Wooohoooo....I've been waiting for this moment for weeks....

[Flabbergasted]

Everday I check this graph and see how things are going....

The moment has finally arrived...



http://www.pollster.com/08-US-Dem-Pres-Primary.php

[MadBadger]

1. Obama up 47-45 in Gallup Poll today...I cant post it for another hour or two

[Angela Shelley]

2. Enjoy!

:toast:

[eleny]

3. K&R!

[RiverStone]

4. Thats what I call momentum!

Talk about trending upwards....wow!

Thanks for keeping us posted Flabbergasted! :hi:

[tridim]

8. Exponential, meteoric momentum

I see no flat spots on the orange line since about Nov 2007. Just a constant upward trend.

[Divernan]

15. Incredibly steep upward MOMENTUM for Obama and no signs

of leveling off! Whoo Hoo ! ! !

[I Vote In Pittsburgh]

5. That graph is amazing n/t

[DemGa]

6. Pre-swiftboating

Easy to gloat when the media is on your side AND no right-wing attacks to speak of YET. Be sure they will drop.

[UALRBSofL]

10. DemGa You Got That Right

But who really watches polls. They are very misleading.

[DemGa]

11. Yes they are

But Dear Obama has no problem quoting them -- and using the effects of right-wing attacks against Hillary. It's Shameful.

[stillcool]

14. I like to quote this...

........... "I'm sorry"....................

Clinton Surrogate Compares Obama Ad to Nazi March
http://news.yahoo.com/s/thenation/20080201/cm_thenation/45278988_1
Fri Feb 1, 2:23 PM ET

The Nation -- On a media conference call organized by the Hillary Clinton campaign today, Clinton surrogate Len Nichols compared an Obama health care ad to Nazis. The ad features a couple at a kitchen table, which some Clinton supporters said was reminiscent of "the famous insurance-industry-financed 'Harry and Louise' ads against the original Clinton plan," as The Politico reports, and Mr. Nichols said it "personally outraged" him.


Accusing political opponents of Nazism is an outrageous smear. Raising the specter of a Nazi march in response to a health care mailer that evokes the insurance industry is so absurd, it would be hard to take the attack seriously, were it not launched from a high profile national campaign conference call in this crucial stretch of the presidential race. And political observers know, of course, that the Clinton Campaign regularly arranges opportunities for surrogates to launch these kind of smears, which are later followed up with apologies. (See: Bob Johnson, Bill Shaheen, Bob Kerrey, and Francine Torge, to name the most recent offenders.) For his part, Nichols did not immediately return a call requesting further comment.
-------------------------
Len Nichols, Director of New America's Health Policy Program, stated, "For nearly 17 years I have worked tirelessly to reform our nation's struggling health system. Today my passion overwhelmed me. I chose an analogy that was wholly inappropriate. I am deeply sorry for any offense that my unfortunate comments may have caused. I made unfortunate comments that do not accurately reflect my bipartisan conviction, political philosophy, or most importantly, my opinions about Senator Obama and his historic campaign for the United States presidency."

Clinton adviser steps down after drug use comments
Earlier Thursday, Clinton personally apologized to rival Obama for Shaheen's remarks.
Obama accepted her apology, according to David Axelrod, the top political strategist for the Obama campaign.
http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/13/clinton.obama/index.html

January 6, 2008, 5:18 pm
Edwards: No Conscience in Clinton Campaign
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/01/06/edwards-no-conscience-in-clinton-campaign/
By Julie Bosman
KEENE, N.H. – John Edwards angrily took on Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton at two news conferences in a row on Sunday, saying that her campaign “doesn’t seem to have a conscience.”

COMPTON, Calif. (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton and her campaign tried to mend ties to black voters Thursday when a key supporter apologized to her chief rival, Barack Obama, for comments that hinted at Obama's drug use as a teenager. The candidate herself, meanwhile, praised the Rev. Martin Luther King and promised to assist with the rebirth of this troubled, largely black city.

Bob Johnson, the founder of Black Entertainment Television, apologized for comments he made at a Clinton campaign rally in South Carolina on Sunday that hinted at Obama's use of drugs as a teenager.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008/2008-01-17-johnson-apology_N.htm?csp=34

December 10, 2007
Third Clinton Volunteer Knew Of Smear E-Mail

A third volunteer for Hillary Clinton's campaign was aware of a propaganda e-mail alleging that Barack Obama is a Muslim who plans on "destroying the U.S. from the inside out."

"Let us all remain alert concerning Obama's expected presidential Candidacy," the email reads. "Please forward to everyone you know. The Muslims have said they Plan on destroying the U.S. from the inside out, what better way to start than at The highest level."

