Letters to the Editor
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If the argument is that Obama can't win in November
I'd have to say that Mrs. Clinton can't win either.
And while you may bemoan the fact that Mr. Obama wins with a steady support of black voters, the truth is that's how Democrats win in the general as well.
No Democrat since the civil rights era has won the white vote, including Bill Clinton. In fact I believe Clinton received only 38% of the white vote in '92 and 40% in '96.
If you want to talk about the ability to win in November remember this, were she the nominee Hillary Clinton must have 90% of the black vote to beat McCain. If she only get around 80%, she loses in a landslide.
Here's some more reality, the Democratic party is steadily losing its base. It's core support is getting older and union membership is dwindling. Add this to the fact that in 2004, Republicans began making inroads into the black vote. Had Kerry received the black votes Gore got in Ohio, he would have been elected in 2004.
Obama may not be stealing the old line Democrats from the Clintons, but he is bringing new and younger voter into the Democratic party, scaring the bejesus out of Republicans.
He puts states into play that Hillary Clinton could only dream of winning. SurveyUSA has polling that shows Obama beating McCain in Nov WITHOUT MO, PA, FL, MI, and NJ!! And those states are a statistical tie. With the cash Obama has he can out spend McCain and force Republicans to spend cash in states(like GA) that they have always taken for granted.
Obama will be the Democratic nominee and his campaign at the grassroots in traditional Democratic strongholds as well as western as southern states (VA and GA) will breath new life into the Democratic party.