Wednesday, February 27, 2008
The Final Week
Six days from now is vote time and Texas will be dropped like a high school girl who just put out in favor of another conquest. It’s been an interesting week or so and these final days should be even more so. I’m been reading story after story that focus on how bad the Clinton campaign is going and making it sound like she has as much chance as the defenders at the Alamo. But I’m not counting them out. Remember they always seem to bounce back and the losers at the Alamo ultimately won the war.
But a number of comments make things bleak. Much is being made of Hillary’s campaign seems to being run without a clear focus. Maureen Dowd comments that her multiple looks doesn’t work in the Information Age and just makes her look even more manufactured. Mayhill Fower, of Huffington, reports of the aimless campaign stops that seem too little and aren’t hitting the right people.
Locally you see Bill Clinton, the former most charismatic man in politics, drawing only a few hundred to a stop at a city park while Barack Obama, the current most charismatic man in politics, draws and overflow crowed of over 17,000 at sports arenas.
The Clintons have no answer to Obama’s charisma. At debates he seems at ease in either taking the offensive or being in the defensive, as he was for much of the time in Cleveland. But Hillary can make no dent and comes off looking even whineier with her comments of always getting the first question. Bill is even more perplexed. He’s not used to being upstaged by someone preaching change with lots of style.
With super-delegates beginning to bend to the will of the popular vote this might get nasty before it’s over with the Clintons feeling they are being backed into a corner.
But a number of comments make things bleak. Much is being made of Hillary’s campaign seems to being run without a clear focus. Maureen Dowd comments that her multiple looks doesn’t work in the Information Age and just makes her look even more manufactured. Mayhill Fower, of Huffington, reports of the aimless campaign stops that seem too little and aren’t hitting the right people.
Locally you see Bill Clinton, the former most charismatic man in politics, drawing only a few hundred to a stop at a city park while Barack Obama, the current most charismatic man in politics, draws and overflow crowed of over 17,000 at sports arenas.
The Clintons have no answer to Obama’s charisma. At debates he seems at ease in either taking the offensive or being in the defensive, as he was for much of the time in Cleveland. But Hillary can make no dent and comes off looking even whineier with her comments of always getting the first question. Bill is even more perplexed. He’s not used to being upstaged by someone preaching change with lots of style.
With super-delegates beginning to bend to the will of the popular vote this might get nasty before it’s over with the Clintons feeling they are being backed into a corner.
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# posted by ChrisR @ 10:00 PM 
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Yes I have been feeling nervous lately too - with the front runner status it is too easy for people to sit back and think it will be OK. I am surprised to hear they are expecting a turnout by blacks of only 22% state wide. Obama needs higher numbers there to balance any edge Clinton may have with Latinos.
Can someone wake me up tuesday night? I cannot imagine how Iowans live with all of this hoopla for months.
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Can someone wake me up tuesday night? I cannot imagine how Iowans live with all of this hoopla for months.
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