Mistakes, mistakes

If you want to get a grasp of just how drastically the Clintons misjudged the primary process, consider this: The Clinton campaign did not put a ground operation in place in the post Super Tuesday states because they were so confident that it would all be over by then. This misplaced confidence has also allowed Barack Obama to enter into the final stretch with the money and advertising edge going. In the nine days after Super Tuesday he outspent the Clintons on TV by more than $5 million.

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