Wednesday, February 6, 2008



If you're like me, you've been poring over the delegate breakdowns from Super Tuesday, trying to game out the end of this extraordinary fight for the Democratic nomination. I'm starting to realize we're heading toward a nightmare scenario.




Hillary scored a big blow against Obama by taking California, yet his close victory in Missouri and the home-state drubbing he managed in Illinois -- not to mention a gaggle of wins in caucus and East Coast states -- handed him enough delegates to stay even with her.




Now we move to the Feb. 12 "Chesapeake Primary," expected to be favorable to Obama. (He's apparently polling amazingly well in both Starr and Linkwood.) That could let him close the delegate gap even more. Should Hillary fail to stop him in the big battleground of Wisconsin five days later on Feb. 19, that sets up a major showdown when Ohio and Texas hold their primaries on... March 4th!




Yes, the nightmare is upon us. The final battle between Obama and Clinton could fall on the same day as the Barguments release! Even worse, the primary results would be rolling in just as I begin my long-awaited 8 p.m. talk at Books & Books in Coral Gables.

Could I compete with the conclusion of an historic nomination fight in one of the most engaging elections of a generation? Unclear. Let's just hope I never put Miami Barguments fans to that test.




C'mon Hillary. Let's end this. (I say this even though the Grateful Dead has endorsed Obama. A knife in the back, and more of the same...)

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