And at the sound of the Bell; come out fighting!

Hillary Clinton surprised no one last night by not conceding the race for leader of the Democratic party. Rumours, yesterday morning, and a press release from the AP news service had many thinking that the former First Lady, was about to throw in the towel. Ha! What fools! Sources said she would announce the decision later in the evening following primaries in South Dakota and Montana. I was watching "The View" when Whoopi Goldberg excitedly read the breaking news story live on the air. Minutes later, a more subdued Barbara Walters chimed in, saying that it was only rumoured that Hillary would pull out of the race, and no official word was given by herself or any of her campaign people. So it goes on, and on and on...

The pundits expected her to win in South Dakota but to lose in Montana, on Tuesday, and it turned out they were right. Late in the evening, it was apparent that Barrack Obama had the nomination sewed up, by receiving more than the 2,118 delegate votes required for the nomination. However, a determined Hillary Clinton did not give in (that would be admitting defeat), as we know she's a fighter, and may only decide to pull out if she's offered the Vice Presidency, in my humble opinion. Of course there would have to be some secret negotiating going on, for that to happen, and with all the negative comments made about each other by both candidates, it seems highly unlikely they could get along under the same roof. Just ask Bill. Sorry that was unfair and uncalled for, as we know former President Clinton has been taking an awful lot of heat recently, by standing up for Mrs Clinton, and got himself in hot water by calling one reporter a "sleazy guy" (which he may be) after an article was released in the NY Times about Bill focusing more on the ladies while traveling instead of supporting his wife's campaign. A sensitive subject to talk about, as it is very clear that the wounds have not healed and may get even deeper if he remains in the spotlight, nearing the national election. I'm not expecting Mr Obama to invite Bill along for support on the campaign trail as having one Clinton to deal with is a formible task in itself.

Hillary has climbed way out on a limb by not choosing to pull out of the election last night. She could make herself look like a power seeking fanatic in the eyes of many Democrats, as we approach the Democratic convention this summer. To win the nomination, her only hope is some kind of miracle at this point, as it looks as if the majority of voters and super delegates have made their decision to go for Obama. Before it's too late, let's hear it for all those loyal people who still cheer her on and are asked once again to visit her website and offer financial suport to what looks like a doomed campaign. Who knows? we all could be wrong, as I'm sure most of us felt that John McCain's bid for Republican leader, looked hopeless, about this time last year, yet somehow it miraculously was revived. Perhaps that kind of scenario has Barrack a little worried. Stay tuned, this race which appears to be over, could get a whole lot more interesting, we'll just have to wait and see what happens next. Any guesses?