Mr. Shaller concludes:

"But Clinton failed to stand for African-American Democrats when the chance presented itself late last fall and into early January, even if doing so meant firing key staffers or dressing down her own husband. Doing that might have denied Barack Obama the near-universal claim to their support he now enjoys, and the black-white coalition he built from it. For Hillary Clinton, the price of that failure may turn out to be nothing less than the nomination itself."

And Hillary and Bill might not have taken the low road they've taken since February - the road that has now reached subterranean status - to overturn the will of the voters:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/05/04/clinton-camp-considering_n_100051.html

After she finishes scorching the earth, what does she think can be put back together? If she manages to wrest the nomination from Obama, and to actually be elected, how much support would she have? The Clinton name already divides the electorate, and there's a large contingent of us who would have happily supported her a year ago but who are so appalled and disgusted by her campaign that we wouldn't support her any more than we do George W Bush, whom she's becoming more like every day.

Pastor Hagy (sp? I don't dwell on these stories) will not move into the White House if McCain is elected. Pastor Wright will not move in with the Obamas. But Bill Clinton, unelected, unrestrained, uncontrolled, and who's become a scary loose cannon, would move into the White House along with Hillary. We've had the Cheney co-administration, and the recent flap over Jimmy Carter's independent diplomacy - how soon would the Office of Bill Clinton turn the country back away from the spineless Democrats?

I voted for Bill twice, but I now have such Clinton fatigue that I've given up on hope. They've already crippled Obama even if they don't steal the nomination.

Things were so looking up in November, 2006. Back to the abyss.

And with less purchasing power to kill the pain. What a bummer after the last 7+ years.

tell me, how are we improved by electing a "Democrat" whose orientation is "republican," right wing," whose mission will be to force the Democrats to accommodate the right that allowed his election?

Robo-calls are obnoxious, lazy, and unlikely to positively influence an issue or an election. I will not contribute to any organization or candidate that uses them, and I will support any effort to end their use.

not only did not concede tonight, she made a veiled request for contributions when she asked her supporters to go to her website and write their thoughts and (delicate pause) help in any other way you can.

Help do what? Give money, keep the fight going.

I hope Obama doesn't allow her to force her way onto the ticket - there's too much baggage there, Bill could not be controlled as a VPs spouse, and McCain's support would be bumped up so high that the Democrats would go down in flames, including many down-ticket races.

The Super-Ds need to jump heavily on Obama's bandwagon by week's end to put us out of her misery.

is polling behind Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich. No one has ever even come close to beating him before. It's the greed and corruption scandal that's at work here, the Bush malaise isn't the only virus in the Republican machine this time around.

That a decision on such a bedrock right as habeas corpus and one that should have been 9 - 0 went 5 - 4 is frightening.

That the Democrats went along with the Bush Administration by confirming Roberts and Alito!

Why did the Democrats confirm Mukasy?

Every step of the way, for 7-plus long plodding years, the Democrats have enabled Bush and Cheney. The have given them everything, judges, legislation, free passes on every scandal, harumphing and backing down endlessly.

When the positions are reversed, will the Repugs return the favors?

I got a robo-poll call yesterday that asked 5 simple questions and at every opportunity put McCain's name as the first option.

Do you consider yourself R - D - Independent?

If the election were held tomorrow, would you vote for McCain, Obama, neither?

Who has stood up to the President on global climate change, McCain, Obama, both?

Who do you think will bring the Iraq war to a successful end? McCain, Obama, both?

Who will keep the US secure? McCain, Obama, both?

The wording isn't exactly captured - it was more loaded in McCain's favor, but he's testing his main issues. And if he has to see if his message is resonating in Alaska, where I live, he thinks he's in trouble.

terrible government no matter who is in power, why vote? I've never missed an election in more than 30 years of voting, from municipal to federal - but I have become completely jaded and cynical over the past 20 years, and on the fast track over the past 8.

How CAN we, as a country, not hold the Bush-Cheney regime to account for their lawlessness?

HOW CAN WE NOT?