Hillary Should Get Out Now

Are you kidding me - There are a thousand reasons why your article is absurd! You are actually saying that she should just drop out 'nicely' - Sorry but that is the same sexist crap that girls are told all of the time. You need to drop out now or people won't think you are 'nice'. I want a president who is a strong fighter for me and for the ideals of our country. Someone who has the experience and the compassion to be angry when they see injustices . It is HARD for her to put herself out there and I am honored to have voted for her and hope that my Michigan vote WILL count! As you see - I am a member of party and an American and I should not be denied my voice and Hillary should be supported in her quest!

whether you like clinton or not, you can't blame her for trying on March 4th, however, if she loses those states or somehow falls further behind, then she should look at stepping aside. Obama is starting to get more endorsements, Dodd being the latest.

Nothing would hurt nominee Obama more than for the nomination to have been "given" to him by Clinton, as opposed to winning it for himself. If Clinton pulls out before Ohio and Texas, then we'll never know if Obama would have won those states or not. If he does, that gives much more legitimacy to his candidacy. If he doesn't, then the fight goes on, and let the best candidate win--either candidate will be viewed as having bested a worthy rival (who will quickly endorse the victor).

I believe that we miss the point when we critique Hillary as being wrong for the country. The major problem is that she is up against an idea whose time has come in Obama. He makes us feel empowered after the years of the Bush making us frustrated and helpless. It is no fault of Hillary's that she didn't recognize the needs of the electorate. She has spent to much time in the power structure of the country to sense the will of the people to shed the yoke of corporate oppression that has saddled us and Obama did. OUR TIME HAS COME!!!

TO JONATHAN ALTER : NOWAY !!!... HILLARY WILL NOT BE OUT ! MAYBE YOU WILL BE OUT OF PRESS FOR INCOMPETENCE AND NO AT ALL RESPECT FOR THE DEONTHOLOGICAL CODE !! I SUPPOSE, YOU HAVE TO APLLY SOON FOR A FULL TIME JOB WITH OPRAH"S MEDIA, BECAUSE YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE ENAUGH MONEY JUST WITH COUPLE OF "SILVER COINS" REVENUE !!! MY OPINION ABAUT YOUR ARTICLE ?!... DON'T COUNT YOUR CHICKENS BEFORE THEY ARE HATCHED !!!...

I, for one, would be upset if Hillary Clinton dropped out of the race now. She is the best candidate to get our country out of the downwind draft it has been falling in over the past seven years. We need her strength, courage, determination and experience. Barak Obama is an untested leader and too risky during this crucial time to reestablish the U.S. on the world stage. He has the words, but not the experience to pull it off.

I, for one, would be upset if Hillary cCinton dropped out of the race now. I believe that she is the best candidate to get our country out of the mess it's in after the past seven years. Barak Obama looks good, but his ability to lead is untested. The U.S. has lost it's luster on the world stage and we can't afford the risk of a "new leader". Barak has the words, but not the experience to pull it off.

If one can attribute anything to her downfall, it is the biased media. You are supposed to report the news, not tell people what to think.

I will say there has been mis steps on Hillary's side. But come on? Do you want someone who makes a few missteps during the campaign OR the presidency? I do support Hillary- but I am not blinded. I have a brain. I see the faults and the strengths. The people who keep posting with posts that suggest Hillary is next to the anti-christ are being being very extreme. She is qualified. She is educated. She knows the political system- and also know the foreign leaders. if everyone would take a deep breath and simply be fair- they would see they each have weaknesses and strengths. What we should be looking at is - which weaknesses could harm our country most. A person can be inspirational and not be able to execute. I am one of the people that believe that Obama will be a viable candidate with the right qualifications in 8 years. Give him that time and the arguement over experience will be gone.
I do believe that Hillary has always been fighting a battle that has never been fought. No one knows quite how to take a woman candidate at this level. Even Obama supporters have to see-- there has not been one thing that people see as a possible detriment simply because of his color? NOR SHOULD THEY. It matters none. But Hillary has constant pressure about how a woman handles things differently. If shes too touch-- shes cold and uncaring and unlikeable. If she warm and fuzzy- shes too emotional. All I am saying is there has to be a better way to argue this-- not about if we "like" her. Not if hes more inspirational. Facts. Positions. The number one thing that concerns me is Obama's reportedly voting "present" 129 in the Ill senate. Present? That position shows me one who is scared to go on the record on hard issues. Now - they all have some voiting record like that. But 129 times during the time you say qualifies you for President? You have to be a leader. You have to make hard votes. You have too. And then you have to be able to fight the fight to defend those positions. Hit her hard for her record- but it shows she takes on issues. Before the mongers come after me- I know she has voted present too. But his experience is what we keep hearing about- so he has to have silid experience if hes going to fight McCain. The delegate count in the USA Today as of yesterday showed a 96.5 difference and 90 uncommitted. And now we have so many at stake. Lets let it play out. Like the elections before. They are both good people- but we have to look at the facts.

