Since I endorsed Hillary, I'll take a shot with these:

1) I might agree with that, if you'll agree that Obama's surrogates threw the race card into play by overreaching on Bill's comments about the "fairy tale". He said it about Obama's Iraq comments, not his candidacy. When he put it into play, Hillary's people were smart to point out the ethnic and gender differences.

2) One would think that, given the fact that he attacked her first, Obama (should she win) would make that clear to his supporters. Are you suggesting his charisma and influence is that spotty?

3) a) I will, if he wins. Until then, Hillary has my vote. A better question is, why should I change my mind just because you think he's better?

3) b) Ditto. Convince me he's the better candidate on substance, which of course, you can't.

And I'll throw one more reason into the mix: why are so many Republicans rushing to welcome an Obama nomination?