Warrior Versus Priest -- Clinton and Obama

In this presidential contest within the Democratic Party, Hillary and Barack are the leading contenders. Ron Brownstein of the LA Times casts this as battle between Hillary the Warrior and Obama the Priest. The one has been able to connect with the Blue Collar while the other with intellectuals. Brownstein sees Obama in the cast of a Eugene McCarthy, Woodrow Wilson, Adlai Stevenson, while Clinton hails from the Humphrey, Mondale, cast that reaches out to the blue collar.

The question is, can Obama reach beyond the traditional sphere of influence of the priestly cast. Thus, Brownstein sees Clinton as the more likely candidate coming out. I guess we'll see. In part I think it depends on what happens with John Edwards. If he doesn't win the nomination (which I think is still unlikely), it will be interesting to see who he will endorse. Edwards has clout with the blue collar voter and could be the key.