Obama stands for change
Being a fan of Barack Obama, it was certainly disheartening for me to see him lose in two important states--- Ohio and Texas---which were vital states in the sense that a victory for him in these two states would have made him the clear front-runner. But now the race is once again wide open. And this is certainly Hillary's “comeback” moment. Wins for Hillary notwithstanding, in the delegates count, Obama is still leading her by a slim margin of 86(according to CNN politics.com). I really hope that Obama can fight back strongly, particularly in Pennsylvania. The very fact that Obama supports a more pragmatic foreign policy he is ready to hold talks with Raul Castro, Ahmadinejad and he is ready to bring troops from Iraq--- makes him a more viable candidate. His domestic economic policies are also more sensible than those of Hillary. Besides being very charismatic and inspirational, he is ready to heal America's tainted reputationa product of Bush's illogical policies---around the world. Young voters have flocked to the polling stations in numbers never seen before to vote for him. And most important, polls show that against John McCain, Obama has the edge. That is, if Hillary wins the nomination then even the conservative voters of the GOPwho have been reluctant to vote for himare likely to vote for McCain. But if Obama wins the nomination, then he'll be able to grab the votes of the independents a vital group which also supports McCainand even the votes of disenchanted Republicans. No one would certainly want a war-mongering candidate like McCain to eventually become the president. McCain's administration will basically be an extension of Bush's. Obama is gradually coming under greater scrutiny from the media. He can expect the attacks on him to intensify in the coming days. From “3 am” adverts to leaked memos to shady fundraiser Tony Rezko, he can also expect the Clinton camp to come up with more scathing attacks against him. Obama has to deal with these hurdles cleverly and he should avoid getting irritated during press conferences as he did in a press conference in San Antonioto ensure that these “alleged” negative attacks do not land him in jeopardy. Then one really hopes that the super-delegates who now seem to be the ultimate judges do not become “undemocratic” by voting for Hillary, despite the fact that Obama has won more states and has more pledged delegates.
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