How Do We Say This Delicately???
Filed under: Politik > Barack Obama > Hillary Clinton
We think it's time for Hillary to drop out of the race.
Yeah, we said it.
The Democratic party has to rally around the candidate the people have chose, and, by now, it's pretty clear who that candidate is.
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Posted: May 21, 2008 at 9:00 am
shes just a playa hata
Re: alisha – Well put. Hilary reminds me of a robot that's been programmed with well-timed responses and tear-ducts. I mos def feel my loyalty lies with Obama. Such radical ideas are exactly what this country needs right now.
too bad Im now Republican….no Hillary no DEM in 2008…bummer
NO! perez what the fuck don't give up on our girl. She can do it the dirty way and it will be for the best.
Yup, its time for the democratic party to rally around Obama and show a united front. This party has been divided long enough, November is around the corner. While we're all dicking around with this primary shit, the republicans are preparing to take whitehouse. Fuck that! GO OBAMA!!!!!!!!!!
…and McCain will then be our President.
HILLARY is the ONLY way for a DEMOCRAT to get to the WHITE HOUSE!
quit? Why should she quit? Of people, perez, you should no, that no one should ever quit anything.
Shame on you Perez! Are the rest of us suppose to give in too? She still has a huge following and she can still win the race with super delegates. This is one thing you should keep your frakking nose out of!
way to go perez!
i used to love hillary (named my cat after her), but this campaign and her win at all cost, drag the dem party through the mud has really turned me off. what a shame.
we must all come together and rally around obama. our country cannot take another republican president.
Obama will not be able to win, Hillary was our only chance. 5 more years of a republican, sucks that people don't see that. Sucks, sexism has won. And soon racism will win.
wise words.
While Barack Obama has won the race for delegates, Hillary Clinton has actually won the popular vote. So, if we are to claim to want the candidate that "the people have chose" that candidate is actually Hillary Clinton. The same thing happened in the 2000 presidential election when more Americans actually voted for Al Gore, but George Bush actually ended up winning the electoral college delegates. That fact alone should have been a lesson to us all, and we and the media should be paying more attention to the fact that Hillary is indeed winning more of the popular vote.
JOSH
You are an ignorant sorry excuse for an american! Your comment says less about Obama and more about your personal beliefs about people who not like you. Racism is so passe. Blah, i get a head ache just thinking that people like you exist. Trust me, if you vote for Hillary just because of your intolerance she would not want your vote. And run as an independent??? what you want John McCain to be president. You really don't understand do you.
Perez!!! Hillary should not drop out… She has received more actual votes than any other Presidential nominee in history. So to correct what you stated.. The PEOPLE have spoken!! They want Hillary!!!!
This is true….
barrack obama, should consider what it will be like when he doesn't have hillary's answers to copy or summarize….
obama is LAME, and is going to make america even worse than it already is…
ANYONE BUT OBAMA!!
it pisses me off that my vote really doesn't count. why the hell isn't it done by popular vote…she wouldwin,
She should of been dropped out!! Go Barack. Power to my people!!!
If Hillary is not the nominee, I will vote for McCain.
Period, end of story.
Obama is a bigot and a schmoozing liar.
NO - We need Hillary. She has determination. She is a fighter. Our country needs a President like that.
Bullshit. If she's stayed this long, she should at least give the last two states the chance to vote. If she quits now, she'll always be a quitter.
However, she was the one chance the dems had against the GOP. A moderate liberal vs. a moderate conservative is a fairly equal race, with the way America's demographic is set up. Obama is perceived as too liberal. Also, people aren't going to forget the fact that he made the comment about guns and religion. Have fun with all of your BS, Obama.
Any Democrat who votes for a republican in November was never a true Democrat in the first place. You should be ashamed, and you will suffer because of it if you vote for McCain.
I greatly respect your decision to rally behind the Democratic party, especially since we have lost precious time already against McCain. I've followed your support for Clinton the past few months, and understand that this could not have been an easy announcement to make - and hold you in even higher esteem for it.
