Barack Obama was in Harlem--turf which the pundits ridiculously tag as Hillary's.
But politics 101 dictates that you invade a competitor's turf only when there's a very high chance of winning there. Polls showing lots of Black love for Hillary, and Charlie Rangel's preferences aside, my money is on Barack to win in Harlem. And believe you me, it's not a racial thing.
Here's a short video by VideoDog/Salon of Obama's sold-out visit to Harlem's famed Apollo Theater.
"politics 101 dictates that you invade a competitor's turf only when there's a very high chance of winning there"
ReplyDeleteUm..no. Actually, Politics 101 says invade your competitor's turf the minute you are sure of your base regardless of your chances of success. This is because every vote you steal from your opponent is worth double.
Every vote that Obama gets in Harlem adds one to his total and subtracts one from Clinton's. Also, he has nothing to lose - if Obama loses NY it's expected. If he does well or beats Clinton it's a positive. He'd be foolish not to play this no-lose scenario.