The Nevada Gold Rush Of 2008

Miners found the Comstock Lode back in the 1860s and the rush to settle parts of Nevada went forth from there, but in 2008 the rush will be made by candidates looking for voters and delegates instead of the precious silver found near Virginia City. Nevada will be holding their caucus next Saturday and it is considered the next crucial test for the Democrats since Michigan was stripped of their delegates last year for moving too far up the primary schedule.

In response the candidates are moving en masse to the state to beef up their statewide organization, from Reno in the north to Las Vegas in the south. One of the big battles for union endorsements was won by Obama today from the Culinary Workers and the local S.E.I.U. That means he'll have crucial support from the union boots on the ground for the next ten days. The Service Employees International had a lot of internal dispute on whether to go with Obama or Edwards, but the momentum of Obama had to be a clear cut reason on why to not go with the most pro-labor candidate. Picking Obama shows they want to be rid of Hillary, a strictly political move in my mind instead of one based on principle.

Obama needed that boost in the press today after last night's let down. The spark from Clinton last night could be a dangerous one looking down the road of the primary calendar, so he'll need to get another victory soon if he wants to get the press of his back. It is insane that there is so much focus on these individual races since we do have 48 states to go, but unfortunately we live in a society that the press dictates a horse race mentality. Hopefully we can stop them soon, but for now we just need to get the best candidate nominated for the Democrats. I'm not saying it's Obama (actually I believe it is Edwards) but it definitely isn't Hillary.