SOUTH DAKOTA STRAIGHT TALK

Pinning her to the mat isn’t good enough to win; he is going to have to throw her out of the ring.

Barack Obama has been declared the winner of the Democrat nomination however there is just one problem. He does not have a majority of the legally committed delegates required for nomination. Those pesky super delegates, who say they are for Obama, legally have the right to change their mind. Until the roll is called, the votes are cast, the results announced and the gavel falls, there is at least the remotest possibility that Hillary could pull this off.

Tonight Hillary Clinton did not concede nor did she say she was leaving the ring. She said talk to me.

Hillary received by her claim more popular votes than Barack Obama and won more States including the largest ones and the swing states. With over 1900 delegate, the majority of many states and her filing notice of a possible credentials challenge of the Florida and Michigan delegations she has plenty of bargaining power and there are still almost three months until the Denver Nominating Convention.

Perhaps she is waiting for another remark about bitter people in rural areas clinging to God and Guns or another Major Rev. Wright debacle to unfold. Or perhaps she is just bargaining to get her debts paid or a place on the ticket.

Time will tell – and it is precious time for Barack Obama but for tonight the Fat Lady who was thought to be warming up has retreated for another day.