Clinton Urged to Quit, Unite Party
Clinton Supporter Calls on Her to Concede Defeat and Save the Party
Clinton's narrow victory in Indiana, and her loss in North Carolina is giving many democratic superdelegates a reason to rally behind Obama and end the race.
The race for the 2008 Democratic candidacy has been one of the tightest, most fierce political spectacles in years. From controversial comments by an out-of-sorts reverend to the ramblings of an ex-president, both Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton have been on the offensive and defensive of a verbal boxing match for many months. However, as the Democratic National Convention inches ever closer, many are calling for one candidate to hang up her gloves.
Former South Dakota senator George McGovern, a recent endorser of Clinton, publicly stated he will now endorse Obama, "I think mathematically the race is all but won by Barack Obama and the time has come for all of us to unite and get ready for the general election in the fall," he said, in an interview with cnn.com.
There has been notable strife within the Democratic party ever since the verbal attacks between the two candidates began. Both Obama and Clinton recently vowed to unite the party and end the division, however it seems a task easier said than done.
"They attack each other as if they were the only two candidates. They both belong to the same party, so they both should denounce and attack John McCain more often than they denounce and attack each other. It has become like a soap opera," says Alex DiMarci, a Politics major at the University of Toronto.
The soap opera has eased up recently, with less drama being added and more politics being discussed. But many still agree, especially after Obama's victory in North Carolina and Clinton's narrow victory in Indiana, that it is time for all Democratic superdelegates to choose Obama as their ally and representative in the 2008 Presidential Election.
John Kerry, former Democratic Presidential nominee, credits Clinton's win in Indiana entirely to the Republicans, who he claims "took Democratic ballots," as reported by cbsnews.com. He cited the comments of controversial conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh as the main cause.
Limbaugh recently claimed that Obama would be the weakest candidate against McCain, and thus publicly urged voters to cast ballots for Obama to ensure a Republican victory. This in keeping with a months-old strategy he named "Operation Chaos," where he urged voters to vote for Clinton, as he at that time assumed she was the weaker of the two.
While it remains to be seen whether Clinton will concede defeat, she has been credited by Obama and her superdelegates alike for running a largely successful and ground-breaking campaign. Not once has America had a female run for the Oval Office, and according to McGovern as reported by cbsnews.com, "it is unlikely we will ever see one as charismatic, brilliant, or witty as Clinton ever again."
