So while I heartily supported Hillary, the only thing I  did was buy a jacket from her website and slap a bumper sticker on my car.

it's my opinion that the longer this contest goes on, the more people who are most likely to actually vote will begin to see the lack of depth in sen. obama. empty exhortations to "change" and "hope" won't get the job done.

as well, sen. obama hasn't been subjected to the kind of microscopic examination of his life that sen. clinton has; the republicans will flay him in the ge.

sen. clinton isn't the perfect candidate obviously, but there isn't any such thing, except in the movies.

There are a couple scenarios where this doesn't occur:

1. Clinton wins Virginia, Maine and Wisconsin, then wins Rhode Island, and TX/OH by big margins.  Obama, facing the likelihood of losing big in PA, too, does the math and cuts a deal for the sake of party unity.  Clinton/Obama in November for the win.
   
2. Obama sweeps the remaining February contests, and manages to win either in both TX/OH, or to win one and keep it close in the other.  Clinton, facing the mathematical near-certainty that she will be behind in pledged delegates, possibly by more than her FL/MI margin, has two choices: concede and cut a deal, or wait until PA and hope for a big margin there.  If she doesn't win big there, she'd probably have to concede, because he'll probably still lead in the delegate count, and the superdelegates might start lining up behind him.

I guess what I'm saying is, in terms of pledged delegates, the next month is pretty much either candidate's last chance of a "knockout blow" before the convention, and if it gets to the convention and there's a floor fight, that will damage the eventual nominee, possibly enough to cost us the presidency and even control of Congress.

Here is a link to the Obama Donation Counter.

http://my.barackobama.com/page/contribute_c/sincefeb5_email/graphic

I posted this information because Jeralyn posted "Curiously, Obama's site is not broadcasting dollars raised, only the number of donations. Its goal is 500,000 donors by March 4."

Harriet

P-I:

Thousands cheer Clinton's message

Times:

What about Mike Huckabee and John McCain who were both counted out a few months back because they didn't have enough money? Maybe, and I know this is the next thing to heresy, maybe money isn't everything.

Anyone know where we can find Stats is this sucking all the money out of local races?

In fact, by (let's face it: stupidly) holding off on online marathon fundraisers, HRC has inadvertently built up reserves of untapped support at a critical time in the campaign cycle.

Of the money that came into the Clinton campaign over the last couple days, does any of it go to paying back the five million loan?

But a look at campaign finance filings reveals that it is Obama not Clinton who has spent more on polling and surveying. According to year-end research tabulated by the Center for Responsive Politics, Obama has spent more than $2.55 million so far in the campaign on "Polling/Surveys/Research," six hundred thousand dollars more than Clinton's $1.92 million. The expenditures provide a seeming contrast to the political stereotypes of the two presidential aspirants. Recently on the trail, Obama has positioned himself as the candidate of authenticity to Clinton's calculated nature.