Love this short piece on Salon about just how Hillary Clinton blew the nomination. Yes, she was the wrong candidate with the wrong message and the wrong position (nearer Bush) at this point. But more importantly, her campaign arrogantly bet the farm on an early victory, and her chief strategist didn’t understand the rules. That’s really bad.

I would add on more theory, relative to Indiana and North Carolina:  When your opponent is running as the candidate of “change” and “truth,” and you decide to pander on the gas tax, you’re just handing him ammunition.

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