Reasons Superdelegates may want to come over sooner than later

17 Reasons for Superdelegates to move over to Obama before the May 20th Oregon Primary.

1. Barack Obama is favored to win Oregon by 6 to 8 percent.
2. The contest between both Sen. Obama and Sen. Clinton has activated a record number of voters to the democratic process. Not since 1992 (or when Bill Clinton won) have we seen this number and energy in the democratic party heading into a Presidential election.
3. The Clinton family all agree that regardless of the outcome for this election the “Democrats will be united" to win the Oval Office and many other important seats.
Sen. Clinton pointed out that the recent poll results are indicating that white voters have been increasingly leaning towards her camp. Although true, stating the statistics has caused accusations of race baiting to surface within the party. To avoid any of this wild fire to spread any further, Sen. Clinton should step out of the race after the West Virginia primary but before Oregon.
4. Since the wishes of most voters who have supported Sen. Obama are that Sen. Clinton should drop out of this contest, it is wise to consider that it is these same voters or group that will accuse Sen. Clinton (Should Sen. Obama not win the Presidency) of wounding Sen. Obama irrevocably.
5. Should Sen. Obama not win the Presidency the party will need a leader to turn to. For that person to be Hillary Clinton she should consider stepping out of the race and make it clear to the party, her supporters, and those of Sen. Obama that it was to avoid any division within the party associated with race or gender.
6. Sen. Barack Obama would make a great President (this should have been the first reason)
7. Although Sen. Obama has negatives, those negatives are only vulnerable to voters that retain grudges stubbornly.
8. If Sen. Clinton drops out of this contest after West Virginia then she exits on a high note; always exit on a high note.
9. If Sen. Clinton were to win Oregon (on a fluke) the damage caused to Sen. Obama’s campaign would be too severe.
10. The progressive ideas that are at the heart of supporters of Sen. Clinton are not foreign to Sen. Obama.
11. A Republican president and a Republican controlled House and Senate has derailed our countries prime directive: to preserve itself by preserving its ethics.
12. Even if the only reason to enter Iraq in the first place was to arrest and hang Saddam Hussein, it’s time to leave. The exist strategy should have been to exit after Saddam Hussein was executed.
13. Not many of Sen. Clintons Supporters would blame her for stepping down.
14.The demographics indicate that the people that support Sen. Clinton are not as financially well off as those individuals that support Sen. Obama. So it is not very honorable to ask them to donate the little that they do have to help support a campaign that can not get past Oregon.
15. With some good old fashion TLC, the people of Florida and Michigan (or everyone else that will not participate in this process) will vote for Sen. Obama over John McCain.
16. He ran a good campaign and the "math" is on his side. The DNC through the RBC (rules and bylasws committee) will dilute the Florida and Michagan vote. That decision will sting Sen. Clinton supporters and add fuel to her momentum. The problem that the Democrats will face is how to redirect mommentum.

17. If Sen. Clinton finishes out the elections and on June 15th runs to embrace Sen. Obama there remains only four months to heal wounds. If Sen. Clinton drops out after Kuntucky then the extra time could make a big difference for the Democratic healing process or stratagy to take effect. Let me repeat, if Sen. Obama does not win Oregon the damage will be too severe to overcome the mommentum. Asking people to donate money to a campaign that can not win Oregon or this nomination is outragous and the issue may come back to hurt Sen, Clinton someday.

Rafael Buelna