Content-wise, Obama’s victory speech was totally lame: We need less division in America and more addition. What does that even mean? Any more addition to the federal budget and it’ll add up even less than it does now.
But nobody cares. He’s likeable, he’s upbeat, and he’s new. We shouldn’t take away from the Senator’s achievement tonight. He’s made history. And the problem for Hillary is that, for those Democrats who want to cast a history-making vote, he’s a much more appealing figure than she is.
As for Keith Olbermann’s complaint that it’s all those independents voting in Democrat caucuses, what does he think is going to be happening in New Hampshire? The only potentially good news on the immediate horizon for Hillary is the (so to speak) restricted Michigan ballot: She’ll be able to prove she’s still competitive, if only in competitions where her competitors aren’t competing.