You can’t call this a Comeback either. Hillary still can’t win. What is amazing is just how predictable voters are. Each state since Super Tuesday has behaved exactly as the polls and demographics anticipated, with the sole exception that in each state that Hillary was likely to win, Obama cut her lead. Regardless of what it might look like from the photo, it’s not “just like starting over”.
If you’re an Obama-maniac, then you probably feel a little disappointed this morning. But who are you kidding? Things happened as planned. There were really no suprises, even if the press tried to play it like it would be very close (Obama was only able to reduce Hillary’s 25 point lead to a 10 point lead). So if you wonder why Obama can’t close the deal, it’s because Hillary has pledged to stay in the race even if she can’t win. Remember, this race has been dead since March.
Interestingly enough, after all the ugliness in Pennsylvania, the New York Times today published an editorial, “The Low Road to Victory“, essentially un-endorsing Hillary. Maybe her victory today wasn’t so great after all. Continue reading
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