the only concern for Obama is that Hillary is enjoying a clear and real advantage among superdelegates, among party officials and elected officials. if she manages to come to a break even or close to it in the next round of primaries and can maintain the same in Ohio and Pennsylvania next month, oh well, Obama's gonna face a tough time. I hope it doesn't happen.

Mav,
i don't see any parallels between kerry and obama, not at least as of now. kerry had had tough time due to his own weak plans and the tag of 'flip-flopper' which the bush campaign and oppositions managed to put under his name and which he was not able to come against with a better strategical show. obama is relatively inexperienced but that's in a way is a bliss if you see that the so-called experienced campaigners with the likes of cheney and rove and bush could not lead US to any better (worse to worst so to speak). the greatest challenge, as i see for obama, is to win the primary. once he manages to pull off the nomination, the whole democratic party (including Clintons) and majority of independents and minority will come in close terms with him making the life of the republican difficult in the national election. i don't have a shred of doubt on that, personally speaking.