Remember what happened after that speech? Obama's numbers went way up. I think that will happen again, I just hope it will last.

Alex Castellanos said just now that this was the "lesser of two evils" speech. Well, guess what: that's enough in the voting booth!

Good job Hillary, as usual, as I expected.

He must have been sooooo disappointed.

It's get rave reviews even from the misogynists on MSNBC. Olbermann is calling it a grand slam.  Even Tweety seems (momentarily at least) to be incapable of Hillary bashing.

She was beyond terrific.  She was glowing, and it wasn't just the orange pantsuit.  She's a fighter, and she was fighting.  Of course there was no hint of defeat in her speech -- Hillary Clinton cannot be defeated.  She may not have won the nomination, but she is not defeated, and she never will be.  I don't know if she'll ever be president, but her greatest days lie ahead.  

As my kids would say, "Hillary is Da Bomb."

Myself thought the speech was amazing and it actually had me going backwards in support of Obama because it reminded me just how big a mistake the party made this year.   Thats just me.

Hillary Clinton has done more than anyone else before in her position (and how!), but there's only one person who can close the deal.

Bill Kristol said it was an awful speech that did nothing for Obama.

Just echoing what BTD is saying.  

A great speech by Hillary.  Evocative and passionate.

The Harriet Tubman reference was absolute brilliance.  What a fantastic way to bring together 2 oppressed groups that are, in truth, seeking the same thing.  

I feel betrayed!  These people were so respectful of Hillary, saying how bad they felt that Barack didn't pick her for VP, holding that nice happy hour in Denver for her supporters.

And now they're sliming her?  Et tu, Republicans?  I swear, you can't trust ANYONE any more.

Obama gets elected and she has a very nice path to power in the Senate.  She's Senator Healthcare.  Poor Teddy's not going to be able to fight that fight. Because you know that even with a Democratic president and a Democratic Congress, the Goopers are going to try to gum up the works.

And Harry Reid should not be majority leader anymore, no matter who wins the White House. Most.ineffectual.Senate.Majority.Leader.Ever.

Her power is frorm the millions that love her and Bill.

It's all just a reminder that the best candidate -- the woman -- didn't win. There is no other woman that I know of who could deal with the outrageous misogyny and still come out smiling. And I don't think it's because women are weak.  I don't know many men who could deal with such hatred and come out on their feet either. Therefore, I won't see a woman president in my lifetime.

It actually kind of peeves me when people talk about her running in 2016,  because it would have made far more sense to have Obama run then.

Yet it was a perfect speech from the standpoint of making the argument for Obama as best Hillary might.

Yes, it was a "lesser of two evils" speech. But that is precisely the argument that Obama and his supporters have themselves been making to Hillary supporters. They make this argument because no other argument is likely to work -- they know perfectly well that talking about Obama's supposed special virtues will fall on deaf ears. It is only the generic Democratic brand that might work for him with Hillary supporters.

Does anyone really imagine that if Hillary had come out with praise of Obama's personality or character or special capabilities, that her arguments would have been accepted by her own supporters, or that loud derision wouldn't have broken out among them?

Hillary made the case she could make as best as she could make it.

But the truth is that she delivered the speech so powerfully and masterfully that the real message of the speech was the "meta" one: that she is a tremendous candidate and potential President -- why should Democrats have ever settled for Obama?

1. many of hillary's supporters do not actually support her. they do not listen to her. it's not about her, it's not about the issues, it's about themselves. whether there are enough of such to make a difference is unknown, but they are out there.

2. since defeating clinton, obama's campaign has been a tale of political ineptitude. as good as they were during the primaries, they have been equally bad, since.

3. the media. i disagree with you that obama is their darling. we will see how they spin the gooper convention and the debates.

So, I will begrudgingly cast my vote for Barack Obama, continuing my Yellow Dog pattern of 40 years, but I will do that with a broken political heart, knowing that I am voting for the lesser of my party's possible choices. From there, the chips will fall where they may and I will wish Senator Obama the best for the next 4/8 years -- all while waiting for her.

Politics has always had an element of personality in it.  As someone who has worked in the field and now teaches about it, that spark and joy in the arena has always attracted me.  Hillary has showed it and more.  I can disagree on policy matters largely because I will not line up perfectly with anyone, but I want someone I can believe in.  I believe in Hillary and will be supporting her going forward.

I certainly wouldn't have predicted this from her time as First Lady, btt it began when she was elected to the Senate and has only accelerated as the primaries went on.

Speaking for me only a McCain presidency will be good for democrats because the repugs will then own the war. It will be good for democrats because they will avoid being put out in the wilderness for 40 years after the disaster that Obama would be.