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Lots of talk about whether its Hillary or Obama. Most of the talk seems to be from Hillary supporters who think that she was the Democrats only shot at salvation, only she could lead us out of the wilderness that has been the Bush administration. They may be resigned to her defeat but they are really pissed off. The glee with which they predict that Obama can't possibly beat McCain and, boy, "won't we be sorry then" is childish. And scary: if she isn't the next Democratic President there won't be one. That they would rather see McCain become President than Obama is remarkable - and they see the "cult of personality" as an Obama thing?!! Look in the mirror guys. (But chin up, Clinton supporters, as it is said "it ain't over 'til it's over" - who knows? HRC, She Who Must Be President, has no intention of losing - so, hang in there.)
So, who beats McCain? Well, if the Democrats are destroyed before they even get to the general election, McCain wins. Unfortunately, that could happen.
The Republicans will (as always) run a dirty, ugly, nasty, and bloody campaign - it will make Hillary and Barack seem like Sam and Diane on "Cheers." And it will be that way whether Clinton or Obama is the Democratic nominee. The Republicans are more than prepared to fight either one of them tooth and nail - they have already stockpiled their "anti-Clinton" weapons and their "anti-Obama" weapons. They're just waiting to see which to bring out. Really, what matters at this point is not who can beat McCain but how to beat McCain. That is the question that everyone who believes that the Bush administration has been a disaster for this country should be focussed on. Republicans obviously think (hope?) that Obama will be the nominee and have started to attack him. I am encouraged by the way he has not backed down from these attacks and has answered them convincingly and forcefully.
