"Some people ... said to drop out," she said, "but the American people don't quit, and they deserve a president who doesn't quit either."
- Hillary Clinton after her victory in the Pennsylvania Primary last night.
The problem is that the American people may not be deciding whom the Democrat nominee will be. After her victory in Pennsylvania yesterday, Hillary has 1,557 delegates, trailing Barack Obama by only 140 with North Carolina and Indiana voting on May 6.
The bigger problem is that Hillary seems determined to carry this fight to the convention in Denver in August. That's a problem because there are still 245 so-called Super Delegates who are currently undecided. What that will amount to is a lot of arm-twisting and deal-making to insure that they decide one way or the other.
Should Hillary still be trailing in the popular vote and the delegate count as she is today, a significant amount of political wrangling could bring her the nomination. That should discourage the still goose-bumpy newly registered voters, most of whom Obama is responsible for.
After the 2000 election was stolen from the Democrats and the 2004 election was equally fishy, voters don't need another political whitewash, especially in the Democrat party.
If Obama goes to Colorado still leading Clinton and the suspected political nonsense occurs, millions of voters will be justifiably turned off by the process and see their support and hard work washed away by more backroom deal-making.
I hope it doesn't happen because Americans deserve to be able to have the nominee of their choice, even if it's by one vote or one delegate.
How ironic that Obama preaches change, yet he could be done in by more of the same-old-same-old politics.
Keep your fingers and toes crossed.
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