I'm glad to see Perez finally admitting that Obama is the candidate.
OBAMA '08!
Perez,
Thank you for proving that you've got a rational head on your shoulders. I almost didn't think you'd take the logical route on this one.. but you proved me wrong! I am proud to read your blog.
Love, Your faithful reader,
Brittany
Re: creativegirl – Amen to that.
THANK THE LAWD!!! PEREZ HATH SEEN THE LIGHT! I HAVE ALWAYS WONEDRED WTF? ON THIS CHOICE OF YOURS… READ HIS BOOK!!! HE ACTUALLY WROTE IT HIMSELF AS OPPOSED TO THE OTHER CANDIDATES. OBAMA for TWO THOUSAND GREAT!!! Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. I always knew you would come around. ;-}
Amen To that. Obama '08!!!
HRC as an independant!!! She would have my vote and millions more. In my option the Democratic Party has abandoned Hillary. She should do the same. She would win.
You are so fuckin right!!! it's been time for her to drop out for a long time now.. Shes just makin herself look stubborn and pigheaded. I'm so over the "Clintons" enough is enough already. It's time for a serious change in this country… OBAMA 08' !!!!!!!!!!!!
Re: Jenn – Amen, I will.
Perez, you are a backstabber to bail on Hillary when the going got a little tougher. Jeez, have some integrity dude! Do you treat your friends this way too, when they have tough times?
Re: lala – ummmmm. yeah. Obviously you have no idea what is going on…get a grip.
The classless trash will be showing their racism, and all it will do is give McCain more votes. The disrespect you will give to McCain will win him the election.
what did everyone expect from her? she's a clinton for pete's sakes!!!!
Thank you!!!
you are an ass Perez she has every right to go to the convention we Democrats have voted for her and if Hillary IS NOT! ON THE BALLOT I INTEND TO WRITE IN HER NAME ON THE BALLOT! I WILL NOT VOTE FOR OBAMA HE DOESNT REPRESENT AMERICAN VALUES! ONCE A LIAR ALWAYS A LIAR OH OH YEAH WHAT ABOUT OF IM MISUNDERSTOOD EVERYONE TAKES OUR WORDS OUT OF CONTEXT POOR MICHELLE LEAVE HER ALONE? WTF SHE IS OUT THERE MAKING SPEECHES FOR OBAMA SHE IS FAIR GAME JUST LIKE CINDY MCCAIN OR HMM BILL CLINTON OBAMA IS CHANGE WE DONT NEED IN THE WHITE HOUSE IM A STAUNCH DEMOCRAT AND I WOULD RATHER VOTE FOR JOHN MCCAIN SMOKE THAT IN YOUR PIPE HOWARD DEAN!
Re: to perez – YES! I agree
…..have CHOSEN (with an N)
FINALLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Re: stevie b – your a jackass stevie b!
REMEMBER GORE!!!!! If Obama gets the nomination, there is a chance that he will not win. The issue of Obama's ability to get enough electoral votes is a strong argument.
I think the people are making a bad mistake with OBAMA! I mean really his name has said it all he is not an AMERICAN people. We are going to fall as a country the man don't even slatue the flag he turns his back on it this country is headed straight to HELL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Re: Brian – Brian- you are 100% in my mind right now. I complete agree with you. My boyfriend and I have BOTH said that if it's Obama against McCain that I will vote McCain even though we are Hilary supporters. There is no way in hell that I am voting for a black man. No thank you.
well it looks like its an independent for meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
goodlawrd - wtf perez?!?!? why should she give up? even following the primary rules for the democratic party - there is no nominee yet. barack doesn't have enough delegates to claim victory. she should continue to fight for what's right! and she's still winning asshole. you may be a sell out, but she's not.
popular vote does not win the election (we saw that with Gore) it is ELECTORAL VOTES thats wins the election.
i think the Democratic National Party is treading in some dangerous water - you cannot win the presidency without winning the big state PLUS a strategic win in either all the southern states or all the midwestern states….
all i know is, McCain CANNOT win, because if he does, and the war goes on and on (he says until 2013 - how convenient because that would be in his SECOND term) we won't have a country left anymore. our debt will overwhelm us, gas will be over $6 a gallon and inflation will be off the charts - the USA will be a third world poverty stricken dump.
