Democracy is great except if you’re a Democrat. Will the US primary ever end? It’s disconcerting to think the fight for nomination may alienate the very voters that are required to get a Democrat into the White House. Times have never been better for the Democrats. (Or ‘glass half empty’ they’ve never been worse for Republicans.)

Yet the inability of Hillary to cede her position makes this long, drawn out affair seem very…well…long and drawn out.

Three days ago Hillary opened her mouth and shoved her foot in - sensible shoe and all. She reminded us that in 1992 it took until June for her husband to cinch the nomination. And in June 1968 RFK was assassinated during the primaries. Blogs, televisions and newspapers are aflame with the insensitivity of the remark and the way it was delivered in a flat, calculating manner.

In these troubled times there’s come solace I can offer from Australia. Last year we went to the polls and our incumbent conservative Prime Minister was likely to be unseated. Yet the hopes of long time liberals were carefully guarded as re-elections of conservatives had happened before. But the night of the election the results confirmed what I’d only previously wished - there was a national swing against conservativism and a new leader was elected.

After eight years of President George W. Bush the USA is likely to change parties in November. Hillary knows that and won’t give up her dream. Yet the American populace have given up on her. 

Note to Hillary - the story has ended.