Haven’t been here in a while and don’t have much time today, besides it’s a lot more interesting watching this whole thing play out then listening to people trying to get inside the head of superdelegates [Washingtonpost.com]. I know it’s great to have a real ‘race,’ but it could get pretty disgusting if things stay like this until August and “party loyalists” end up deciding.
And by ‘this’ I mean incredibly intense. Obama’s momentum seems to be perfectly matched right now by Hillary’s…well…Clintonism. She’s shaking up her campaign today [FinancialTimes.com], but somehow it doesn’t feel desperate and I think most people are too focused on the next set of results to care. Things seem to be at a tipping point, but looking at the states left to decide, it’s hard to imagine Clinton being able to overcome Obama’s momentum [politico.com] and gain ground beyond the few big-delegate states that she has been confident in for months [Texas, Ohio, Pennsylvania].
If it comes down to anything, it’ll come down to state’s like Virginia and Obama’s ability to steel some delegates in the liberal pockets of the above ‘Hillary’ states. Or perhaps John Edwards’ endorsement [Fox News] will tip things? Or how about a return to the negative campaigning? [Guardian UK]
And speaking of negative, how about one last link to support my ‘it got personal with Mitt Romney‘ theory [Time Magazine, thanks JDS].
