Big Victory in South Carolina

Barack Obama has pulled off a landslide win in South Carolina. He got more than twice the votes Clinton did. More importantly, he won in nearly every major demographic group, including older voters and women. This is exactly what his campaign needed. The last two weeks have shown voters the real nature of the Clintons (if they didn't know it before) and it hurt them in South Carolina. Of course, this race is not over, but I think this decisive victory is going to make it much harder for Clinton. I see some hope for our nation.

Going forward for Obama, I think it is very important he rise above the Clintons' smear tactics. It gets him off message and brings him down to their level. A positive focus is vital for him to keep this momentum otherwise he runs the risk of looking like just another pol. Yes, he needs to respond to attacks, but it needs to be specific and brief. I think he has what it takes and whatever else one can say about this election, I think it will strengthen Obama and make him that much tougher as a politician.