Finally!

Obama finally clinches the Democratic Presidential nomination (at least in terms of delegates). What an epic battle! In a way, I'm glad the process went all the way until the end of primary season. For practical purposes, it probably toughened Obama, and it also kept the focus on and excitement about the Democrats. The Presidential race is far from over, but it's already been an incredibly historic campaign season:

• The first black nominee from either major party.
  
• The first woman in a campaign who was a serious contender for the presidency (and who was original Democratic favorite).
• An epic Democratic battle in which two candidates went practically neck and neck throughout the primary season, and we saw it go all the way to the very last primary. Obama appeared though to have it mathematically locked up by April.
  
• Voting in all 50+ Democratic primaries mattered.

Let's just see if Hillary Clinton can bow out gracefully and not further any contentiousness in the lead up to the convention.