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February 28, 2008
An interesting look at the uncanny coincidences or similarities between the current Democratic Presidential race and that represented on the Aron Sorkin created West Wing (in Season Six). That series gives great depth to the political process of a presidential campaign in the US.
Mike Thompson's cartoon shows the difficulty that Clinton, trailing in the delegate count, is facing as the official candidate:
 The decaying industrial towns of north-eastern Ohio form the backdrop for the final shootout.
A decade ago, General Motors was Ohio's largest employer, with well-paying unionised jobs. Today it is Wal-Mart, the union-busting retail chain.
Clinton needs to convince these voters that she can create jobs in these dying steel towns, protect people from a terrifying rise in home repossessions, and somehow make amends for the North American Free Trade Agreement (Nafta) signed into law by her husband in 1993.
It's a tough ask.
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Gary,
a tough ask made harder by a hostile media. Clinton really needs a big win Ohio and Texas on March 4th, and probably won't get it. We already knew that sometime ago.