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"after some last minute-debate"
Quote from a NY Times piece of last night/today:
"You can tell where Mrs. Clinton and Mr. Obama think they have their best shot by where they will be on Tuesday night: Mrs. Clinton has a hotel ballroom in Indianapolis, and Mr. Obama, after some last-minute debate, finally decided on a rally at a coliseum in Raleigh, N.C."
Note the words, "after some last minute-debate". Candidates' internal polling is mysterious to the rest of us, but is there something going on here? Is Obama that close to a win in Indiana that there's a reason for him to rally in Indiana on Primary Night?
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Possibly. Or perhaps he was planning to move on to the next contested state rather than remaining in either Indiana or N. Carolina. He left Pennsylvania before the vote.
May 6, 2008 1:11 PM | Reply | Permalink
Of course, it's speculating on one phrase. But perhaps, he's closer than the 4 to 8 points that the polls are indicating. Pennsylvania was a bit more decisive (~9%). I think that "mymorningcoffee" (below) might have the right handle on this.
But it does give one pause.
May 6, 2008 1:20 PM | Reply | Permalink
I noticed the same thing. Maybe he can pull off Indiana, but it would look really stupid if he lost the state and gave a concession there rather than a victory speech in NC.
It's the right move.
May 6, 2008 1:14 PM | Reply | Permalink
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