Wednesday, 02.13.08
The triumph of hope over experience
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Is the Democratic race over? Has the momentum so decisively shifted to Barack Obama that Hillary Clinton no longer has a realistic chance? The most striking thing about last night's round of Potomac primaries is that results overturned the emerging consensus over "wine track" versus "beer track," women and men, blacks and Latinos. After Super Tuesday, Kenneth Bear noted that Clinton had become the candidate of the silent Democratic majority of working-class whites, Latinos, seniors, and women. But now that's changed as Obama racked up significant gains in these and other groups. To demonstrate that he's more than the candidate of feel-good politics, Obama is now training his guns on "Bush-McCain Republicans." And now the bruising counterattacks, the skullduggery, and the alarmism will begin anew.
The Tipping PointRichelieu sees the writing on the wall for the Clinton campaign. |
Deep Impact II"Kevin Henry", in The Onion, fears that an Obama victory will lead to a catastrophic asteroid impact that will end virtually all life on earth. |
Obama's Sense of SelfBruce Bawer explains why he too hasn't fallen madly in love with the junior senator from Illinois, drawing in large part on Obama's celebrated memoirs. |
False HopeLeon Wieseltier wonders if Obama is too gentle a soul for this dangerous world. |
