If Obama Went 0-for-10 . . .

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If Obama Went 0-for-10 . . .
By Eugene Robinson

Humor me while we conduct a little thought experiment. Imagine that Barack Obama had lost 10 contests in a row. Imagine that he now trailed Hillary Clinton substantially in the number of Democratic primaries and caucuses won, in total votes cast, in pledged convention delegates, in the overall delegate count, in fundraising and in the ineffable attribute called mojo. Imagine that Obama was struggling, at this late hour, to come up with the right message. What would the conventional wisdom say?

That it was over, of course. That Obama was toast. That staking everything on the March 4 primaries in Ohio and Texas was a starry-eyed hope, not a plan, and that it was time to smell the coffee.

Whenever Obama faced reporters, he'd have to answer tough questions. Why was he carrying on, knowing that he'd have to win by unrealistically large margins in all the remaining states to catch up? Didn't it worry him that relying on the superdelegates -- the Democratic establishment, basically -- to hand him the nomination could divide and weaken the party? Wasn't he concerned that Republican John McCain has such a head start in unifying his party and plotting his general election campaign?

The above, you will have noticed, is an accurate description of where Clinton stands right now. Yet nobody is forcing her to respond publicly to those painful questions. The reason is obvious: She's Hillary Clinton, and history suggests it's foolish to count out a Clinton until the last dog dies.

Washington Post

[SoFlaJet]

1. 11

just sayin'

[NightWatcher]

2. does that count the International Primary of US citz too? He won that one too

[SoFlaJet]

3. yup

got a whopping 2.5 delegates for it too I might add

[DJ13]

4. If Obama Went 0-for-11 . . .

.......the MSM would be giving him the Huckabee treatment.

"Why wont you drop out for the good of the Party?"

[donheld]

6. If Obama Went 0-for-11 they'd be giving him the Gravel

Treatment.

[jenmito]

5. Obama was asked about this very thing and he said yes, if HE was 0 for 10, he

would've been counted out, but the reason Hillary is getting all this continued coverage is because she's the champ and he's the challenger. I think he made a good point. He's very good at answering questions in a cool, calm, and collected way.

[DJ13]

8. "I think he made a good point."

I thought so too, plus that still paints him as the underdog going against the establishment candidate.

Very smart tactic.

[jenmito]

9. Yup...

And he clearly IS still the underdog. He doesn't have the establishment behind him like Hillary has had for decades. It's unbelievable how well he's doing with so much against him!

[lligrd]

7. And What If Obama Went On A Rant Like Hillary Did Today?

He'd be drummed out of the party. Shame on Hillary and those supporting these tactics.