Top 10 Reasons Obama Defeated Clinton for the Democratic Nomination

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-creamer/top-10-reasons-obama-defe_b_101307.html

Now that the outcome of the battle for the Democratic nomination has been settled beyond a reasonable doubt, it's worth looking systematically at the major factors that gave victory to Obama. After all, fifteen months ago, conventional wisdom viewed Obama as an audacious long shot. The very idea of a first-term African American senator with a name like Barack Obama defeating the vaunted Clinton machine seemed preposterous.

Here are my Top Ten reasons why lightning struck in the contest for the 2008 Democratic nomination (apologies to David Letterman ):

#10. Great Team. Obama assembled a great team that could work together. He stayed away from lobbyist insiders like Clinton's Mark Penn or McCain's Charlie Black, and choose political professionals who are committed to progressive values like David Plouffe, David Axelrod, Steve Hildebrand and Paul Tewes. From the first he insisted on one key rule: no drama. There was little of the infighting and division in the Obama operation that ate away at the Clinton campaign. Clinton had many capable staffers and consultants, but Penn's divisive leadership style and failures as a strategist doomed the campaign organization to dysfunction. When the brilliant Geoff Garin was tapped to succeed Penn as Chief Strategist in April, it was simply too late.

#9. All-State Strategy. Mark Penn was convinced that Clinton could sew up the nomination by Super Tuesday focusing only on the big states. In fact, some have reported that he mistakenly believed that California had a "winner take all" primary. Obama's team hunted for delegates in every nook and cranny of America - especially in the caucus states that Clinton really didn't contest. Obama ran an active, on-the-ground campaign in every contest, from California to Guam. As a consequence, as one anonymous Clinton insider reports, Clinton lost the nomination in February after Obama ran the table in 11 straight states.

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Obama got it right. Clinton sailed blithely along on with presumptiveness and hubris in full display. I like Hillary. I think she's really great. I don't like her as much as my mom does, and I like Barrack beter.

[Oleladylib]

1. A lot of people live in a fictional world..most vote repub...

Hillary has the facts...Obama has the dream...Fairyland is fiction, however pleasant it is.

[VeraAgnes]

2. It's not over yet.................Obama may have egg on his face!

Obama is still just a contender.

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3. I like, I like. Thanks for sharing.

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