And then there were 2
Okay, Ron Paul is still in the mix, but the GOP race is down to two. On one hand, there's the front runner with a seemingly commanding lead, and on the other the socially conservative populist. The upcoming contests will be interesting. McCain will be almost imoosible to beat, especially if as seems the case Mitt Romney has swung his support to McCain. Still, Mike Huckabee will slug on, giving some in the party an alternative voice. The GOP race, of course, isn't quite the same as the Democratic one. And you can point at the way delegates are selected. Winner take all versus proportional. If this had been proportional, things would likely be different.
So, now we know. John McCain will be the GOP standard-bearer. The question is, who can best confront his message and personal story. For a number of reasons, I think that person is Barack Obama. If the issue is experience, then Hillary can't win it. She may have more than Barack, but considerably less than McCain. So perhaps it's the vision thing that will be key in this season of change. And it's Obama who seems to have the edge in this category.
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My, you're spending time with interesting characters. Rush seems to be having a difficult time.
I think you're right about te fear that the Right Wing have of Obama. The contrast between him and McCain will be strong. It's generational and focused on vision. So they're afraid of it -- kind of like Dems were afraid of Ronnie. We might not have liked his policies, but I remember that in 1980, even I was moved by his vision (that was during my conservative days).
I am praying for huge Obama victories beginning this weekend and superdelegates switching to him and pressure on Clinton to drop out (even if he has to offer her VP to do it) so that we can gear up for the fight against McCain--the Less Jobs, More Wars candidate.