I love the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, they always have a creative way of not taking the opportunity to state or analyze the obvious:
From the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Blog:
Huckabee pressing for Tuesday upset
By Dave Umhoefer
Monday, Feb 18 2008, 05:28 PM
Mike Huckabee’s last stand on his nine-city Wisconsin winter wonderland tour came this afternoon in Appleton, where the Republican told reporters the state could “shock the world” in Tuesday’s voting.
“If Wisconsin comes forward in good numbers for me, it changes the dynamics of the race,” Huckabee said at a local bar and ballroom before addressing about 250 supporters.
He’s heading back to Little Rock, Ark., to watch the Wisconsin primary election results on Tuesday.
Umm… if he’s really pressing for a Tuesday upset, wouldn’t he at least take the time to stay in Wisconsin to watch the results roll in? Just get out of the race already!
Nothing says campaign trouble for Hillary Clinton like concern coming from longtime Clinton loyalist and well-known political strategist James Carville.
According to a recent article at NewsMax:
Even longtime Clinton ally James Carville is acknowledging that Hillary is in trouble, saying that if she loses the March 4 primary in either Texas or Ohio, her campaign is doomed.
Speaking at the International Builders Show in Florida on Wednesday, Carville — a top adviser to Bill Clinton in the 1990s — declared:
“She’s behind. Make no mistake. If she loses either Texas or Ohio, this thing is done.”
Obviously, this is information that we have known all along, but it almost seems as if this is Carville’s way to make an easy transition to throwing his support behind Obama should Clinton not have solid victories in Texas or Ohio.
I think this is just one of many “Clintonittes” who appear to be getting ready to jump ship, or preparing for what could become a likely situation of Clinton leaving the race if Obama continues to rise in the polls.
Tomorrow’s Wisconsin primary is going to be extremely important for both campaigns. For Obama, this is a primary that he is expected to win and Clinton seems to be pessimistic about the outcome as well.
However, Wisconsin is a very unique state, with a small black population and a large number of traditionally undecided voters who don’t make up their minds until the day of the election. Should Clinton win, I think she will get the momentum she needs for solid victories in the upcoming primaries.
But, with a Clinton loss, she’s going to have to throw some heavy dirt at Obama or bring out some really big guns to join her on the trail.