I hate to keep pounding on Hillary Clinton, but am I missing something? Doesn't coming out in a dead heat with avowed socialist Bernie Sanders equate to a huge loss? Somehow, Hillary is spinning her awful drubbing into a victory.
She must think we're pretty darn stupid!
Don't be fooled, Bernie Sanders has the momentum and was the winner in Iowa. With an inferior organization, Sanders came out of nowhere and picked up 50% of the vote. That's an amazing accomplishment against the party-favorite and presumed nominee.
I'll give Hillary credit, she can put a great smiley face on a genuine tragedy. This contest shouldn't have even been close.
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| Let her think she won. Let her even say she won. I know better! |
Let me state it here so it's completely understood: Sanders won big!
Watch for the email fiasco to continue dogging Hillary and eventually bring her down. Unlike some of the more spurious past claims about her that were indeed politically motivated, this one is for real and has traction.
On the Republican side, I still believe that Donald Trump will triumph. He will likely win New Hampshire, barring a major misstep. This is a state that Ted Cruz can't win, even coming off a decisive victory in Iowa.
Marco Rubio is shaping up to be the party's "mainstream" candidate and picked up a big boost coming off the final GOP debate before Iowa. Rubio, though, is just a bit closer to mainstream coming from the right side, than Bernie Sanders is coming from the left. Rubio is a Tea Party darling.
So all three leading Republicans are running from the far right, and that's more than a bit discomforting.
That seems to be where the GOP wants to be this year. Trump's and Cruz's numbers from last night add up to 52%.
I'm doubling down that the two have already formed an alliance, and it will result an invincible bloc within the party. And you can throw in Rick Santorum and Mike Huckabee's support, the latter dropping out of the race this morning.
The presidential race became a little more interesting last night, and could even get more lively. Remember, Michael Bloomberg is waiting in the wings, and the filing deadline to get on the ballot in all 50 states is March 1. He has fewer than four weeks to make up his mind.
And then, there's good old Joe...
Take a look at this for an interesting counterpoint:
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Very interesting. We'll see who's right. I say Bernie gets a big boost coming out of New Hampshire. He'll be helped by the Republicans who'll keep pounding Hillary over her email problems. I contend she's too damaged to be viable. I hope the Dems wake up before it's too late.
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