09-22-2008, 10:36 PM
He was running in Iowa and New Hampshire to seed the ground for 2012, not 2008, and then the enthusiasm of his supporters (and the weird coincidence of a strong John Edwards showing in Iowa) put him at the front of the pack.
The idea that Obama was just making a trial run could be true. The operative term here, however, is the enthusiasm of his supporters. Remember when Ms. Clinton was a shoo-in? The polls and pundits let us down so many times during the primary season that I can hardly be bothered to pay attention any longer.
Anyhow, I am constitutionally incapable of agreeing with Christopher Hitchens. Pshaw.