Lowering expectations is politics 101. Obama failed to do that and MSM burned him by raising them

[Proud2BAmurkin]

He should have fought against the hype, it's basic politics. Clinton knew that, you didn't hear her predict victory once after Iowa, at least I didn't.

If Obama had played the game the right way and won even by a few points it would have been huge but he let Sludge and the rest of the MSM fuck up his game with their crazy predictions.

[fightindonkey]

1. Eh, You're Right, But He Was Running On That New Momentum And That Alone

[sandnsea]

2. No, sometimes you've got to turn the herd

And you've got to get a bandwagon going to turn the herd. If it didn't happen, it didn't happen. That's the way it goes.

[The_Casual_Observer]

3. To be fair, it seems like the media & blogs have been doing most of this

on their own. Can you blame O' for the hype? I can't. Strip out all the bullshit
& Obama is a good guy. I just hate all the Oprah, hope, change shit.

[Proud2BAmurkin]

6. You can't blame O for the hype but you can blame him for not talking it down

nt

[The_Casual_Observer]

12. I suppose. But that would be tough, he's out campaigning in a supercharged

atmosphere. I just wish it didn't happen.

[madrchsod]

15. how could he talk it down? would any candidate do this?

i really doubt they would.

[THUNDER HANDS]

4. maybe, maybe not

We're not even at the quarter pole yet. At this time last week, Hillary was still leading in Iowa.

[fightindonkey]

7. Very true. You Know Media Hype. They'll Jump On It. It Wasn'ty Hillary or Obama's Message Now

It was the media's love darling of the moment getting people moving.

[fightindonkey]

8. Very true. You Know Media Hype. They'll Jump On It. It Wasn't Hillary or Obama's Message Now

It was the media's love darling of the moment getting people moving.

[Catherine Vincent]

5. We don't know who won yet. nt

[JVS]

9. Maybe he can learn to cry for the cameras too.

[KennedyGuy]

10. Its amazing that some Obama folks here are claiming

they have been saying all along it would be close..
all of a sudden.

[jlake]

11. I don't know. Obama had some serious momentum and was juicing it.

If Hillary does pull out a win it will be amazing....and it looks like it may happen.

[depakid]

13. My take is that Obama started to believe the hype

and the adulation of his supporters went to his head.

Not uncommon, particularly with younger, less experienced candidates who've been elevated prematurely to positions of unearned prominence.

[madrchsod]

14. really? hmmmm.....nah..i have to disagree