Like most, I will not say that I was not disappointed by the events of last night. That said, I am ready for the fight that will ensue and I strongly believe that the Obama campaign is as well. The race is not a coronation. It never should have been characterized as such and I hope that the punditry will not return to this false hypothesis. Like most here, I am going to be involved in this campaign until the nomination speech and as I still strongly believe, his acceptance speech.
The more important questions now are about what happens next. To this end I am very encouraged by some of the information I have come across
while perusing the political blogs this morning. I think there has been a general belief that Edwards and Obama cancel each other out and therefore split an anti-Clinton vote. It appears this is not supported by the evidence. Thus I hope we can put an end to some of the sniping about who should exit the race.
From where I stand, I suspect this will be tough fight for whomever the nominee is until Feb 5th, by which time at least, a significant portion of the country will have had their say and will have at the least, offered some clarity.
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