As the fight between fight for the Democratic nomination wages on, it would seem that co-frontrunner Senator Barack Obama of Illinois would most likely become the eventual nominee. However, Democratic co-frontrunner Senator Hillary Clinton of New York is still in the race. Despite many people telling her to quit, Clinton refuses to give up.
After the May 6 contests, Clinton had suffered quite a good amount of damage. She was thrashed by Obama in the North Carolina primary. However, she barely beat Obama by two points in the Indiana primary.
Recently, Reverend Al Sharpton said to Clinton that the game was over.
Despite winning some major victories, Clinton continues to remain damaged while taking in more damage. Despite some controversies surrounding Obama, his campaign managed to regenerate from the damage. Obama’s campaign still retained its bearings while Clinton’s campaign was shaken up violently several times. Clinton had lost key staffers and supporters. Most that left either resigned or defected to the Obama camp.
So far, it seems that Obama’s star continues to rise and shine. At the same time, Clinton’s star fades and dims out.
While Obama was walking through the US Congress, he was flooded with journalists wanting his attention. A day earlier, it seemed that Clinton barely received the same attention. She was trying to find a party official to meet her.
Obama even got a hug from Alcee Hastings, a Democrat that supports Clinton. That could be deemed as a striking blow for Clinton. Charles Rangel, another supporter of Clinton went and got a hug from Obama. However, the fever did not spread to just Democrats. It would seem that the contagious has even spread to the Republicans.
However, presumed GOP nominee Senator John McCain of Arizona was not one of them. He continued his offensive against Obama on lack of experience. It would give off the indication that McCain has implied and acknowledged that his Democratic rival will end up being Obama.
Ultimately, the Democratic nominee may ultimately be decided by the remaining superdelegates. DNC Chair Howard Dean said that they must reach a decision on who to back by the end of June.
Clinton and Obama are still fighting for those superdelegates.
However, nothing is in concrete yet. There is the chance that Clinton could still pull an upset victory. Six contests remain. West Virginia is one of them. It is revealed that Clinton has strong support there. Also, four of the six contests are only closed to Democratic voters.
Obama has done well amongst Independents and moderate Republicans. But, they won’t be able to help him in those four contests.
There is also the factor of the Michigan and Florida contests. Both states were stripped of their delegates for holding their primaries too early in violation of DNC rules. Dean had addressed the issue. He said that a compromise will be reached by the end of May.
While Obamania is spreading, Clinton is not out of the picture yet.