A Symbolic Win

So tonight Hillary had a big win in a state that she was expected to have a big win in and in which Obama never really contested her. They are calling it a "symbolic victory" whatever that is. It was a win. Period. Irrelevant? Probably. Useless? Could be. But symbolic? No.

Or perhaps it was symbolic of something-

• an inability to say "It's over."
• an attempt to gain some "bargaining power" at the convention.
• a campaign to undermine Obama's chances to win in November.
• give a voice to (I hate to say it) racism by pointing out the still divided American racial scene.

I don't know. I just don't know. Why do the voters want the race to continue to the end? What is beneath it all? The pundits have been trying to answer these question over and over. I don't know either.

Hillary has to know that she can't win. The people voting for her have to know this, too. Only time will tell what the results will be. Only come November will the final figures be tallied and someone new will be president. Who it is may be as much a reflection of these last weeks of the Democratic as on the final two candidates. I am tired of the ups and downs and questions and never-ending answers.

At this point all I know is that we have three weeks to go in this now interminable primary season. It was exciting and interesting for a while. It has become an odd and even dark-tinged race.