Not in anyway underestimating the powers and possible election of a Republican Candidate as the next president of the United States of America, the notion of whether America is ready for change is on the minds of many. Is America ready for its first Black President? Is America ready for its first Female President?

Either way on the Democratic side, the front runners who are projected to stay on top in the race, will create history in the U.S. if either of them is to become president.

With Senator Hillary Clinton having won the New Hampshire and Nevada caucuses, and Senator Barack Obama having so far secured the Ohio Primary – the next big step will be to secure  the votes of the African  Americans in South Carolina who represent almost half of the Democratic primary voters. As the battle for the White House top spot continues, many predictions are being made of who will come out on top.

According to a CNN/Opinion Research Corp. poll released Friday, it suggested that nearly 60 percent of black registered Democrats were backing Obama as the presidential nominee, with 31 percent supporting Clinton. It is a major shift from October, when African-Americans backed Clinton over Obama, 57 percent to 33 percent.

Clinton is doing well with the African Americans especially her push in support of civil rights and the popularity of her husband, former President Bill Clinton, with African  Americans.

Bill Clinton was even referred to as the “first black president” by some, because of his interest and relationship with African Americans. It was even cited that because of his popularity and the outreach he embarked on in Nevada the day before the caucus, it earned his wife her victory.

So the questions one should ask: Is Hilary Clinton winning on her husband’s strength? and will he be running the White House from behind the scenes?
Meanwhile, Obama is campaigning strongly and is hoping to win votes across the lines with his plans to bring change to America and his call on Americans to embrace the change.

However, mostly recently, following the Nevada win for Clinton, Obama said he feels as though he is running against both Clintons.

This is something that has been noticed by many but, in Obama’s word – he made it quite clear.

The two candidates have been back and forth for a while on general issues of race, the late Martin Luther King Jr., Obama’s position on the war in Iraq, and more recently the Nevada caucuses where both are accusing the other of voter intimidation.

One has to be the bigger man or woman and put a stop to the tongue lashing and get to the real issues.

However, politicians regularly pay campaign investigators to unearth dirt on opponents under the rubric of “opposition research.”

Thos research which is often very productive, have been able to cause an uproar in political parties and bring about negative publicity for candidates which often negatively affect voters’ choice of the candidate.

This strategy is widely used today, but let us hope that Americans will see beyond the “dirt” and look for how each candidate addresses and recommends solutions to the bigger issues, especially the War in Iraq, Health Care, Immigration and more importantly, the state of America’s Economy and the predicted recession. 

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