I agree with David Roberts that the Democratic nomination is now Obama's to lose—I've thought that an Obama who wins Iowa goes on to run the table since before it seemed as though Obama had a chance to win Iowa. But obviously Clinton won't go down without a fight. Marc Ambinder speculates about Clinton's likely plan to try and regain momentum before Super Duper Tuesday on February 5, her last chance to stop Obama. There's more commentary on this from Matt Y. and Ezra K., including a little back-and-forth over whether an increasingly likely McCain nomination is better news for Clinton or for Obama. Matt's right on this: McCain only makes sense as a candidate against Hillary Clinton. Against Obama, he's neither a maverick nor a voice for change, but this instead:
Friday, January 04, 2008
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