This is What’s Great About Covering Politics
EmailIs that at the end of the day, it doesn’t matter what the spinners say, it occasionally doesn’t matter what the polls report, and what we in the media think matters a whole lot less than what you voters think.
Wow… is Hillary going to win New Hampshire?
Comeback Kid II?
The independent voters didn’t show up for Obama?
The women voters turned out for her as they did not in Iowa?
She started to show voters who she is, instead of the caricature — or how she comes across on stage?
Then again…Obama might win after all…
But right now it doesn’t look like it.
I was stunned when she came in third last week, and I am stunned with what’s going on right now. Even if she loses, this shows you that this race is far from over.
Did her "staff shake-up" take place prematurely?
Wow…
What do you make of it all?
– jpt
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Maybe Bill/Hillary got their supporters to sway the opinion polls (of the past few days) towards Obama for a comeback performance…
Posted by: reyonthehill | January 8, 2008, 9:50 pm 9:50 pm
Thank goodness New Hampshire voters righted themselves and seem to have understood how important this vote is. As Gloria Steinem said in this morning NY Times op ed: This country is in such a mess, it will probably take 8 years of President Clinton followed by 8 years of President Obama to make us whole again.
Posted by: JB | January 8, 2008, 10:04 pm 10:04 pm
Hillary is getting me to the point, where I have long been with Shrub, that when her audio comes on with a tv report, I hit the mute button. She is defensive, negative, all-too-often on the attack with only distorted “positives” to offer e.g.she personally is responsible for 7000 NH national guardsmen having medical coverage, she personally passed the SCHIP program etc. She’s also playing the poor-me card now as at her almost crying episode on Monday. All Way too much for me. Maybe McCain wouln’t be so bad after all. At least he’s not a Bush or a Clinton. Oh well, it’s not over yet.
Posted by: sophillyfatz | January 8, 2008, 10:14 pm 10:14 pm
If economics is “the dismal science,” politics–and its reporting by dedicated scribes such as you–must be considered “the unpredictable science.” That Sen. Clinton came in first in New Hampshire is unpredictable enough in itself–who woulda thunk it?
Posted by: chuck | January 9, 2008, 2:54 pm 2:54 pm
The people have spoken in NH, the pundits, the big media and the rigged pollsters that can easy manipulate people opinion all of then LOST! The incredible biased media in favor of Obama, the outrageous biased against Clinton and the total write off of Edwards. Their manipulative tactics lost. the people won. Now the same pundits, media should focus in the issues instead and we’ll have a campaign; but they never learn the lesson.
And what of the Obama wave? That wave crested and has turned. His candidate will have more scrutiny and he should be held to the same standards than any other politician running for the Presidency.
Good night for democracy in the US. Shame on CNN’s Blitzer among others, MSNBC starting with Chris Mathews, ah…and Tapper from ABC. They should learn to be real unbiased journalist!
Posted by: Peter | January 9, 2008, 3:05 pm 3:05 pm