The strategy for presidential candidates seems relatively straightforward: success should beget success. Win a contest, and parlay the victory into additional victories. It’s all about generating the “big mo.”<\/p>\n
It’s just a random thought, but I’m beginning to think no one much cares about momentum.<\/p>\n
Voters in New Hampshire didn’t care that Iowans preferred Obama over Clinton.<\/p>\n
Voters in South Carolina didn’t care that Nevadans preferred Clinton over Obama.<\/p>\n
Voters on Super Tuesday didn’t care that Floridians preferred Clinton over Obama.<\/p>\n
Voters on Super Saturday didn’t care what voters on Super Tuesday said.<\/p>\n
Indeed, Obama had a very successful day yesterday in three states (Louisiana, Nebraska, and Washington), which will probably have no discernable effect on what happens today in Maine.<\/p>\n
The race for the Democratic nomination is obviously very close, and neither leading candidate seems able to pull away from the other. But they also can’t seem to put together a string of victories that build any momentum at all.<\/p>\n
Indeed, the Clinton campaign not only seems aware of this, they’re practically counting on the trend continuing. Clinton & Co. expect February to be fairly rough, but also expect the campaign to bounce right back with wins in delegate-rich states like Ohio, Texas, and Pennsylvania. As the campaign sees it, a string of defeats in February will have no bearing whatsoever on states in March and April. <\/p>\n
What’s more, they may very well be right.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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