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Wednesday, February 6, 2008 12:00 AM

Clinton gets her party started

Wins in Massachusetts, California and other big states, plus an uncommonly good speech by their candidate, made a New York Super Tuesday crowd very happy.

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  • Wednesday, February 6, 2008 11:48 AM

    Ok, Wes

    "Obama Lost Last Night Big Time. You don't lose California and New York big and be the nominee. It's impossible."

    This is going to get a little complicated, so I'll use as many small words as possible.

    The name of the game is delegates.

    Obama got more of these "delegates" last night than did Clinton.

    First one to 2025 wins.

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