Victory is ours theirs elusive

Obama's North Carolina victory speech is in full swing. My favorite part os these speeches is the shout outs to minor officials, random local dignitaries, and that nice lady who sold the good Senator a donut and a cup of coffee this morning. What a smile, that Ella Mae. Gave our candidate the strength to go on, it did. Ella Mae, couldn't have done it without you. Together, we're going to bring change to America. And I know you can, because this morning you counted out that dollar ninety-six like a champ. Didn't even have to use a calculator.

"So there's no chance she's going to drop out tonight, is there?" asked one of my companions, plaintively. The consensus of the room is no. I see this contest carrying on past June--like, June 2082. Our great-grandchildren will battle in a post-apocalyptic America desiccated by global warming and littered with the corpses of uninsured union members whose textile jobs were outsourced to Alpha Centauri.

Comments

HRC might not quit, but I can't believe anyone will fund her anymore.

Posted by Matt B | May 6, 2008 9:52 PM

Dave Barry had an entertaining take on the campaign.

Put Florida primary in prime time

Next January President McCain will be giving his inaugural address, while somewhere else in America, Clinton and Obama will be holding their 1,387th debate, with the hostility level between them having reached the point where the debate consists entirely of spitting.

Posted by TJIT | May 6, 2008 10:02 PM

Sully has the right take on this.
After May 20 it will be mathematically over.

Posted by Northern Observer | May 6, 2008 10:38 PM

McArdle, you whine worse than John McCain when people quote him accurately!

Posted by morzer | May 6, 2008 11:40 PM

During every presidential primary before this one, I would hear someone bemoan how anti-democratic the primary system is because it ends before half the states have had a chance to vote.

Now all we hear is how horrible the primary process is when the contest actually lasts until the nomination convention.

Posted by Rob | May 7, 2008 8:31 AM

Rob,

I think both statements are true. It's pretty easily solved - run it like we do all the other elections. All state primaries voted on the same day.

Seems to address both concerns.

Posted by Geoff | May 7, 2008 9:49 AM

Now Megan, can't we find some middle ground between naivety and cynicism!? Just kidding, these talks to the masses can be really frustrating to those of us who closely follow the race. Sometimes I just want to rip all of my hair out. Listening to Hillary do it is the worst.

Thanks for the laugh.

Posted by Slothrop | May 7, 2008 11:16 AM