The best possible outcome would be for the two of them to trade off states for awhile, pretty even after Super Tuesday, and then Obama lands a decisive blow before the convention. Based on Hillary's success with the female vote, Obama's not so much up against a wall of racism as a wall of women, who want their turn and have been waiting 235 years for it. Regardless of whoever the other guy is, but particularly a younger one as-of-yet untested on the national stage.
As usual lately, I'm in general agreement with Andrew. To wit:
... She was knocked off her pedestal in Iowa and people prefer candidates not on pedestals. We will hear more about the Bradley effect, but I have no evidence it was actually there. I sure hope it wasn't. And South Carolina will give us more data.
I am now listening to her victory speech. It is my penance. Two great lines:
"I found my voice. And let's give America the comeback that New Hampshire has just given me."
But I would still note: this is still a very close victory. Compared to what we were expecting two weeks ago, it's amazingly close...
I do think that both Obama and Clinton have benefited from this campaign as candidates. Democracy works; and we need to pause and honor its findings...
As for Obama, class all the way:
"You know, a few weeks ago no one imagined that we'd have accomplished what we did here tonight in New Hampshire," he told supporters. "For most of this campaign, we were far behind. We always knew our climb would be steep.
"But, in record numbers, you came out and you spoke up for change. And with your voices and your votes you made it clear that at this moment in this election there is something happening in America."
He congratulated Hillary Rodham Clinton on a hard-fought victory and asked the crowd to give her a round of applause.
"All the candidates in this race have good ideas and all are patriots who serve this country honorably," Obama said.
Back at his place, it's still a political party. He so damned loose, you just want to hang around with him. Solving global and domestic problems.
We'll see what he comes back with, next up Saturday, January 26th in South Carolina.
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The Clinton savagery is about to begin. They're the only Dems who campaign like republicans.
The Big Dog already more or less said that Hillary's more of a man than Barack; I'm expecting him any day now to say that she's blacker, too.
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