The Fierce Urgency Of Now
2008 Democratic Presidential Candidate, Barack Obama, needs to show his own democratic companions with the next six caucuses till 11th of March in Texas, Ohio, Rhode Island, Vermont, Wyoming, Mississippi - that he is the only Candidate.
The tight Democratic race (1202 to 1042 Delegates for Obama) is all over the news channels and the discussion that it can torn the Democrats apart. With 915 remeaning Democratic Delegates till the 45th Democratic National Convention in August and the chance to lead till the Convention with a minor gap - it is likely that the decision for the presidential nominee, who to send against McCain in November, will not be made-up on our math. Or what we can think of.
Could he deliver?
Barack Obama won all eight caucuses after Super Tuesday on Feb 5th, and amazed with such a landslide movement the whole press and its own supporters. Winning white states like Maine and the ‘Potomac primary’ - Washington, DC, Maryland and Virginia. Hillary Clinton had to lend her own campaign already $5m of her own cash and fired 2 people who run her campaign. I contrast the - the political phenomenon - Barack Obama who reached recently the mark of one million donations for his campaign (some say raising $1m a day).

Early this morning, we reached one million people owning a piece of this campaign.
Think about that for a minute.
One million people like you own a stake in a grassroots movement that is not just competing, but thriving, in a political process that’s been dominated by special interests for far too long.
You have given your time, energy, and passion to bring about change.
No other campaign has ever reached one million donors while still in a competitive primary, and I am grateful for your generosity.
This is an important milestone, not just for our campaign, but also for our party. This level of support will be invaluable as we head toward a general election in which grassroots participation will be more important than ever.
The next six days could decide whether we get that chance. It will take a massive effort across the country to Get Out The Vote on Tuesday, March 4th.
The Economist wrote last week that it is not just that he has managed to survive the Clintons’ crude onslaught with grace. He has persuaded huge numbers of people around the world to reconsider politics in an optimistic way. To many Americans, a black man who eschews both racial politics and the conservative-liberal divide is a chance to heal the country’s two deepest divisions. To many foreigners, he represents an idealistic version of America—the hope of a more benevolent superpower. Although Mr Obama’s slogan “Yes We Can” has been turned into a pop video, and his early campaign grassroots pay now off by adoption from thousand of supporters throughout every divide.
Debating to a draw suits Barack Obama
But against all odds - Barack holds his lead even in the latest Democratic debate live on Television. For Hillary Clinton it represented a final chance to unsettle Barack Obama ahead of the next round of primaries, and she failed.
Overall, however, Mr Obama came out of it better. He seemed calm, reasonable and at ease while Mrs Clinton seemed tense and combative, at one point complaining at being asked to reply to too many questions first. He seemed, in fact, more presidential. And besides, given his commanding position, a draw is all that Mr Obama needed. Mrs Clinton’s last ditch effort—a series of quite tough attacks on Mr Obama’s positions—failed to turn the tide of the game. Both candidates came out of the long debate well, but that was not enough for Mrs Clinton. Writes The Economist Internet edition.
Mini Super Tuesday could be decisive
Mrs Clinton needs now the two big states, Ohio and Texas (she has big poll majorities in both states), which are decisive for the future outcome of her Presidential Campaign (and political career) and the possible nomination in Denver. If Mrs Clinton were to win both Ohio and Texas, she would hardly be out of the woods. But not save till August.
Then there are still superdelegates and and the possible chance that it will be an open nomination. A Clinton victory would then still look wildly implausible, but not completely impossible. Maybe we see in just a week whether Mrs Clinton is a likable democratic nominee or a more dislikable. It’s possible.
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