Hilary Clinton: The Fighter

Hilary Clinton won the Pennsylvania Primary 55 to 45, and the win gave Hilary a firm footing in the election. Many people have doubted Hilary, and her chances of winning against her charismatic opponent, who has better personal appeal. Obama is a hard candidate to be running against because his story of a tough upbringing, an immigrant father, rising up from nothing, isn't that the story of America (or at least the story we pride ourselves on)? Obama is the American dream, and I think something inside all of us (most of us) is rooting for him. Obama is currently leading in delegates with 1,716 to Clinton's 1,583, but Obama does not have the nomination in the bag.

With 8 more primaries to go one has to question, whether or not Clinton will obtain the victory through low blows and bitter arguments. ABC News Russell Goldman said this about the election, "In an already long and increasingly negative campaign, bitterness is the last thing Democratic voters are looking for, leaving many to wonder what effects a protracted and bloody race will have on the party and the eventual nominee's chances in the November general election"

August 25 is the date that the superdelegates will decide who the Democratic nominee will be and through now and then the race will be heated and will probably not be pretty. But while the democrats duke it out John McCain (the presumed Republican candidate) will be working his party and potential voters (which he already has been doing for months). He will have a huge head start over whoever does get the nomination leading some to fear that potential voters will cross over to the Republican party if the Democrats can not get it together.

What is clear in the race is that Clinton has been consistently underestimated throughout the election. In March, 2008 many people were calling for her withdrawal, but she stuck in there. One advantage Clinton has over Obama is older voters loyal to her ( and people over 65 are the highest age range that votes in campaigns). All I can say is this race is about to get a whole lot more interesting.