Can you cite to where Obama said the race is locked up? I think he has consistently said that this was going to be a long hard race.
The reason that he loses big Dem states like Penn and OH is because that is where the Democratic party has the most institutional infrastructure and most of the party insiders like Hillary better. Watch what happens to the "big chunk if the Dem base" in NC, outside the influence of this political infrastructure, for a better gauge of whether Obama can win them over.
That doesn't play into their vision of Obama as an arrogant jerk that is trying to steal her rightful place as nominee.
He had pretty much implied it when he had that blasé tone in announcing that Clinton shouldn't feel "forced" to drop out.
Well, thats how I would expect Clinton here to read that statement.
I don't think it is any secret that both candidates wanted the race done quickly when it looked like they would win. I don't remember any complaints around here when Clinton said it would be over by Feb 5.
Where did she say that?
A very weak statement- he had "pretty much" implied- he was basically, almost, sort of pregnant.
Okay, so then he didn't mean anything by saying Hillary Clinton shouldn't feel forced to drop out. He just felt it important to announce that for no reason whatsoever.
