Hewitt gets excited:
The Clintons must be furious. The superdelegates who throw in with Obama publicly have to think of themselves as political equivalents of Brutus and Cassius –they are striking at the king and queen, and even if they succeed, they can expect the remaining Caesarians to pursue them for a very long time.
But maybe the power-shift has already begun. Obama has just survived, with some aplomb, his first swift-boating from Fox News et al. He has more delegates. He has more of the popular vote; with Michigan and Florida unlikely to give Clinton much of a boost, smart Democratic operatives will begin to side with the rising star rather than the setting sun. Karen Tumulty:
I’m betting Bill Clinton will be watching the Super Bowl with someone else next year.
Doesn’t this also have to be somewhat tinged with Richardson’s hope for a veep pick? Obama is weak with Hispanics; Richardson has sterling foreign policy and executive experience, another perceived (but in my view phony) weakness; Richardson could also help with the West where McCain will be strong. A black-brown ticket? Hmmm.
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