I’m a little baggy eyed today. Fortunately, no one noticed. We were up late last night with Rob Reiner in California, twisting a few Hollywood arms, and spinning his big money Rolodex.
Winning the Democratic nomination won’t be easy without winning in California, and that means spending money. Lots of money. Spending big money means getting big money first, so that’s why I’m here. We’re not conceding South Carolina, but, win or lose, there’s no money in South Carolina.
Iowa, New Hampshire, and even South Carolina, are all pretty much mom and pop retail political campaigns. Not much money to collect and not much money to be spent. California? It’s not even a retail campaign. It’s a wholesale campaign. It’s the Wal-Mart of primary election prizes. This prize costs money, and we have money.
All Barack Obama has is a California pipe dream to crack. So to speak.
The math is enough to make or break. A presidential nominee needs to win 2,025 delegates to win the Democratic nomination. 1,688 of those delegates will come from 20 states in the February 5th primary. California alone has 441 delegates at stake. New York and Illinois are two of the states large that votes on the 5th. That’s why they call it Super Tuesday. Or, Tsunami Tuesday. Or, whatever.
I’m from New York. And Illinois. But my heart is California Dreamin’.
Got a Comment?
Enter your comment in the form below. Comments are moderated to eliminate spam. Once approved, your comment will be published.
Recent Comments