Reply #11: I think our primary electorate is pretty evenly divided. [View All]

[Tatiana]

Which means that one candidate will squeak out a victory and this will boil down to strategy.

I think you are correct in painting Obama as the "insurgent" candidate. When he began this race, he had little to no name recognition (and a funny name at that), not nearly the cash in the coffers that Clinton enjoyed, and the support of only a few politicians. It has been amazing to witness how far he has come, how "scrappy" his campaign has been.

What I see when I look at his backers and supporters is people who are willing to but their time, effort, and money where their mouth is. These are not fair-weather friends. They are people who want not only to avert the disaster of another Republican presidency, but citizens who expect more of this country than what we've had. I like that - I like high expectations. I also like the fact that Obama doesn't say he's going to fix all the problems and pass all the reforms. He puts it back on the people (where, Constitutionally the power should reside) to own this political process and participate in our own governance.

We've been enabled by the establishment and its candidates to have low expectations and wait for somebody to do something for us.

What if we're the ones we've been waiting for?