But it's life in the big city. Last spring everyone was basically looking for Obama to pull even with Hillary, and wondering if Hillary to turn out to be the Titanic. But Obama missed his first and best shot, and while he still has a shot at her in Iowa, he is not where he would like to be, and IMHO where he could have been with a more incisive message.

If I were an Obama guy, I'd be getting queasy over people talking about how the college kids will pull him through. It is not good when your game plan calls for a Hail Mary pass.