Yesterday was a good day for Hillary Clinton. Her successes in Ohio and Rhode Island ensure that her tale as the comeback kid will continue regardless of the Texas outcome.

Voter turnout was high in what pundits have called “critical Tuesday” for the democratic candidates. The primaries themselves are just the latest chapter in the increasingly complex nomination process for the democratic presidential candidate.

It is widely known that Hillary Clinton has been on the back burner in recent weeks and Barack Obama has gained tremendous momentum in winning 12 straight primaries (including Vermont) over the last month. Before the “critical Tuesday” primaries, Obama led Clinton in delegates.

But, has Hillary really been losing momentum?

Several political experts have tried to make the case that Clinton would be unelectable running in the general election. I recently caucused for Clinton and several of the representatives in my district spoke against her because they assumed that she would be unelectable. This is clearly an example of the “jumping on the bandwagon” mentality. A candidate should be supported because of the merit they bring to the political table and not simply because their electability is questioned.

Clearly, people have an issue with Clinton. The press has painted her as cold, distant, and relatively uncharismatic when compared to Obama. Additionally, she has been labeled as a “bitch.” It is sad truth that a strong and intelligent woman in a position of power is considered to be a bitch by our societal standards. Clinton has received the raw end of the deal when it comes to media coverage of her campaign; the press coverage of Clinton is much more negative than the coverage of Obama.

Clinton, however, is fighting back against the negative press.

According to CNN, Clinton has been using the Saturday Night Live (SNL) sketch parodying the Texas debate in her campaign. The sketch “ridiculed the media for going easy on Obama,” according to CNN. “Clinton has used that comedy sketch as part of her campaign strategy … asking moderators at the last debate if they’d like to ask … [Obama] whether he is ‘comfortable and needs another pillow.’”

Clinton is cleverly using the SNL sketch to illuminate the inadequate press coverage of her campaign in comparison with the more voluminous coverage Obama has received. Clinton had to win the contests in Texas and Ohio, her supporters say, if she is to continue to compete with Sen. Barack Obama.

“Obama wins Texas and Ohio [and] it’s game over,” said CNN senior political analyst Bill Schneider, on Monday.

Clinton is clearly a better choice for rescuing our country from the grasp of Bush’s presidential hell.

Her political clout, experience and moderate policies serve as a powerful counterweight to Obama’s blinding optimism and relative inexperience.

Additionally, Clinton has won several of the larger states during the recent primaries, whereas Obama has won the smaller states.

In terms of electability, Obama’s inability to secure the larger states is severely detrimental to the democrats’ chances to wrestle the presidency away from the republicans.

[Reach columnist Chris Heide at opinion@thedaily.washington.edu.]