http://thehill.com/campaign-2008/analysis-... Analysis: Bush rallies Democrats behind Obama President Bush achieved from abroad Thursday what Democratic leaders at home have failed to do: bring the Democratic Party together at the tail end of a bruising primary.
With his perceived criticism of Sen. Barack Obama’s (D) push for diplomacy from the floor of the Knesset, Israel's parliament, Bush managed to unite Democrats behind the man who is the party’s likely next standard-bearer.
Prominent uncommitted Democrats, such as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (Calif.), Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (Nev.) and Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Joseph Biden (Del.), strongly criticized the president for what is viewed as an attack on Obama.
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However, with his comments, Bush might have succeeded where Dean has failed.
The president’s remarks seem to suggest that he believes Obama will be the Democratic candidate.
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Combined with the math speaking increasingly in favor of Obama, a steady trickle of superdelegates flowing toward the Illinois senator and the endorsement of former Sen. John Edwards (D-N.C.), Bush might have helped close the book on Clinton’s ambition.
