With the impending Pennsylvania primary looming for the Presidential Candidate Democrats Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, excitement has arisen in the state. Elsewhere for those of us who have already voted, anxiety has settled in. These two have been battling blow to blow, stumping and pandering any votes they can to clinch the nomination. Truth be told, neither of them will ever make the delegates needed to hold the nomination. Barack with 1,644 and Hillary holding on to 1,498 (and holding on by the skin of her teeth to her supers). Both a mile from the 2,025 mark.
In any case, hopes are high and stakes are huge this election year. In my opinion, either one would make a great candidate against Republican John McCain, if for nothing more than headlines, which the other party will be happy to initiate the digging of even more fodder against them. Not to mention either holds history in the making (I think of it more like history in the waiting, that's been long over due!!).
I believe very strongly that both have sincere reasons for running for office, and do want to make more of the seat in the White House and run this country of ours into a different direction than where it is now, and mostly for the best. Yes, Hillary has her clear and present faults, not connecting well with many voters through her impersonal stance. She is quite hard edged, and determined to be atop, which makes her out to be more like evil witch, out to do anything to get in. She's a woman running in a man's game - I think she pretty much has to continue to be who she is, and may not have been where she is if she were a blossoming flower.
Barack on the other hand, an eloquent speaker of promises of a hopeful tomorrow reaches those with nothing more to lose and are betting on him with their faith and belief that he can create such. He has his rookie faults, but nevertheless a well mannered dignified candidate. He possesses super star quality which ironically Bill Clinton held onto for so long just before him. If you think about it, Hillary is running against a more polished version of her husband. He too is running a race in which is not only a man's game, but has previously been a White's only club.
Whomever you vote for, for whatever reason that your hearts and minds and its convictions are pulling towards (even if it is McCain too), please do so consciously knowing that it is without prejudice and beyond the facts and/or fabricated stories. Behind any of the super media blitz you see on television, is another human being running for office to replace a robot!!!