Published Monday, February 4, 2008 at 17:11
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America is gripped by SuperTuesday. And so they should be.
Two years ago it would have been impossible to imagine that the main contenders for the President of the USA would be a woman and a black man. Today all America is talking about Clinton versus Obama.
The Republican race is simply not stirring the same excitement, although the fact that many conservatives are saying that McCain is not conservative enough is evidence that American politics is moving back to the centre. Polls suggest that John McCain may be confirmed as the Republican candidate after SuperTuesday. No such likelihood for the Democrats....
Both Clinton and Obama represent huge change from the Bush era. And this is what excites European socialists too. But the focus State-side is not really on policy - both Democratic candidates agree on ending the war in Iraq, extending health care to the millions who go without, and getting America's act together on climate change. The thrill is in the narrowing gap between the two contenders, the fact that Obama is an almost total newcomer to national politics, and the fact that Hillary is a Clinton - with everything that people love or hate about Bill and Hillary herself. It's a fascinating race that fills progressives with hope.
In the next few days Yourspace will be reporting from the meetings PES President Poul Nyrup Rasmussen and other PES politicans are having in the States, and be providing more meat about the US policy debates. Thanks too for the questions posted so far - we'll do our best to get answers....
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1. supper thuesday by kim
on Tuesday, February 5, 2008 at 20:06
It is great that PES will be reporting the ellections. But I think it is not always so good that we forget the rebublican canidates. The outcome of the elections for the rebublicans can be very important for the democrates.
But of course I must admit that I also follow the democrates more than the rebublicans. I personally I a big fan of Obama. I think I will stay up al nigth to follow supper thuesday.
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