We will end it by telling the truth…
Just in case there’s any doubt whatsoever, here is a reasonable prediction of the remaining primaries; indeed, almost a best-case prediction, including Florida and Michigan with no penalty. Obama has 259 Superdelegates right now. The math is inevitable.
[edited to give Senator Clinton the correct FL/MI delegates and reset remaining to 50/50 for more accurate forecast]
So don’t ever forget that this election is not about me, or any candidate. Don’t ever forget that this campaign is about you – about your hopes, about your dreams, about your struggles, about securing your portion of the American Dream.
Don’t ever forget that we have a choice in this country – that we can choose not to be divided; that we can choose not to be afraid; that we can still choose this moment to finally come together and solve the problems we’ve talked about all those other years in all those other elections.
This time can be different than all the rest. This time we can face down those who say our road is too long; that our climb is too steep; that we can no longer achieve the change that we seek. This is our time to answer the call that so many generations of Americans have answered before – by insisting that by hard work, and by sacrifice, the American Dream will endure. Thank you, and may God Bless the United States of America.
– Barack Obama, 5/6/08
No, Barack, thank you. For staying focused on the goal and keeping your hopes up. Thanks to you, my disenfranchised 27-year old homeless veteran son put on his Obama ’08 shirt tonight and left his cynicism at the door.
Yes, we can.
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