The World is Watching and Wants More: Clinton-Obama Race Should Go All the Way

[BigBearJohn]

Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton struggling against each other for every superdelegate, every pending state primary, every vote is the best thing America has had going for it in some time on the "global public diplomacy" front.

The world is seeing Americans struggle about who U.S. citizens want in the White House. There is no stacked deck, no automatic succession, no heir apparent -- and this political experience of dramatic uncertainty and the pairing of an elder pro-Iraq War POW torture-victim turned leading Senator vs. either the first African-American or female candidate has the feel of a presidential election of a life-time -- the kind that won't be forgotten for a century.

Neither Hillary Clinton nor Barack Obama can win the Democratic primary through pledged delegates. Now, superdelegates and the candidate's nuanced strengths and weaknesses in the eyes of party elders could show those around the world another dimension of America's electoral system that few -- even in America -- get to see. The race should go all the way to the Convention.

Dem leaders like Pelosi, Harry Reid, and Howard Dean should stop trying to end the process. Let it go to its conclusion -- and let's turn the process into something really magnificent to see in its fullest. . . kind of like a total solar eclipse. Totality. Do the entire thing.

The world is watching, learning. And American popularity in the eyes of global citizens watching us is surging because of the excitement and uncertainty of this fascinating election.

SOURCE: http://news.yahoo.com/s/huffpost/20080330/cm_huffpost/094082&printer=1;_ylt=AqVA56weuAjwBwSlc9MdV2se6sgF

[Maddy McCall]

1. K/R

Check your Pm in about 2 minutes.

:hi:

[Skittles]

2. it has really raised awareness on the Primary process

good or bad, it has indeed

[MADem]

3. Well, we got Lincoln, FDR and Truman through the smoke-filled room process.

People who act like this is a massive DRAMA would do well to review their own history.

[cleveramerican]

4. I like the idea of a public,televised superdelagate debate.

I think its exciting, the uncertainty of it adds drama to what too many times has looked like an inheritance.

I think things are going fine
The process will give us a nominee.
We will win.

[chknltl]

5. I hope that the most important thing that they see...

...is the unprecedented numbers of Democrats turning out! Better yet I further hope they see and contrast this with the lackluster turnout that the republicans had. I suspect that the world is by and large smart enough to know that the republican party no longer represents the will of America. (Although contrary to this piece in the Huffington Post, I suspect that the world is no more interested in seeing the continuance of Democratic Party self destruction than we are...frankly I question the authors motives but I do agree that the world is watching.)

[susankh4]

6. Yes indeed!

A few more months with lots of free press. Three stunningly popular high profile Dems on the road, week after week, talking up our agenda....

We be rockin' da vote now!

K&R.

[dkf]

7. What more is there to see?

I wish the superdelegates would just make their choices and get it over with. Its not like they haven't already voted in their actual elections. Most of the country has already voted.

Dragging it out for the purpose of entertaining the world is kind of sick.

[Vinca]

8. Actually, the media is hoping for a knock down, drag out fight

at the convention to boost their ratings. It's got nothing to do with Clinton and Obama.

[mmonk]

9. Or fear and loathing from

"elder pro-Iraq War POW torture-victim turned leading Senator".

[goldcanyonaz]

10. All the way to Denver, we go!!!

:woohoo:

[surfermaw]

11. Those were the days, when the Convention was a delight to watch

i remember the one before Jack Kennedy was nominated, by the time it was over , I kind of knew that young Kennedy would probably be the next, and that was a delight to know, Joe Kennedy had a very good connection to FDR.

[surfermaw]

12. Any one that would take the time to go hear Bill Clinton would agree

The whold nation needs to listen to them both in person, plus Bill.

[NDambi]

13. As an Obama supporter..I say let her stay in till all the primaries are done..let it play out..

Because there should be no reason for crying about how she was forced out early..

In other words.

No Woman No Cry...