Controlling the news cycles. Obama campaign shows it knows what it is doing.

[SoonerPride]

Loss yesterday trumped by big endorsement news today. Edwards! Slam dunk.

The Obama campaign is now dictating the news cycles.

They were behind the 8 ball for a couple of weeks with the ABC debate/Wright/flag pin crap but now they are on top of the news cycles, controlling the press coverage they need.

[anonymous171]

1. They've finally learned from Hillary.

[SoonerPride]

3. They were constantly deflecting her body blows, while never replying in kind

Never stooping to the ad hominem attacks she was launching kept them in a defensive posture.

Still, they would trickle out a few supers here and there to soften rough news cycles and make sure there was some positive press for the day.

But now, they've got an end-game strategy in place and they know which cards everyone at the table has in their hand and they will double down when the time is right.

[NightWatcher]

2. he also wins on money management

that's what "Ready from Day One" looks like

[SoonerPride]

5. How they could take a vast war chest and lose is baffling isn't it?

Hillary's team still raised more than any campaign in history - save Obama's -and they went so deep in debt it is baffling.

Bad management is right.

I think her failures will be studied for years to come.

[cliffordu]

12. I think you're absolutely correct. Poly sci majors will

study Carville for one end of the spectrum, and Penn for the other.

Or maybe a compare/contrast of the husband/wife team that is Billary.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

4. Obviously this wasn't a coincidence.

When do you think they'll unveil the next big endorsment? When would be good, strategically?

I'll bet it's Gore.

[SoonerPride]

6. Maybe after Oregon?

He's supposed to make a valedictory type speech then.

Saying "we've got the majority of pledged delegates now, we're on our way to lockign this thing up."

[H2O Man]

7. Absolutely.

Nominated.

[SoonerPride]

8. Thank you!

:)

[K Gardner]

9. Yep.. and it is brilliant. Except for Wright/Bittergates, they've never really faltered, and even

then.. they held steady through the storm. Smart, smart SMART people. Books will be written about his historical campaign, on ALL levels.

[SoonerPride]

10. I agree. The sideshow crap took them off message for a couple of weeks.

Now they've got the end game mapped otu brilliantly.

You can see it coming.

Hillary is playing checkers and Obama is playing chess.

McCain is playing with himself.

[anonymous171]

11. McCain is playing Jenga

The longer he goes on, the more likely he is to crumble.

[tekisui]

13. I asked this on Sunday.

I wonder what big news Obama has planned for Wed. to eclipse Hillary's win?

He didn't disappoint.

[nomaco-10]

14. Best ran campaign I've seen in my adult life. n/t

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

15. West Virginia!

[Major Hogwash]

16. Great point! Ka-boom! You can hear them in the distance.

You are absolutely correct!!

[RoadRage]

17. Let's hope the Gore endorsement comes out right after Hill's KY win...

I see a pattern here. Clinton wins a contest that doesn't mean anything.. and either 5 super D's or a huge endorsement come out for him the next day. Hopefully he's keeping all of his cards close and playing them one at a time. You'd almost have to think he has this all laid out.. and that is why he's confident enough to start campaigning against McCain (where he belongs).

GOBAMA!

[SoonerPride]

23. agreed

[Doityourself]

18. Bingo! David Gregory just threw out the beginning of his show for the endorsement! It completely

changed the discussion tonight. Hill's win is on the back burner...

[Tarheel_Dem]

19. I wonder what JRE's tipping point was? It'll be interesting to see if

this was pre-planned, or if something happened in WV that pushed him to Obama? I'm thinking that Hillary's comments to the AP may have damaged her with a lot of SD's. And the fact that we're picking up long held Repub Congressional seats, despite the Pukes spending huge amounts of money to attach the candidates to Obama, and they're still losing.

Obama may not win WV, but I think he'll make up for it in other places.

[SoonerPride]

20. This move was planned at least a week ago.

They wanted to make this move to control the news cycle

[TexasObserver]

21. I'd love to see Hillary's reaction right now.

I'll bet those sea bass eyes are bulged out about 3 inches, she's spitting nails left and right, throwing things, and beating up on underlings.

ding dong the witch is dead

it's over, Shillary!!

[Tarheel_Dem]

22. Andrea Mitchell made the point that Clinton has her big money backers

gathered at her home in DC to figure out fundraising, going forward, and the interviews she did for the three big networks were supposed to lead the newshour, and JRE & Obama knocked her off the front page.

I agree, she must be spitting nails, at this point.

[TexasObserver]

26. uncomfortable!! that must have been fun to watch

[GoesTo11]

27. Ouch!

I would not want to give money to a campaign in it's death throws.

[Shine]

24. Yup, I totally agree. Next up will be releasing their fundraising numbers from April.

:thumbsup:

Politics.....it's all a game of manipulating Perception......among other things. :D

[barack the house]

25. Imgine the excutive office working like clockwork, it will be a sight to behold.