Super Tuesday refused to throw up a winner for Democrats. SUTANU GURU analyses
When experience and chutzpah clash with charisma and vision,
the outcome could still remain uncertain. That is precisely what the results of Super Tuesday have been indicating as 24 states voted in the primaries to choose the candidates for both the Republicans and the Democrats. In the Republican camp where George Bush and his pathetic legacy is an albatross around the neck of hopefuls, Senator John McCain has taken a decisive lead over his close rivals Mitt Romney and the deeply conservative Mike Huckabee, Though the two have refused to give up, most analysts contend that McCain will almost certainly be the Republican candidate for the November 2008 Presidential elections.
But most eyes were not on the Republicans fighting over the tattered legacy of the unpopular Bush. They were focused on the two people who stand on the threshold of creating history in the United States of America. They are experienced Hillary Clinton and charismatic Barack Obama, who are in a neck to neck race to bag the Democratic nomination. Hillary gets help from the chutzpah and guile of the unparalleled ‘communicator’ Bill Clinton, while Obama now walks around with an aura and visions of a vision that seem to rival the tumultuous years of John F. Kennedy.
Super Tuesday could not decide whether it is Hillary or Obama who will be the Democratic candidate to take on McCain in the forthcoming elections. Hillary won the real big states like New York and California, while Obama all but swept the so-called Middle America with big wins in Georgia, Kansas and Idaho. No pundit is willing to stick her neck out and predict who the eventual winner will be. Guy Cecil, Clinton’s political field director, agreed. “This campaign is going to continue and will not end today,’’ he said. “We feel like we’ve had a good night, but this contest is far from over,” Cecil added.
However, ever since Obama surprised Hillary with a win during the first primary in Iowa, his campaign has been steadily gathering momentum and the double digit lead that Hillary used to enjoy till about a month ago has been reduced to virtually nothing. Most resonant and powerful was the open endorsement of the Obama candidacy given recently by the brother, daughter and nephew of the former President John F. Kennedy. The youth seem to be particularly taken in by the openness, clarity and vision being offered by Obama in contrast to more of the same kind of politics that Hillary seems to offer. “What was once inevitable is no longer inevitable,” said David Axelrod, Obama’s Chief Strategist. “What was once a lop-sided race is no longer lop-sided. The momentum has shifted.”
Yet, Obama cannot rest; nor can he afford to be complacent. A tidal wave of enthusiasm and endorsements after the Kennedy family supported him led many pundits to predict that Obama would sweep the big states like California and even give Hillary a run for her money in her home state New York. Obama’s campaign manager David Plouffe said the senator was in a “strong position to win the Democratic nomination,” and eyed contests next week in Maryland, Virginia and Washington DC. This seemed to be political wisdom till even a few hours before voting began. But the results – as usual – have surprised the pundits. Hillary has scored a big win over Obama despite support from big Hollywood stars like George Clooney. Of course, it becomes even more difficult to predict who will eventually will the Democratic nomination because the party has a complicated way of figuring out who will get how many delegates from each state. Unlike the Republican Party where the winner takes it all, the Democrats allot delegates to the candidates on the basis of the proportional share of the votes won by them. Till the time of going to the press, it appeared as if Hillary is slightly ahead with about 500 delegates while Obama is close behind with about 475 delegates. To eventually win the nomination and formally become the Democratic candidate, either Hillary or Obama will have to win over at least 2050 delegates across the country.
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When experience and chutzpah clash with charisma and vision,
the outcome could still remain uncertain. That is precisely what the results of Super Tuesday have been indicating as 24 states voted in the primaries to choose the candidates for both the Republicans and the Democrats. In the Republican camp where George Bush and his pathetic legacy is an albatross around the neck of hopefuls, Senator John McCain has taken a decisive lead over his close rivals Mitt Romney and the deeply conservative Mike Huckabee, Though the two have refused to give up, most analysts contend that McCain will almost certainly be the Republican candidate for the November 2008 Presidential elections.But most eyes were not on the Republicans fighting over the tattered legacy of the unpopular Bush. They were focused on the two people who stand on the threshold of creating history in the United States of America. They are experienced Hillary Clinton and charismatic Barack Obama, who are in a neck to neck race to bag the Democratic nomination. Hillary gets help from the chutzpah and guile of the unparalleled ‘communicator’ Bill Clinton, while Obama now walks around with an aura and visions of a vision that seem to rival the tumultuous years of John F. Kennedy.
Super Tuesday could not decide whether it is Hillary or Obama who will be the Democratic candidate to take on McCain in the forthcoming elections. Hillary won the real big states like New York and California, while Obama all but swept the so-called Middle America with big wins in Georgia, Kansas and Idaho. No pundit is willing to stick her neck out and predict who the eventual winner will be. Guy Cecil, Clinton’s political field director, agreed. “This campaign is going to continue and will not end today,’’ he said. “We feel like we’ve had a good night, but this contest is far from over,” Cecil added.
However, ever since Obama surprised Hillary with a win during the first primary in Iowa, his campaign has been steadily gathering momentum and the double digit lead that Hillary used to enjoy till about a month ago has been reduced to virtually nothing. Most resonant and powerful was the open endorsement of the Obama candidacy given recently by the brother, daughter and nephew of the former President John F. Kennedy. The youth seem to be particularly taken in by the openness, clarity and vision being offered by Obama in contrast to more of the same kind of politics that Hillary seems to offer. “What was once inevitable is no longer inevitable,” said David Axelrod, Obama’s Chief Strategist. “What was once a lop-sided race is no longer lop-sided. The momentum has shifted.”
Yet, Obama cannot rest; nor can he afford to be complacent. A tidal wave of enthusiasm and endorsements after the Kennedy family supported him led many pundits to predict that Obama would sweep the big states like California and even give Hillary a run for her money in her home state New York. Obama’s campaign manager David Plouffe said the senator was in a “strong position to win the Democratic nomination,” and eyed contests next week in Maryland, Virginia and Washington DC. This seemed to be political wisdom till even a few hours before voting began. But the results – as usual – have surprised the pundits. Hillary has scored a big win over Obama despite support from big Hollywood stars like George Clooney. Of course, it becomes even more difficult to predict who will eventually will the Democratic nomination because the party has a complicated way of figuring out who will get how many delegates from each state. Unlike the Republican Party where the winner takes it all, the Democrats allot delegates to the candidates on the basis of the proportional share of the votes won by them. Till the time of going to the press, it appeared as if Hillary is slightly ahead with about 500 delegates while Obama is close behind with about 475 delegates. To eventually win the nomination and formally become the Democratic candidate, either Hillary or Obama will have to win over at least 2050 delegates across the country.
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