The Fight Goes On
A tough break, given the heightened expectations and polls. Coming out of NH, where he missed first place by only a few thousand votes, Sen. Obama has put the best possible face on this development and heads into NV and SC poised to regain the frontrunner mantle.
In NV, he has the endorsement of the Culinary Workers’ Union, which has a membership of over 60,000 and is very active in the state. In SC, the talking heads wonder if Obama’s success in whiter states will convince African American voters of Obama’s viability, since black voters constitute half of the state’s democratic voters. We’ve talked here about the foolishness of discussing black voters as a monolithic block, but for those for whom this logic is persuasive, hopefully the momentum will be enough to carry him through.
I have to admit, I started counting chickens yesterday — actually told a friend I could see Sen. Obama winning every state but NY. Ah, well. At least now it’s a race.
January 10th, 2008 at 9:52 am EST
As the only state that border one other state, why doesn’t Maine fall into the ocean?
…. Because New Hampsha sucks wicked hahd!!!