Clinton Team Expects 2nd Place, Andrea Mitchell Reports

[jefferson_dem]

Andrea Mitchell Reporting Clinton Team Expects 2nd Place
by Todd Beeton, Thu Jan 03, 2008 at 05:34:57 PM EST

Yes, more MSNBC watching...

This is interesting and probably explains the Clinton team's shift in their expectations rhetoric. On Hardball, Andrea Mitchell just said the Clinton campaign expects the order to be Obama - Clinton - Edwards.

They think they will do no worse than second. They don't think they will come in 3rd. They think that Edwards is locked in at 3rd. Their own polling mirrors what other polling shows, that if traditional Democrats turn out, they can win, if women come out, that's obviously in her favor...If Obama doesn't win by too much, they still think from their overnights in NH, which shows her back up in NH, she can still recover there, but if it's a big Obama win here, then they've got a problem, then he's got a big bounce going into New Hampshire.

She also said the Clinton campaign believes, even if they lose in NH and South Carolina, that they see February 5th as their firewall. That seems like wishful thinking.

http://www.mydd.com/story/2008/1/3/173458/1245#commenttop

[LSparkle]

1. They're gonna be disappointed tonight ...

Edwards will NOT be third. He has the best ground operation and has been through this before.

[fightindonkey]

3. I See Edwards Coming In First Anyway

[LSparkle]

9. I'm really torn between Edwards and Obama

Either one coming in first would be OK with me!

[fightindonkey]

2. Andrea And Her Dickhead Husband Need To Piss Off Already

How much botox, face lifting, and a hairdo, if she changed, would make her look her full 80 years, can one person sit through watching her?

[Renew Deal]

4. Is this MalloyLiberals source?

:shrug:

[MalloyLiberal]

5. Not too far from what I've heard

And the real Democrat is stuck in third
Stupid stupid Iowans

[Yael]

6. "firewall"

I am not so sure about that. California and New York are in her wallet, er, I mean, pocket.

[rinsd]

7. Feb 5th remains a firewall if she holds her leads in nat heats and those states.

Don't forget you also have Nevada (where she has a large lead) in addition to the FL & MI primaries which while they will not seat delegates will still be reported (momentum going into Feb 5th). FL will be a bigger "deal" than MI because everyone is still on that ballot and that happens right after SC.

[MalloyLiberal]

8. Nevada debate on Jan 15, she'll probably stack the audience again in her favor and have them boo

Obama