Hillary Clinton’s Last StandPaul Hogarthbyline‚ Apr. 23‚ 2008The pundits are wrong to say that Hillary Clinton’s nine-point victory in Pennsylvania last night helped her survive another day – and she was delusional (if not dishonest) to proclaim that her win will “turn the tide” in the presidential race. Clinton may have won in a state where nearly 60% of voters were over the age of 50, but she only netted approximately 11 delegates – while Barack Obama is ahead nationwide by about 160 delegates. Obama will win the North Carolina primary on May 6th (and will likely win Indiana on the same day), erasing any gain in delegates that Clinton made in the Keystone State. In a state that worked against him demographically, Obama made in-roads among white males and working-class voters – which bodes well for him in the general election. Meanwhile, the New York Times – which had earlier endorsed Clinton over Obama – published an editorial today blasting her “mean, vacuous and desperate” campaign. |