Most will get over it. Also, don't forget how many Republicans won't vote for McCain. Go to FreeRepublic (if you can stomach it), and you'll see how some of them hate him. Hopefully Bob Barr will cripple him a bit, too.

I agree...a highly qualified woman forced to defer to a charming but underqualified male.  I hope every female who voted for Barack sees that when they look in the mirror this morning or as they look around the workplace today.  You are keeping the dream alive...unfortunately not the dream of earned equality.  But hey, at least Barack is dreamy!  Ya got that going for you!

I used to think the only way to resolve this dilemma is a joint ticket.  However, the more I see how the Dems have turned their collective back on the Clintons - parodied and belittled decades of work for progressive causes - the more I hope the Clintons go about the business of their charitable foundation.  We don't deserve Hillary's leadership in the Sentate, on the Court - or anywhere else.  I hope the Clintons wash their hands of the Democratic party and live the balance of their lives as they see fit.  I suspect they will still work for the little guy, but let who is left in politics figure out this mess.  They tried and you were dealt a not-so-polite, "No thanks!" by our own party for something new, shiny, and pretty instead.  

I thought the general electorate was stupid when we voted for a second term for the current President.  I asked, "How can we gamble like this when it's so important?"  I got my answer this Spring. Apparently it's our nature to trust form over substance.  Obama may end up winning the general and may end up being a successful President - how nice that will be.  But by no measure can a primary voter look at these candidates and say with confidence that Barack is a stronger candidate for the job.  Back to the same craps table we sat down at in 2000.  Shame on us.

It's bad.

There was a possibility for two historic firsts, a woman president or a Black president.  Instead of being in succession, they were in opposition.  

Ideally, I would have liked to see Hillary 2008 and then Barack in 2012 or 2016 when he'd be in his early mid-50's.  

Clinton has earned the support of the African American community. If she wins the nomination, we'll have a national discussion about her efforts on their behalf and it will be fine. She'll get elected and repay them generously.

The problem obama has is that he can't show Clinton supporters anything he has done that earns him their vote. Factor in Randi Rhodes and his lack of apology, and he's up shitcreek without a paddle. I don't think he has anyway to earn our support. I'm sitting that race out. If Florida and Michigan aren't counted, I may sit the whole election out. There aren't too many elections I haven't worked on and there's never been one I haven't voted on. I just can't imagine pulling the lever for that man. I feel like he has utterly betrayed everything the Democratic party stands for and in particular, the women of this party.

If Hillary some how manages to be the nominee.

I don't have any reason to believe this won't end well. Yes, we're seeing some bitterness now, but we're also seeing signs that the party is ready to unify. Let those that are angry get it out of their systems, and they'll come around.

Yeah, on Monday night, I probably would've agreed with you at least somewhat, but now, I think we're OK. Keep an eye out for the end of June...if things are still bad around then, that's when we may have to worry.

If this campaign is over by the end of the month, we're in good shape.  We'll have the summer to forgive and forget, and to move on to uniting against McCain.  If we have to wait until August to do this, we're sort of screwed.

That's how it ends well. If she quits now, it will bum me out. I know her chances are close to zero, but I would like to see her stay in until it is definitive.

It is symbolic of the workplace - honey, please take yourself out of the running because we've got this promising young upstart who is a rising star and we don't want to mar his image.

America is about fairness and also fair competition. Making her quit early will give a lot of people a vibe of unfairness.

I never said she didn't have a right to compete. Let the process play out.

I have no interest in getting into who has run the more negative campaign - there has been enough negativity to go around. Perhaps Senator Clinton should reject, denounce and disown Mr. Begala for referring to Obama supporters as "African-Americans and eggheads." See how this will go on and on and on? It needs to stop and again I agree that the process should run its course.

As for people protecting Obama instead of letting him "fight it out" - again this is motivated by doing what is best for the party. Again, if the roles were reversed Clinton would be "protected" in the same way.

He's not inexperienced, and he's not the nominee because she's female any more than she got this far due to the racist vote.

You want the answer to how we're going to win the general election? The same way we win any election, by coming together behind the nominee and working for it like we want it.

This was a hard fought campaign, and there are bruises on both sides, but it's time to ditch the hyperbole on both sides, roll up our sleeves, and make John McCain sweat.

This won't end well, in my view. I won't vote for Obama; won't vote for McCain; will vote as an independent from now on, with no loyalty to party.

The Dems lost my loyalty this year, and they won't get it back again, even when Sen. Clinton campaigns for the Democrats in the General. As a former partisan progressive Dem, I know that if the party can drive me away, they can drive a lot of others away, who were never that partisan to begin with, and it pains me to feel this way, but there ya go.

I'm completely disgusted with the Democratic Party now, and I can tell you that there are many more like me.

They may or may not be a big enough chunk of the electorate to keep Sen. Obama from the White House. But, the Democratic Party is the big loser here. Take a look at the DNC coffers--they're empty these days. That's a sign of the rage people feel about Florida and Michigan.

So, no, this won't end well, and all the dreaming from Obama supporters won't change the fundamental fact that the Democratic Party has played the DISENFRANCHISEMENT CARD just like the GOP did in 2000.

It's disgusting.

It doesn't. Obama wins the nomination, loses in the GE. Hillary runs in 2012 - wins the nomination and presidency.

You have to wait another 4 years.