’)Quickie thoughts:
- Ohio is too close to call, so Sen. Clinton used the kitchen sink and at best its a draw. The conservative Dem “blue collar” coalition has its say and Obama’s 20 point deficit is still a draw. Among the Democratic electorate those seem to be the least resistant to Obama’s candidacy, but especially with the likes of Mississippi coming up – how much more influence will they wield?
- Vermont’s a crusher
- Tomorrow morning, Sen. Obama will still have at least a 100+ delegate lead
Hillary gambled that the politics of fear and hate would beat the politics of hope and change – and it seems to have paid off. In the meantime, she has not only attacked Obama but praised McCain’s experience (and made the case for why he is more qualified than her based on “experience”).
To the Hillary camp, winning is all the matters. Everything else is expendable.
Experience versus judgment.
Bush: Experience as governor and President. Bad judgment.
Cheney: Tons of experience. Bad judgment.
Rumsfeld, Colin Powell, Condi, Ashcroft: Tons of experience, tons of bad judgment.
McCain has said it was partly his fault he got shot down over Vietnam because he was more focused on hitting his target than evading a SAM missile. Bad judgment.
His entire campaign staff are former or current lobbyists. Bad judgment.
Clinton’s vote for war: bad judgment. It could be argued that staying with Bill all these years was bad judgment (though I’m not gonna argue that).
It kind of makes the case for experience untenable, IMO.