Grace Under Pressure. He has it.

... may we toast again at YearlyKos Netroots Nation in Austin. Thank you for your work in NC.

Have a margarita...

... through it all.  Systematically working towards a goal.  With a game plan for the whole thing.  Even the rate of superdelegate endorsements.  We're nearing the place where the undeclared superdelegates start joining up at a slightly more robust clip.

I think JedReport was right.  Letting it play out so Oregon puts him over the top in pledged delegates is the right way to do it.  That's two weeks from today.  Superdelegate pace will pick up then.  I don't think they want to see a fight on May 31.

I started out an Edwards supporter and after Edwards bowed out, I remained undecided for a long period of time, because having either candidate win the nomination and the general would be a win-win and an historic change.  Through this long and hard fight, I came to the conclusion that Obama aligned more with the qualities and style I want to see in the next President.  

Having said that, though, I also am happy to admit that I remain consistently impressed with Senator Clinton, even as I actively disliked some of the choices her campaign made--she is one hell of a fighter and living proof that anyone who brings up the nonsensical "women are weak" argument within my earshot gets branded as a complete idiot because damn.  That woman can fight.

These two campaigns have been run very differently, and the Democratic party and the American people have had a rare opportunity to witness both a stimulating race and a political experiment happening before our eyes, and to choose their politics as well as their candidate.

And I am still angry at the thought that our common opponent made such a concerted attempt to game the system by using her candidacy.  Which is why our real ire needs to be turned towards defeating the GOP, its failed policies, and its failed political tactics, and turning the momentum towards restoring the Constitution and balance of power in this country.

I don't think Hillary can lay claim to WV or KY.  

My regret is that the exchange between the camps on TV and at dkos got so nasty.  When Republicans on this site get a warmer welcome than a Clinton supporter, things are out of hand.

The big loser in all of this is the DLC.  Now if Obama can make the American people the big winner for a change, we really will have a new kind of politics and lord knows we need it. Congrats to all of you who worked hard for your candidate.  

...long after Edwards had suspended his campaign.

supporters. It's not fair, but that's the perception. Even if we can all see the writing on the wall, even if johnnygunn is gracious and realistic enough to admit it, you're completely right, nehark.

We should give Clinton supporters a little time to accept the new situation, because saying "I told you so", or even expressing sympathy, could come off as condescending. It will take commitment and compassion to heal the rift, so that united democrats can get a landslide in November.

Can we change "low information voters" to ...

... "low information" voters?

That is, let's make it clear that our complaint is not with the voters themselves - most of whom work long days trying to keep their families housed and fed - but with the poor quality of information the mainstream media generally present?

Many of us here at DKos are blessed to have either jobs that require us to research (as mine does) or to still be in academia (teaching or students) and thus in the habit of independent research.

That is a blessing, friends.  Most people don't have time to research beyond what they see or read in the headline-based, "perpetual campaign" themed, news-ish entertainment served up by the MSM.  Even in the internet age, detailed factual research is still very time-intensive.

So can we switch the quote marks, please?  From "low information voters" to "low information" voters?

Thanks.

I have seen nastiness from both sides. I think I have missed some of the worst because when I see the swarming start, I get out of there.

But it is not a one way street. And from the few visits I have made to other "Democratic" sites, the vitriol here pales in comparision.

Peace.

If you mean to say I'm being opportunistic in saying what I say now, that's not right.  I have not relished HRC bashing at any point.  A lot of BO supporters have not enjoyed excesses of scorn heaped on her and her campaign. I've criticized her a lot, and I've been rude often enough to HRC supporters here (and I have no qualms continuing to do that, where it is treating a rude HRC supporter in kind).  But I and a lot of BO supporters, I believe, have never liked the instances of cackling spite toward HRC.  

You may be one of the HRC supporters who likes to generalize about BO supporters from a few dozens or hundreds of the more vocal and passionate among us.  That's wrong.  

Your evident bitterness at this moment is not pretty either, by the way.