With more than six months remaining until Americans elect the next President in November, the race has become a three-way contest between the two remaining Democratic contenders and the unofficial Republican nominee, John McCain. While his candidacy will be confirmed when the Republican convention meets this summer, it remains unknown whether the Democratic candidate will be Senator Barack Obama or Senator Hillary Clinton.
Although Obama holds the largest number of delegates and the greatest percentage of the popular vote so far, Hillary Clinton refuses to leave the race. In recent days, increasing numbers of key Democrats have called for her to withdraw from the campaign, saying that she cannot win mathematically. Clinton had refused and vows to continue her campaign until the national convention narrows the field to one candidate.
A steady stream of insults, muck-raking, and debate between Obama and Clinton has the nation’s attention. Senator Clinton seems to be the aggressor, but recent polls that put Obama back in the lead indicate that she may be harming her own campaign.
In the wake of the controversary over racist remarks made by a former church pastor of the Obama’s church, Hillary Clinton is now struggling to put a spin on her own lies. After speaking on several different occasions about a trip to Bosnia as First Lady under sniper fire, it has been proven that the dangers were imaginary ones, so Clinton admits she “misspoke”.
With more primaries and months to go, the battle will continue until one clear contender emerges to vie with Senator McCain for the White House . The 2008 Election is making history in many ways, with the first major party woman candidate, the first viable African-American candidate, and as one of the most vicious, mudslinging campaigns in history.
