It's Close

After watching the Democratic debate yesterday, it only solidified the fact that the race was really between Hillary Cinton and and Barak Obama. The other candidates like John Edwards and Joe Biden made good showings, but their performances only help or hurt one of the other two. They made more of an impression in the post interviews than they did in the debate itself. Everybody else tries to downplay the race factor, but to me all indications seem to show that as being very important. It's like that unspoken understanding among some voters. No matter what Barak Obama says or does, their main concern is Hillary Clinton's counterattack. If her campaign makes a mistake; like the did in bringing up Obama's past drug use. Her supporters only concern is how she cleans it up. Not that it was dirty and shouldn't have happened.

What I found to be most telling was the post interviews of viewers after the debate. The two analyst on CNN immediately went to their chosen sides. Donna Brazille the black analyst was impressed and immediately voiced her pleasure with Barak Obama's performance. When given the chance, Stephanie Miller her white cohort instantly did the same for Hillary Clinton. Though they both were for the same party, it was like they didn't even watch the same debate. I think Ms. Brazille must have realized how their cat fight looked to viewers. She tried to clean it up by making note of some of the good points made by the other candidates. They need what the Republicans have in the form of an Allen Keyes, someone to hold their feet to the fire. Someone far too left to be elected, but who highlights what universal qualities the front runners have. I don't know who is going to win, but it's going to be close.