Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama swept Tuesday's 'Potomac Primaries,' winning their Parties' support in the District of Columbia, Virginia, and Maryland.
Obama's victories yesterday place him solidly in the lead in the delegate count, surpassing Hillary Clinton 1210 to 1188 delegates. It takes 2025 to win the Democratic nomination.
McCain's victory places him just over 200 delegates away from winning the Republican nomination.
The Liberty Sphere's political analysis concludes that Barack Obama has a solid shot at an upset in taking the nomination away from Hillary Clinton, the presumed nominee. With momentum on his side, large crowds clammering to hear him speak, and 8 straight primary wins to his credit, Obama could well win one of the 'biggies' on March 5--Texas or Ohio.
A win of just one of those states would send the Clinton campaign into a tailspin if not a full implosion.
The GOP has assumed all along that Hillary would be the Democratic nominee. The Party had better be prepared for an Obama upset. And preparing for such a scenario is not really that hard to do from a political perspective.
True, the candidate is attractive, speaks well, present himself well, and evokes strong emotion from his audience. But his record is his downfall with the American mainstream.
For example, Obama is on record as supporting a nation-wide handgun ban.
And this is just for starters. He also voted as an Illinois legislator to withhold medical treatment from babies who had survived botched abortion attempts--one of the most disgusting and near-criminal positions a politician could take on any issue.
Once the public sees the Obama record for what it really is, it will be an entirely new ballgame.
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
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