Super Tuesday was a true test of Barack's staying power.  Across the country, he won more states than Hillary, and the delegate count was about even.  So, why is the press emphasizing Clinton's lead?  A number of the Super Delegates, that group of elites who can make or break the DFL nomination, are expected to support Clinton as the Democratic nominee.  In fact, Obama could gain a larger number of delegates across the country and still lose because of these status quo, establishment Super Delegates.  Ultimately then, when all is said and done, Hillary may become the nominee and even the president because of a few people in Washington.  A few...it rings of her speech in Minneapolis on Super Bowl Sunday in which she criticized Bush for having a government "of the few, by the few and for the few."  Can we really expect anything different from Clinton? 

The real issue lies with the media.  Several of my less political friends called me today with their condolences...as if Obama had lost!  I explained that this in fact was a good day for Obama and that he is likely to drum up significant numbers of delegates as he moves forward.  The media, however, continues to depict Obama as the underdog.  Why?  The answer is: Super Delegates.