Obama's campaign is a GENIUS!!!! they knocked Clinton right offf the news

[bigdarryl]

with this Edwards endorsement.Hillary was getting all the good press from West VA win. DAMN there good

[FrenchieCat]

1. Those who have underestimated the "O" Team are losing........

and continue this!

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

2. Right off of page 11!

If she really had any news to begin with, this would be more exciting.

[LisaM]

3. They have a political machine.

It's not "hope and change". It's a tightly-run campaign, and the Edwards and NARAL announcements seem very concerted to me.

They are clearly pulling strings behind the scenes. Obama is VERY POLITICAL. I don't necessarily mean that as an insult, but I do think his supporters need to understand that it's NOT a new kind of politics.

[FrenchieCat]

9. No one said that Obama was going to re-invent the whole thing!

He's just getting rid of the bullshit that doesn't serve us.

Winning elections without denegrating your opponent is the right kind of politics.

[Muttocracy]

11. Clinton also has a machine - it's just a lousy one. nt

[greguganus]

24. Her machine is broken and the gears are full of shit. n/t

[nichomachus]

13. The old politics

that people refer to is not being organized and disciplined. That's just business and good business. Old politics is using underhanded tactics like dog-whistle racism, smear campaigns, turning tangential issues into "crises," etc.

[panAmerican]

15. Exactly! You can be a good strategist without being scummy!

[panAmerican]

16. Exactly! You can be a good strategist without being scummy!

[cali]

18. you are absolutely right.

At this level of politics tactical chops are vital. Obama is indeed very political and he has a fighter's instincts. I've never thought for a moment that he's some new type of politician, only that he's a damned good one. And that bodes extremely well for November, wouldn't you agree?

Oh, also want to say that I have no doubt that he's had JE on tap for at least a week and that he really does have enough SDs to put him over the top. He knows how to do this.

[Raine]

19. "Very political" well of course...

he's running for President and you don't get to be president without being "very political"...that's the way the system works. :shrug:

[99th_Monkey]

26. Two distinctly "new" about Obama's campaign: 1) takes the high road, 2) turns attacks back on source

This is why he's prevailed and will win in Nov. IMHO.

[Erin Elizabeth]

27. They all have machines.

All of them.

I NEVER thought Obama didn't have a political machine. He came out of the frigging ward politics of Chicago for crying out loud. That shit'll eat you alive.

[Hope And Change]

4. You can watch it now!

Edwards to endorse Sen. Obama
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama receives John Edwards' endorsement in Grand Rapids, MI

Watch it here----->http://edition.cnn.com/video/live/live.html?stream=stream3

[TheDonkey]

5. pretty much!!!! WOW

Obama's team has been extremely smart when it comes to superDs

[Bluebear]

6. 'DAMN there good'

Yes it appears they are!

[panader0]

7. He must have thought hard about when to endorse.

He knew Hillary would win in WV. You are correct about his endorsement stealing her thunder. On to Kentucky and Oregon!~

[Hawkeye-X]

8. I just looked at CNN

And it's Hillary.. for now.

[Window]

20. CNN keeps going back and forth, just waiting for the live annoucement.

[DearAbby]

10. Big day in News...

completely obliterated Clinton's WVa win, first the endorsement of NARAL and now this...Clinton can't count on even one day of good press...

[4_Legs_Good]

12. This is a Dr. Kevorkian moment, I think...

They're putting her out of her misery. (okay, Kevorkian is different, but the idea is maybe the same... a little???)

[Meshuga]

14. It was perfectly calculated

Damn good indeed! :thumbsup:

[Window]

17. But, Terry Mc said it's not as important as Hillary's win in WV. LOL!

[JackORoses]

21. Superior Strategy trumps Superior Force in the long run

Hillary came in with all guns blazing in a mad dash to the nomination.
But she had no stamina, no plan of attack beyond the 3rd round.

Hillary is a Brawler.
Obama is a Pugilist.

[monmouth]

22. If Obama runs this country half as well as this campaign, we are in for

some "good times are here again." This is soooo exciting. Thank you John Edwards, this is a real boost.

[loyalsister]

23. Edwards releasing enough delegates

to make the WV victory irrelevant.

[mystieus]

25. MSM talking about Obama's brilliant managerial skills

because of his intelligent strategizing of the Edwards endorsement