As McCain is in position,where do the Democrats go from here?

So as John McCain goes to lunch with George Bush,the battle for the Democratic nomination rolls on as Hillary Clinton comes out on top in 3 out of the 4 primaries.

How damaging will this be to the Democrats whilst the Republicans have their candidate in place.And as the fight continues,what effect will the Clinton v Obama battle have on potential Democratic voters?

With more delegates in hand and some party leaders anxious to coalesce behind him, Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.) still has a more plausible path to the Democratic nomination than Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (N.Y.). But his path just got much rockier.

says the Washington Post


The New York Times tells us that

In an interview on CNN Wednesday morning, Mrs. Clinton said she was not deterred by Mr. Obama’s continued lead in elected delegate support, and argued that she would be the stronger candidate in a general election against the now-assured Republican candidate, Senator John McCain.

So what is the solution? One solution is the joint ticket and the Guardian is currently reporting that

Asked on CBS's The Early Show whether she and Obama should be on the same ticket, Clinton said: "That may be where this is headed, but of course we have to decide who is on the top of the ticket. I think the people of Ohio very clearly said that it should be me."

Richard Adams suggests that this may be the way to go as

it is even clearer now, that the party has been cursed with two candidates who almost perfectly divide its most reliable voting blocs, and who mirror each other in terms of the contrasting potential they offer their party in attempting to win the presidency in November.