Just a scant few hours ago former Prez Contender John Edwards gave his formal endorsement to Dem front-runner Barack Obama.  Mostly this means Edwards is hitching his wagon to the pretty much assured winner in an attempt to get a job with the next administration, whether as VP, or as Attorney General, or some other cabinet position.

In terms of what this means for the Clinton/Obama never ending primary contest- the answer is: nothing. 

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And the Primaries continue, as they are likely to do until the very end (the DNC).  Clinton brutalizes Obama 67% to 26%.  Of course, Obama is still well ahead in delegates, and has a lead in super-delegates as well. 

What is of note of this primary as told in the New York Times is that 8 out of 10 people polled said race was a factor in their choice, showing that in some parts of the country it is still hard for people to accept a black man in the top position in the country, and easier to accept a white woman.  Also of note is John Edwards who is no longer even in the race still getting 7% of the vote.  A white man not participating gets about a quarter of the votes of a black man who many are considering the nominee with the rest of this just being a technicality.

So while the race factor in all of this is a touch disheartening, in reality, this Primary changes very little in the grand scheme of things… other than it continues on still…

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And it’s no surprise, they wind up looking quite foolish.
Last night on WWE’s wrestling program Raw, the candidates had been invited, and accepted the offer, to appear on the show and address the audience as part of WWE’s “Smackdown your vote” campaign, and in a last ditch bid for a few more votes in the candidate’s media blitz the night before the biggest of the remaining primary elections.

I don’t think there’s much I can say that showing the clips themselves won’t say better.

And then to make it all the more ridiculous- WWE went ahead and scheduled a match between “Hillary Clinton” w/ “Bill” and “Barack Obama”.

Admittedly… the Bill impersonator was pretty funny.

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Could this race be any more maddening??

Obama and Clinton have AMAZINGLY been neck and neck for months now. The most recent polls say that same thing; the voters aren’t budging. I don’t know about you, but I need a margarita.

We now return you to tonights feature show, “Bush’s War“, part 2, on PBS.

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