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Tuesday, May 06, 2008

The pundits are in a frenzy over game day in NC and IN. Hillary said NC will be a "game changer" (but the game is already over)

The top political writers at The Washington Post and The New York Times take a crack at telling the rest of us what the results in North Carolina and Indiana will mean.

The pundits have had a blast dissecting the Democratic primary. They all know it's over, but this is great sport for them. Team Clinton plays right into it, feeding the frenzy.

Bottom line is pretty simple: The candidate with the most delegates wins the nomination. That's Obama. He is the inevitable nominee and has been for awhile. Clinton and her new found media pals can come up with news machinations every day, but the facts are the facts. They've created a cottage industry of spin to keep this process going.

Importantly, Clinton told us North Carolina will be a "game changer":

“This primary election on Tuesday is a game changer. This is going to make a huge difference in what happens going forward. The entire country – probably even a lot of the world is looking to see what North Carolina decides.”
For once, we'll take her at her word because those actually sounded like unscripted words for a change. If she doesn't win North Carolina and win big, it's over. If North Carolina doesn't change the game like she said it would, she should drop out this week. And, her staff can then stop doing the GOP's work. No more destroying the Democratic nominee.

And, if you want a really good chuckle, check out this brilliant analysis from the king of the pundits, Mark Halperin. He gets paid a lot of money to provide this pablum for Time Magazine -- and the talking heads on cable will undoubtedly parrot these exact talking points. Everyone reading this blog could do a better job.

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