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Hillary Clinton's Desperation
by Stephen Silver/North Star Writers Group
Allow me to state the obvious first: Were it not for this nonsense with the superdelegates, the 2008 Democratic primary process would already be over.
Barack Obama is leading Hillary Clinton in overall votes, delegates, states won, and (most of all) momentum. Obama has won 10 states in a row, in all geographic regions of the country, and in just about every state he has erased early Clinton leads and won convincingly. In Wisconsin last week, Obama won by 13 points, equaling Clinton even among her primary demographics.
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Comments (3)
Hillary won California and New York and Massachusetts and New Jersey, and seems to have been the preference in Florida and Michigan. There's still Texas, Pennsylvania and Ohio to go as the more populous states, if letting people choose doesn't bother you.
The flip side of desperation is complacence.
I recall Magic Johnson winning a championship with a shot at the buzzer. Perhaps you wouldn't mind playing the full 60 minutes?
February 26, 2008 9:00 AM | Reply | Permalink
...but Magic Johnson was a consistently great and well-respected player.
February 26, 2008 10:26 AM | Reply | Permalink
Obama won WI by 17 points!
February 26, 2008 11:09 AM | Reply | Permalink
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