Reading the news today it looks like Senator Obama has finally overtaken Senator Clinton in committed superdelegates. While his lead is only marginal, it eliminates one of the few arguments Clinton had for remaining in race. By establishing a lead in pledged delegates, superdelegates and the popular vote, Barack has poked too many holes in the S.S. Hilllary Clinton for that ship to stay afloat.
The Democratic electorate still remains sharply divided between Barack and Hillary; however, while Clinton is poised to do very well in West Virginia and Kentucky, the true condition of her campaign can be measured in dollars-and-cents. The purest demonstration of a campaign’s health and vitality is the willingness of its supporters to open their wallets. Hillary’s inability to keep pace with Obama’s fundraising is a dubious omen for the former frontrunner’s odds. While many still play lip-service to Senator Clinton’s campaign, few are willing to put their money where their mouth is.
Many will counter that Senator Clinton’s recent rhetoric suggests she’ll plow full speed ahead, damn the torpedoes, all the way through June and beyond. Nevertheless, my experience has been that important leaders will talk some pretty big talk to keep their supporters mobilized - right up until the moment they finally decide to quit (e.g. Mitt Romney). The fact that Clinton has pledged to keep going does not mean she will keep that pledge; ultimately, financial and political pressures will cause her to bow out much sooner than most people expect.
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May 25th, 2008 at 9:40 am
According to poles, Hillary can beat McCain with a bigger margin than Obama because many of her supporters will not vote for him. Instead they will vote for McCain. Therefore, she should stay in the race. I believe Hillary is the only chance for democrats to win the race. If McCain chooses Huckabee,then he wins regardless of the democratic nominee. Why? Because during bad economic times, the people always return to God as they did during the Great Depression. Bad times are here and Huckabee is the Christian element we need just as we had when our government was formed.
July 31st, 2008 at 7:12 pm
voilà, c’est juste un petitn commentaire pour te dire que j’adore l’esprit det on glog