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that if Edwards and Clinton finished about the same and her finish was considered a failure, his must be also. That's kind of like saying oh, I don't know, if I didn't win a gold medal at the Olympics, but got a silver or bronze, I should be just as disappointed as one of the favorites who was expected to win. Are you kidding? I'd be thrilled!
Victory can be quite relative in any situation, including this one. If Edwards didn't spend nearly as much as Hillary yet finished close to or even ahead of her, that's saying something. I think Keith was trying to say that much by calling himself maybe a "wet blanket" the night before. But I wouldn't come down on him too hard; I think he was trying to make an honest assessment of what the results meant and not get too overly excited or exaggerate anything. He was even downplaying Obama's victory a bit. And I don't think it had anything to do with him not supporting this candidate or supporting that one. And by last night he was really presenting only Clinton's finish as a major disappointment, which, I am sure, it was.
I think Hillary knows she really has to kill 'em in New Hanpshire or things are going to look really bad. Edwards isn't dead yet. I think this means, if anything, he's still alive. Maybe more so than she is. We will have to see.
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