Letters to the Editor
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Er, who can't close the deal?
It strikes me that this narrative about the capacity of being a closer should be directed at HRC. Her 20+ point lead in Pennsylvania was eroded by a near unknown. While she flailed and spat, he gained over 10 points on her, and he did it within her base .
If "closing the deal" meant overtaking Clinton in Pennsylvania, her "home" state, you've gotta be crazy. Senator Obama, in my book, wounded her in the vote count. The press could be touting the remarkable capacity Obama has shown, again and again, to wrestle away hundreds of thousands of votes from a candidate with the highest public recognition in the world. Obama prevented her from achieving the "big win" in Pennsylvania that everyone said was necessary. He did what he was supposed to do. He closed the deal. He burned off the whole back of her pant suit. But, now the goal post is moved again. Come ON!