I think I’m going to go out on a limb here and say that Clinton might well bow out this weekend. I’m probably wrong, but it seems like as graceful an exit as she can make - so long as the DNC and Team Obama do not come to a conclusion that would be personally humiliating to her.

My guess would be that they’ll reach a face saving compromise over the seating of the delegates that would allow Clinton to gracefully concede and bow out with at least some of her dignity intact. Just what kind of agreement would be acceptable to Clinton is beyond me, but I’m not on the DNC.

Unlikely, but a man can dream, right?

It’s been a quietly busy week on the election front. I think a lot of people are rather more engrossed in the furor over Scott McClellan than watching the fading drama in the democratic race. Clinton is still there and posturing, but Obama has clearly been quietly shifting the gears and it really is only a matter of time before he seals it. McCain also probably recognizes this, hence his increasing criticism of the like- oh screw that - the democratic nominee. Team Obama isn’t going to be taking their eyes off Clinton, but their attention is now set on managing the finale and not on beating her.

I’m a little concerned about Obama, though. For (more…)

The Huffington Post had a little piece about Clinton’s current tactics; trying to demonstrate that Obama still needs her. I have no doubt that Clinton can wreck magnificent havoc on the Democrat’s chances in November, the issue I think should be what Team Obama should do about it.

There’s been lot’s of talk about a unity ticket between Obama and Clinton as (more…)

Now yes, Clinton is still in the running, but I think everyone is settling in to the thought that she’s finished. Obama will certainly act that way (though he’s also likely to continue to keep an eye on her and smack her down if she gets too uppity - he’s not going to repeat New Hampshire, not now.) I think Clinton is also adjusting to that reality, or at least the reality that she’s (more…)

Obama – McCain isn’t merely a clash of ideologies; it’s an argument of what it really means to be American.

On one hand we have McCain, the quintessential “American Legend”. John McCain is the war hero. The gutsy battlefield veteran who’s stared death in the face, spat on it and kicked it in the nuts. He’s a white guy’s white guy – when the gooks tried to break him, he didn’t give them an inch. He stuck with his friends even while he had an easy way out. He’s made himself the scourge of The Hill as a maverick and outsider, willing to take stand on things he believed in, regardless of political expediency or party affiliations. He’s a man (more…)

Right now, Clinton must feel like that little boy with his finger in the dike. ‘cept the dike is crumbling and more holes are popping up faster than she can stem em’.

The writing is on the wall for Clinton - she’s done for and she knows it. Whether Obama will put her on his ticket is open to question, but Clinton’s run for the top spot this year is over save the finale. Is it going to be a graceful exit or a glorious burst of noise and light? We’ll see. Now we can begin pontificating on the extent McCain will benefit from a Clinton drop-out from the Blue Dog vote.

It’s been an open secret for a long time, but now with MSNBC’s latest report on it, I figure it’ll be a good time to make a point – Obama’s got a dog problem and I’m not referring to Clinton.

This is a blog, so I’m not going to nuance my post or make it seem less harsh or something; “I’d rather vote McCain” = “I’ll never vote for a black man”. It’s as simple as that. No need for metrics. If Clinton and Obama hold such similar policy positions, then it isn’t a problem with (more…)

Just as Obama sees the light at the end of the tunnel, his rival, John McCain is facing his Ralph Nader moment as former Republican Bob Barr puts forward his own run as a Republican candidate.

Barr, however, is a sideshow compared to the other rogue elephant in the room - Rep. Ron Paul. (more…)

The lines are becoming increasingly clear. With Clinton barely managing to scrape through by the skin of her teeth in Indiana, there is little doubt - should have been little doubt since April - that Obama will be the democratic nominee. John McCain pretty much settled into that idea over a month ago (more…)

Despite her claims to keep on fighting, the narrowness of her win in Indiana contrasted with Obama’s crushing victory in North Carolina probably puts her right on the edge. Clinton can still make a case to the Supers that she is better suited to “game” the electoral college (more…)