Posted by Jed Lewison on Thu May 29, 2008 at 11:54 AM Pacific

Funny e-mail

I keep on getting e-mails from Clinton supporters, frequently with the subject line something like this:

Check it out, 'bama whore, check it out

The e-mails go on to talk about how since March 1 Clinton has done better than Obama. Well, yes, this is true. But it's not like he won West Virginia in February, and now the state has turned on him. It's just the nature of the primary calendar. If you look at the bigger picture, which is really only measurable by public opinion polls, Obama has gained ground over Clinton every month this year.

One other point -- I'm sure some Clinton folks will bellyache, saying things would have been different if West Virginia had come in January instead of May. Well, first: it didn't. Second: John Edwards probably would have won West Virginia. After all, he got 7% of the vote there in May -- and he'd dropped out of the campaign nearly four months earlier.

Funny e-mail

I keep on getting e-mails from Clinton supporters, frequently with the subject line something like this:

Check it out, 'bama whore, check it out

The e-mails go on to talk about how since March 1 Clinton has done better than Obama. Well, yes, this is true. But it's not like he won West Virginia in February, and now the state has turned on him. It's just the nature of the primary calendar. If you look at the bigger picture, which is really only measurable by public opinion polls, Obama has gained ground over Clinton every month this year.

One other point -- I'm sure some Clinton folks will bellyache, saying things would have been different if West Virginia had come in January instead of May. Well, first: it didn't. Second: John Edwards probably would have won West Virginia. After all, he got 7% of the vote there in May -- and he'd dropped out of the campaign nearly four months earlier.

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