What was the common wisdom of the past 7 weeks? Obama would close, but not catch up. The media would spin it as a Clinton win for a few days. We'd then notice that she didn't really catch up and then move on.
Sure enough, Obama closed tighter than anyone would have expected. The media still spun it at as a Clinton win. We're now in the process of moving on. And yet, despite being forewarned that this would happen, we all still fell victim to the roller coaster. You'd think that the advance notice would calm us down but I was giddy yesterday afternoon and depressed this morning when I saw that 9.4% rounds up to 10 in the reporting.
Still though, let's move on and get excited. Of the 7 remaining states, it's quite possible that Obama wins 5 of them. I figure that Obama takes NC, IN (with some work), OR, MT, and SD, leaving Clinton with just KY and WV. Clinton gets at most one good day of reportage (unless the press decides to take Puerto Rico very seriously, which I doubt) as KY and OR are on the same day and will cancel each other out.
Barring a disaster, today is her late campaign high water mark. It's a frustrating day, but let her and her fans enjoy it. We'll have one of our own in two weeks.
Speaking of things that will let us have fun, I see that Clinton is floating the popular vote including Michigan idea again. Well I have a wacky idea to defuse it. Let's get someone with a bit of money to sponsor a ballot on the cheap... with only Obama on the ballot.
No, it won't conform to any sort of real standard - although it would be nice if it were close enough - but that's not the point. It just would be a counter ballot. "Why should Clinton's 300k vote 'victory' count more than this one?" Defuse Michigan by mockery before people start taking it seriously.