Newshoggers Comments
For what it's worth, Obama was turning towards McCain after Wisconsin. One could argue that the reason he didn't manage to finish her off on March 4 is precisely because he assumed it was already over. (And the math then was very much as it is now -- so in some sense it really was over then). Clinton decided to pursue the kitchen sink strategy. More importantly she somehow persuaded the media that results in OH and TX which reflected the demographics of those states were a game changing win for her. I could go on with the whole narrative -- but the point is that the failure to turn towards McCain started in the days following WI, when Clinton decided that since a positive campaign wasn't working, her only option was to use a negative campaign. Obama's failure to take it seriously cost him the chance to close things out then. So I find it hard to fault him for deciding that he had to turn back to Clinton and put the GE campaign on hold until the nomination was more settled.
Maggie I tend to agree that Obama got off track when he decided to fight back against the kitchen sink attacks and overall I think he's run a better focused and much less, mean for a lack of a better word this early in the am, campaign. My gripes with Obama have been more with his framing of issues using right wing talking points, while with Clinton it's been her tactics against him using right wing framing.
I don't care about assigning blame though, I just want them to start running against the Republican full time. THAT I think would guarantee a Dem win in Nov, no matter who gets the nomination.
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