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Hillary "Deathwatch" Odds: 10.4 Percent
A morning endorsement from Bruce Springsteen will help Barack Obama
dominate the news cycle heading into tonight's debate. That, coupled
with some new poll numbers and a newspaper endorsement, helps drag
Clinton's ship down by two points to a 10.4 percent chance of winning the nomination.
Barack
Obama may have E Street to thank if he ever lives on Pennsylvania
Avenue. Bruce Springsteen endorsed Obama today, the first
mega-celebrity to endorse since Oprah, Babs, and the gang in January.
While Obama could've used the Boss' backing before New Jersey's primary
on Feb. 5 (Obama lost by 10 points), today's timing actually works well
for Obama. Springsteen is a perfect emissary for the campaign in the
wake of Obama's "cling" comments in San Francisco. The Boss
acknowledges as much and writes in his endorsement
that "[w]hile these matters are worthy of some discussion, they have
been ripped out of the context and fabric of the man's life and
vision." If Obama can coax Springsteen onto the trail in Pennsylvania,
that will start to nullify Clinton's and McCain's claims that he's an
elitist. The less traction Clinton gets on that issue, the more
desperate she looks. Desperate candidates don't become the nominee. ...
Read more at the Hillary Deathwatch.
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