But this is getting embarrassing…time to bow out…………
Re: lisa – Yes, she won a vast majority with the uneducated prejudiced white people group. Just like in W. Va. Just what our country needs…
Get your head out of your arse. WTF?!? I repeat, wtf?
Thank you for knowing when to say when, P.
Hillary needs to drop out TODAY! she's hurting her party, but when has she ever cared about anything or anyone except herself and the persuit of power! so no surprises there1
SHUT UP PEREZ YOU DONT KNOW WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT!!!
noooooo Hillary is so much better than Barak. Unfortunately, and I mean unfortunately, there are still a lot of people esp. in some Southern states that won't vote for a black man, especially over John McCain. This is not good for the Democrats.
Nope. She should stay in until June 3rd, after the last primary and after the DNC deals with the Florida and Michigan issue. I am voting for Obama, but the lady has class, determination, intelligence and heart. There are a ton of voters with a need to seen this through. This is a democracy and sometimes that means that expediency must take a back seat.
obama will bite the dust against McCain.
Re: christine – What's going on is there is a grudge against Hillary. She listens to her voters, sometimes going against the popular appeal of the party.
GO HILLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Re: Gia Jolie – TRUE we're gonna suffer with 4 more years of the same Rep SHIT….Obama wont win in NOV…..reality.
Re: Joanny –
how racist are you????
OBAMITES ARE BRAINWASHED WAKE UP YOU ALL ARE IN A TRANCE WHEN HE SAY CHANGE WE CAN BELIEVE IN THATS THE ONLY TRUTH HE SPEAKS AND YOU BETTER BELIEVE HE WILL CHANGE THINGS WILL GET WORSE WAY WORSE IM DEMOCRAT I WILL NOT VOTE FOR SOMEONE WHO WILL NOT PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG AND OUR CONSTITUTUION! YEAH THATS RIGHT OUR FOUNDING FATHERS WOULD BE ROLLIN IN THER GRAVES AND WE HAVE A MESSED UP DEMOCRATIC PARTY FOLLOWING THIS GUY WHO HAS A ROCK STAR APPROACH WELL WAIT TILL THE DUST SETTLES YOU THINK ITS BAD NOW JUST WAIT!
FUCK YOU PEREZ
I agree with you Perez…Hillary needs to go and soon. I use to support her but the longer she stays in the race the more damage she does to the party. Many people who still support Hillary don't care if she damages the party. I call those people selfish!
I luv any topic with a black person involved cause all the rednecks come to comments something ignorant…. I luv how u put the drama out there perez… I am for Obama all the way…. fuck everthing else… holla
AGREE!!! Let's all support Obama and get the next Bush(McCain) outta here. We don't need another recession and we definitely need change in our country. Let's support a candidate who is both willing and motivated to make a difference in our country. This is not a hilary vs. Obama…it is whichever candidate against McCain!!! Whether it is Hilary or Obama we need whichever to beat McCain!!!!
Doesn't anyone realize what happened in Kentucky last night? Everyone knows Hillary doesn't have a snowballs chance, but they still voted FOR HILLARY 65 to 30!! Wake up America. If people continue to back Hillary against ALL odds, this thing is far from over!
Go Hillary!! Obama can take his condescending, sexist comments and attitudes and shove them right up his ass! That f*cker is not getting in the white house. Him and his gorilla faced wife can kiss the presidentcy goodbye. McCain will win between a choice of obama and him. No doubt about it.
Michelle… ever hear of braces? I can't stand to look at her with that mouth she has, what an embarrassment. She's going to represent the white house as first lady? LOLOLOLOLOLOL!!
Michelle, you are NO Jackie Kennedy. Get off your high horse, your shit stinks like everyone elses.
ud have to be an idiot to vote for osama, oh i mean oBama. hes the next bush!!! he makes no sense!!!!!! hes a retard.
