Wednesday, May 14, 2008
The Democrats are putting the "stale" in stalemate
The Democrats are putting the "stale" in stalemate.Barack Obama needed to "close the deal" by beating Hillary Clinton in Indiana and North Carolina. Clinton needed a "gamechanger" so that she could have a viable path to the presidential nomination.
But as of May 6 night, no deal closed and no game changed.
Obama's big win in North Carolina, coupled with Clinton's narrow lead in Indiana, adds to a sense that his nomination is inevitable. But the muddle also gave Clinton a reason to remain in the race and force the party's superdelegates to decide it.
At least for now, there is no exit plan. We're going to West Virginia! And we're going to Oregon and Kentucky! And we're going to Puerto Rico and Montana and South Dakota! Yeeaarrgghh! .
"There were those who were saying that North Carolina would be a game-changer in this election, but today what North Carolina decided is that the only game that needs changing is the one in Washington, D.C.," Obama told his supporters here at North Carolina State University on May 6 night. But in the next breath, he acknowledged that he hadn't closed the deal, either. "I want to start by congratulating Senator Clinton on what appears to be her victory in the great state of Indiana," he added, to boos from the crowd.
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Labels: American history, Barack Obama, Democrats, Hillary Clinton, North Carolina, presidential nomination, stalemate
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