Fun While It Lasted

As we await the results of this 'junior Super Tuesday', a few random thoughts.

If John McCain sweeps the primaries, he'll have enough delegates to secure the nomination. Can't wait for Huckabee's concession speech. It oughta be a doozy.

If Hillary does well enough to carry on to the convention, the fun part of this campaign will officially be over. She will continue her current strategy of old school negative campaigning--because it works. And it works because people let it work. So no whining about negative politics, especially if you're a Hillary supporter. It's the only way your girl has a shot.

If you're an Obama supporter, the fun is really over with a strong Clinton showing today. Your dream of transformational politics is soon to be lost in a haze of response, counter-attack and damage control. Expect to be less naive, and a lot less excited. It'll be back to politics as usual for all of us. And I predict that voter turnout will slowly start to decline.

If you want some insight on Hillary's political acumen, Roger Simon has an interesting article on Hillary's 'victim and fighter' two step. http://www.politico.com/rogersimon/

If you want the final word on Obama's Nafta-gate, check this out. http://www.newsweek.com/id/118171/page/6

Finally, leave it to Eric Stern, head of the LGBT steering committee for the Obama campaign, to clearly define why Obama's refusal to take lobbyists' money is a big deal. Stern and 49 of his fellow workers left John Edwards' campaign when it was suspended to join Obama. One of the main reasons, Stern revealed on XM Radio's Potus '08, was because Obama, like Edwards, refused campaign contributions from corporate PACS. For example, Pfizer has a Political Action Committee that donates money to various candidates. The idea is that money gains them influence down the road. No one admits it, but that's the thinking. Stern said that Hillary's campaign has taken millions from these PACs, whereas Obama has taken none. Thus, Obama's claim that he can stand up to the special interests more resolutely because he hasn't 'taken a dime of their money' has some merit. Wow. I really thought Obama's claim was just talk. Nice to know that rhetoric is sometimes rooted in fact.

If you're in Texas, Ohio, Vermont and Rhode Island, VOTE!

Today's question is: what would you do to counter Hillary's current campaign strategy? Talk about this or anything else by hitting 'comments', bypassing the Google sign up and hitting the nickname or anonymous button.