27/01/2008 11:15:50 am
Obama Landslide. Barrack Obama thus won South Carolina in the Democratic primaries. He received at least twice as many votes as Hillary Clinton. Local newspapers, like this one, writes about how Hillary Clinton was "crushed". This is probably partly due to her showing her true personality as the race has tightened - nagging, irritated, leaning on her hsuband. And the latter point is probably the other main explanation, except for the skills and efforts by Obama himself. Bill Clinton has probably helped Obama a lot by attacking him in a very bad manner. Bill Clinton might even have provided the Republicans with their strongest card yet in the upcoming main race: Do we want the Clinton dynasty to continue? Read more in The Economist.