It is becoming increasingly clear by now, even in these early days, that Hillary Clinton has a lock on the Democratic Presidential nomination.
Clinton is seen as intelligent, well spoken, experienced, well versed on the issues, has instant name and face recognition, and has celebrity status in her own right.
She is polling well. She is well liked and admired by rank and file Democrats.
Barack Obama is not catching on. The Democrats are not about to hand over their Presidential nomination to a Senator in his first term. Frankly, the electorate, ultimately, would not hand over the Presidency to a Senator in his first term. Obama is stalled, and has no momentum or traction, and is not likely to gain much.
The John Edwards campaign is coming apart. His rhetoric about inequality in America is becoming tiresome to the public. He spends hundreds of dollars on personal grooming, lives in an $8,000,000 house, and the public is increasingly wondering how he could possibly relate to the poor. Edwards is faltering and will continue to do so.
Al Gore will not be running. He would be starting from too far behind, and he realizes that. He does not want to become involved in a losing candidacy.
Bill Richardson, Joe Biden, and Christopher Dodd are minor candidates with limited support, limited money, and will have little impact on the outcome. Their campaigns for the nomination will go newhere.
Dennis Kucinich and Mike Gravel are more or less nuisance candidates.
Thoughts?
Well, that prediction turned out well.
