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It's been quiet on the superdelegate front over the weekend but Cincinnati Mayor Mark Mallory just endorsed Obama.

I remember enjoying The Toxic Avenger when I was younger. What a craptacular film.

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QUOTE(Athomeboy_2000 @ Feb 25, 2008 -> 10:47 AM) Hillary Gets Hypocritical... Releases Photo of Obama in "Muslim" clothing... Obama Calls Her Out... Hillary Plays Victim... Note they didnt DENY sending the photo out. Clinton Campaign: Pay no attention to our smear tactics... but pay CLOSE attention to his. Talk about a double standard. That's why Obama is doing so poorly. He needs to be more negative and become a fighter. America is loving these tactics by the Clinton campaign as evidenced by her strong showing in the last 11 contests.

QUOTE(Reddy @ Feb 22, 2008 -> 04:10 PM) but it's not because he doesn't take character shots. Never said he doesn't. Hence my "For the most part that's not his style" comment.

QUOTE(Controlled Chaos @ Feb 22, 2008 -> 03:54 PM) haha...yeah I had to laugh at that one as well. Oh yeah...hey what qualifies as young people?? I'm a young 34 yr old I wouldn't vote for Obama if he was the only run running. Laugh all you want. Just look at the numbers he's pulling in.

QUOTE(Reddy @ Feb 22, 2008 -> 03:38 PM) so essentially you hate the vast majority of what campaigning is. That's why so many people like Obama and why so many young people are voting for him in record numbers. For the most part that's not his style.

Posting this article specifically for Kap. Entire arcticle

QUOTE(Athomeboy_2000 @ Feb 22, 2008 -> 09:35 AM) :o :o DAMN! In the meantime the Clinton campaign mismanaging their campaign funds.

Obama on pace to raise $50M this month.

QUOTE(Athomeboy_2000 @ Feb 22, 2008 -> 09:16 AM) I want to get all your thoughts on what I am about to say. It might be because I am an Obama supporter, but I am not sure, but.. does anyone else think a LOT of Hillary's answers are scripted and planned out? That Xerox line, some of her other answers, and of course the closing seemed VERY staged. While with Obama it seems like he is more just talking, not remembering a rehearsed script. Thoughts? I am sure both candidates rehearsed many of their lines beforehand. This is politics afterall. But I do admit the Xerox line was one that was probably given to her by her staff. She didn't even look comfortable saying it.

QUOTE(AngelasDaddy0427 @ Feb 21, 2008 -> 05:25 PM) I also think that in the debate tonight you will see many racial jabs at Obama. Some veiled and some obvious. She'll do everything but call him a n***** live on TV. Another excellent prediction.

QUOTE(AngelasDaddy0427 @ Feb 21, 2008 -> 05:29 PM) Wow he screwed around on his wife... So he's just like 80 % of the rest of the males in America. I'm shocked! WHO GIVES A DAMN! Apparently you do:

Angelas, you have quickly become the worst political prognosticator on this site. Don't quit your day job. I would think that after the Clinton landslides you predicted for the Potomac primaries you'd give it up but for some reason you're still making predictions.

QUOTE(AngelasDaddy0427 @ Feb 21, 2008 -> 05:25 PM) As much as I hate her there is no way that Obama can win the nomination. Clinton will sweep every state left! He can't get the nomination. After that the super delegates will all go to Clinton in mass and she will convince all the pledged delegates to change their vote. I also think that in the debate tonight you will see many racial jabs at Obama. Some veiled and some obvious. She'll do everything but call him a n***** live on TV. After she does that that it'll be all over for Obama in Texas, Ohio, and PA because the White Supremacists will come out in mass to support Hillary (because obviously their boy Ron Paul isn't going anywhere.) Obama would be better off stepping down now before he gets embarrassed. It's so obvious that Hillary has been the front runner all along. So we might as well welcome President John "I screwed around on my wife like everyone else" McCain! Hey Reddy, when did you change your name on this site?

The last 10 superdelegates listed on this tracker site have sided with Obama. One of them is a switch from Clinton to Obama. Perhaps we are finally seeing a shift towards one candidate? http://demconwatch.blogspot.com/2008/01/su...egate-list.html

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Feb 20, 2008 -> 12:30 PM) You're going to weasel out of it because he said the word "Act" instead of the word "Bomb" aren't you? Yes.

