US Politics

Separate Tables!

The State of Play

Contrary to what is being claimed by Hillary Clinton and her cohorts, Texas in terms of the delegate count was won by Obama.  Clinton’s net gain was around 4 delegates from her entire effort on Tuesday 4 March in the States of Ohio, Texas, Vermont and Rhode Island. In other words the size of Barack’s delegate lead coming in to these States meant that her cause was not really advanced as a result.  

With Obama having next won Wyoming, normally a Republican stronghold, by a margin of 61% to Clinton’s 38% his delegate lead had further increased.  At present with the Mississippi Primary tomorrow, Obama leads Clinton by 29 States to 11, he also leads massively in the popular vote, and for all practical purposes now has an unsurmountable delegate lead.

The gap on pledged Super delegates is also closing fast as previously pledged Clinton supporters are starting to weigh their own re-election chances.  I am reminded of the old adage – If you go to the race track and see a horse named “Self Interest” is running, bet on that horse. You know it will always be trying.

This nomination contest needs to end very soon.  All delay does, is give John McCain valuable time to organise his campaign and take free shots from the sideline. The DNC should recognise that in Barack Obama, they don’t just have their nominee – they have the next President of the United States of America.  One further important consideration.  In their nature and conduct, Clinton and Obama sit at separate tables in life.  Oil and water do not mix, neither does such an implausible political partnership.  

The Obama Mississippi response

An old man river to smile again

Tomorrow the people of the noble state of Mississippi will have an opportunity to play an important role in reshaping both the country’s history and American political life in the future.  This is the one chance many Mississippians have hoped for and dreamed of in order that one day, they could as free Americans say to all Americans. ” We not only want change - in the name of all who have gone before, we demand change.”

After the long struggle, dashed hopes and all of the pain, their view of the road to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave is close to coming into sight. The dream of bus riders heading to Washington for some distant Inauguration in some far off January may not as Bill Clinton suggested in Iowa, turn out to be a “fairytale” after all. Tomorrow Mississippians could be booking the first part of their long overdue pilgrimage in advance.

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