Posted by
Ed Sherrill on Wednesday, May 21, 2008 10:34:30 AM
Obama got creamed in Kentucky yesterday; even the college educated voted against him. Mark Steyn wonders today why the presumptive nominee seems to do worse as he gets closer to the finish line.
There's no precedent in modern primary history for a candidate growing weaker the more his nomination becomes inevitable. His boast of finally getting a majority of pledged delegates - or whatever cockamie Democrat arithmetical milestone he reached last night - felt like a steam train running out of coal. He's still moving uphill, just about, but ever slower ...and slower ...and slo..w...er.
If I were a party bigwig, I'd be unnerved by some of these numbers. The media have fallen for Senator Obama, but the louder they trill "I'm in love, I'm in love, I'm in love, I'm in love, I'm in love with a wonderful guy!", the more Democratic voters refuse to singalong.