It is another interesting twist of history that fate, along with the media led by Tim Russert and Co., seems to have conspired to deprive Hillary Clinton of the Democratic nomination.
Consider this: in January 2008, long after Edwards' affair and long after he had lied repeatedly to deny it, Clinton came a humiliating 3rd in the Iowa caucuses. The final count was: Barack Obama with 940 delegates with Edwards at 744 and Clinton at 737. Based on the voter demographic for Clinton, if Edwards' delegates were divided 2-to-1 in her favor, we would end up with Clinton 1233 and Obama 1188 (51 to 49). This would have reinforced her image of invincibility and likely propelled her to the nomination.
All this tells us one thing: men really have done Hillary in: starting with her own husband first, then Russert and then Edwards. However, i still don't see Obama's hand anywhere in the mix.
Let me be clear: i do not like the way Clinton handled her loss. It had to be one of the most graceless ways to lose, from playing the race card against her own party rival to wishing for his assassination. Contrast this to McCain who promptly upbraided his own supporter (talk show host Bill Cunningham) when he called Obama by his middle name "Hussein".
All i am pointing out is that if Clinton had won in Iowa, the rest of the Obama magic may well have been history.
