Obama Wins Wisconsin!
Ok, now it actually is over. CNN is calling Wisconsin for Obama. This isn't a surprise, all the polls had him ahead going in, but given the exit poll numbers, and the fact that Hillary actually put up a fight there, this is significant. It is further evidence that her attacks on him aren't working, and that he can siphon off her voters, but she can't get to his.
Hillary is playing defense now. I don't see how she can turn the momentum to her side. This makes 9 wins in a row for Obama, with number 10 likely to follow tonight in Hawaii.
She is facing the longest two weeks of her life. Can she hold onto her leads in Ohio and Texas for two weeks with Obama having won 10 races in a row, placing him firmly in the front-runner position?
Voters like to vote for winners; it's why nomination battles so often turn into routs once someone is clearly ahead. No one has managed to pull into the lead in this race yet, but Obama now stands on the brink of breaking through. It will be interesting to see how the media covers the race in these next couple of weeks, but you can be sure that Texas and Ohio are going to get plenty of attention. A Clinton loss in either, and this race is effectively over. Will the voters in those states respond to the Obamentum? Ohioans especially have been loath to trust Obama as capable of delivering the kind of change they need. Ohio has the nation's second highest unemployment rate, and leads the nation in foreclosures. The steady hand of Clinton has been seen by many Ohioans as the best bet to help guide them through these troubled times. But Obama's wins may signal to them that he is more electable. And with two weeks left to campaign, more exposure for Obama may convince Ohioans that he is more capable than they initially thought.
Whatever the case may be, these are dark days for Hillary. We will certainly find out what she is made of in the next two weeks because I can imagine no more trying circumstances for the once presumptive nominee to face.
Hillary is playing defense now. I don't see how she can turn the momentum to her side. This makes 9 wins in a row for Obama, with number 10 likely to follow tonight in Hawaii.
She is facing the longest two weeks of her life. Can she hold onto her leads in Ohio and Texas for two weeks with Obama having won 10 races in a row, placing him firmly in the front-runner position?
Voters like to vote for winners; it's why nomination battles so often turn into routs once someone is clearly ahead. No one has managed to pull into the lead in this race yet, but Obama now stands on the brink of breaking through. It will be interesting to see how the media covers the race in these next couple of weeks, but you can be sure that Texas and Ohio are going to get plenty of attention. A Clinton loss in either, and this race is effectively over. Will the voters in those states respond to the Obamentum? Ohioans especially have been loath to trust Obama as capable of delivering the kind of change they need. Ohio has the nation's second highest unemployment rate, and leads the nation in foreclosures. The steady hand of Clinton has been seen by many Ohioans as the best bet to help guide them through these troubled times. But Obama's wins may signal to them that he is more electable. And with two weeks left to campaign, more exposure for Obama may convince Ohioans that he is more capable than they initially thought.
Whatever the case may be, these are dark days for Hillary. We will certainly find out what she is made of in the next two weeks because I can imagine no more trying circumstances for the once presumptive nominee to face.
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