Safety. They know what to expect from her [based upon the last time a Clinton was in the White House].

I think it's more about doubt. I know that's what did it for me.

I do find it interesting how expectations change interpretation. Two weeks ago, when discussing Ohio and Texas the tone was that Clinton was well ahead, could Obama catch up and make it close, etc., etc.

By the time the night rolls around everybody has convinced themselves he'll win them both and therefore not winning is a huge setback. Somehow this becomes a story of Obama having lost his appeal in Ohio when in reality the result in Ohio isn't all that different from the way its been polling for a while. And even being close in Texas would be a huge story if viewed from the story line of two weeks ago.

Oh well, I was mostly just hoping that after tonight I'd be able to ignore the presidential race until the conventions.

Yeah, the reality is that she's not going to be able to catch him on pledged delegates. He will go into the convention with the lead. So she's still got an uphill battle to convince super delegates or to get people to vote against their pledge.

I've seen a couple people theorize that she's going to start getting pressure form the party to drop out to avoid a street battle for delegates.

My thought as well.

I was hoping it would be a knockout so we could finish tearing each other up and go after the other side. I must say that as things stand now, I really don't think I could in good conscience vote for Hillary, so if she gets nominated I may sit out my first Presidential election ever. My husband and MIL feel the same way. I hope Richardson and the other super-delegates go the way I think they might.

Me? I'm hoping for a huge fight for months between Obama and Clinton so they keep spending money to beat each other. Now that McCain has the Rep nomination officially, he can continue to build up funds (but wait! Didn't campaign finance reform eliminate money from politics???? Sigh.....still feel like I have to take a shower supporting McCain.) for the big fight.

That's just lemonade in that glass, right, Brother BDBopper?

Signed,
A Nice Quaker Lady

Condolences, BDB. You fought the good fight.

That was no Obamarama last night. I do not think it is a change in momentum and I think the spin on Ohio being the state that seals the nomination for the winner in the primary is hooey. Hooey for the last 100 or so years, but still hooey to me!

I'm totally on the fence about November if Hillary wins the nomniation. I cannot, in good conscience, not cast a vote. One vote less from me would mean one more vote for McCain and I cannot in all good conscience place a vote in his column.

Sigh, no matter how much things change, they always stay the same?