Congratulations Mr. Obama

The nation is very proud to have the first black man about to be nominated for president. The rumor mill now has it that Hillary Clinton will officially bail out of the race for president on Friday and publicly congratulate and endorse Obama for his run for president.
Obama needs to stop the question of will he, or won’t he pick Hillary for the vice presidency very quickly. His campaign cannot start until Hillary is put to bed. Obama should pick John Edwards by Sunday June 8th to finalize his ticket and end the media circus surrounding Hillary and focus the media spotlight on his run for president, which he cannot do if she is chosen for the vice presidency.
The race ahead has an advantage to Obama if played carefully. Inspiration and underdog is the winning combination for Obama. He is a charismatic smart man who can give inspiration and confidence to the masses after an 8 year presidency of George Bush who has chosen not to be a public inspiration to the nation but a course of policy directives and absence from the spotlight.
Obama, as the first black man nominated, he will be seen worldwide as the underdog going up against a white man with a long standing political resume. The world cheers for underdogs and Obama will get a lot of sympathetic votes because of this.
The McCain camp will promote their candidate as the dedicated war hero and long standing public servant that McCain absolute is “a true American hero!” McCain is not showing any signs of massive support or inspiring a movement to get him elected. His rally’s are a fraction of the size of Obama’s and this is the biggest challenge to McCain is he needs to inspire the public especially the 18-30 year olds.
If you look at Obama he will get the majority of Black and Hispanic voters as well as many white voters in the cities. His ability to gain rural white voters is his biggest hurdle but his inspirational nature can attract the young voters and could put him over the top and win him the presidency. The 18-30 year olds today are not the same as 20 years ago and they do not think the same or have the same boundaries the earlier generation had. McCain will have a difficult time attracting these younger voters due to his age.
Obama needs to keep doing what he does best, inspire people. McCain and the GOP need to fight the republican’s current tarnished name, his age and his absence of inspiration. This election will not end up a 49/51 but a 60/40 and the winner will have to inspire this generation to be great Americans and to help America rebuild for a future on the world stage in a world economy.