Lowering Expectations, Predicting A Long Fight

February 5th, 2008 at 05:10pm Aaron Chambers

Obama campaign manager David Plouffe just spoke to the flock of reporters gathered in the press room. He downplayed expectations for the day, saying the campaign would be please if it tied with Clinton for delegates, while predicting the primary fight will drag on well past today.

In future contests, he said the campaign may actually get to spend time in each state voting.

“We think that as we head into the rest of these states in February and March, we’ll have time to spend in them,” he said. “We think we’re better organized. You’re not dealing with a mammoth day.”

Indeed, it seems like people like Clinton less the more they see her — and Obama the more they see him.

Meanwhile, in an interview broadcast on CNN, Obama did his own part to downplay expectations today, saying, “I still think that Sen. Clinton is the favorite.”

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