February 29, 2008
Failure Isn't An Option
And one more David Plouffe note for the day. Given the polls in OH and TX, and the benchmark that Hillary Clinton's camp previously set for itself -- to come within 25 delegates of Barack Obama -- Plouffe said Team HRC is bound for disappointment Tuesday.
"They are going to fail by that measure and fail miserably," he said, noting that Clinton would have to win OH and TX each by 10 points.
Here, by the way, is HRC pol director Guy Cecil during the campaign's Feb. 13 phoner with reporters:
"We expect that we will be in a virtual tie with Sen. Obama with delegates," he said, specifiying that Clinton will be "within 25 delegates by the fourth " of March.
Seems like a near impossibility. First Read's delegate count today is 1,398-1,291, advantage Obama.
(JENNIFER SKALKA)
Posted at 11:32 AM
Comments
A better title for this post is "Playing the Expectations Game."
corinne | 02.29.08 12:21 PM
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A sad prediction by Cecil, but it could have happened. Even with just 55% wins in TX, OH, and RI, and a 58% loss in VT, Clinton could have picked up a net 34 delegates on March 4. If Obama had fewer landslides in February, and had not picked up a net 37 new superdelegates, Cecil would be right on target.
along | 02.29.08 03:15 PM
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