How Obama Neutered The Clintons

I keep reading post after post of how Obama beat, bested, or defeated Hillary. None of these are accurate descriptions of what happened.

Obama preemptively neutered the Clintons, period.

Let me explain:

At the beginning of the race, prior to it narrowing to Obama versus Clinton, Obama began his Hope tour. Nondescript, nonspecific, and completely nonthreatening, but well choreographed, including swooning and fainting throngs.

Occasionally he would throw in comments about the old way of campaigning and how that was the evil way of the, "others." All the while his surrogates, sometimes his campaign, and on occasion even the master himself attacked the Clintons (later on he attacked McCain, often unfairly -- but that was okay because he had already sold it).

Basically he appeared to move above the negative even managing to label it as Clintonian. When your name becomes a tactic you really can't disengage yourself from that label.

At the same time his campaign made a preemptive strike labeling minor criticism as racial and constantly appeared poised to do so again at even the faintest hint.

This combination meant that Obama not only defined the playing field but he wrote the rules of the game in the process removing the Clinton's proven weapons. Playing to win was no longer PC if it meant actually pointing out your opponents flaws.

In the Democratic party, controlled by the far left as it currently is, this effectively neutered the Clintons before the race even began.

Any attack Hillary made was Clintonian or racist. She could no longer bring up issues that may have won it for her. Any question of Obama's electability was radioactive. Associations and judgment about his, "friends," things that will matter in the general election, Reverend Wright, William Ayres, or Tony Rezko were instant death! The Media could no longer be trusted to bring these things to the fore because they were as caught up in the dream as the throngs at the rallies!

Toward the end Hillary did hit on the only option left to here -- drinking with regular folk demonstrating to the Super Delegates that Obama could not win the voters that cling to their guns and God

Interestingly the Clintons were NOT neutered when it came to the Super Delegates, just with the Democratic voters. That is her ONLY hope now.

Unfortunately, it appears Obama may have managed to finally neuter them as well when he took 91% of the black vote.
DKK