Barack Obama – Democratic Frontrunner

That’s right. At this point, I am prepared to state that Barack Obama is the Democratic frontrunner,  although not by much. Although according to most counts, Obama’s 1,208 delegates gives him a slight edge over Clinton’s 1,185, 23 delegates does not a frontrunner make. What makes a frontrunner is a lead in delegates with the likelihood of increasing that lead over time, momentum, fundraising, and increasing support among a range of groups (especially those groups that formerly supported the other candidate). Obama has all three of these traits:

This was a huge week for the Obama campaign. He went into the …read more