The Obama campaign is orchestrating this day perfectly

[seasat]

There's been a slow steady trickle of endorsements throughout the day keeping his name in the news cycle. Now he just released a list of 10 Edwards delegates that have committed to him. The result will be that he'll achieve the magic number tonight even if he gets the minimal number of delegates from the last two primaries. The two primaries will put him over the top and he'll be able to declare himself the nominee by achieving the delegate count.

I'm amazed at the campaign strategy they've pursued over this race. If you asked me back at the beginning who the best campaigner was, I'd have told you Hillary Clinton. However, at the end of this race, I'd have to declare Barack Obama the best.

[LisaM]

1. The put-in-the-knife and turn it strategy?

Yeah, real unifying. There ARE two primaries being held today, you know. Some reason he couldn't wait one day to rub it in?

[truedelphi]

3. Maybe because he and his supporters have waited long enough.

Nothing I have seen of Hillary suggests that she would have waited the extra day.

In fact, she was telling everyone as early as last fall, that she had the nomination sewn up.

[bitchkitty]

12. Be fair - "she" was telling everyone?

As I remember, it was the media who "anointed" her.

[truedelphi]

22. No the media did not annoit her, in fact, Katy Couric tried to point out toher

Way back last autumn, that the Primary season could drag on. Couric even asked Hillary if she hadn't considered the idea that she might not win.

And Hillary tossed her curls and said No, I really don't accept that I won't get the nomination.

In fact, if you want to, you can see that that particluar video is stored here at DU under Poltiical videos.

[book_worm]

4. No, the end of the campaign and now time for SD to decide strategy

so that we can begin to focus on McCain.

[seasat]

6. I don't think he's rubbing it in.

His campaign is playing it for the maximum news coverage. I suspected that something was up when he rented the convention center where the RNC was going to be held. I suspect that they already had enough commitments to declare and got them to slowly come out over the day. He'll end up being put over the top by the two primaries.

Now, I'm not saying that the Clinton campaign are terrible campaigners. It's just that they were second best this time around.

[skooooo]

8. Somehow I think you wouldn't like anything he did.

[LisaM]

17. Well I don't admire his campaigning style

but that's no secret. Of course, it may be more fair to say it's Axelrod's campaigning style, but it's all the same!

[EFerrari]

10. Some of you Hillary supporters seem to blame the Obama campaign

every time you have a twitch or itch.

Who will you blame next month?

The stories out today were started by HILLARY'S CAMPAIGN.

[sniffa]

11. This rerun of a post is getting boring

It's over. Fin. You have a week to cry about it.

[DefenseLawyer]

15. Why do you consider declaring victory to be "rubbing it in"?

They had a contest he won, she lost. Declaring victory isn't "rubbing it in". You congratulate your opponent and you celebrate. The sense of entitlement among Hillary supporters never ceases to amaze.

[Orsino]

20. Clinton has been declaring victory for months.

Not that that's a bad thing, mind you. She understands that it's important to look like a winner.

I prefer Obama's reticence. He's appeared confident every step of the way without looking arrogant.

[Renew Deal]

19. Would Hillary wait?

Answer me that

[hokies4ever]

21. He's only had a FEW superdelegates, not a huge flood.

If he wanted to embarrass her, he would have brought out ALL of the superdelegates. You just don't understand that it's about beating McCain in the fall. The world doesn't revolve around Hillary. Obama is doing it this way to bring more attention to his crapping on the GOP Convention site and to rub it in the face of the RNC and media pundits in the tank for McCain.

[DS1]

26. waaaaaah

Couldn't she skip a day and quit now?

[Saturday]

2. You're proud of manipulation? Politics as usual? nt

[FrenchieCat]

18. This campaign ain't about Hillary Clinton.

So I'm not sure what in the hell you are talking about.

and this election really won't be about Hillary Clinton. Thank God!

[Cant trust em]

5. There have been a few bonehead mistakes, but in terms of strategy, they've been very good.

There were a couple of dumb moments and gaffes, but their ground operation was a case study in how it should be done. Their caucus strategy will be copied.

[seasat]

13. And their grass roots organizing was amazing.

I started off a Richardson supporter based on his policy and accomplishments but was amazed by how the Obama team worked this campaign. It appears to me that this was a natural outgrowth from Dean's 50 state strategy too.

I agree that they haven't been perfect. They should have anticipated some of the attacks a lot better. They're going to have to improve on that in the GE. When I was in sales, years ago, one of the biggest things they promoted was anticipating a customer's objections. The Obama campaign needs a better focus on that especially when going up against the Republican attacks that are coming. They can learn from the Clinton's campaign in that regard.

[BlooInBloo]

7. Obama played this campaign like a violin virtuoso. They should teach classes on it.

[EFerrari]

9. Yes, they are playing chess and they're damn good at it.

:party:

[seasat]

16. I'm glad to see a new group of strategists in our party.

Donna Brazile (though I like her as a spokesperson) and Bob Shrum have run terrible campaign the last two cycles. We need some new blood and approaches to counter the Repub scorched earth approach.

[cyndensco]

14. This morning when I heard the SDs were coming out BEFORE the primaries tonight,

I was amazed at how ingenious the strategy is. Go Obama!

[seasat]

23. To add to my own thread, that was a perfect end to the day

His speech struck the right tone. He reached out to the Clinton campaign, criticized John McCain, and continued tying him to Bush. He then morphed into a general election campaign speech. Man, he and his folks are good. I've been waiting years for a Democratic candidate that can run a campaign like that.

[truedelphi]

24. I really am liking the way that he turns and steps on every one of McCain's

Speaking points.

McCain says Obama should go to Iraq, and O turns that into McCain needing to go into the regular old neighborhoods in America and see what is going on there.

How much the price of gas is affecting people, how much the lack of decent jobs, the mortgage crisis etc. Things McCain doesn't have a clue about.

[JPZenger]

25. superdelegates flooding to Obama today

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/6/4/112148/2709/532/529327

This includes several Clinton Superdelegates switching sides today.