Giving the black vote way too much credit for their impact on campaign...there are many minorities in this country, and it seems that the black vote is trotted out as the only one that matters in the long run in your poorly argued piece. NOTHING could be further from the truth. You forget that the black vote constitutes a mere 12% of the electorate at best, with Latinos, by far a Hillary strong suit that she won by margins as impressive as Obama's with blacks, make up a bigger percentage of the electorate now...you also leave out the majority voting bloc here: women, who time and again, gave Hillary victories when the press and the Obama shilling brigades were ready to count her out. We hear over and over how blacks will stay home if Hillary is nominee...there are enough voting blocs that constitute more than enough votes to make up for such an unwise move, since there may be such a scenario come convention time if Hillary plays her trump card and successfully rams in Michigan and Florida delegate totals, pushing her over Obama's count. Pissing off women voters will have a far worse consequence than thwarting the will of young male voters, an unreliable and fickle lot, and black voters. It's just a fact that the pundits refuse to wrestle with, for it makes it look as though blacks votes wouldn't matter in the overall scheme of things.

Where they WILL matter is when Republicans introduce their tried and true methods of suppressing African American votes in the states that have the now legal Voter ID law, thanks to the Supreme Court...this could mean countless Obama backers getting their votes tossed summarily. Not to mention the other lovely techniques they have used before to intimidate minority voters in many states. Hillary's constituents of blue collar voters do not have as many chances of getting this shameful technique used on them...this fact should make any claims that the black vote dooms Hillary campaign as a false and specious premise that holds no weight or credibility.

Thanks Proud Texas Girl:

I challenge all good Americans, white, black, and every color inbetween, to THINK, READ, and WAKE UP. Color may be a trick, so vote with your heart and mind instead of your eyes. Maya Angelou, Oprah's mentor, is backing Hillary Clinton and in addition to knowing why the caged bird cries she also knows who would be the best President. HILLARY 2008!

As I pointed out in my own post, Schaller gives way too much weight to black vote...Obama allied himself with a man who is NOT the reflection of where black Americans should be going with their view of America, and he knew this, but took way too long to acknowledge it...will he take too long to acknowledge some trickery by one of our enemies when he is President, a delay that could be far more costly than a friendship of a wayward and confused ex-pastor? It is sad to see the black community relying on men like Al Sharpton or the shameful Louis Farrakhan to advance their interests and concerns. Is Obama more comfortable with these flame throwers or on people like Bill Cosby who are tired of seeing his brothers and sisters destroying themselves on bling, drugs, and debilitating and demeaning music genres?

Didn't we hear this about Pennsylvania?

The pundits want to write Hillary off at every turn, Obama supporters tout the mindless talking points that go nowhere...the speculating needs to stop, and let things take their course...

The defining distiction

Clinton faces extinction.

-- manos99

We'll see when Patrick Fitzgerald brings Obama up on charges in Rezco trial...the question isn't if but when, and how much he has on him, which, at minimum, is a lot.

If Obama loses Indiana but wins N.C., his delegate lead will remain insurmountable, but the loss in Indiana will hurt him (it seems likely to be a 51/49 split in either direction). Clinton might seize on an Obama loss as a reason to continue pushing her "Superdelegates, vote for me!" argument. Personally I would think it still a good time for her to drop out.

Unfortunately, this scenarios has holes in it as big as swiss cheese:

1. Latest polls have her winning Indiana by 7-8 points, a complete reversal of two weeks ago.

2. Latest polls show her closing NC race to within margin of error, a race which was all Obama for awhile by 15-20 points.

3. She has her nuclear option which would be perfectly within her rights to pull at convention, and ram through MI and FL delegate count in her favor, obliterating his lead in delegate count once and for all, and ending his chances on the spot...it's a scenario I hope she does choose if Obama and his amateurish campaign think they have it locked up by convention.

Put simply, the Obama 15 minutes are up.

@Donna Darko

Donna Darko: "Obama campaigns like the primary is everything. Clinton is concerned about the general election, the country, the entire world. And Obama's an egomaniac."

Wow, right off the bat you spew this trash. You are a disgrace to the awesomeness of the movie "Donnie Darko." I call you Donna Dorko.

-- Xrandadu Hutman

There is no question he is an egomaniac...his constant refrain is "me, me, me..." He caught himself on Russert today when he didn't try to label Rev. Wrong's minstrel show as an affront to HIM (POOR BABY!!!!)

Obama has no future in this race...it's either Hillary slaps him aside like a pesky fly at the convention, or he gets nailed in the Rezco trial...either way, no one will remember him beyond a blip in the history books 6 months from now.