Fuck you Perez. You are so weak. Jump on the Obama bandwagon you loser….surprised it took you this long.
well for all you fucking idiots out there no she shouldnt drop out for the morons with no brain, it has been known that neither will have enough delegates at the end of voting on June 3rd. Therefore the superdelegates will decide it. that sucks but thats the way it is. I hope like hell Hillary wins! For all the stupid brainwashed anti-americans who voted for that hypocrite Barack HUSSEIN Obama you should be ashamed of yourselves! You obviously hate America to vote for someone who is so anti-america only lying about liking america until hes "thinks" hes president, then turning to his muslim "brothers. I guess stupidity really is widespread. All Hillarys supporters will be voting for McCain! Hell will freeze over before that stupid ass Obama is President of my country!!!!!!! 57 states! what a fucking retard! hes a disgrace. people all over the world are watching this election and thinking the americans that voted for Obama have no brains. yep you sure got that right.
okay now that you have admitted that hillary has no chance in hell at being president, i think you need to come to the realization that Obama dosnt either….. just endorce Mccain now so you dont rally after two losers in a row
but i still love you perez
WE CANNOT ELECT BARACK OBAMA PRESIDENT OF THIS CONUTRY! He has now foreign policy experience and has unrealistic planns for appeasment. I am a lifelong liberal, but we have to elect McCain if Hillary is not nominated!
We need Hillary to run this country correctly. I hope she runs as an independent and blows the other two out of the water. She is such an amazing woman and inspiration to us all.
Guess I'll be voting for McCain now, never thought i would vote republican but NO WAY will I vote for Obama.
PLUS hillary dosnt even have a chance to win… shouldnt she have like professionals telling her this?
I cant believe im hearing this. Listen P we girls gotta stick together. All the states need to vote before she concedes. It wouldnt be fair if they didnt. She'd be cutting herself short. U and I both know Hil is the best person for the job. Besides this country needs the nurturing a woman would give to it. Men have been fucking it up for years. Of the three candidates she is the one who leads. she takes charge. the others just follow.
SAD, but true. Hillary will make a great VP and she can run again next time. Too bad. She is a fighter, and I like her platform more than Barack's.
THANK YOUUUUU!!!
OBAMA 08!
SHAME ON YOU PEREZ! Let every state or US territory vote! Everyone is entitled to vote for their choice for president. I'm so sick of people saying that Hilliary should dropout of the race. How dare you jump on that same pundit bandwagon! You have had your chance vote haven't you? Why can't the states and US territories that haven't voted yet have their say too? If CUBA were a US territory or state and had not had their primary yet, I'd bet you would NOT be saying the samething as the pundits are for Hillary to dropout! I'm very dissapointed in you Perez for even suggesting that she dropout of the race.
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THANK YOU PEREZ! IT'S about time! YES WE CAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Obama has No qualification whatsoever. If the democratic party is going for a sexist argument- I am going republican.
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No way someone as flat and empty as Obama should win.
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Had she gotten his poor qualifications, she wouldn't even run.
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I am not going to let the USA go down with an inexperienced and questionable man.
The Democratic Party Should not be a sexist party!
NO WAY!!! YOU ARE AN ASS FOR EVEN SAYING THAT!!!!!!
Please go to www.lorendavis.com and tell me what you think of your precious Obama!! SERIOUSLY!!! In this day of info, if you are soooooo confident in your canidate, just take a look at that site. You just might want to re-think who, or what, you want to elect!!
Um… I dont think so. She still has a chance, and lets face it, she'd be a fabulous president!
jump on the band wagon and stab her in the back - very disappointing
NO! Nothing against Obama but we need a female before we would ever need a black as a president. If Hil is out GO MCCAIN!
Wow…either a lot of people are misinformed, or they are intentionally spreading misinfo.
"No candidate has ever dropped out until the opponent has the proper number of delegates". HUH? Have you watched any of this campaign. Or any other presidential campaign?
