Clinton Defeated
In an election season of this magnitude when each party is going to be scrapping for every vote it would make sense to select the nominee and get them out of the campaign trail as soon as possible, right? Well not if you’re a part of the DNC. Clinton who is behind and according to most correspondents defeated has vowed to continue the fight through to the convention. Recently, she has been stumping around southern Florida “pressing her case for including delegates from Florida and Michigan in the final delegate tally.” At this point according to this article in the New York Times, despite both candidates needing super delegates to put them over the top Clinton’s chances are fading rapidly. Although reports have shown that Barack has done very well in Florida voters there still have many reservations against him, this might in fact work to Hilary’s advantage. According to this article, also from the New York Times, many Florida Jews have reservations mostly because Barack’s limited voting record when it comes to the rights of Israel. What this tells me is that Barack does not necessarily have this election in the bag, being a relatively newcomer to the governmental scene is not invoking a lot of confidence in many the democratic voters out there. What’s left?
While some involved in the Clinton campaign are pushing heavily for an Obama/Clinton ticket, this article in Time doubts this will be a reality. Although a Clinton/Obama ticket would in theory unite the party there are several issues holding it back, the largest of which is Barack’s message of change. Clinton hardly stands for change as she is the epitome of the school that has lead this country for too long. In many senses the runner up is just as important as the winner because bitter feelings will most certainly split a party more fractionalized than ever. But no one can really now how this particular drama is going to play itself out.
