Embarrassment in Demo Camp

On Monday we finally witnessed some fighting spirit in the slinging match between Hillary and Barack (www.nydailynews.com) – unfortunately it’s too bad the showdown took place on Martin Luther King Day.

Up to now Hillary and Barack have been “fairly” civil to one another but on this occasion we saw their true feelings, especially how the election is taking its toll on them at an emotional level – you could see the strain in both of their faces.  Neither of them wanted to look like the weaker person which is why they were both standing their ground on insult after insult.

Then there’s the other democratic candidate John Edwards who peacefully watched on as both Hillary and Barack ripped into each other. Although he is non existent in the elections at the moment it made him look good especially after the spate when he questioned the audience asking if these are the two kinds of people you want running the country – obviously the faces of both Hillary and B|arack didn’t look pretty at all – more the look of shame than anything else.

But I believe this hasn’t affected the thoughts of voters because many plan to vote strategically  anyway. Many are thinking, “Where would my vote make the most significant difference?”

Now the candidates have headed down to South Carolina to seek the support of black voters – the caucus is this Saturday. Obama knows that he can’t win over black voters based on his colour alone and Hillary knows that just because of who her husband is she can’t just automatically win the black vote (Although there are some who will base their vote just on these factors). Many black democrat supporters are contemplating that if it came to the final hurdle between a Republican and Democratic who would be the big threat to the Republicans and perhaps even go on to win this presidential race. Some believe Obama and others think that realistically it should be Hillary.

There are so may dimensions to this election in regards to race, loyalty and war, but the common thought amongst a number of voters is that they want the Republicans out of the White House and I too can see that happening the only decision needed is to decide which Democratic candidate can do that.