This post was interesting, clear to understand, and informative, especially since I have not been following the presidential campaign as much as I should be. I was intrigued to read more about the tensions between Hillary and Obama than the number of delegates they each have. From this article, I get the impression that Obama and Hilary seem quite awkward when they are around each other and they have very different beliefs on what needs to happen in the government. It is true that each of these people as president would make history, but it would be even more remarkable if these two could work together in the government to bring the positive power of women and African Americans to the United States.

This election is starting to become more of a race to put the other candidate down rather than trying to motivate and excel each candidate’s own campaign. On a CNN excerpt video, Obama accuses Clinton of saying that Obama wasn’

t apposed the war from the start, and then goes on to say that America needs some one to change the government and improve the health care system immediately (“Tensions”). Clinton responds by saying that Obama was against the war in 2002, but he took off his speak from his website, and agreed to what Bush was doing in Iraq in 2006. This clearly does not mean that Obama was for the war, and Clinton was making false assumptions. Later in this video of the debate in South Carolina, Barack Obama and Hilary Clinton start verbally fighting and continue to interrupt each other. Clinton continuously accuses Obama of being supportive of the republicans. Obama has good evidence of his fight against republican Ronald Reagan, and it shows how experienced he is as an average US citizen, working on the streets, while Hillary was working as a successful lawyer (“Tensions”). The heat between Obama and Hillary strong, and it is starting to get personal with the backgrounds of each candidate and their spouses.

As you said Amanda, the catty moments are increasing and the issue of race is becoming a touchy subject in the elections. As you mentioned, Hillary said, “These are caucus states by and large, or in the case of Louisiana, you know, a very strong and very proud African-American electorate, which I totally respect and understand” (Clinton dismisses weekend losses). Hillary is inferring that Obama is lucky to be black, and have so many African followers in the state that he won, Louisiana. Also, Clinton made a comment about the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s role in passing landmark civil rights legislation, arguing that it “took a president to get it done” and credited Lyndon Johnson (”Clinton, Obama”). Other black leaders, like South Carolina Rep. James Clyburn, took offense at Clinton’s remarks. Obama said that he didn’t want the campaign “to degenerate into so much tit-for-tat, back-and-forth that we lose sight of why all of us are doing this”(”Clinton, Obama”). The candidates both have strong campaigns, but Obama is reasonable and wants to stay out of “drama”

  with Hillary.

“Clinton dismisses weekend losses.” CNN Political Ticker 10 Feb. 2008. 10 Feb. 2008     http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/ .

“Clinton, Obama Surrogates Fan Tensions”

. The Wall Street Journal. 15 Jan. 2008. 14 Feb. 2008. http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2008/01/15/clinton-obama-surrogates-fan-tensions/

“Tensions Flare Between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton at South Carolina Debate.”

22 Jan. 1008. 14 Feb. 2008. http://www.midasoracle.com/2008/01/22/tensions-flare-between-barack-obama-and-hillary-clinton-at-south-carolina-debate/