Guest post by Scan
What happens when a “presumptive” nominee is utterly embarrassed by a 41-point spanking in a key swing state at the hands of a candidate that the media aggressively proclaimed as “dead”?
Well, panic seems like a start. They can be cool and confident on the outside all they like, but make no mistake: West Virginia stung and stung bad. You need only look around at the Obama blogs to get a sense of that. I’ll understand if you can’t bring yourself to go there, however, No Quarter has helpfully posted an incredible doozy for your enjoyment. Don’t miss it.
In response to the thorough butt-kicking last night, David Axelrod brought together his former and current clients today for an endorsement… one specifically timed to trample on Hillary’s interviews tonight and sweep coverage of her West Virginia blowout off the top of the nightly news. So be it. That may be the definition of “effective politics”, but most people would call that being a jerk. Honestly, I don’t think it speaks well of either of them and may hurt more than help.
I am most assuredly not alone in my thinking that Edwards’ endorsement today reeks of bandwagon opportunism. Had he endorsed either candidate back in February, it might have meant something. Now, this just adds to the narrative that helped propel Hillary’s astonishing win last night: One woman against the world.
So please, please, keep this pile-on coming. Do keep the backlash going strong by insisting over and over that the race is over and the voters shouldn’t bother. Because a 40-point spread would be fantastic in Kentucky as well.
Lets face it: Obama has the money, the media, the establishment, and the pledged delegates. No getting around that.
What do we have? Well as of now, and by the end of this process, we’ve got a little metric known as the votes. We’ve also got something else that’s even more important: A winning candidate and by far the strongest choice for President of the United States.
And if the Democratic establishment doesn’t like it and continues to shove the weaker candidate down our throats…to hell with them. Still I stand by Hillary until the final vote is cast.
Oh and one more thing, Barry…
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