(AP)
By Emily
It’s so over.
Sen. Barack Obama is striding to the Democratic nomination while Sen. Hillary Clinton’s only legitimate reason to keep playing is how well she sings the blue-collar blues.
She could woe the remaining superdelegates to decide contrary to the popular vote, and she could woe the Democratic National Committee into giving Florida and Michigan a say. But what kind of Democrat would she be, defying what the people want and rewriting the rules so they suit her?
She's put up a good fight.
Amid calls for Clinton to drop her bid and quit lending her campaign cash, though, Hil is nowhere close to a loser.
Clinton’s greatest victory in this epic-length primary is her solidified image as a politician. Not a former first lady or Bill’s wife. Not a woman.
Just as a valiant fighting politician.
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I truly believe voters cast their ballots more for Hillary and Barack than for the white candidate and the black candidate or the female candidate than the black candidate.
These identifying factors must be mentioned for the sake of stating the obvious, but seeing our Democratic candidates for who they are has been worth traveling the extending primary road.
And thank God we’ve reached the end.
Comments (2)
I agree. Hillary has fought a good fight. And she fought long enough for me to switch sides because her true colors were exposed, her nature was put on display. If this had been a short primary season, she would possibly still had my vote and two years from now I would feel like Bush supporters feel now - ducking and hiding, telling fellow Americans not to blame me for my vote.
Clinton and Obama are so much more than their gender and skin color. I am so disgusted with the media coverage stating the percentage of blacks voting for Obama and whites for Clinton or the percentage of men for Obama and women for Clinton. And vice versa, any which way they decide to spin it. Everytime I see a break down, I ask myself, why haven't I ever noticed such breakdowns before? Because the majority of voters voted for white men in the past. The media didn't minimize those candidates by asserting someone only had a base of white women or a base of blacks. Granted, in this country's history, women and blacks weren't much of a consideration in any discussion.
As irritating as this process has been, I am so happy to be at a point of history to witness it.
Maybe it is only the mantra of the Clinton campaign, since no one else in this country seems to believe in it: Never give up! I have always been taught, in my youth and in my adult, professional life: one does NOT give up when the road gets tough. I am thankful that Hillary is a SEASONED politician who has weathered many storms, and knows that a race is not a temporary snapshot in light of the day's headlines; rather it is a long-distance run, which requires endurance. Whereas some in the party would like to believe that she is finished, the fact that she wins states and still has supporters who push for her is encouragement enough not to give up this FIGHT. This is a match, and until one is pulled from the ring--legally and officially--no one has won!