I think many, especially Obama's critics, underestimate the extraordinary capabilities of Obama's campaign. They--political analysts, pundits, your average guy/girl on the street-- make predictions that favor Clinton's camp during these primary elections. Then, when their predictions are unraveled right before their very eyes, they go on to the next prediction as if what had just happened was a fluke. 
 
Obama is no fluke. 
 
For a lack of a better way to phrase it, it's as if a beast has been awakened in the American electorate. 
 
Different pockets in America jaded by the political experience, and those formerly not even interested in politics, have been gently nudged awake by the Obama campaign. 
 
And those people are joining forces with those folks who have been honorably and wearily fighting the good fight, but had been lagging in numbers. 
 
Now people see that they can be a force to be reckoned with: the changes they believe will help this country succeed and thrive can be addressed. Not only addressed, but implemented, to the benefit of all Americans. Folks are getting informed and casting their votes. 
 
The introduction of universal health care, an end to this immoral war, a firm grip on the reigns of immigration, a smart handle on climate change and the energy crisis - all these and more can be established when people are actively engaged with their government and with politics. 
 
After a dismal showing in the ABC debate (the fault of which falls about 70%-30% on the moderators' and Obama's shoulders respectively) Obama is still showing to be competitive. Poll numbers are deadlocked and Clinton's camp is in full crisis mode. 
 
Immediately following the debate, Obama addressed the largest crowd of his campaign --35,000-- at a rally in Pennsylvania. And thousands more in Pennsylvania are proud new registered voters because of his campaign. 
 
Once again, this is not serendipity or happenstance or accidental -- people reject the methods of the past that have solved nothing, and in fact, have led us down what ostensibly appears to be a path of no return. 
 
But we can turn this boat around together, minus the divisive, destructive politics of some Republicans as well as surprisingly of the current high profile Democrat that we all know and love. 
 
Yes, it has been reported recently that Hillary Clinton received an endorsement of The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, owned and published by Richard Mellon Scaife. Scaife is a conservative whose money bankrolled much of the incessant and sometimes unfair hounding and investigations of the Clintons during Bill's administration. 
 
Yes, Clinton is really this pledged to destroy the Democratic Party. The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review even went so far as to say that Clinton's decision to meet with them was a show of political courage that Obama has not displayed. 
 
So, I guess Obama's decision to stare down the indulgent and misguided demands to disavow his own pastor was a cowardly political move, after all. 
 
60% of every contest here on out must be won by Clinton for her to both remain politically honest and to stay in the race. 
 
And some analysts or saying that she has to do that in Pennsylvania now. 
 
I'm not one to speculate but the poker player in me likes a good gamble. This is not a prediction - just think of it more as a gambler playing the odds. And the odds are that Obama is going to eke this one out. Whether he wins or loses, he wins. 
 
Because Clinton is not going to get the blowout she's looking for -- in fact, in these final laps around the derby track, a Clinton win by a nose will probably be a campaign snuffing loss.