With the Democratic Party nomination seeming to be headed to a delegates showdown between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, the Democratic National Committee (DNC) can either do themselves justice by appointing Barack Obama as their presidential nominee or injustice to the party by not doing so.

Barack Obama single-handedly has raised the Democratic Party from the dead especially when its leadership of the House Nancy Pelosi and the Senate, Harry Reid, have by their action or inaction, turned off or alienated several of their party faithfuls.

Obama has brought great optimism and hope, not just to party faithfuls, but newly-found Democrats, Republicans and Independents by inspiring them with his message. At a time in our country’s history when most think that this great nation has bottomed out in its world standing, economically and morally, more and more Americans are finding a ray of hope (Yes We Can) in what the Illinois Senator has to offer.

Sure, Hillary Clinton is a formidable candidate, and may have been tested and proven, but at a time when things are falling apart and people are losing their morale, the prototypical Washington insider is what people have grown tired of and are now willing to trade for something new (hope). Obama has not only shown good judgment, and organizational skills, but has demonstrated strong leadership in his ability to bring people together. Therefore, it is incumbent upon the Democratic Party to rally behind the candidate who can inspire and unite the nation which has grown wary of divisive politics.

Despite the media’s readiness to highlight the fact that Obama is walloping Clinton with the African American, other statistics in States won by Obama a la North Dakota, Idaho, Iowa, Missouri and Connecticut are showing that no matter what race, gender, color or creed people are pledging their support to the candidate and turning out in record numbers to vote. The fact is, if this is merely the primary elections, and he’s already uniting the nation; imagine what will happen come November, especially since all indications are that he will be up against decades-old Washington insider, John McCain.

Obama’s appeal goes right across the board and is evident in his coffers, which continue to break records with contributions from a broad base support. The fact that he is out-dueling the Clinton Machine in fund-raising, should send a clear message to the delegates of the party, who might very well hold the key to his fate, that he’s their man.

It would be a great injustice to the party and its faithfuls if the hierarchy would choose to go with the establishment, over their rising star, who by his very accomplishments in the primaries has given the party a solid foundation to build on.

He’s young and vibrant and is bringing along the YouTube generation and a whole wave of young voters, which bodes well for the party’s future.

It would be an injustice to the party if they would trample the spirit and enthusiasm of the youth, who have finally found a reason to be a part of the process, by denying them the leadership they see in Barack Obama. The party should note that the youth factor can play a very crucial part in securing an overwhelming majority in both the House and the Senate, which they will surely need to get anything done. There’s no guarantee that this support will be there, if the person who is responsible for this rejuvenation is not at the helm.

The Illinois senator correctly summed it up when he said this election is really about the past versus the future.

In politics, timing is everything, and for the Democratic Party (and by extension America), the time to look towards the future is now.