It Was Just 2 Weeks Ago...

...that Hillary Clinton was declared politically dead after losing the Iowa Caucuses.  It was just two weeks ago when everyone in the media said that Obama would sweep through New Hampshire, Nevada, and Super Tuesday, riding his newfound momentum to the nomination. 

Now, two weeks later, we know that the media was dead wrong.  Sen. Hillary Clinton proved to be the "comeback kid 2.0". She and her campaign worked tirelessly in New Hampshire, taking questions for unprecedented two hours after campaign rallies. She went from cafe to cafe and door to door, and in the end, the New Hampshire voters decided who was the best candidate for President.  

The campaign for President then moved on to Nevada, another state where Clinton was facing an uphill battle.  Barack Obama had picked up the endorsement of the very large and powerful Culinary Workers Union, who claimed to be able to turn out 60,000 caucus-goers.  Some in the media even suggested that Clinton should skip Nevada, claiming it was just too much of an uphill battle.  Well, she proved them wrong again.  Clinton again went door to door and she listened to the voters and their needs.  And today, the people of Nevada dealt Clinton the winning hand.  

One could say that Clinton and Obama are now even matched heading into Super Tuesday. Both will be 2 and 2.  I say 2 and 2 because Obama will almost certainly win South Carolina next Saturday with its huge African American base.  

In conclusion, I will say that today is a victory, not just for Sen. Clinton, but for the American people and their voices.  It is so refreshing to see the American people so tuned in to this race, that they ignore the media and instead listen to the candidates themselves and make up their own mind independently.  

So congratulations to Sen. Clinton and her campaign.  She listened to the American people and Nevada responded.  That's what democracy is all about.