If Barack Obama Had Lost 11 in a Row

by Brent Budowsky - 02/27/08 9:12 AM ET

I am not prone to quoting Maureen Dowd of The New York Times, but to follow her logic and raise her one:

Imagine if Barack Obama had lost 11 races in a row without winning even one during this period.

Imagine if Barack Obama had lost most of these races by 20 points, 25 points, 30 points in what can only be described as landslides and debacles.

Is there one person who will read these words and claim with a straight face that if Obama had been defeated by Hillary in 11 straight races, almost all by landslide margins in rapid succession, he would not have been completely dismissed as a credible candidate?

Be honest.

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