Well, that’s the way it goes. My predictions on the outcome of yesterday’s NH Primaries were, shall we say, less than accurate. Bummer. Life goes on. Obama still has the lead when it comes to the number of Democratic Delegates so far allocated. He’s got 25 (16 from IA and 9 from NH), Hillary’s got 24 (15 from IA and 9 from NH), but these numbers do not mean much. Turns out that this thing is chaotic and unpredictable. I thought that the political betting markets had a clue when the race in NH seemed to go Barack Obama’s way, but it seems that these ‘investors’ as as clueless as everybody else about the mood of the voters.
Based on his voting record in the US Senate, his energy, enthusiasm and charisma and youth, Barack Obama is still my preferred choice on the Democratic side. Edwards would be second, Hillary third. No matter who earns the Democratic nomination, he or she has my support when running for President. Good luck to all of them.
As to why Hillary Clinton was able to pull off a surprise victory last night, see this Daily Kos article and this piece by Glenn Greenwald which pretty much sum up the media’s role in the Clinton saga.