"Hillary has the majority of the popular vote". Not really. I'm assuming you are counting Florida and Michigan, where people weren't given a choice of who to vote for? So that makes her popular? Also, even counting them, Obama still wins.
"70 percent of Hillary supporters will vote for McCain". And…what does that say about them?
"Why should Hillary drop out?" A whole bunch of reasons, including the fact that she has stubbornly run her campaign into 31 million in debt. How does that reflect on her leadership abilities?
Hillary run as an independent if you dont win the dem nomination!!!!!!!!!!! I cant bare the thought of him and his nappy headed ho in the white house!!!!!!!!!!!
Wow, all the political analysts in the country have NOTHING on you, Mario. What a bold, edgy move. You're so ahead of the curve. What WILL you come up with next.
Say what you want, but for the love of Tyra, PLEASE do not think you're anything special. It's truly embarrassing reading your entries sometimes.
Aren't you glad you threw all your support to Hilary you moron? Maybe if you weren't a piece of shit cuban animal you would have been able to get past the fact that Obama's black.
Moron.
why the fuck should she drop out? They still havent figured out what to do with Michigan and Florida! They have a right to have their votes counted!!! Shes ahead in the popular vote thank god!!!!
What the fuck is up with you, Mario? I thought you were the die-hard Hillary fan!!! Between her and Obama, who would you trust in a nuclear show-down? Obama says that Huga Chavez, Iran's idiot "no-gays-in-my-country" president and other TERRORISTS are the least of our problems. BYE BYE TO THE U.S. AND LIFE AS WE KNOW IT! It ain't over yet!
She got too desperate, too fast and slipped up.
Too much mud slinging and TOO many unanswered questions.
She dug her own grave.
Not like it matters… USA, MEXICO and CANADA WILL STILL MAKE A UNION.
church.
Re: Joanny – Wow… did you really like that hot black guy at school and he responded with disgust because he didnt date trailer park red neck trash? Dont take it out on everyone sweet heart.
I HATE that Obama…. I rather have McCain than him….
Makes me proud not to be american. That system is fucked, not everyone gets a say in picking the candidate and I can't understand why ppl can't see that Obama is going to lose against McCain. Hillary was a serious threat so the republicans feigned fear of barack!! And most dumb fuckers fell for it.
Absolutely true. Hillary is just trying to strengthen her own brand awareness at this point, to the expense of the democratic party.
just because this dumbass( 57 states, Rev Wright, Stupid ugly wife etc….) has brainwashed the blacks, and stupid immature 18 yr olds, doesnt mean he has won! Everybody knows by the time the rest of the states have voted June 3, NEITHER is gonna have enough delegates to win!!!! so why the hell should she step down to him! hes got such a face of a trader! this idot who didnt even want to wear the flag pin until HE HAD TOO, wants to my president of MY country? you got me fucked up! WILL NOT HAPPEN!!!!!! BET ON THAT!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you perez for saying such. You, other Hillary suppoters, and Senator Hillary Clinton should be proud of what you have accomplished. the idea of a female president is set in stone now and little girls can dream seriously of such. Clinton has forvere raised the bar and she should be honored for such. Thank you. Now let us unite and go after bush 2.0 mcsame mcshame
usually i agree with everything that is said on this site. saying that hillary should drop out is not only wrong but extremely disheartening. im not going into a long tirade of how bad and judgmentally homophobic a pres obama would be, rather, i hope to see mrs. clinton ride this out and pray for a miracle that she may be our candidate….otherwise i hear canada is lovely this time of year…
I can't stand Obama, Hillary is the only person I trust after the disaster Bush has created.
"have chosen" Perez.
Re: Brian – Hillary does not have the popular vote the only way she can claim this is by not counting the states who held caucuses rather than primaries, and with her screaming about Michigan and Florida doesn't that make her a bit hypocritical because she is dismissing quite a number of states she in no way has the popular vote Barack wasn't even on the Michigan ballot somewhat hard for her to claim that state , know your politics don't just spew shit out of your mouth BRian!