Boy, what a disappointment.
As a longtime (and still) Obama supporter, I was ecstatic when he won the Iowa caucuses and delivered a speech that blew those of his rivals out of the water.
Sure, I had some slight concerns about Obama's statements after landing in New Hampshire. He shouldn't, for example, repeatedly and overtly ask a state that is proud of its independence to "do what Iowa did" in voting for him.
And why even assume the mantle of frontrunner, declaring that if New Hampshire votes for him then "I will be the next president"? That statement confirmed the Clinton talking point that this primary is now about Obama, when he could have remained the insurgent for one more cycle by instead hanging the "inevitable" mantra on Hillary and challenging New Hampshire not to do Washington's bidding.
But anyway, on to tonight's debate.
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