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TextAClintonFallsintotheInspirationalGap
FromTheTimes
February11,2008
TomBaldwininRichmond,Virginia
[1]BarackObamastrolledontothestageandraisedhishandsingentleapplause.Heiswellusedtoseeinganaudiencewithmouthsstretchedwideopentoscream,bottomsbouncinginseatsandplacardbeingshakenfranticallywithtwoclenchedfists.ThereisonlyoneDemocratic
presidentialrunnerwhocangeneratesuchfrenzy-anditisnotHillaryClinton.
[2]
Herownspeech,lacedwithsubstanceandcarefullydrawndividinglinesagainstthe
presumptiveRepublicannomineeJohnMcCain,hadbeenreceivedpolitelyatthe
annualdinnerfortheVirginiaDemocraticPartyinRichmondonSaturdaynight.
[3]
Itwasararechancetoseethetwocandidatesperformbacktoback.Butitwasthe
arrivalofMrObama,freshfromhishat-trickofvictoriesinLouisiana,Nebraskaand
WashingtonState,thatturnedthiscrowdof5,00intoanwrithingmassofnoise.
[4]
InthemidstofallthetumultwasTomUrban,alawyerwhohadtravelleddown
fromthenorthofthestate.Heremainedseatedmostofthetimeandappeareda
littleembarrassedbysuchexcitement.“Ireallydon’tbuyintoallthishopestuff,”
hesaid.
[5]
SowhywashewearinganObamasticker?“It’spurelypragmatic,”hesaid.“IlikeHillaryand,ifsomeonecouldnamemeastatewhichJohnKerrythe
Democraticnomineein2004lostandshewouldwin,Iwouldvoteforher.Ithinkthatwhenwegettoageneral
electionObamacanwinvotesfromRepublicansandIndependentsinplacesshe
cannotbecausesheishatedbytheRight–sheistoopolarisingafiguretobeatMcCain).”
[6]ItwasapointmadeinmoresubtlefashionbyMrObamahimselfinhisspeech,who
pointedoutthathisvictoriesoverthepastweekwereintraditionalRepublican-
leaningorswingstates–atleastsomeofwhichtheDemocraticnomineemustwintotaketheWhiteHouse.“ThereisareasonwhythelastsixpollsinarowhaveshownthatI’mthestrongest
candidateagainstJohnMcCain,”hesaid.“It’sbecausewe’vedonebetterwith
Independentsinalmosteverysinglecontestwe’vehad.”
[7]ThechoicenowfacingDemocratswas“betweendebatingJohnMcCainaboutwho
hasthemostexperienceinWashington-ordebatinghimaboutwho’smostlikelyto
changeWashington-becausethat’sadebatewecanwin”.Headded:“An