THE Hillary voter has come home. It wasn't primarily the work of Hillary Clinton, though by her count she has made more than 50 public appearances for Barack Obama. Nor was it the work of Mr Obama, who has kept Ms Clinton and her advisers at arm's length.

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The Greatness in Hillary

What a phenomenal speech. It was perfectly timed and inspirational, supportive without self pitty and motivational with momentum. The analogies and points of light were flawless. We saw the woman of strength, grace and emotion who inspired a generation.

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It Is Over

The final two Democratic primaries and the impending assignment of the 47 delegates they represent have broken the silence of the remaining uncommitted Democratic Super Delegates.

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[T]he feminist blogosphere has largely ignored the extremely nasty racism, sexism, and character assassination that has been targeted at Michelle Obama. Worse, some "feminists" have themselves gleefully joined in the Michelle-bashing . . . .

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Democrats are preparing for the final curtain in a long 2008 primary drama this weekend as Sen.

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Clinton hinged her whole campaign on an early knockout blow on Super Tuesday, while Obama's staff researched congressional districts in states with primaries that were months away. What they found were opportunities to win delegates, even in states they would eventually lose.

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She's got three kids, 650,000 constituents, and millions of watching eyes. Debbie Wasserman Schultz can't keep them all happy.

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Democrats: come together, right now.

In a week or so, the last state (or, in this case, territory) will have had its say in the Democratic presidential nomination race, and we will have reached the end of a historic and in many ways unprecedented race for the president of these United States.

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Superdelegates and some pledged delegates openly plan to support the presumptive democratic nominee, S. Obama. Superdelegate Cardoza from California switched his allegiance and is allegedly among the group of supers that are planning the mass exodus.

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MSNBC First Read Posted: Thursday, May 22, 2008 1:45 PM by Domenico Montanaro

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Once again Hillary Clinton is proving that the Democratic party does not matter to her and she will stomp on it at the drop of a hat if it means her getting her way, and that fully includes stealing the Democratic nomination by any means necessary.

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If there were a single common thread in last night's coverage, it was the failure of the cable news media to challenge Clinton's claim to the popular vote.

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WASHINGTON - Top fundraisers for Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama have begun private talks aimed at merging the two candidates' teams, not waiting for the Democratic nominating process to end before they start preparations for a hard-fought fall campaign.

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At some point along the way, Hillary Clinton became "poor Hillary" and it stuck.

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In a speech to the Urban League last July, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., boasted of his efforts in 2001 to help a handful of African American-owned investment firms in Chicago get a larger share of business with Illinois state pension funds.

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A sharply divided electorate made for a close contest in Indiana, where working-class whites and controversy over the Rev. Jeremiah Wright worked to Hillary Clinton's advantage, while liberals, new voters and the mantle of change boosted Barack Obama.

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blockquote>Sen. Barack Obama sailed to an easy victory in North Carolina, while Sen. Hillary Clinton edged him out in Indiana. National exit polls conducted for CBS News by Edison / Mitofsky.

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Former Sen. George McGovern, who backed Hillary Rodham Clinton, is urging her to drop out of the Democratic presidential race. McGovern said Wednesday he has decided to endorse Barack Obama....

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Clinton would now have to convince at least 75% of the remaining superdelegates to vote for her in order to win the nomination.

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A campaign aide says Hillary Rodham Clinton loaned herself $6.4 million in the past month. The money more than doubles Clinton's personal investment in her bid for the Democratic nomination. She gave her campaign $5 million earlier this year...

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As the pundit class waited for Lake County to tabulate, Clinton's precarious position became the only topic of conversation. On MSNBC, Tim Russert declared the race over, saying that Clinton had no realistic path to the nomination after the events of the day.

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N.C. NAACP President Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II announced the filing of the complaint at a press conference held on Saturday May 3rd, outside the N.C. Department of Justice. He was joined by his group's attorney, Al McSurely, and Bob Hall of Democracy North Carolina.

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The Clinton campaign identifies 2,208 as the total delegates needed to be nominated the democratic presidential candidate instead of the magic 2,025 on which the primary season has been based.

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Political Double-Speak and Straw Dogs

At this late date with what is expected to be a pivotal event in the Democratic primary, one of the candidates is once again seeking shallow resonance with what the mainstream media calls "white working class voters".

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Some democratic voters in Man West Virginia won't vote for Obama because he is black (or they think he is a Muslim) and others won't vote for Clinton because she is a woman.

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