‘Yes We Can’

With greater vocal support from those passionate about the “change” Obama promises, ‘yes we can’ was proven on Saturday when Obama swept Clinton at the caucuses in Nebraska, Louisiana and Washington State.

Although the Primary elections in these states have yet to take place, the Caucuses tell all, promising a huge advantage in the race for nomination.

While Clinton may still have a strong footing, her more traditional democratic support hurt her active support in the Caucuses, which call for supporters to actively attend and voice their vote. In Washington State’s Key Area, Obama spoke to an overflowing crowd of over 18,000 who didn’t care about comfortable seating or conventional dinner rallies. They just wanted a real life glimpse of the man they support as the future leader of this nation, and to hear the words of promise and new beginnings. Not reflecting a fair and accurate support rate, Clinton spoke in an empty venue holding less than 5,000.

Being an absentee voter myself, I could not participate in the Washington State Caucus. While I will be casting my vote, my support will be insignificant in a state that chooses delegates based solely from caucus support.

The results of the primary election will far from reflect the deep gorge between these two candidates at their caucuses, yet whether fair or not, the actual votes in this “democratic” system will mean nothing.

And although Obama’s victories were extremely strong, Clinton will still walk away with a sizable support of delegates. The Associated Press estimates that Obama won 69 delegates while Clinton won 40 over the weekend.

As the long hard battle for the finish line continues, neither of these candidates are showing any sign of predictable victory, leaving us to wonder…while Obama and his supporters have shown that ‘yes we can,’ the question is if we will.