HRC’s Minority Mess

I know the spin machine is at maximum rotation at the moment. HRC’s political operatives are holding conference calls and selling the Pennsylvania Primary as a victory. And for the moment, it will help her raise some money to continue the race.

However, it is a statistical certainty that despite all the negative campaining, Obama will finish with a lead in delegates and the popular vote.

Bill Clinton has spent most of the campaign trying to marginalize Obama as the black candidate. The hope from the Clintons is that by doing this, it will give them a shot at winning the popular vote, which is pretty close.

If HRC does manage to secure the nomination by persuading the super-delegates, the Democratic Party will suffer great harm. That scenario requires the super-delegates to vote against the delegate count and possibly the popular vote. In essence, they would be discarding the results of the primaries, and voting on an ephemeral quality – electability.

The most damaging aspect is that if Hillary does manage to secure the Democratic party nomination, she will effectively isolate the entire minority population. It will appear as if a wealthy, connected, white politician has stolen the nomination from a minority who won it fair and square.

It looks like the only reason HRC is continuing this damaging, ugly, and lose-lose fight is for personal gain. It is either that, or she truly believes what millions of Americans do not believe – that Obama does not have the capability of being a good president.