Dems: Don't panic

    After Hillary Clinton’s ten point victory over Barack Obama in Pennsylvania, panic has set into the Democratic party.  Questions over whether the length of the Democratic race have plagued the party, as well as doubts about the effectiveness of Obama’s campaign and whether the Democrats would blow their opportunity to gain the White House to John McCain. 
   
    However, these prominent Democratic super-delegates need to calm down, as the Democrats are still the clear favorites to win the White House back in November.
   
    First off, people are overlooking the obvious advantages that the Democratic nominee will have in resources and about the obvious issues that will affect the country.  For example, one of the obvious flaws about McCain’s candidacy has been virtually ignored: he’s a foreign policy candidate in a presidential election that will likely be about economic policy.

    McCain has admitted that he does not know much about the economy.  Therefore, his plans will be a carbon copy of George Bush’s plan, pledging to cut government spending and lower taxes.  

    The vast majority of Americans already believe that the country’s economy is heading in the wrong direction, so why would they accept an economic plan that simply offers more of the same policies that are plunging them into a deep recession?

    Also, do not forget, McCain is a vocal supporter of the Iraq war, an endeavor that despite the apparent progress of the surge, is still very unpopular among the American people.  McCain has not faced a candidate that has directly tied him to Bush’s failed Iraq policies, but when the Democratic candidate does in the fall, it could destroy his candidacy and his so-called spirit of independence, which is the main source of his popularity among voters.

    The Democrats will also have a clear money advantage this fall.  This past March, Obama raised $40 million, Clinton nearly $20 million.  But John McCain?  Only $15 million, about a quarter of the Democrats combined total.  This means that the Democrats will have more then enough resources to tie McCain to Bush’s failed policies.

    To super-delegates, this message should be clear: let this process finish itself out.  Even if the Democrats take this all the way to June, they will still have more than enough time to unify the party and defeat a flawed GOP candidate.