Reply #31: Can we just give props to Obama for running a very smart campaign? [View All]

[Tatiana]

The Obama camp realized that they could wind up having the most pledged delegates and still lose this thing. So what did they do? They spotlighted the superdelegates (a large majority of whom were Clinton supporters). Obama has painted Clinton into a no-win situation with the delegates. From the NYT article:

Clinton advisers have said that superdelegates should support the candidate who they believe would be the best nominee and the best president, while Obama advisers have argued that superdelegates should reflect the will of the voters and also take into account who they believe would be the best nominee.

Y'all do realize that Clinton just gave all the superdelegates who were supporting her the excuse as to why they'll be voting for Obama (if he appears poised to have the most delegates), right? They'll say even "Mrs. Clinton herself told us to go with the person who would be the best nominee." On the other hand, if Obama appears to have strong coattails, other superdelegates will have the Obama excuse of being compelled to "reflect the will of the voters."

Obama's camp is out-strategizing the highest-paid strategists of this contest. And speaking of overpad strategists:

“She has consistently shown an electoral resiliency in difficult situations that have made her a winner,” Mr. Penn said. “Senator Obama has in fact never had a serious Republican challenger.”

And Hillary has? Rick Lazio? C'mon. Back in 2000, Hillary was http://www.slate.com/id/83636/">happy to have a Kennedy (Caroline) come support her on the campaign trail. Once again, Penn illustrates that he's out of touch with the current dynamics of the American public. And John Spencer? Really. What serious Republican challengers she's faced!

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