Has the mudslinging in the primary undermined the chances to elect a democrat as president in 2008?

Definately, yes....John McCain has been handed enough fuel against Barack Obama via Hillary Clinton and Obama will be confronted by Clinton's "Anti-Obama" sound bites from the campaign trail of the Democratic presidential nominee race. Hillary and Bill Clinton have both continually trashed Obama , so how will they say they can support him later should he be the Democratic nominee? The Clinton's have steadfastly said, "Obama is not ready, nor experienced enough to be president, like Hillary Clinton or even my future opponent, John McCain! The Democratic Party will be divided and this situation will carry-over into the 2008 Demo convention and general election, not to mention 2012, where Hillary will once again make a run for the presidency should she be unsuccessful to against Barack Obama! Thanks, in large part to the Clinton's, Obama will not beat John McCain in the general presidential election...any support from them will be looked upon as insincere as they trashed Obama, his name and family, his stand on the issues and his credibility and his needed experience to even be in the presidential race. The Republican Party will remind America of this over and over in TV commercials! The Democrats will not win in 2008, they have met the enemy and it is the Clinton's who have damaged a fellow-Democrat beyond repair with personal attacks for no other reason than to unfairly distort and discredit him in an attempt to take the Demo nomination in 2008! Barack Obama will be forced to do damage control, while John McCain talks issues and solutions! Hillary & Bill Clinton will continue to attack Barack Obama's credibility insuring he will lose in 2008 as she wants to run again in 2012, where Obama will be history after his 2008 loss to McCain! This is the price one pay's when they oppose the Clinton's who are professionals when it comes to character inations, which Barack Obama found out first-hand! The Democratic Party will suffer from no unity in November, a direct result for blaming "Black America" for supporting Barack Obama by the Clinton's & their supporters and it will come back to haunt the party at the convention before all is said and done! Black America and communities have had about all they are going to take from Bill and Hillary Clinton trashing Barack Obama and it will clearly show at the Democratic convention!