Perhaps we were a bit premature in writing Hillary Clinton's obituary. If you stick around long enough, your opponent just might stumble, hurt himself, and open the door to new possibilities.
On Little Super Tuesday (which still has Texas outstanding as we write), Hillary Clinton has found a way to continue her now long shot campaign for the presidency. Besides finding a more strident voice and aggressive posture on her way to big wins in Ohio and Rhode Island, Clinton has benefited from the first missteps incurred by Barack Obama.
Between a half hearted denunciation of Louis Farrakhan, increased scrutiny of one time Obama finacial backer, Tony Rezko, and a weird bit of communication between a top ranking Obama official with the Canadian consul in Chicago, the angelic glow that has been atop Obama has begun to lose just a bit of its luster.
Obama is still in the driver's seat what with his number of delegates and the desire of many top Democratic officials to wish Hillary away. But at least on this day, his well won momentum during the month of February has been stopped.
Those wishing for a quick end to the primary process and the opportunity to have the Democratic nominee take on John McCain as soon as possible, should take a deep breath and allow the process to go on. Hillary is a known quantity and will not be hurt by the length of the campaign. Contrarily, Obama will only get stronger by the pressure he will now start to feel. Anything Clinton has or will throw his way pales in comparison to what awaits him if and when he is the official Democratic candidate. If he can not take the heat from the Clintons, then he is not prepared for the upcoming run and will lead the Dems to another disappointing fall. However, if he survives, he will have been baptized into the fire of a modern presidential campaign, and will be more than ready to take on the Republicans, the right wing machine, and the venerable McCain.
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