It is finally over. Yes, I'm talking about the long, drawn out race for the Democratic nomination for President. Today, Hillary Clinton pulled out of the race and gave her full support for Barack Obama. Does it really surprise anyone that she is supporting him now? Just like I wrote about a few weeks back when Edwards gave his support for Obama, she is trying to line herself up for the VP candidate slot. However, will he indeed pick her? Only he knows for sure.
Thinking about that possibility for a moment, will it actually help him or hurt him if he chooses her to be 2nd in line? To really take a look at this, consider her large wins in the rural states such as Kentucky, West Virginia and so on. He has shown a lack of support from those voters so he indeed would need some kind of kick in the tail. She definitely would bring that to him.
In another thought, how will this now shape up for Sen. John McCain? He now has been sitting back so to speak and watching the Democratic candidates battle each other over their party nomination. Has this time out of the larger spotlight helped McCain? I beleive it has helped him. He pretty much let those two candidates try to take each other out and force them to make mistakes and in the end, put himself in a more favorable light amongst some voters.
As with any politcal race, it isn't over until the last vote is cast, then again, in 2000, it wasn't over until Al Gore exhausted his resources. I'm thinking that the next few weeks and leading up to the national conventions, all the punches will be thrown and the momentum will shift in McCains favor, considering he doesn't mess it up himself. He is best to leave the negative stuff up to Obama and solely focus on his policies.
God Bless America!
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