An Announcement
Of course, the big political news today was Barack Obama’s quasi-announcement of the formation of an exploratory committee, which should come as no shock to anyone. The story is also front page news at The Post, The Fix, The Globe, The Tribune, and with the AP. Why, its even making an international splash in Canada and in Britain.
The AP story notes the Clinton camp reaction – canceling a Hill appearance – and further notes that a Clinton announcement of a candidacy is a few days away, which is the first I’ve heard that her announcement is forthcoming, but we’ll see, I suppose.
The intense media coverage of the Obama announcement – try this for an experiment: Go to the website for any major newspaper and its front-[web]page news right now – should do much to introduce him to the bulk of the American people. Clinton, and to a lesser extent Edwards, who need no introduction, have a different mission – countering the sense of inevitability among many of the Democratic faithful that Obama is endowed with a certain sense of destiny and purpose.
The AP story notes the Clinton camp reaction – canceling a Hill appearance – and further notes that a Clinton announcement of a candidacy is a few days away, which is the first I’ve heard that her announcement is forthcoming, but we’ll see, I suppose.
The intense media coverage of the Obama announcement – try this for an experiment: Go to the website for any major newspaper and its front-[web]page news right now – should do much to introduce him to the bulk of the American people. Clinton, and to a lesser extent Edwards, who need no introduction, have a different mission – countering the sense of inevitability among many of the Democratic faithful that Obama is endowed with a certain sense of destiny and purpose.
