Note to whomever: that's why we shouldn't try to insult "red states" that are using this year's primaries to actively grow the party in previously hostile environments.

as long as the winner is ultimately accepted as legitimate by the supporters of the loser.

Tough primaries are not a bad thing, but I do have concerns about millions of Democrats feeling their candidate was robbed of the nomination, depending on how this turns out.

Obama has already crossed the "50-State Strategy" threshold and his leads clearly reflect it.  

You'll have to ask Sen. Clinton about what her strategy is.  

And to clarify which states matter this week.

This is the main reason I support Obama.

If he wins the 50 state strategy continues under Dean's leadership. We saw the results last night in Il-14, the RNCC wastes $1M they don't have trying to defend a seat that by all rights should be theirs uncontested and we end up winning by 4%.

Under Clinton, Dean is out and so is the 50 state strategy. Back in comes the DNC with Harold Ford and 50+1. Look at what the $33M in DNC consultants bought Hillary, going from clear favorite to desperately hanging on with no chance to win outright.

DLC had a time and a place.

No longer.

I think there are more than 2,000 Democrats in my apartment building in NYC

.... The Clinton's are only playing in 50 states because their "inevitability" and "significant" big states strategy did not give them 50% + 1.

Obama pursued the 50 state strategy, maybe because he had to, but I believe because it fits his vision.

One more point...  It's not just a 50 state strategy, it is also a 435 House district strategy, ala IL-14.  It's how we get to a real governing majority.

Hillary can slash and burn her way to 50% + 1, but that's no way to build a party and no way to build a solid and sustainable governing majority in Congress.

The 50 state strategy is very important to us red-state Democrats. Georgia Democrats registered 45,000 voters in 2007.

9% more people voted in Georgia's Democratic primary on February 5 than in the Republican primary. If we could replicate that in November, we'd be golden.

This is a HUGE boom to organizing.  In Indiana, an open primary state, GOP races are usually contested and Dems are not.  As a result it is more challenging to identify Dems, because many Dems pick up a GOP ballot to vote against creationists and wingnuts running for county judge.

This time we will get a better list for the Fall.  Plus IF (that is a big IF) the organization done by the prez candidates is used to help down ballots and GOTV it will be huge.

Its amazing how many states the Dems can run strong in if we just stop focusing on the 50% +1 strategy and run in all 50 states.

Voters in all 50 states are restless and ready for change in Washington, especially the young.  They have been most affected by the policies of the current administration; social security, lack of jobs, affordability of college, and basic economic issues have worked to make this election very important.

If only we could find a candidate who appeals to red state America and not only put McCain on the defense but also give every other Democratic candidate on the ticket an improved chance for winning their race.

But as Democrats, we'll probably find the most divisive, the most contraversial and the most self-serving candidate that will only serve to energize the GOP and make the Democrat's best opportunity in decades end in utter disappointment.

Oregon isn't the biggest state, but when it comes our turn to have a say, I know we'll send a strong message.  I doubt it will be the knockout punch but it will get Obama just that much closer to wrapping things up.  Go Barack! I am thankful he is running for President of ALL of the United States.  

At first I thought that it'd be best of Obama could've wrapped it up last week and taken all of that fund raising advantage and used against McCain this spring. That would have allowed Obama to have clearly defined McCain as Bush III, focused on 100 years of Iraq, and essentially had the 50-state ground game in place by the summer for a great November. I think that Obama is the strongest candidate because not only will he run a 50-state strategy but also because his coattails (witness Foster) are for real.

Now, I think that media focus on Obama for three months can either help him or hurt him. This is the chance to deal with the CiC issue, Rezko, lack of hearing on the subcommittee, present votes, etc. Moreover, if he takes the hit now by the fall these issues will be old news. Then the election will really focus on 1) the economy 2) Iraq 3) Healthcare and the lack of any real domestic agenda. Those will all favor us.

Echoing others here, why doesn't the Hillary Clinton campaign embrace the 50-state strategy?

Instead, they disparage it as "boutique states" and "latte-sipping states that don't need a president".

Straight out of the Rove-Republican script.

Amazing to see the 50-state strategy embraced here...

But the bottom line is that prior to that "huge" new registration 59,000 voters were registered democrats and only about 8000 showed up at the polls. And the rest of Wyomings, what 3.5 million voters, are repugs.  I like a 50 state strategy (being from texas and not getting attention and all) but it isn't a substitute for winning states we can win. So all this bouncing around about Ohh Obama won in Wyoming and all those red states isn't going to cut it. And Hillary's win in Texas isn't going to win us that state either. But she is winning swing states and that is what will count. I suggest that the primaries have told us we must start working to make sure that we have a joint ticket in the fall. If we lose any of our constituencies in the fall we face 4 more years of republican rule and republican supreme court justices.  Lets not , yet again, choose the guy who can't win in November.