The ongoing primary duel between Obama and Clinton reminds me of a tennis match with Obama up 2 sets to 1, and on duece in the clinching game for Obama. Then the score goes Duece-Advantage Obama-Duece-Advantage Obama-and on and on. People are ready for the game to conclude and Obama to play the championship game with McCain. Yet Clinton refuses to concede even though she is faced with a near insurmountable task. In case you missed it, Obama and Clinton split Oregon and Kentucky respectively. [CNN]

Here’s some quick notes from the contest:
- Obama has won a majority of pledged delegates almost ensuring his victory in the primaries.
- Clinton will not concede defeat, which while a debatable decision, is well within her rights.
- Obama started off with a win in Iowa, a primarily white state. But somewhere along the line, perhaps as the contest moved South, Obama seems to have lost favor with working class whites. It will be hard for Obama to win the general elections without carrying at least a few heartland states.
- Somewhere McCain is smiling and continuing to pile up money for his run in the general elections, most likely against Obama
- Obama stuck with the Democrat Party rank and file and ignored Michigan and Florida. Being that these two states can swing either way and have been major deciding factors in elections past, was this a wise decision?
- Speaking of which Obama is campaigning in Florida tonight, right down the road from where I live. But with a $250 entry fee to the event, I think I’ll pass.

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