The California result likely means that Hillary Clinton will be the Democratic nominee. And John McCain can beat her. He appeals to Hispanics and to the disaffected Obama voters. The enthusiasm of the Obama voters for a lobbyist-free candidate will feed directly into McCain’s message. Hillary’s and Bill Clinton’s ties to the special interests will be a big problem for them as they face the patented outsider — McCain.
Now it’s time for Mitt Romney and Mike Huckabee to give up the race. Romney has failed, demonstrably, to translate his funds into delegates. Huckabee has succeeded, equally demonstrably, in translating his charisma, without any funds, into delegates. But if Romney pulls out, so should Huckabee. McCain should unite the party by tapping Huckabee for VP — and then go on to beat Hillary Clinton and spare our nation the agony of her presidency.