some of Pastor Wright's controversial views about the United States." African Americans by a margin of 64-12 disagree with Wright. Only seven percent of Americans overall agree with Wright.

Ominously for Obama, 81 percent of Americans are watching the Wright controversy "somewhat" closely or "very closely." Wright is viewed unfavorably by 81 percent of Americans, including 62 percent who have a "Very Unfavorable" view. Finally, the day before Wright's press conference, Rasmussen showed Obama three points ahead of Clinton in opposing McCain. Afterwards, the poll showed Clinton ahead of Obama by five points, a switch to Clinton of eight points "in just four days." Oh, oh.

[barackobama4prez]

RNC & Clinton riders want Wright to end Obama. It won't. Don't you get it? It's not about Wright or Obama. This is the will & movement of the people. You can't stop it when it's bigger than all the candidates.

[rblackbird]

"You can't handle the truth," can you? These polls show that the "people" are repelled by Wright and they see Obama for what he is: just another slick politician who will say anything to get elected. What's "bigger than all the candidates" is the people's sense of what is happening in the campaign. They see that Obama has tied himself to Wright, and can not figure out how to separate himself honestly from his spiritual advisor now that the politics require it.

[PioneerKing]

So what you are saying is that 81% of patriotic Americans who support our troops and do not want more American soldiers to die; who are tired of our financial resources going to fund the war in Iraq would rather vote for the white man who will continue the debacle of the Bush/Cheney policies rather than Obama. So who are the real patriots? The bigots or the person who wants to bring our heros home?

[rblackbird]

Your comment is largely incomprehensible. You seem to be saying that people who vote against Obama are bigots who want more Americans to die in Iraq. Patriotism requires understanding political reality, not flailing the air when confronted with bad news.

[bitter08]

ObamaGrandma Jean Weiss for VP...

http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/politics/2008/05/02/intv.dueling.grannies.cnn

Obama/Weiss'08

[obamanation31]

Now I really believe she is a monster.

[VisiteDeVoltaire]

Whatever she is, presidential material is not on the list IMHO.

[AMJordan]

With his internet funding, huge rallies and restraint, Barack Obama has possibly changed Presidential campaigning more than William Jennings Bryant.

[mickyx65it]

Mickey Kantor the racist zionist.

[SCG]

Yep.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mickey_Kantor

[vincealy]

Is this the same guy just posted on you tube http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/5/2/93316/53926/838/507664

[Ammobob]

My last comment was moderated judiciously. Thanks.

Any facts not supporting the Obama RA-RA train is expunged by HuffyPoo.

RCP has Obama losing IN and Hillary closing the double-digit lead to single digits with a few days to go.

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/in/indiana_democratic_primary-639.html

[lorisc]

It doesn't matter. It's not enough. She has lost.

[paul15260]

Oh grow up.

[Wheatstraw]

The funny thing is...Clintion will end up playing the victim in all of this

[Wheatstraw]

ALL I CAN SAY IS .....WTF!!!!!!

SO...WHO DO YOU THINK PLAYED THE RACE CARD NOW?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sN_nQOHj__s

Please explain... I just made some fresh pop corn and a BIG GLASS OF KOOL-AID!

Explain...when ever your ready...

[Wheatstraw]

Oh...it gets better...Indiana are ....and I quote "worthless white N!g@#!'s" end quote

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sN_nQOHj__s

[SCG]

I don't think Bill will be mentioning this on the campaign stump in Indiana?

[theonepost]

Clinton is just a power-monger. She cares nothing about voters in Indiana. This needs just as much attention in MSM as Wright. Let's see just who is the elitist and who is not.

Hillary can not be allowed to fool the American people anymore. This has to stop and it has to stop now. I'm not supporting Hillary anymore.

This video is shocking.

[druidlady42]

Why isn't this headlining HuffPost?? This video should be "going viral", especially in the state of Indiana! Obama and his surrogates should be "out there" on every station DEMANDING an apology from the Clinton campaign and calling for the immediate firing of these disgusting hippocrites! And the Clinton campaign DARES call Obama "racist"???

[ampay]

There is some speculation that the video was doctored, that Kantor's comment was dubbed in.

[JMartinBurke]

HIllary Clinton campaign advisor says about Indiana people:

"Those people are shit! How would you like to be a worthless white Nigger?"

This he says to George Stephanopoulos and James Carville.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sN_nQOHj__s

See for yourself.

[ccmd]

stupidnopulous shakes his head "no, I wouldnt want to be a white n!g@#!. No sir."

dummies in training. pathetic. how embarrassing.

[Lycaos]

If Hillary doesn't fire Mickey Kanto RIGHT NOW, how is her campaign going to survive?

[diamondmc]

Why would Hillary throw the democratic congress under the bus over McCains gas tax holiday? I thought she was the policy wonk who was up on all the issues. Doesn't she know the repugs will use this as a issue come Nov against dems running for congress? This hurts down ticket dems because repugs can run on the fact that the democratic congress is against Hillarys plan. It just seems its all about her.

[MartinEdwinAndersen]

DISPATCHES FROM THE GROUND WAR (continued)...

POLITICO.COM IS REPORTING ...


Most irritating of all to Obama partisans is what they see as her latest pose: that she is selflessly staying in the race despite the long odds against her because of devotion to the Democratic Party and the belief that she is a more appealing general election candidate.

It is an article of faith among most people around Obama that the Clintons were a disaster for the party throughout the 1990s. When Bill Clinton came to town in 1993, Democrats were a congressional majority, with 258 seats in the House. When he left in 2001, they were a minority with 46 fewer seats. There were 30 Democratic governors when he arrived, 21 10 years later.

As for electability, the Obama side believes " for all his trouble winning lower-income whites in recent primaries " that it is ludicrous to believe she is the stronger candidate in the fall.

A recent ABC News/Washington Post poll found nearly 60 percent of voters think Clinton is dishonest. Think about that: Only four in 10 voters do not think she lies when she needs to. A majority hold an unfavorable view of her.

Will those numbers improve if she wins the nomination and Republicans resurrect the scandals, the Bill Clinton sexual affairs and her Bosnia fib with the same intensity they brought to the Wright uproar? Unthinkable.