When Florida
moved their primary ahead of Feb 5th, all the democratic nominees
agreed to not actively campaign in the state.
After her stinging loss in South
Carolina, Hillary Clinton and her team made the
decision to reevaluate that pledge. Over
the past several days she has made trips to the Sunshine
State, attempting to convince voters
that she is the only Democrat who cares about Florida. To be fair, the trips have been under the
guise of "private" fundraising events, but she has been happy to pick up
endorsements and play up the importance of her expected win.
With Feb 5th rapidly approaching, it seems
strange for a candidate to spend any time campaigning in a state that doesn't
count. Until you realize that that
candidate is the say-anything, do-anything to win candidate, Hillary Clinton. If there's no competition, there's no victory.
After the powerful endorsements going to Barack Obama
yesterday from the Kennedy camp, the Clintons
must be desperate for something to stop the tide of positive press that is
going to Obama right now. It's up to
Obama's staff and supporter to start deflating this "triumph" before it's
declared. The Clintons are masters of spin, so expect their
Communications Director, Howard Wolfson, to be in full slimeball-mode tonight
as he tries to spread this myth. Don't
be fooled though, Hillary is not the first politician to unfairly declare
victory in Florida.
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