Mirrors don't lie.
In the past few weeks I have sold and bought the “slam dunk” theory. One reason: I was defending Obama against Hillary’s electability theory. As Obama ends one historical campaign and begins another, some TPMers are assuming a cake walk. It’s a mistake. There is a world out there. This will be a tough campaign.
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In other words you were lying to spin for your candidate. That's why this site has mostly become an intellectual wasteland this primary season.
June 5, 2008 3:58 AM | Reply | Permalink
Fer cryin' out loud, oceankat, there's nuthin in the substance or tone of this post to justify your mean-spirited comment.
June 5, 2008 8:07 AM | Reply | Permalink
It is a mistake, it's always a mistake to think anything in politics is a slam dunk.
He has one very big long term problem - his strategy of activists flooding the caucuses was a good strategy for securing the nomination, but getting the youth vote to turn out for the general election is extremely difficult. I have yet to see one election where their promised numbers in November materialized.
June 5, 2008 10:24 AM | Reply | Permalink