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Obama's Secret? Organization. Time for the Next Step.

There's a very good chance that Barack Obama will win the democratic nomination for president of the United States.  Despite being hundreds of delegate votes ahead, Hillary Clinton continues to hang on; she believes she still has a chance.

Sure Hillary, you have a slight chance.  But there's one thing Obama has that you don't: incredible organization with his campaign.

That would at least explain why 75,000 people showed up in Portland for an Obama rally today.  The last time I heard of a mass of people that large in the news was related to deaths in natural disasters. 

Much of Obama's success has been due to social networking.  I receive at least three bulletins a day from the Obama camp on MySpace.  Any day of the week I am able to tell you where he's at, what he's doing, and where he will be next- and the funny thing is, I don't even care to know all of that information.

It also helps that voting in favor of Obama is trendy.  This season Obama gear has become available at Urban Outfitters (and his Shepard Fairey 'Progress' tee is ever so soft).  Scarlett Johansson loves him.  Will. I. Am. loves him.  John Legend loves him.  The list goes on.

Despite the numbers of fans- sorry, supporters- of Barack Obama, one must wonder: will he (or anyone else running, for that matter) really tackle the major issues at hand?  The major issues seem to be war, health care, and poverty.  Let's tack on shuffling unprepared students through the public education system, for good measure. 

It's a shame the election process will drag out over the course of the year.  In the meantime, more innocent people will die both abroad in the war; and at home due to lack of health care (ha, I might be one of them!)  More families continue to struggle to put food on the table.  The upcoming generation is facing more challenges in the twenty first century. 

I have no intention of rambling on much further, but I will say this: my mom teaches in an elementary school that has a capacity of 600 students.  Currently there are over 850 students under one roof. 

Presidential hopefuls: Less talky, more action; pleeeeease.