QUOTE(Athomeboy_2000 @ Feb 20, 2008 -> 12:16 PM) but the Bush administration is the one who BOMBED! But I'm sure McCain supported it even though in his victory speech last night he is still blasting the notion that Obama would want to do something like this. And Obama never said he would bomb Pakistan. If someone can find me a quote where he said that I'll paypal you $100.

QUOTE(whitesoxfan101 @ Feb 19, 2008 -> 11:24 PM) ...he will get his rear end kicked by McCain among independents, which would make this a very close election. Judging by the turnout in Republican primaries and caucuses to date I don't think people will be coming out in droves to support an uninspiring waffler like McCain.

QUOTE(kapkomet @ Feb 20, 2008 -> 10:35 AM) With that said, how much resentment is there against Hillary that is stoking up Obama? If the party faithful deem that's what's happening, you bet your ass they will side with Clinton. I would bet my house that you are wrong. I do not see them going against the popular vote, the pledged delegate lead, the number of states won, the national polls, and the head to head numbers vs McCain.

QUOTE(Athomeboy_2000 @ Feb 20, 2008 -> 10:25 AM) I think what he is saying is that they undecided delegates will lean Obama and I bet many of the decided Clinton delegates will switch if he starts to pull ahead. Bingo. Of the 700 or 800 still undecided I don't see a scenario where they'd all, or mostly, break for Clinton. The argument that she'd be a better matchup in November isn't even holding water anymore. Obama is winning red states, independents, and disenfranchised republicans.

QUOTE(Texsox @ Feb 20, 2008 -> 10:07 AM) I do not wish to put words in Kap's mouth, but I believe what he is implying, and has for weeks, is even as the under dog, she has the inside track to still be the nominee. Primaries are a relatively new way for parties to select their candidate. Historically the party heavyweights got together and selected a nominee at their convention. There are still remnants of that system in place. Primaries are not mentioned in the Constitution, not part of our Bill of Rights. So what Kap is saying, is not too far fetched and anyone familiar with "party politics" and especially "machine politics" knows is sometimes the public doesn't get what they want, they get what the true stakeholders want. In this case the stakeholders are the superdelegates who are the biggest contributors, elected officials of that party, country chairpersons, etc. As many Obama supporters have made clear, they will not support the party if their guy is not the nominee. Therefor, they really are not Democrats, they are just there for Obama. How much voice should the party give non members of the party versus the party faithful who will be there campaigning for all the Dem candidates? I completely understand your logic but the only way I could see it work is if the last 10 races were close. She is getting her ass handed to her. It is quite obvious that a big shift of momentum is going towards Obama's camp. I just couldn't see how the superdelegates would arbitrarily all begin to shift towards Clinton for no apparent reason. It would be the demise for the Democratic party....at least in the short term. She would literally need to begin getting landslide victories on March 4th and beyond in order for that tactic to work for her and I highly doubt that will happen.

He seems to be doing well against the Clinton attack machine. In fact he practically had more votes in Wisconsin than Hillarity and the '100 years war advocate' combined.

QUOTE(Texsox @ Feb 20, 2008 -> 09:33 AM) Until it is mathamatically over, she should stay and battle. That is what we want our President to do and it is what we should expect from candidates. Perhaps Obama would have packed it in if he was in her shoes, but I doubt it. That wasn't my argument. I was debating Kap regarding his thought process that she will still be the nominee because she'd strongarm the superdelegates. I just don't see how she is still the front runner like he is implying.

QUOTE(kapkomet @ Feb 20, 2008 -> 08:25 AM) The Clintons don't give a damn about ANYTHING except themselves. And they will do what it takes to get what they want, the rest of the political world be damned. I still fail to understand why that's such a foreign concept. The bottom line is that the superdelegates are generally old party establishment, and the Clintons will strong arm these people. The superdelegate concept is there for NO other reason then to override the "people's choice" when the party deems it necessary. Guess what? The party just might deem it necessary. When your opponent is blowing you out state after state, you are losing the popular vote, you are losing in pledged delegates, you are losing in national polls, and you are losing in head to head matchups against McCain then please explain to me how you can strongarm anyone. I fail to see how the party could feasibly overturn all of this and give the win to Clinton. It would destroy the party ajd everyone knows that. Barring something from left field (i.e., Obama is revealed to be a child pornographer) then I can't see her winning. None of her tactics are working anymore.