You mean there are more states than OH and FL?

Even though the two states mentioned above will still be important states this fall, Senator Obama and his Democratic Party are rolling out a strategy that is unprecedented in this day and age. According to emails I have received from the campaign, they will be putting staff in all 50 states, something that hasn't been done in a generation.

Although the campaign (nor I) expect them to win in all 50 states, or even come close in many, it still is comforting to know that they are attempting to grow the party. Yes, Virginia, there are Democrats in Kansas and Utah. For too long the Democratic party has yielded far too much ground to the Republicans, and the result has been terrible defeats at the ballot box.

When Howard Dean became chairman of the DNC, he implemented a 50 state strategy. During that time, the Democrats have made significant gains across the country. This, coupled with a candidate who believes in a nationwide Democratic party, and not just an urban Democratic party, may be a sign of great things to come.

Thank You, Senator Clinton

Thank you, Senator Clinton. Your hard fought campaign has made Senator Obama a better campaigner. Rest assured your issues will not be ignored.

To those of you in her crowd who booed Barack Obama, we'll be waiting for you when you come to your senses. When that happens, I promise to hold no hard feelings. It's time to take it to John McCain, and we would really appreciate your help.

Go Crazy, Obama Fans, Go Crazy!

At 9:00, MSNBC interrupted McCain's creepy ass speech to announce that Senator Obama is now the presumptive Democratic Nominee. 

More to come on this wonderful night, including a quick hit on McCain's ugly little speech.

Open the Champagne, Beer, or Root Beer, party the night away, listen to Obama's speech, and get ready for the big show. The real work begins tomorrow.

McCain's Creepy Speech and South Dakota

A few things to learn from McCain's Speech

1. He loves Hillary Clinton. He has daughters, so naturally all you pro-choice women should allow him to put justices that consider Robert Bork a role model on the bench.

2. He loves change, but not like that tax and spend, lib-uh-rul appeaser Barack Obama.

3. His smile is incredibly fake, and the crowd feels reminiscent of some of those made for TV stunts the Nixon campaign would pull. 

4. He disagreed with Bush, except on some of the stuff that really mattered. He hates war, except for when it is pointless and started under false pretenses (unless he is calling his Iraq War Resolution a mistake)

5. Kenner isn't New Orleans, and a 95% agreeance with President Bush does not make a maverick.

6. "That isn't Change We Can Believe In"-Jeez, is that the best you can do?

Now, the opening of his speech clearly spoke to the moderates and independents unsure about Obama, while giving the rabid GOP base what it wants with the absolutism and oversimplification of Obama's role. It wasn't a bad speech that will certainly is better when read instead of heard.

Bring it on Senator McCain, bring it on. The GOP lucked into you, because Huckabee or Romney would have been a 1964 rehash. But Obama ain't no Mondale or Dukakis. The big show is here, and its time to suit up.

In other news, South Dakota is still considered too early to call, although it doesn't really matter. Clinton will win there, Obama will win in Montana, and Obama takes the big prize of the night.