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Thursday, May 22, 2008 12:00 AM

She's in it to spin it

Hillary Clinton's goal is to come out of the primaries with a popular-vote lead over Barack Obama. Any questions?
By Walter Shapiro

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  • Thursday, May 22, 2008 11:01 AM

    "Sweep"?

    @BalconesFalk, you can't sweep all fifty states. One person, one vote, remember?

    But seriously, if you're going to fantasize, you need to make it at least slightly plausible. There isn't going to be a nationwide sweep. And this idea of Hillary getting the majority of the popular vote requires so much twisting and turning - including throwing out the votes from the caucus states, which is a ridiculous suggestion - that it wouldn't even qualify for the Hugo or the Nebula.

    In other words, it's not just fantasy. It's laughably implausible fantasy.

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