Media spin
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As I predicted, the predominant media spin goes like this:
Why can't Obama close the deal? He spent all this money and he still loses.
Have you ever run against Hillary? Was Bill not a formidable politician? Has Hillary received less than 55% of the female vote in any contest so far? Women have always voted in significantly higher numbers in Democratic primaries than men. Give me a break. The real story of this primary election is how in the world could a relatively unknown black candidate be so competitive. How could anyone possibly out raise the Clinton money machine?
Why can't Obama close the deal? He spent all this money and he still loses.
Have you ever run against Hillary? Was Bill not a formidable politician? Has Hillary received less than 55% of the female vote in any contest so far? Women have always voted in significantly higher numbers in Democratic primaries than men. Give me a break. The real story of this primary election is how in the world could a relatively unknown black candidate be so competitive. How could anyone possibly out raise the Clinton money machine?

Really it is not surprising when you consider how carefully planned/manipulating his campaign is.. it is geared toward a certain demographic... here read this...
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Could it be that there is a need in this country to move away from what is not working for us?
I just had to say it...
I think that's one element, certainly. I think there are other elements, too. Perhaps the most important is what I call the "uncertainty factor".
Kind of "the Devil you know".
I believe that people voted for George Bush largely due to the "uncertainty factor". Although John Kerry was well-known in Washington and in Massachussetts, and among a few of the older anti-Vietnam War crowd, I sincerely believe many people who voted against him did so because they didn't know anything about him other than what the Republicans told them.
Older voters, as well as voters who do not have experience outside their immediate spheres tend to be cautious when it comes to doing anything different. I'm not talking about race, necessarily. More about change in general.