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Running against The Clintons can only be properly construed as the most intense of political educations imaginable. How formidable were they, "The Evergreen and The Eagle (The Corsair sips a well-structured and meaty Valeras)". Thus far Senator Clinton is the only known politician to ruffle Obama to the point that he was unable to maintain his celebrated cool. And what was one of the lessons that Senator Clinton, a magnificent political in-fighter, taught Senator Obama on the campaign trail that ranged from sea-to-shining-sea? from Politico:
"At a breakfast fundraiser this morning, Obama used the example of the New Hampshire primary, when he lost to Hillary Rodham Clinton after a huge win in Iowa, to warn his supporters against overconfidence, Carrie Budoff Brown reports.
"Otherwise, they may get 'spanked,' he said.
"'For those of you who are feeling giddy or cocky or think this is all set, I just have two words for you: New Hampshire,' Obama told top contributors at the Metropolitan Club in Manhattan. 'I’ve been in these positions before when we were favored and the press starts getting carried away and we end up getting spanked.'
"He added, 'That’s another good lesson that Hillary Clinton taught me, so we want to make sure that we are closing strong, running through the tape.'
"He raised almost $4 million from the breakfast, which drew at least 120 supporters who paid $30,800 per person to benefit the Obama Victory Fund. The room was filled with business executives including Dick Parsons and Jim Wolfensohn, former president of the World Bank."
Some media analysts count Hillary Clinton's victory in New Hampshire as a prototypical "Bradley Effect" moment. We would respectfully disagree. Rather, it was probably a combination of the unusually large number of undecideds in the "Live Free of Die" state up until the primary and possibly also some sympathy for Senator Clinton's moment of vulnerability in that New Hampshire diner and backlash for the media's perceived sexist interpretation as to what it all meant.
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