Obama seals Democratic nomination; Clinton seeks VP slot

Wednesday 04th June, 09:10 AM JST

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toguro at 11:07 PM JST - 5th June

"Had the DNC not robbed hillary of her Michigan delegates and gave more than half of those delegates in a state which the empty suit voluntarily withdrew his name from the ballot, obama would not be where it is now at with the "magic" number. The DNC proved to the American electorate that the voters don't count."

RomeoRamenll:
I understand what you are saying, but Hillary brought that on herself, because she along with all of the other Democratic contenders, signed agreements to uphold the DNC's ruling on how to punish Florida, and Michigan, so now she see's that the tide would turn in her favor if their votes counted, so surprisingly, or not so, she flip flopped on the issue. How typical.
shimajiro at 06:19 AM JST - 6th June

Congrats to Mr. Obama. He's run a smart primary campaign, culminating in one of the biggest upsets in recent U.S. political memory. He had help from the Clinton's misteps and fawning media coverage, of course, but he's an attractive figure. Certainly, that the next president will be neither a Bush nor a Clinton.

Obama's resume is pretty thin for a presidential aspirant but his personal story is inspiring and he's bright, young, handsome and charming. Surprising to some both in- and outside the U.S. his race has been a political asset.

Even if the political environment seems to favor a generic Democrat this election year, much less a Messiah figure, McCain can be heartened by Barak's underdog story.
yabits at 08:09 AM JST - 6th June

RomeoRamenII:

Remember last cycle the pollsters had John Kerry winning by a landslide.

Some people just don't have a very good memory. (Must be all that bitterness and hatred.) The link below shows the USA Today/Gallup poll for the 2004 race from the time of the convention to election day.

http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2004/special/polls/index.html

At no time was Kerry predicted to win in a landslide, by ANY pollster of any repute. I do recall that in Election 2000, the old gasbag himself, Rush Limbaugh, predicted a Bush landslide over Gore.
yabits at 08:24 AM JST - 6th June

RomeoRamenII:

A one-seat majority in the Senate is hardly a "thumping". But if thinking so makes you sleep better at night, feel free to do so.

LOL!! From a 4-gain in 2004 to a 6-seat loss in 2006. (With only a third of the Senate seats up for grabs.) That's a pretty resounding turnaround. You'd call it a thumping too if the shoes were on the other feet.

The economy is near recession and the price of gasoline is nearly $4 a gallon. If you don't think the voters are going to have their say at the ballot box this November over what the democrats have done to the country, you are only fooling yourself.

LOL!!! What drugs are you taking that make you so delusional? The prime mortgage mess and ensuing credit crunch was a time bomb ticking long before the Democrats regained control, and intelligent people understand that. Nothing gets out of Congress until Bush signs it into law. He's got the power to veto and the Dems can't override. So what you're really saying is that it's Bush's fault.
Blue_Tiger at 11:52 PM JST - 6th June

Hilary won't take second billing to anybody, not even her husband. Obama will pick someone else, and Hilary will bide her time until 2012....
SezWho2 at 08:59 AM JST - 7th June

RedMeatKoolAid,

Presumably Obama has looked at "experience" and seen it for what it's worth. Most likely he did not lie. Most likely he no longer saw lack of this "experience" thing to be a detriment to running.

It doesn't take experience to be President. In fact, there is no experience that is equivalent to that of being President. It takes intelligence, good judgment and an ability to cobble together political support.

Obama is obviously intelligent. In beating Hillary he has certainly shown that he can muster political power. The jury may be out on his judgment, but personally I would feel better with a President who had voted not to give another President the power to make war at his personal whim and one who believes its better to jaw-jaw than war-war.
medievaltimes at 12:59 AM JST - 8th June

Im not going to say who I am for or against in the upcoming elections. However, I will say the fact that there are so many people willing to take the time to post about it on a site like japantoday is great. If people didnt really care they wouldnt post. US politics are headed in a historic direction no matter who gets elected. Exciting times indeed.
zurcronium at 09:01 AM JST - 8th June

two words:

President Obama
Sarge at 09:25 AM JST - 8th June

Two words for zurcronium - Dream on. ( tee hee! )

medievaltimes - "I'm not going to say who I am for or against"

Gosh, if everyone did that, this would be a real snoozefest. ( tee-hee! )
zurcronium at 06:48 PM JST - 8th June

sarge,

given your stellar record of failing every prediction you have made in the last six years your useless taunting is like yesterdays losing lotto ticket.

Try predicting the opposite of what you first want to happen. That would work very well.

Oh year, those WMD in Iraq. Still not there. And Fred Thompson, not a candidate anymore.
CONTRARY at 01:13 PM JST - 9th June

This "senior citizen"...a newcomer to the board, a citizen of the USA, and one who VOTES, has seen things dispicable to BOTH political parties. Yet, I've never seen anything MORE dispicable than the way the Republican party has systematically tried to gut the heart of the USA by ignoring and or flagrantly violating the foundation document, the Constitution of the United States. Previously, I'd always voted indepently, but the last eight years (starting with a highly questionable election to begin with) have turned me into a pure "Yellow Dog Democrat". I wouldn't vote for a Republican to be elected to clean out clogged up toilets without any tools. In my opinion, even as a Democrat...Hillary is a L O S E R! Add the baggage of hubby and it's dumb to even consider her for a VP slot. McCain? An aging, and obviously infirm candidate who has the distinction of dumping his crippled first wife, (who stood by him when he was a POW in Vietnam) for a booze baron's daughter. If American's are SO stupid as to want (much less ELECT) someone who supported the current regime's idiotic policies, then they DESERVE what they get. Haha, being an "ex-pat" in Japan isn't bad at all.
Breagle at 01:29 PM JST - 9th June

obama should pick wes clarke
zurcronium at 07:24 PM JST - 9th June

no hillary, too much baggage. Richardson is the sane choice. Clarke is a zero when it comes to campaigning. His run for the nomination last time was a joke. Maybe a cabinent position would be better for him.
Damax6 at 11:07 PM JST - 9th June

Obama will pick Colin or who knows.. Condelezza.... Hillary needs to SIT down. She wants now the rules to change. the rules were inplace and agreed upon before both elections, what is she trying to do????? a George Bush back in 2000.... rememeber Florida, his brother JEB and that, whats her face chick down there who stole and threw away people`s votes....i dont wanna say it, but if she get a VP slot. Obama needs to watch his back, it wont surprise me at any attempts on his life if they win. She is ICHING for the Prez spot
DanManjt at 04:14 PM JST - 10th June

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