The spin writes itself. "There were no delegates at stake! There was no campaigning going on!! No advertising!! Hell, only Hillary went to the state!! It doesn't matter!! Barack is so damn dreamy!!!"
However, just because something is easy to write doesn't make it true. The thing is, Florida was a perfect test case of the Clinton's assertion that Obama will not translate nationally. Here is a state that has played a pivotal role in national elections; here is a state that isn't being bombarded with campaign ads so it is a measure of the people without (as much) outside influence; here is a state where the "evil campaign strategies" of the Clinton's couldn't be put into practice; in a very real sense here is a state that offers a purer measure of public support because voters know they are not voting for anything tangible, but only as a measure of support for their preferred candidate.
Obviously, Clinton matters a hell of a lot more to Florida voters than Obama whose performance at the polls, in spite of the MSM carrying his water for weeks, was pathetic.
I wouldn't be surprised if this vote doesn't represent a certain amount of backlash against the treatment of Clinton in the press.
I also wouldn't be surprised if the backlash doesn't carry on into Super Tuesday.
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