I am a Democrat. I think both candidates are good. HC is more tarnished since she has been in public service for a long time compared to OB who is relatively unkown except his well speeches. I admire HC for being a fighter she is. Though she has been repositioning herself through difficulties and setbacks, her ideology still intacts. I am in doubt about OB as more problems unfolded around his campaign. He said one way, but his advisors then go around and said the others. From the facts that I have been looking at, HC is my choice. Otherwise, I would go for McCain in Nov. I am sure there will be a substantial amount of blue collar whites and minorities like Latino and Asians who have voted democrat in the primary will go for McCain as well if he now how to play it right assumed that he will hire Karl Rove to work for him. The fact is, there is an unspoken message that has been proven overtime through minorities that an African American leader only cares about his same people.

Ma, Oakland, CA

Tim obviously has no clue how the system here works. If Obama comes to the convention with a +100 pledged delegate lead and a lead in the popular vote, then he has to get the nomination. Anything else would be undemocratic and destroy the democratic party. The party can say farewell to the minority, young voters, independents, etc. all of who have voted in record numbers for Obama.

Also, its pretty two-faced of Hillary to hint at a joint ticket with Obama (with her on top, of course) after she has repeatedly said that only she and senator McCain have the "pre-requisite" experience. This simply shows the two-faced nature of Hillary Clinton.

Chris, Atlanta, USA/Georgia

We should be starting with Cinton-Obama '08, Cinton-Obama '12 with AG John Edwards for both terms. Then Obama-Edwards '16, Obama-Edwards '20 and by then we MIGHT get back to the standard of justice we had during the Warren years. Until then y'all Europeans will just consider us fat, impotent belligerents from a pariah state - and rightly so.

Len, Seattle, Wash, US

Wait, people still think McCain's a good candidate? This is the McCain who is hated by half his own party? The McCain who's pushing for 100 or 1,000 years in Iraq, a war the country, as a whole, is sick to death of? The McCain who turned up in Ohio without having thought about how he'd address the financial crisis which has caused 155,000 foreclosures in the state? You think this is the Presidential dreamboat?

I do so hope he has advisers telling him the same thing, because I really want to see the first black or female president win in a landslide. That would be awesome. Keep pushing that 100 year war and ignoring the economy, McCain! I'm right behind you on that one.

Phil Roberts, Manchester, England

David Irby in Ireland. A couple of weeks back I looked into what was happening in the so-called "purple states" or states which could go either way in a general election.

Arkansas: Hillary Clinton 70%, Barack Obama 27%
Florida: Hillary Clinton 50% Barack Obama 33%
Virginia: Barack Obama 64% Hillary Clinton 35%
Iowa: Barack Obama 38% Hillary Clinton 29% John Edwards 30%
Michigan: HC 55%
Ohio: HC win
Wisconsin: 11% poll lead for BO
Nevada: HC victory
New Mexico: Narrow HC victory
New Hampshire: Narrow HC victory
Pennsylvania: Large HC poll lead

Hmm.... so who's best for the swing states hey?

James, Adelaide, Australia

Mr Hames parrots a Hillary spin doctors' argument; her wins are more important because she has won the biggest states and caucus wins are inferior because they are less representative. But all of the big states she has won, except the last two are guaranteed Democratic, and Texas is as solidly Republican, while Ohio is perhaps the most pivotal of the swing states. But because of economic downturn and scandals among its Republican leadership, it will also almost certainly vote Democratic this time. And Pennsylvania is also a solid Blue state. But many of the states Obama has won are important swing states and the mix of caucuses with primaries, gives party activists an enhanced input and they are also vital to a Democratic win. And all opinion polls and exit polls in states that allow independent and/or Republican crossovers, show that these two groups vote overwhelmingly for Obama, and these groups are vital for a Democratic win in the swing states. So, this American says that Obama should remain the more attractive contender in the estimation of intelligent party leaders who are “Superdelegates”.

David Irby, Dingle, Co. Kerry, Ireland

I thick that Obama will bring a big change in this country.
He should not give up no matter what people talk/think about him.
we love you obama you rocks..

Joana, Largo Florida, U.S

All this is irrelevant. John McCain was always the far better candidate and he was always going to win.

Rupert Cramm, Washington DC, USA

I understand that you're providing an analysis about the process but, in so doing, you have regurgitated the Clinton line that primaries are somehow a superior form of democracy than caucuses (albeit you're peddling a curious line about ideology - which caucuses have you participated in then?).
As for which democrat wins in primary states, it doesn't really reveal too much, as either candidate will be up against McCain and this profoundly changes the outcome. If anything, Hillary and McCain compete for similar groups.
The problem with the democratic primary process is that, by dint of attacking Obama on the (unfair) charge of rhetoric over experience, Clinton has effectively damaged either candidate in the general election against McCain, One of McCain's weakness - his geriatric oratorical style ("My friends...") is less of a problem against Barack and Hillary can't compete with him in terms of experience.

Dan, London,

And if she offers him the VP Position he better say no!!!! It would be political suicide to be her VP!

Jennfier, Minneapolis, MN