*EDIT* Clark is out boo hoo hoo!!!

[xultar]

[Paulie]

1. Congrats Clark!

Lets hear it for the non-frontrunners! :D :D :D

Dennis is only 64k behind his 700k goal too. :) :) :)

[xultar]

3. GO DK!!!!! GO DK!!!!!!!!! GO DK!!!!!!!!! GO DK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! N/T

[disenfranchised]

2. It feels like a break up/make up situation.

Not fun.

[MoonRiver]

4. Clark is the most wonderful candidate this country was ever blessed with.

Please, people, don't turn down this gift! We CAN win!!!! People just need to LISTEN and UNDERSTAND how much Wes Clark cares and will fight for We the People!!!

[ShaneGR]

5. Sounds a little like a concession speech, but I can't tell

Lets see

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[Loki]

6. I have such a good feeling about this man

more than Clinton, more than Gore - haven't felt this way about a candidate since Bobby Kennedy. Go Wes - stay in for all of us.

[madmax]

8. Exactly Loki

There is just something about Clark that my gut and my heart tell me he'd be a great leader.

[glarius]

15. I'm a Canadian and I agree with you both....

He gives me the feeling that he has such HEART....He is also a man of the world who would work to restore your good relations with your former allies....I REALLY hope he stays in and WINS!!!! :loveya:

[MoonRiver]

16. Bless you Loki!

O8)

[mohc]

7. It sounds like...

...he is making up his mind as he speaks. At first I thought it was a dropping out speech, then he said they will win in the end ("the fight for our future"), now I cant really tell.

[ShaneGR]

9. Yeah, that was weird

First he started out saying Kerry and Edwards had been called and thanked, they were great patriotic democrats, then he said "Look" and I thought he was dropping, but he started talking about Bush.

I've become convinced Clark wants Kerry to get the nomination.

[dsewell]

13. Expect an announcement tomorrow

As he was leaving the room, he told a reporter who asked him if he was still in the race that "we'll talk about it tomorrow." Clearly he & Gert & Wes jr. are going to talk things over and make a decision and let us know. One thing I'm sure of: he won't waffle around about it the way Dean has. He'll be in, or he'll be out.

[Turkw]

17. If Wes drops out, I will leave the Democratic party, I'll vote against W

and continue the fight, against the media. Until then, I'm still the general's man.

[abburdlen]

10. You don't get introduced

as the next President of the United States of America when you announce you're dropping out.

And just in case you missed it, he was introduced as the next POTUS

[glarius]

19. I heard his wife say that too....he must be staying in??? n/t

nt

[GreenArrow]

21. His wife meant to say

VICE President.

[anti-bush]

11. I couldn't tell either

He didn't say either way.

The one thing that struck me was that a supporter said "Please stay in" and Wes Clark said "We'll do everything we can".

It didn't sound very committal. Then the reporter asked him if he was staying in, and he said "We're gonna talk about everything tomorrow".

[incapsulated]

12. No, we will have to wait

Until tomorrow, going by what he was saying to the crowd after the speech.

[thelocalkgb]

14. I know

I feel like I'm watching The Bachelor/Average Joe/Joe Millionaire/Etc.

"You're such a wonderful person and I really like you, but" <cuts to commercial> <dramatic music>

[RafterMan]

18. I don't think so

From his comments walking through the crowd after, it sounded like he was at least leaning heavily towards bowing out. A few of the questioners gave him a clear shot to say he was staying in, and he did not answer in the affirmative.

[justinpower]

22. He oughta stay in

but keep acting as though he is gona drop. Thats the most press ive seen him get all campaign.