Having had a day to digest yesterday's primary.

posted by The Vidiot @ 7:37 PM Permalink

Here are my reflections:

• Hillary was supposed to kick ass by like over 20 points and she didn't. She only won by 9.4 points. That would be spun as a loss if it were 2000 and it was Al Gore vs. GW Bush.
• Once again, the election was unverifiable. And once again, the exit polls didn't line up with the results. Will the American public ever "get it"?
• As Kos pointed out, Hillary had the weight of the Pennsylvania machine behind her. As annoying as that is, it does make a difference. (If anyone has the free time, it would be interesting to compare what state machines backed Obama and which ones backed Clinton and line them up with wins and losses.)

While I loathe Hillary (don't know why) and have no feelings whatsoever for Obama (don't know why not), watching the media trip over themselves on this one has been a real study.

Overall, Toast said it best:

Hillary Clinton emerged from her hole in Pennsylvania yesterday, looked around, and saw her shadow of a chance at victory. Sorry, folks; looks like six more weeks of primary season.

Labels: 2008 election, clinton, Obama