Two Clinton volunteers, Linda Olson and Judy Rose, have already been asked to resign from the campaign for their roles in forwarding the e-mail. The AP reported yesterday that Olson, a volunteer coordinator in Iowa County, sent a version of the e-mail to 11 people, including Ben Young, a regional field director for Chris Dodd's campaign. Young passed it on to the AP.
http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/02/hillary_adviser_harold_ickes_t.php

Hillary: Sorry for Any Offense Campaign (Bill) Has Caused
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FB65wJ6Rcfs

Bill Clinton Asks for a Second Chance
By Liz Halloran
Posted February 11, 2008

The morning after his wife, Hillary, was routed in three state contests by Sen. Barack Obama in their dead-heat battle for the Democratic nomination, former President Bill Clinton made his case for her before a packed Sunday service at one of the largest black churches in Washington, D.C.
But first he offered an apology of sorts for racially tinged comments he made about Obama and his candidacy that have triggered a backlash in the black community and among many other Democrats.

Clinton invoked his "worship of a God of second chances" in pronouncing himself glad to be at the Temple of Praise, which claims nearly 15,000 members. His invocation of second chances echoed comments he made early last week at black churches in California, where he campaigned for his wife before that state's Super Tuesday primary, which she won.
http://www.usnews.com/articles/news/campaign-2008/2008/02/11/bill-clinton-asks-for-a-second-chance.html

Bill Clinton To Apologize At LA Black Churches
Once again, Bill Clinton is ready to repent.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/02/02/bill-clinton-to-apologize_n_84573.html
On Sunday the former president is scheduled to visit black churches in South Central Los Angeles, where he's expected to offer a mea culpa to those who "dearly loved him" when he was their president, Rep. Diane Watson (D-Calif.) says.

Watson, a member of the Congressional Black Caucus who has endorsed Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.), tells us she'll usher the former president to more than half a dozen churches in her district where she says he needs to "renew his relationship" with congregants who were turned off by his racially tinged comments in the days leading up to and following the South Carolina primary. (Such as when Clinton compared Sen. Barack Obama's landslide victory to Jesse Jackson's wins in 1984 and 1988.)

Source: Hillary Adviser Harold Ickes Tells Surrogates To Refer To Super-Delegates As "Automatic Delegates"
By Greg Sargent - February 12, 2008, 11:43AM

In a sign that the spin war over the significance of super-delegates is underway in earnest, Harold Ickes told assorted Hillary supporters on a private conference call yesterday that the campaign wants them to start referring to super-delegates as "automatic delegates," according to someone on the call.

The person I spoke to paraphrases Ickes, who is spearheading Hillary's super-delegate hunt, this way: "We're no longer using the phrase super delegates. It creates a wrong impression. They're called automatic delegates. Because that's what they are."

The worry appears to be that the phrase "super-delegates" implies that "they have super-powers or super influence when they don't," the source says, describing Ickes' thinking. In other words, the phrase suggests that they have greater than average clout and that they have the power to overrule the democratic process, giving it the taint of back-room power politics
http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/02/hillary_adviser_harold_ickes_t.php

[blm]

20. Are you serious? You think Clintons haven't backstabbed Dems for political benefit?

Think again - it's been witnessed:


http://www.depauw.edu/news/index.asp?id=13354


Here's Bill defending Bush's position on Iraq war but no support for Kerry's throughout his 3 week book tour.

http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/06/19/clinton.iraq/

Here's Carville sabotaging Dem voters in Ohio on election night:
http://www.tpmcafe.com/blog/coffeehouse/2006/oct/07/did_carville_tip_bush_off_to_kerry_strategy_woodward

Here's Hillary SIDING with Bush's smear of Kerry:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dk1k0nUWEQg

Get real. Clintons are in it only for their power not for Democratic party issues or its voters.

[DemGa]

21. What's damning in this article?

I can't find anything but an accusation that's vague and unsubstantiated.

http://www.depauw.edu/news/index.asp?id=13354

But the clear inference from your post is that it's OKAY to stab a Dem in the back because you believe the Clintons have done so? This is very telling of the perception of Obama.

[blm]

22. He's a HISTORIAN not a gossip. And the other links add to the pattern you ignore.

Clintons are vile when it comes to attacking other Dems and they deserve to be treated as they chose to treat others.

[jefferson_dem]

7. A beautiful image...

[Adelante]

13. SMOOCH

[Araxen]

9. This poll doesn't count

It just doesn't. Live with it!

[Johnny__Motown]

12. Ah yes, clearly this poll counts. Live with it... Up Up And AWAY...

[Divernan]

16. And Gallup is the grand daddy of all polls - very reliable.

nt

[Divernan]

17. Watching his numbers soar is like watching the Saturn IVB take off from the Cape

Back in those glory days of the 60's.

[JackORoses]

18. RINSD, if you're out there, this is the TREND I've been talking about for months.

The one which you claimed to be nonexistent.

Who's dishonest now, buddy?

[DUyellow]

19. LOL