Clinton won PA by 10 points. It’s not as large as her lead in the polls was throughout the beginning of the campaign, but in the end it’s a significant victory. She won Lehigh (60-40), Carbon (74-26), and Northampton (61-39) counties handily. I’ve spent a few weekends up there and it’s not surprising to me.
Guess what we get now? Another couple of weeks of endless soundbites and media commentary until the next primary. Are you as excited about that as I am???? (Unfortunately there’s no “sarcasm” button next to bold and italic…hmm… that would be a handy button now that I think about it! We’ve all sent that email that didn’t sound quite right because the sarcasm didn’t transfer to the typed words, right?)
According to everyone out there, Indiana will now decide whether or not Clinton can continue… as has every single contest in recent memory. I don’t know too much about Indiana. I’ve driven through it a few times, and even spent a couple of nights in hotels there. If I remember correctly I was in a hotel someplace in Indiana for the Republican convention in 2004. I know that Evan Bayh is one of their Senators. He’s also a former governor. That’s about as far as my political experience with Indiana goes. Obama has had chances in Ohio, Texas, and PA to end Clinton’s candidacy. He hasn’t been able to. Will he finally accomplish that in Indiana? I doubt it. It feels like this whole thing is going to drag on forever.
