What a historic night for Sen. Barack Obama?
Sen. Obama clinched the nomination for the Democratic Presidential candidate. He will be facing Sen. John McCain (R) in the general election.
It is not a big surprise that he wins since he’s leading in delegates from the beginning. Now that he wins, what is next for the Democrats?
The party has been divided since the rival between Sen. Obama and Sen. Hillary Clinton escalated in mid-February. Since then, the tension between the two supporters have risen to the point that the party is now divided. Some Clinton supporters are now backing up McCain because he is more experienced. Some would not vote for Obama at all because of his race. (If you have the time read the comments from this CNN blog and you will know what I am talking about.)
As a democratic party supporter, it is sad to see supporters of the party are dividing into two groups. There is no way for this party to win the general elections if the angry Clinton supporters would shift their votes for McCain. Some of the comments I read on that CNN blog are very offended–I mean, what kind a democrat are you, if you choose to switch party line just because Obama is a black presidential candidate? You are not a true party supporter.
What Obama needs to do now is to bring Clinton to the table and work things out together.Clinton is dividing the party because she refused to concede this evening. She must join Obama and other democrats to beat McCain. I hope she thinks it through tonight and many days to come, it’s never too late to turn things around.
It is time for this party to heal and unite against the Republicans. The more we are fighting against each other, the less time we have to compete in the general election. Face it, would you want a 70-plus year-old president or a president who can bring new ideas to the country?
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