Tonight's twentieth Democratic presidential forum (they're hardly debates) should be quite enough for this portion of the 2008 election cycle. It was a dull, flat draw and it's time to put these damn things to bed and focus on the general election campaign.
The forum started off as a rehash of the health care argument from last week, and then fell extremely idle from there. Sen. Clinton had a few temperamental moments (whining and moaning about getting the first question...what the hell was that about?) and Sen. Obama probably didn't answer the Farrakhan question strongly enough; but overall it was a flat, dull draw. And a week out of the March 4th contests, that probably puts a nail in Clinton's coffin. Even if she wins both Ohio and Texas next week (a pretty tall order), her performance tonight won't help her win the votes she needs in those states; should she win both, her margins will be too small to overcome Obama's delegate lead.
Clinton started off with a with real bitchy tone. While she calmed down a few minutes later, Obama kept a certain cool about him throughout the entire proceeding that makes me more certain than ever that I would rather have him go up against McCain this fall, that I would rather have his finger on the button, and that I cast the right vote in California's primary last month.
And now it's on to next week's nominating elections. But please...no more "debates!"
