My rust...
So Clinton's margin of victory yesterday in the PA primary fell right in the range that I said that I thought it wouldn't fall... I guess I'm rusty from being out of the game for the past 8 years. Another side effect of this 24 hour news cycle that we now find ourselves in given the proliferation of technology is that the expectations games changes like the wind. One moment some pundit will say that Clinton needs 15 plus points to change the nature of the race and then a few moments later, that same pundit will say how she's taken the momentum back with a 10 point victory. These pundits spend so much time on set talking about this race that they lose their continuity with regard to expectations... and this is exactly how camp Clinton (or any candidate who's behind) likes it.
FYI, the spread between the two candidates right now is 8.6% points with 99.34% precincts reporting via the PA Elections information page.
UPDATE: Josh Marshall over at TPM has an explanation to why the above numbers are wrong and Clinton's win is more close to 9.39% points.
FYI, the spread between the two candidates right now is 8.6% points with 99.34% precincts reporting via the PA Elections information page.
UPDATE: Josh Marshall over at TPM has an explanation to why the above numbers are wrong and Clinton's win is more close to 9.39% points.
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