I want to congratulate Hillary and her supporters on the win in West Virginia. I know her GOTV operation there was excellent and that got a lot of voters energized. That absolutely rocks.

Any Obama supporters who want to join me in this, kindly post here.

Maybe REC this up so HRC supporters can see it?

I want to congratulate Hillary and her supporters on the win in Indiana. I know a lot of them worked and donated their tails off. That is something I am always proud of because energized citizenry is what we really need.

Any Obama supporters who want to join me in this, kindly post here.

Maybe REC this up so HRC supporters can see it?

Obama picked up yet another superdelegate endorsement this morning from Native American activist Kalyn Free.

"As a member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, I am proud of what it means to be an American Indian. I am proud Barack Obama is committed to our unique issues and willing to tackle our toughest problems, from historical inequities and injustices to contemporary issues, like protection of our right to tribal self-determination, access to health care for our elders, and education for our children. Despite the threats that have faced our culture and our people, hope has lifted Indian people through the most difficult times. Because we remain connected to our past, our culture and our communities, we never gave up that hope. American Indians need not just progressive ideas but new and visionary leadership that inspire us to build a better future for all Americans. No President alone can rebuild the American public after eight years of George Bush's disastrous policies and poisonous politics. I support Senator Obama because I believe the only way to rebuild America is to rebuild what makes us great - the hope and drive of the American people.

This of course is not the first Native American SD for Obama

"I [Kalyn Free] am proud to stand in solidarity with another DNC Indian superdelegates Frank LaMere (Winnebago) in support of America's best hope for a better tomorrow, Senator Barack Obama."

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Obama:
Brian Colon, the Democratic Party Chairman in New Mexico.
South Carolina add-on, former State Education Superintendent Inez Tenenbaum.
Maryland add-on, former Gov. Parris Glendening.
Jaime Paulino (Guam) - an Obama supporter
Pilar Lujan (Guam) - undecided but on record stating she will support the popular vote winner in Guam. (pending recount I am assuming)

Clinton:
Maryland add-on, former Lt. Gov. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend.

So far +4 margin for Obama. The gap is closing fast.

(Crossposted from Big Orange Satan)

Things I have learned during this campaign season:

In a race that includes a former First Lady of the United States and a multimillionaire Republican senator rumored to share up to eight residences with his wife, the black guy from Chicago is unforgivably elitist.

Racism in America is caused primarily by black Chicago preachers.

The guy who keeps getting confused over the relationship between Iraq, Iran, and al Qaeda is the foreign policy expert.

The guy who goes to campaign stops on his wife's private jet aircraft is the most down-to-earth.

The guy who changed his stance on tax cuts, Roe v. Wade, immigration, gun control, the confederate flag, torture, public financing, and his own anti-earmark rhetoric is the "straight talker".

People in the heartland don't like it when you call them bitter, but they do like it when you explain to them that they're too dumb to understand issues more important than whether or not they like to be called bitter.

Arugula is the measure of a man.

Bowling is the measure of a man.

Orange juice is the measure of a man.

Flag pins are the measure of a man.

Success in Iraq consists of any reduction in violence, except when violence increases that's good too.

A recession is only a recession if you call it one.

Bill Kristol, Sean Hannity, Bill O'Reilly, Karl Rove, Maureen Dowd, David Brooks, David Broder, Charles Krauthammer and Bob Novak are all intensely interested in giving advice to the Democratic candidates because they just want to be helpful.

There are people in this world dumb enough to believe every one of these things.

I am absolutely loving how for months now the same people who say Obama supporters should not tell Hillary to drop out, waddle over to the next diary and start yelling about how he is unelectable and should drop out now. You know who you are.

Let me put it plainly.

If Hillary was up ~160 some delegates, won 30+ states, had popular vote, and had a problem with "The Family" pastor you would never say she needs to drop out.

Instead you'd be telling Obama supporters how he can not win now.

So please, kindly, go outside, take a walk in a park, hug your kids. Then come back and continue posting what you are posting now.  Or maybe not.

Maybe the fresh air will do you good. Maybe something will change.

Last week the gap widened a a tiny bit going back up from 19 to 22. But now its back  down at 19, which is must a bit a bit disconcerting to HRC given her recent PA win.

A picture is worth a thousand words:

Marc Ambinder reports from Philadelphia:

    PHILADELPHIA -- It wasn't so much that Barack Obama had real fight in him tonight, or that more people attended his rally in front of Indendence Hall than any other event since he announced his candidacy. It was the spontaneous demonstration of support that happened when it ended.

   5,000 people (at least) had nowhere to go but up Market Street. Obama's charge of the night: "Declare independence!" was with them. They started with the familiar "O-Bam-A." By 7th and Market, they had graduated to "Yes we can!" By 10th and Market, with hundreds streaming in between cars on the road, they were just cheering. At first, a few Philly cops, killjoys, tried to rough the crowd to the sidewalks. It didn't work. The cops retreated to the sidewalks. By the time I ducked into my hotel, a full mile away from Independence Park, the Obama crowd was still marching.