Ofcourse it won't affect the race. This is a media-created story and people are getting savvy with coverage. Americans are aware of bias and spin at a level unprecedented in American democaracy. The only people pushing this in the public sphere are pro-clinton journalists and corporate behemoths with lots to gain if Clinton becomes president. No one from the public has stepped forward and complained after carefully reading what Barak said. And why? Because they know his comments are being twisted and it's not what he meant. This "dustup" is just like the reverend "scandal". In the end it ended up helping Barak because people saw through the sharade. They saw he was being unfairly victimized by the media. I think Americans are tired of having their democracy shredded in front of them, and they're going to vote someone in who's going to shake up the system whether the corporate journos like it or not.

It's pundit heaven. I'm overwhelmed with predictions. Maybe I should cast a lottery ticket...

I feel like the Clinton campaign is spinning every result possible. What ever happened to good old honest politics? The "Spin Machine" is traditionally Republican territory (and right-winr corporate media). I feel that Barak is far less involved with "spin". Clinton on the other hand, has embraced it to the detriment of her own image (what's her current untrustworthy percentage now? Climbing by the week isn't it?)

Anyway, my point is it shows who she really is. The better he does, the uglier she gets. Her tactics show desperation and dishonesty. Not what America needs more of.

A win is a win is a win yes, except when you lose in the end. This is a battle in a bigger war, and no matter how she and her campaign spin it, the numbers, unlike her, don't lie or "spin" themselves.

The other day Barak said that his campaign strategy was to focus on four to five smaller states for every big state up for grabs. I think its interesting how that hasn't been part of the discussion. He's winning from this strategy as a whole, there's no denying that. The fact that he gained on a 20 point lead after she threw everything but the kitchen sink at him shows his strength. He could have easily fought fire with fire taking out negative character assassination ads just like her. Imagine what kind of damage her sniper-fire comments could have made had Barak chosen that route. But no, he's the better candidate, taking the high ground. And what's great is that in the end the good guy, for once, is going to win!

I wonder how much whining the HC backers would be doing though if Barak returned the kitchen sink...

Well said. And thank God the sun is setting on "conservatism" in America. People are finally learning that "conservatism" is a secret euphemism for "corporatism", which benefits a minority.

Now the major challenge is, how do we the people separate our Corporate media from telling us the news? We need an independent national media, an unflinching one, to prevent things like "Iraq" from ever happening again.

Here's an idea. How about Salon writes an article on Corporate bias in the media. Let's get the ball rolling...

Sorry Joan, i disagree. He needs that pedestal, we need him to be on that pedestal. We desperately need a visionary. Our politics needs vision and hope. That ABC debate was disgusting and a sign of what journalism has become. He's strong, and it is a lot to do in one campaign as you mentioned, but he can't do it all on his own. There has to be a journalistic core left in this country to help Barak out (right now I see overwhelming pro-Hillary reporting, skew, spin, and downplay / uplay in favor of her). And I'm not surprised since she represents the corporate side of the democratic party, and we all know that journalism is in bed with the corporations now ( a marriage made in democracy hell).

After the last ABC debate I thought to myself you know, maybe we don't deserve a man like Barak. Maybe we're not ready for him. I truly hope I'm wrong.

...This will make ABC's crooked debate look like a cakewalk. This will be Fox's one and only chance, and I guarantee they'll mess it up with ridiculous questions. They don't deserve Obama, nor do they deserve the credit he'll lend them.

Now that I feel I know how diabolical the Clinton strategy machine can be, it doesn't surprise me in the least to hear that she might be gunning for a match-up against McCain later on.

I don't think it's so much as what Clinton did wrong as what Barack did right. He's telling the truth. She's pandering. It's simple.

How come every economist out there disagrees with the Hillary / McCain plan and agrees with Obama? I smell bullshit.

Even Krugman disagrees with you George. That last article of yours was shameless.

Let's play Pundit Pony.

Pundit Pony predicts every attempt will be made to minimize Barack's victory in North Carolina while shining a spotlight on Hillary's win in Indiana. Pundit Pony predicts Salon will ratio their articles in favor of this prediction 2 to 1.

Begalia is indeed defending Obama! Me thinks the time has come to bring the Democratic party together.