Slate recently ran a very interesting article on the delegate breakdown between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. I especially like the subhead, “Can we please stop pretending she has a plausible chance to win the nomination?” With all the bad press Obama’s been getting for his ties to Rev. Jeremiah Wright, as well as Hillary’s win in Pennsylvania, I really did think that she was pulling ahead in receiving the nomination.
Many political pundits have pointed out that they think one of the candidates must drop out soon to maintain order and unity within the party. It strikes me as an odd process; obviously both candidates are competitive and have good reason for staying in the race at this point, so it’s strange to expect one of them to drop out.
But if the goal is to oust the Republican party from the White House, I would have to agree that it’s probably better for someone to drop out. Undecided voters must be turned off watching Obama and Clinton go at it while John McCain can sit by and watch from the corner.
When will one of these candidates do what’s best for the party and step aside? I’m guessing not too soon. If John McCain is the country’s next president, I’m going to look back on this time and wonder why the Democrats were unwilling to save themselves.
