Despite some trouble with Senator Hillary Clinton, his “former” Pastor, and whisper campaigns, Barack Obama may very well win the Presidency in 2008.

I have repeatedly stated that John McCain would beat the Democratic nominee in the general election this fall, no matter who the candidate may turn out to be.

We now know that Senator Obama will be the nominee (this race was over months ago), and to be honest, my thinking has changed.

In the last 2 months, we’ve seen Barack Obama take a punch or two and come back strong. We’ve seen him stay relatively out of the mud, despite it being tossed at him, but most of all, he’s done something that Republicans have had a hard time doing in the last 30 yeaars

Barack Obama Beat The Clinton Machine

This is an accomplishment I think I failed to take into consideration when I said he couldn’t beat McCain. He’s done it without going negative, and I’m not sure that McCain will go as negative as Senator Clinton has.

The election will come down to Ohio, Pennsylvania, and perhaps, North Carolina. If Obama’s as smart as I think he is, he’ll ask Mike Easley to be his VP nominee. I know, NC Governor Easley has endorsed Clinton, but he’ll surely take the nod from Obama, especially considering he can’t run for a term that’s up this year.

If Easley’s on the ticket with Obama, the Dems won’t need Ohio or Pennsylvania in November.