Offthebus

All but one of the Democrats I talked to at the courthouse voted for Clinton. All of them will vote for the Democratic Party ticket in November, they said, even if Obama is the nominee.

"Suddenly, the candidates are all like Ponce de Leon," one Democratic activist said. "They've discovered Florida." Clinton supporters are underlining the state's significance for the general election.

Planning on using your laptop to blog the Republican National Convention? Plan again. There will be 15,000 members of the media packed into the event and wireless will be crippled beyond use.

Your story of the endorsement was fresh and insightful. You citizen journalists were on the ground at the arena in Michigan and in North Carolina and all over the Web. Join us in delivering more important stories that come from outside the circle of media insiders who meet "on the bus."

Contrary to what you might hear the legacy media say, voters in Oregon don't think the long campaign has hurt the Democratic party's chances in the 2008 Presidential election.

The depths of pride and ownership that women across demographics feel for Hillary are very real. But now, here were my Hillary friends, with tens of their friends copied, surging into my inbox with their messages.

Florida Democratic Party leaders are meeting this Saturday to select the state's remaining delegates to the national convention, spurring heated debate and insider jockeying over the best solution to the primary election mess.

As races for US Congressional seats are nationalized, local influence wanes. Why would Joe Lieberman do anything for Connecticut? He gets 80% of his campaign money from outside the state.

Stevie Wonder extemporized a soundtrack for Obama-maniacs in Indianapolis Monday. Uptake Reporter Citizen Kate experiences the joys and frustrations of a life as a citizen journalist.

Harry Reid, senate majority leader, was as weak on The Daily Show as he is on the senate floor, whining about the threat of Republican filibusters as a brake on change. Weak, weak, weak!

Mark and Moises, friendly gay Midwesterners and a couple for 20 years, said Hillary has just been more visible in her support than Obama has been. "He's maybe catering to conservatives."

A 60-year-old community activistoutside Indy says he hasn't seen this much political talk in half a century. "The kids don't grasp the significance," he said. "It's taking MLK's message to a new level."

Local indie band Superchunk and indie hotness of the moment - Arcade Fire - get the groove on for Obama in Carrboro, North Carolina.

At a Hillary rally in Indiana, John Mellencamp played a song. Mary Steenburgen told me that she and Hill are gal pals and that their daughters grew up together and that Hillary brags about Chelsea.

This the reddest county in Indiana and sidewalks and illegal immigration are the issues that matter. Concern is that too many Republicans will vote Democratic as spoilers and not weigh in on local races.

"We're very Middle America," admitted Mark Smith, from Boone Country Ind. He's a Ron Paul fan but came out for the chance to see Bill Clinton. "His talking here will really help Hillary," said another.

Republicans in Minnesota have grown increasingly belligerent in keeping journalist video and audio equipment out of Republican events. The latest incident was nevertheless caught on tape.

Women's leadership in the religious orders, as in other professions, has had a tremendous impact. For the pioneering women who were our seminary instructors, Clinton represents dramatic opportunity for change.

Top Republican Adviser Carly Fiorina: "Young people appreciate authenticity. To make change, you have to know how to drive that change. You have to know where all the bodies are, so to speak."

Buoyed by Clinton's Pennsylvania victory, bus loads of Floridians are heading to Washington for an April 30th rally before the Democratic National Committee's headquarters.

As an Obama volunteer in North Philadelphia, I had warnings that something was off. I thought we were making inroads to Clinton's core demographic. I was soon disabused of that optimism.

The long primary is not all bad. There is record voter turnout; tremendous numbers of new voters; large numbers of independents voting Democratic. These are all major pluses. Take a breath, people.

Our election machinery is flawed and vulnerable. It's a telling comparison-- the amount of money we spend on fair elections versus the amounts we spend on campaigns or on bringing democracy to Iraq.

Americans love both winners and quixotic heroes who do great things in a losing cause. Last night in Pennsylvania, Hillary Clinton was both: she won and so continues on in her sad adventure.

On the ground reporting of morning turnout and voting machine problems in Pennsylvania.