Dems Still battling, Huckabee Bows Out

Yes, I predicted on this blog that Mike Huckabee would win the Republican nomination for president. I made that prediction well before Huckabee went on CNN's The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer and said he wanted God in the Constitution. His chances never recovered after that. John McCain got the Republican delegates he needed for an automatic nomination. Now McCain can focus on the general election.

A lot of people like their Constitution secular, regardless of their religious beliefs. Huckabee needs to understand this, accept it and play the game accordingly if he ever wants to be president. You can't quote he Bible repeatedly either. You have to tone it down some. A lot of voters don't like it. Still, he ran a great race. He could have won the nomination had he kept his religious views in his pocket as opposed to wearing them on his sleeve. I expected a smarter campaign from him.

Hillary Clinton needed primary wins in Ohio and Texas to stay alive in her bracket. Clinton delivered. I remember a statement by a pundit on television regarding the tenacity of her and her husband, Bill Clinton. With regards to winning, the pundit said Barrack Obama can't underestimate just how hard Bill and Hillary Clinton will fight.

That has proven true with clutch victories in Texas and Ohio, must wins to keep Clinton viable heading into Wyoming, Mississippi and all-important Pennsylvania. Now Obama needs to worry about a possible shift in momentum favoring Clinton. A CNN exit poll said she won over Ohio voters deciding late, like within the last 72 hours before going to the polls. If we indeed have a momentum shift, how long will it last?