Is the democratic party going to fall apart?

once the Primary is done and you put the Democrat on a podium next to Jaun "shaky hands" McCain slouched over his lecturn you will not see ANY democrats voting for him

it will defintely be a clear choice

vote for more war and economic misery or vote for the Democrat

pretty clear choice

If Clinton stays in until the end, that leaves the bitterness to linger until the November election. If she would have already dropped out, there would be bitterness but it would subside by the time November comes around and most of the Democrats would be united under one candidate.

It's similar to how when someone does something that really frustrates you, you have a very strong reaction initially but after a day or two you hardly think about it anymore. The same thing applies here. Early on I was very opposed to McCain and refused to even think about voting for him once Romney dropped out (I feel he is the only one who has any chance at all of saving our economy), but over time I realized that at least McCain isn't nearly as scary as the two Democrats fighting each other. If Hillary doesn't drop out, there simply won't be enough time for her supporters to cool off and accept Obama as the candidate.

Yes their is a slim chance she could win, but it's not likely at all. She barely put a dent in the delegate count with PA and that was the largest delegate count of the remaining states.

first off, I'm a conservative, and will probably be voting for McCain.

That being said, I think that this dog fight between Clinton and Obama is bad news for republicans, despite the people who say otherwise. Both the democratic candidates have been forced to set up offices, volunteers, and the whole machinery that surrounds it, in states that have never needed to be bothered with, such as Pennsylvania and Indiana. Turnout for these primaries have never been higher. When all of this unites behind one candidate, and I think they will, it's going to be a force to be reckoned with.

The Democrats have traditionally fractured themselves in Presidential races. It is just a reflection of their diversity. And not being united this time will cost them dearly in Nov. The last time they were in unison was in 1992, when they rallied behind Bill and Al in record numbers!

The American presidential system is such that people follow the 'candidate over party' rule a lot more than in other democratic systems. It's very much around character, style and personality.

Most definitely. It will be just like 1968 and 1972 all over again. The only question is who will Daley call a Yid this time?

Please. It'll be a rough time for the Democrats, but both major parties have survived much worse than an internal fight.

And I'm sorry, but I just don't believe the numbers of people that say they'll vote for McCain if their candidate doesn't get the nomination. That's bitterness talking, not rational political thought.

I don't understand the appeal for McCain...

The way I see it, supporters from both should side with the other regardless of who wins, if the Democrats wish to win this election...

If there is no solidarity, they can forget it..

We conservatives are praying for something like this to happen. Everything Clinton and Obama have proposed (when you can get them to say anything concrete about what they will do if elected) is guaranteed to bring America to its begging economic knees and leave us defenseless before our enemies. VOTE REPUBLICAN and save America from the socialist pacifist GDA party.

No

we will unite behind the nominee and do our best to win in Nov

if Obama gets the nomination we democrats will vote for him, but the independents and crossover repubs won't so we'll get 4 more yrs of Bushco type policies under McCain and MORE WARS

OBAMA MUST WITHDRAW