Well, last night certainly could have gone better for Senator Obama. He lost three of the four states, taking home a victory in Vermont. Fortunately for him, the delegate gains for Senator Clinton are minimal at best. He is still a convincing leader in the delegate count, and still stands the best chance to be the party's nominee.
Now that it appears that Senator Clinton will be in this until at least Pennsylvania, it is time for the Obama campaign to shift gears in the execution, if not the theme, of their campaign. If this memo from David Plouffe is any indicator, expect the campaign to hit harder at the Clinton campaign over the next seven weeks.
Hopefully this test will serve as a crucible for making the Obama campaign just that much stronger. Whether it is getting their message through to the voters, or making sure they are controlling the debate, Obama must be willing to take it to Clinton. His campaign seemed a little too cocky over the past two weeks, and maybe a bit of levity is in order.
Sitting in the shadow of March 4 are two contests in Wyoming and Mississippi. Although Obama is favored in these two contests, they must take nothing for granted. A victory in these two small, yet important, states can give some fence-sitting superdelegates some cover to come out for Obama. Hopefully enough of them can be convinced to get Hillary to bow out sooner than later, or the Democrats risk blowing this golden opportunity to retake the White House.
Game On!
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