Super Tuesday be darned! Certainly Hillary Clinton had an awesome run on February 5th 2008, racking up the delegates in various states, enjoying a small but comfortable lead, and basically giving the Obama campaign her butt to kiss. Hillary had it all going for her, until she made a couple of critical mistakes along the way.
Her first mistake being the fact that she completely mismanaged her campaign funds and had to inject five million personal dollars into the kitty to keep her campaign afloat. She completely under estimated the dedication of the people who follow Barrack Obama. By way of the Internet, the Obama campaign not only met, but exceeded the funds that the Clinton campaign added to their kitty. That's right, Obama added 7 million worth of donated funds to his campaign, unlike Clinton, who went into her personal bank account. What's wrong Bill? Trying to buy the election for your wife? Hey, we are Americans, not prostitutes.
Hillary's second, and most critical mistake was assuming that her name, "Clinton" would bolster her credibility in the primaries and caucuses for Washington State, Louisiana, Nebraska, and Maine. At last look, Obama was not only declared the winner, but beat Clinton by a sizable margin in each of those states. Where Clinton once enjoyed a 100 delegate lead over Obama, she is now struggling to maintain a lead of less than 30.
Bottom line is this, America is sick and tired of the status quo, and is looking for real change. Obama is the best representation of that change, and America realizes it.
So, what is next for the Clinton campaign? Honestly speaking, the intelligent move would be for Hillary to reach out to Obama in the hopes of becoming his Vice President. If, and when Obama wins the Democratic nomination, the mighty GOP juggernaut is finished. McCain is not liked by many in Republicans in America, and his personality does not stand a chance against the like of a Barrack Obama. Add Hillary Clinton to the ticket, and the democrats have a combination that will lead the country for the next eight, and perhaps twelve years to come. That, my friend is an extremely wonderful picture.
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