sen.hillary clinton by seiu_internationalThere is no doubt whatsoever in my mind now that Hillary Clinton will win the Democratic Party’s Presidential nomination.

A close look at what just went down in Nevada shows why:
Hillary is beating Barack Obama among Latinos hands-down.
Hillary is beating Barack Obama among hard core-registered Democrats.
Hillary is beating Barack Obama among women.
Hillary is beating Barack Obama among older, more experienced and more likely to vote voters.
Hillary is beating Barack Obama among rank and file union members despite what union leadership thinks.

Barack is beating Hillary Clinton among younger voters.
Barack is beating Hillary Clinton among black voters.
Barack is beating Hillary Clinton among Independent voters.

Nevada was the first real test of what the contest for the White House might look like on a national scale.
Now, just do the math:

There are more Latino voters in the U.S. than black voters- check one for Hillary
There are more women voters than men in the U.S.-check another one for Hillary
There are more registered Democrats likely to vote in the general election than Independents-check still another one for Hillary
There are more senior dedicated voters than younger new time voters-another check for Hillary.

Perhaps most important, since presidents are not actually elected by voters directly (remember Bush vs. Gore?) but by electors, Hillary will no doubt end up winning in most of the larger states that have the most number of electors.

Bottom line:
Hillary Clinton can’t lose.
Barack Obama can’t win.

As Walter Cronkite used to say–And that’s the way it is!