Morning Campaign Brew – Momma Said Knock You Out
March 5th, 2008
Good morning Geeks. I had one thought last night as I saw the reports that Senator Clinton was about to take the stage, that was song choice. One song alone stood out in my mind and it starts with the simple lines, Don’t Call it a Comeback and from there really sets the tone for Senator Clinton’s big win last night. The song… well obviously “Momma Said Knock You Out” by LL Cool J. Of course all season I keep thinking the Senator should be walking around to Nelly Furtado’s version of Maneater, so what do I know?
Anyway, let’s get some brew.
- Incase you didn’t get the results last night, Senator McCain won all four primaries Clinching the Nomination
Mike Huckabee dropped out.
Senator Clinton won Texas, Ohio & Rhode Island, Senator Obama won Vermont.
We are still awaiting the results of last nights caucus.
- President Bush will endorse McCain today.
- The Washington Post looks at new calls for Obama to change tactics after yesterdays defeat:
“A senior Obama strategist, David Axelrod, acknowledged that he is receiving varied advice from Democrats, including changing Obama’s stump speech to emphasize his American roots and pushing for a second round of changes in the nation’s welfare laws, this time aimed at stray fathers.
If Obama finds himself forced to defend his patriotism before a skeptical electorate, he will be in deep trouble, Vilsack warned. But, he added, “what’s the alternative, ignore it? We paid a price in 2004 for thinking the charge wouldn’t stick.”
- Reports spread yesterday, including one from Tom Brokaw, that the Obama campaign was grabbing superdelegate endorsements that it could unleash soon as a way of forcing Clinton out of the race. Politico reported that the Clinton team was scrambling to stop defections of its superdelegates.
The question now is, do those superdelegates go out on a limb after Clinton’s winning night or do they hold off and let this play out for awhile?
- Talk has now moved onto a #2 pick for McCain. OK talk was already moving there but now it seems substantive.
- The Obama campaign sent out an e-mail last night decrying Senator Clinton’s negative campaigning. Meanwhile the Politico sums up the win saying Clinton’s lesson: Attacking Obama works, which put another way, run the primary the way the general will be run.
- Ron Paul & Dennis Kucinich held off primary challengers for their Congressional seats.
- In a sign things got a little weird, desperate, sad for the Obama campaign yesterday, its top lawyer infiltrated a Clinton conference call to hurl accusations. To what end? I haven’t a clue.
Where Are They Today?
Clinton: Washington, D.C. Will be on all six morning shows, starting at 7 am ET
Obama: From San Antonio to Chicago. Will do morning shows, starting at 6:15 am ET
McCain: Washington, D.C.; Gulf Stream, FL
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