January 31st, 2008

This may be a bit over the top, but I feel like tonight’s Democratic presidential debate will shape the fate of our nation. Now, hear me out …

Whoever does best in this debate will be the one who has the upper hand in the Super Tuesday states, and in turn will have a large number of delegates in their pocket. This will give the Clintons or Obama a leg up in the Edwards endorsement sweepstakes, and will also give them a bump in the superdelegeate race. Whoever runs away with those two things will most likely be the Democratic nominee this summer.

Barring some sort of epic collapse, the Democrats will get a crack at running the White House in the fall. I feel tonight’s head to head debate between the two strongest candidates for President is going to be one of those moments that we can look back on as the ‘turning point’ for whichever candidate wins.

With all that said, I feel that we’re missing out on a huge opportunity to do a lot of good and ‘turn the page’ if Obama doesn’t get the nod from the Democrats. Despite the fact that the Clintons will probably still be able to beat whatever the Republicans can muster in November, she is a status-quo candidate. So is McCain. More on that later.

If you get a chance tonight, watch the Democratic debate. It could very well be a historic moment.

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