Which potential puts him in a position of being an even more powerful king-maker.
Could happen, yes. He doesn't have a *lot* of votes relative to the total, and has vastly fewer than the number of superdelegates, so I think this is mildly unlikely. But if he plays his cards right, he could find himself with an unusual amount of influence at the convention, especially if he is smart about using that influence to sway superdelegates.
the loser will throw all his/her support to the victor with a smile (and I think both Obama and Clinton are good enough players that they will do that).
Oh, yes -- they've pretty clearly signaled their intentions in that regard. The whole "I was friends with Hilary before, and I'll be friends with Hilary after" speech last week was a very explicit sign that both of them understand the stakes, and that the party expects a measure of unity.
Indeed, I think the single thing that has most doomed Romney, over on the Republican side, is that he does *not* understand this. He's been burning bridges left and right, and all reports indicate that the rest of the candidates (and their staffs) hate him with a burning and abiding passion. Hence, you get the interesting sight of McCain and Huckabee -- arguably the most moderate and conservative of the Republicans -- teaming up pretty explicitly to destroy him...
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Date: 2008-02-07 04:04 pm (UTC)Could happen, yes. He doesn't have a *lot* of votes relative to the total, and has vastly fewer than the number of superdelegates, so I think this is mildly unlikely. But if he plays his cards right, he could find himself with an unusual amount of influence at the convention, especially if he is smart about using that influence to sway superdelegates.
the loser will throw all his/her support to the victor with a smile (and I think both Obama and Clinton are good enough players that they will do that).
Oh, yes -- they've pretty clearly signaled their intentions in that regard. The whole "I was friends with Hilary before, and I'll be friends with Hilary after" speech last week was a very explicit sign that both of them understand the stakes, and that the party expects a measure of unity.
Indeed, I think the single thing that has most doomed Romney, over on the Republican side, is that he does *not* understand this. He's been burning bridges left and right, and all reports indicate that the rest of the candidates (and their staffs) hate him with a burning and abiding passion. Hence, you get the interesting sight of McCain and Huckabee -- arguably the most moderate and conservative of the Republicans -- teaming up pretty explicitly to destroy him...