Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Clinton's MI Win

I’m writing this post in response to an astute observation my Bro. Jeeyum just made concerning the MI Democrat primary.

Not much is being said about Hillary's "Victory" here. The fact that there was such a high uncommitted turnout is very telling. I don't think she would have won had Michigan not moved their primary (this was Jeeyum’s point). HOWEVER, the Clinton campaign did achieve their objective. Back when MI decided to play around with their primary date, Hillary was viewed as the all-but-eventual candidate. That was before the Obama boom. The move was a back alley deal designed to cement her victory with an overwhelming "shock and awe" kind of tactic. It still worked, but now not quite as effectively. I see the Clintons focusing on delegate count a lot more closely since the race is so tight on the Dem side. Yes, I know that there were no delegates awarded in MI for the Dems, but if it remains tight throughout this process, MI may be screaming for their delegates back…

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