SPIEGELONLINE INTERNATIONAL: Hillary Clinton's narrow lead over Barack Obama shows that the center ground of American society is shrinking. She is finding it increasingly hard to clinch majorities. The old campaign adage that many minorities don't make a majority still applies. But for how long?
Barack Obama has powerful allies. The Kennedy Clan has lent him its halo. The media are banging his drum. Young people have lifted him to cult status with their applause.
But Barack Obama also has a powerful opponent he has so far been unable to beat: the middle ground of American society. The majority of that middle ground is still refusing to follow his message of change and hope. Converted into power, the most important currency of politics, that means that the senator from Illinois is strong -- but not strong enough -- to topple Hillary Clinton. She's ahead in the fight for the Democratic nomination, but her lead is narrowing. Clinton Narrowly Ahead as Obama Fails to Clinch Center Ground >>> By Gabor Steingart
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