I don’t hate Hillary Clinton - I really don’t. Nor am I a raving Obama fan; I just have to call it I like I see it. Several of my recent posts have dealt with apparent reality that Barack Obama is the clear winner of the Democratic primary. After Clinton’s disappointing showing in North Carolina and Indiana (she won the latter, but by a far smaller margin than expected), the New York senator was hoping to again revitalize her campaign with a big win in West Virginia. Nevertheless, while she did win West Virginia by a landslide yesterday, any momentum she hoped to gain has just been squashed; John Edwards has finally decided to endorse a candidate, and he’s throwing his support behind Obama.
I’ve got to hand it to Edwards - his timing is pretty impeccable. If he wanted to hold out as long as possible, yet give his endorsement while it was still relevant this is probably the perfect moment. Despite the fact that many political pundits were already calling the race for Barack, Hillary’s lead in West Virginia and Kentucky still left room for a tiny bit of doubt. Edward’s endorsement is sure to be seen as a watershed moment, and will be endowed with a large share of the credit for Obama’s eventual primary victory.
Now I realize that Edward’s supporters aren’t all going to line up behind Obama just because of this endorsement; however, it will serve as a powerful symbol to the remaining uncommitted superdelegates who wanted to play it safe and withhold their votes until the winner was plainly obvious. As the party’s powers come to the unanimous decision that Barack is the inevitable nominee, they will bring tremendous pressure to bear on Senator Clinton to bow out of the race. Bill and Hillary Clinton have both been called many things - but “stupid” isn’t one of them; if they want to avoid being labeled as pariahs they’ll step aside and work to unify the party for a victory in November.
It is because of this that I hereby declare my official “Senator Clinton Campaign Deathwatch!” At the risk of sticking myself out there for future scorn, I think it’s safe to say that we’re seeing the final weeks, if not days of the Hillary’s run president.
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