Wednesday, January 09, 2008

Pivot

I am not going to obsess about this, especially the polls. But--the Culinary Workers did endorse Obama, which is good news for his Nevada campaign.

That was the only story I read today on the election. But I couldn't help thinking (in the shower) that Hillary's narrow victory may well be most related to the somewhat surprising #1 issue in the exit polls of both party's primaries: the economy. People are worrying about the economy, and they went to a Clinton. Bill Clinton not only ran on that in 92, he delivered (or was the beneficiary of) some good economic times.

The economy is the issue Obama probably needs to pivot on, shaping his message to emphasize it. It's a very strong issue for Hillary since people give Prez Clinton credit for managing it in the 90s.

Okay, that's it. No more. Goodbye.

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