Hillary Clinton Stumps in Springfield

Hillary Clinton made a campaign stop in Springfield at the Springfield College Blake arena. Hillary addressed the crowd of approximately 3,000 people. There were several hundred people outside that were not able to get into the arena. There were people complaining of waiting outside for hours just to be turned away at the last minute. Several people suggested that the event should of been held at the Mass mutual center. Hillary made the theme of health care, ending the war in Iraq and rebuilding the middle class the center of her campaign message. Pretty safe topics in this Democratic Bastion state. However, as Hillary was blowing her own horn in Springfield, Sen Edward Kennedy, D-Mass was in Washington endorsing Barack Obama for President. After the event, I went to school to find many people discussing Hillary's visit to Springfield. The consensus was that Massachusetts had suddenly become a battle ground state for its 6 delegates. Of course, Hillary's visit to Springfield comes as no surprise. Her visit was probably for strategic reasons. No only is the State up for grabs, but there are the neighboring states of Connecticut and Maine. I would not be surprise at all if Obama makes a visit to Springfield or Massachusetts's to, at the very least, keep up the pressure on Hillary. Actually, Obama has been doing well in fundraising in Western Massachusetts with approximately $3 million Dollars raised and has tapped the endorsement of Gov. Patrick. As I stood in line, I saw a procession of local officials parading their way to pay homage to Hillary. They all were shining and in an excellent mood. Stay tune as we will examine the Hispanic impact on Presidential elections.