Another day, another split decision for Democrats.
But it’s becoming increasingly clear that in the heavyweight title tilt between Democrats Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, it’s the senator from Illinois who is going to be the last man standing.
That despite the fact that Clinton scored another big win yesterday. The New York senator rolled over Obama in Kentucky, capturing 65 percent of the vote in the Democratic primary. Obama countered on the West Coast with a win in Oregon, where he received 58 percent of the vote.
Obama now has 1,956 delegates, to 1,776 for Clinton. He stands within shouting distance of the 2,026 needed to capture the nomination.
Clinton remains unfazed. She’s vowing to stay in the race, and is banking on what most now believe is not going to happen, a huge shift in the superdelegates responding to her call that she is the candidate who is winning the big states the Democrats will need to defeat Sen. John McCain in November.
It was not that long ago that Hillary Clinton was considered the answer to the Democrats’ problems. Now she just might be their biggest problem, one that refuses to go away.
But it’s becoming increasingly clear that in the heavyweight title tilt between Democrats Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, it’s the senator from Illinois who is going to be the last man standing.
That despite the fact that Clinton scored another big win yesterday. The New York senator rolled over Obama in Kentucky, capturing 65 percent of the vote in the Democratic primary. Obama countered on the West Coast with a win in Oregon, where he received 58 percent of the vote.
Obama now has 1,956 delegates, to 1,776 for Clinton. He stands within shouting distance of the 2,026 needed to capture the nomination.
Clinton remains unfazed. She’s vowing to stay in the race, and is banking on what most now believe is not going to happen, a huge shift in the superdelegates responding to her call that she is the candidate who is winning the big states the Democrats will need to defeat Sen. John McCain in November.
It was not that long ago that Hillary Clinton was considered the answer to the Democrats’ problems. Now she just might be their biggest problem, one that refuses to go away.
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