Comments on: Race Key in Primaries, but Democrats Question Its Role in a McCain-Obama Election

By: Sue

Sue — Wed, 07 May 2008 18:02:23 +0000

Well, I am a registered Democrat and I think I will be voting for McCain if Obama gets the nomination.
It has nothing to do with his skin color, but the fact that he not really done much in the senate nor in his political career. This may be a good thing to some, but I have issues with being a Senator and then ditching your state for the bigger prize. Are you always going to leave people when something better comes along?
I am also tired of hearing that if you say something against Obama and you are white, then you are a racist. Good grief! Our country is divided and we continue to be divided.

By: Mona

Mona — Wed, 07 May 2008 17:51:19 +0000

Another McCain Democrat here - if it’s not Clinton then it’s John McCain.

I can’t possibly trust my country to the likes of Barack Obama when we can
vote for a patriot like John McCain - easy choice!

By: libby

libby — Wed, 07 May 2008 17:49:06 +0000

I’m another Hillary loyalist who will vote for McCain if Obama is the nominee.

By: Susan

Susan — Wed, 07 May 2008 17:41:38 +0000

Wake up delegates! A vote for Obama now means a republican as President until 20012!

By: mike

mike — Wed, 07 May 2008 17:39:33 +0000

If Hillary is out of the race, I am voting for McCain!

By: Tammy

Tammy — Wed, 07 May 2008 17:38:21 +0000

The Democrats mind as well hand the election to MCcain. The talk is he is a divider not a uniter. Can not carry the country his only backing is some college kids and blacks, that will not carry to the White house. If the democrats were smart they would and should let FL and Michigan have a vote. I live in FL and people are angry about it here.. If she can’t get the nominee family and friends of mine are going for MCcain regardless of party.

By: marika

marika — Wed, 07 May 2008 17:29:15 +0000

Go Obama, we need somebody who brings YOUNGER generation to the table, it is healthy and educational.l We DO NOT want or NEED another Clinton, PLEASE.

By: Deborah Rudy

Deborah Rudy — Wed, 07 May 2008 17:24:39 +0000

You can call me a McCain Democrat!

I have been a lifelong Democrat, but I will not vote for an inexperienced person with really questionable associations and some very public Lies (so far)!

I will be voting for a candidate who is qualified and knows what they are doing!

I would like that to be Hillary, if not you can call me a McCain Democrat!

Hillary 08

By: Erika

Erika — Wed, 07 May 2008 17:23:51 +0000

First time I’m voting Republican if Obama is the Democratic Nominee.

By: MB

MB — Wed, 07 May 2008 17:00:06 +0000

If you woull check Hillary Clinton’s speech of last evening, she paraphrased Senator Obama’s Speech. Please check. Her speech was given hours after Obama’s speech . This is not the first time I have notice this.

Please do not mention my name.

By: Linda

Linda — Wed, 07 May 2008 16:58:14 +0000

Wake up Obama supporters. He can’t carry any decent percentage of different groups of people except college age and blacks. He cannot win the general election. This is not being racist, only HE has played the race card. This is an edcucated view.

By: Chrisitna

Chrisitna — Wed, 07 May 2008 16:54:10 +0000

All I have to say is …GO MCCAIN!!!

By: Ecampforts

Ecampforts — Wed, 07 May 2008 16:28:43 +0000

Voting for someone with the same skin color is not racist.
Refusing to vote for someone with a different skin color, solely because of the skin color, that is racist. Thinking that a person with a different skin color is less qualified because of his skin color, that is racist.

I think the majority of white blue collar voters are not racist voters, but the future will have to proof this.

I don’t think you can say the many black voters now supporting Obama are all racist. They have voted in huge numbers for white candidates before, that must be sufficient prove.
Even more, not so long ago they favored Hillary above Obama, and allthough they didn’t know Obama well that time, they surely knew he was black.

By: sunshine

sunshine — Wed, 07 May 2008 16:28:00 +0000

Scott:
your analysis plays both ways the voting is not over, Clinton’s popular vote might be better than BO’s when it is all done if Fl/MI is added, so she would also have a disenfranchised base also and you would not be able to discount her backers; either way the party is in trouble because BO can not carry white women/men , latinos, seniors, blue collar workers and there are a large amount of young voters in Hillary’ s base as well as new voters. And the AA base line is is not that large compared to these other demograhics in fact it is the lowest. Remember most of those votes were before the BO troubles and that might change in the GE and the Reps will go back over to their party .

Either way there will be upsetment and the party should look for the stronger candidate and BO is not that person in my opinion.

By: Debra

Debra — Wed, 07 May 2008 16:20:56 +0000

Yes we Democrats have our work cut out for us. Can Obama beat McCain without the white vote. Dont think so! Hillary knows that and so does Obama. So it sounds to me that Obama better go with Hillary if he expects to win. If not we will have 4 more years of the Republicians in office. Wake up people! Obama will lose.

By: Mary Byrne

Mary Byrne — Wed, 07 May 2008 16:11:29 +0000

The Democratic Party will never come together after the primaries. The base of the Democratic
Party has serious concerns about Obama, his inexperience, his associations, and his political pandering to certain politically targeted segments of the Democratic party. By his pandering, he has divided the party by race, gender, age, and ethnic group. The tactics of his campaign has divided the Democratic Party and at this point it is inevitable that 50% of Clinton supporters will vote for McCain. The percentage will probably go higher as November approaches.

By: Scott

Scott — Wed, 07 May 2008 15:58:09 +0000

Do you REALLY think Clinton can win the nomination if Obama’s base sees the nomination as being stolen from them.

Obama has received 16,844,734 votes.

You talk about disenfranchising Michigan and Florida, and what a BAD idea it is for the Democrat’s chance of winning, well see if you can win if you disenfranchising 16,844,734 people.

Clinton will lose the black vote, the new voters, the college educated.

Clinton CAN’T win if she steals the nomination.

By: Charles in Indiana

Charles in Indiana — Wed, 07 May 2008 15:48:41 +0000

In regards to the Rev. Wright issue, Obama does not share the same beliefs as he has said over and over again. So why is there an issue. Is this best the Clinton supporters can come up …very weak. We can assume the Republicans will try the same attack. People are smart enough to realize that just because you go to church you don’t always do what the Pastors say other wise we would all be Saints.

By: lol

lol — Wed, 07 May 2008 15:37:43 +0000

he can’t beat mccain. hillarys base is catholics, seniors, and blue collar. you need this base to win a democratic election. obama can not reach this base. stay in this race hillary!

By: Carolanne Briggs

Carolanne Briggs — Wed, 07 May 2008 15:33:38 +0000

Did Obama really not want it a race candidacy? When will excuses cease to be the power to eliminate Obama’s established history of action.