Tonight would be perfect time for her to back out gracefully, eliminating any more bitter embarrassing moments, like those recently, preserved forever on videotape -- while this could be the beginning of the real fight - against the right wing lie machine.
It is a marvelous to many of us, to see the ebullient and sincere reaction to Sen. Obama - even when we may have strongly supported equally qualified candidates earlier (myself-John Edwards) - and accept a fact -- we have a unique and positive candidate that is winning over all groups of Americans.

Hillary has mismanaged her campaign so badly, that even her most devout supporters must wonder...is this the disarray and incompetence that would follow her into the White House? So laughable that she found her voice in New Hampshire...what is the average shelf life of these voices. They sure seem to come and go with the wind. Not a good omen for the Oval Office, either. Hillary's harangue of attack on Obama, signals desperation. Doesn't she get it, that the more we see (and hear her, for sure) her, the more we dislike her?

Wow, I guess people are just really sensitive about this campaign from the comments left here. But I'm glad that we finally have a race that makes people stand up and take notice. Regardless of which of these candidates take the nomination, for the first time in history we have someone other than a white man running for the most powerful position in the world. And it couldn't come at a more perfect time in history!
I am an Obama supporter myself, but to be completely honest, I hope sincerely for an Obama/Clinton ticket this fall. Hope and experience joined together? Now THAT would be a race to be seen!

Jonathan Alter is an ass. He states that Hillary would show class and the voters would look favorably on her if she threw her support to Obama. How naive. Hillafy haters would not look favoribly on her if Jeasus Christ came to earth and annointed her a saint. Hillary Harters are just that. They do not want to listen to reason. How can anyone with any brains vote for Obama. Time and again it has been shown that a wonan with the same credentials as Obama would not have the chance of a smowball in hell to even run in this election as win. Hillary supporters know she is the best candidate but the press have played into the anybody celebrity mind set of this generation and also played against her. I have no use for reporters because they do not report. Just like Fox's fair and unbiased reporting they are all full of bull and elevate their own positions. Be thankful for the lemmings in the crowd. Hillary should stay in it till the end. And those of us who are able to cast a write in vote in the general election, will write Hilllary Clintons name if need be. We are still fiercely hoping that she will be able to turn this around dispite articles like yours but you are not going to tell me who to vote for no matter how much your self inflated ego tells me to.

Why in gods name should she drop out now? The fact remains the race is still very close. Clinton won all of the important states on Feb 5th, including California which MSNBC said was the most important state. I guess it was only important if Obama won it. After Feb 5th, Obama was behind in delegates and no one said, Obama should drop out. I have never been so disgusted with journalists as I am today. Mr. Alter you should resign. How dare you and yours think you can dictate a presidential race. If the media had covered Obama in the same way they have covered Clinton, he would be out by now. Your love of everything Obama is disturbing and unprofessional. Hillary Clinton has gotton no credit for being the first woman in the history of our country to win a presidential primary. Obama sneezes and he's a god. I am a moderate and will not vote for Obama if he gets the nomination. This guy comes out of no where, no one knows the first thing about him, the media won't press him and you want him to give him the most powerful position in the country-scary, very scary.

By your logic, Mike Huckabee should have gotten out before he started. It might be nice for some of you pundits to "seal the deal," but you might want to let primaries run their course. There is more to the story, much of which the media doesn't seem to know how to handle. Apparently this is another "free ride" from the media on Obama's behalf. Let's not talk about his shortcomings -- or his attendance and voting record in the state legislature and the Senate -- after all, we do not want the people to have a choice and even express their wishes through primaries and other channels. This is, in case you forgot, about the American people having the right, the freedom, to express their views and choices. The analogy for the press is to say...well, that article on XYZ in sufficient therefore we don't need any more. Well, the press might have a very different response, eh? Get real.