The American presidential election (40)
It’s taken five months hard campaigning and voting in all 50 states – not to mention 40 postings on this blog – but finally the longest and closest and most expensive primary campaign in US history has resulted in the adoption of the first ever African-American as the candidate of a major party.
It is an outstanding achievement by Barack Obama that very few thought possible when he first announced his intention to run for the White House. But Hillary Clinton has been a formidable and tenacious opponent and, by running so hard and so long, she’s done damage to Obama’s chances in the general election as he has limped rather than stormed across the finishing post.
What now? Well, Michael Tomasky has suggested five things that Obama needs to do. I agree with Tomasky that one of these is to get the Clintons on board but that Hillary will not be the Obama’s running mate.