David Ortez

In any election where record numbers of participation is expected, one can guarantee that methods for voter intimidation/suppression will follow. Voter turnout tomorrow will be high but so will the number of individuals that will be repressed by dirty tricks.

This is not a Republican or Democrat issue, although for some strange reason it seems that most of these tactics end up benefitting Republicans- this is an American issue and this type of behavior should not be tolerated.

There is only 1 week left before this political circus is over but this next week will seem like an eternity. A week ago I spoke about how this home stretch would get nasty.

The hate has started in disproportional numbers. As the race heats up in battle ground states such as Nevada or Pennsylvania, the ignorant portions of our population make their way out of the woodwork.

In this YouTube clip, you get an idea of the venom that some McCain/Palin supporters walk around with. It is amazing that there are still individuals that are racist in 2008.

One individual claimed "I do not want to sound racist here, but I don’t want a black man running my country."

I am grateful that someone decided to film these events and share it with the online community. If America appears this divided, how do we rectify it? What about the racism … how do we combat that as well?

Tomorrow is the Clinton campaigns last stand. This is it! The Primary season will end tomorrow . . . if and only if Obama is able to pull out a win but not just a win, a devastating win. Just one month ago, the Clinton campaign set its sights on Pennsylvania and why shouldn’t they have . . . they had a generous lead in the double digit realm. According to recent poll numbers, that lead has been diminished in some point out that Obama has a slight advantage. It does not matter what is the real case, the important item to note here is that Clinton was not able to protect that lead and at the 4th quarter of the game . . . it looks like she will lose the game.

 So what happens if she wins? If Clinton is able to sneak by with a close win then she gives herself enough life to hang around until May 6 when North Carolina votes. This is where the Democratic Primary shall end if it does not end tomorrow. I speculate that Edwards will give the nod to Obama and North Carolina overwhelmingly will give their vote to Obama. Indiana will play a role but the number of states remaning that are hosting elections is dwindling and playing catchup is futile now.

As I have claimed in the past and even Obama has stated, Clinton should entertain the nomination as long as she deems it fit. For some reason though, Obama may have stated that fact only because he was confident of his coup in Pennsylvania. When it comes down to it . . . if Obama does win tomorrow, the Clinton camp will have a hard time explaining how they lost after having such a commanding lead . . . and that folks is why I predict that tomorrow will be Clinton’s last stand.