Electability Is Name of the Game

Barack and Michelle Obama sent a message to the media early in the primary season. Barack said:

"I'm confident that I will get her [Clinton] votes if I'm the nominee, it's not clear that she would get the votes I got if she were the nominee."

Then Michelle said on supporting Hillary Clinton:

"I'd have to think about that. I'd have to think about that, her policies, her approach, her tone."

The logic behind those statements went unquestioned by the media. Ever since, the media has begun saying how Obama supporters would defect from a Clinton candidacy, ruining the Democratic party and handing the election to Sen. John McCain.

A poll last week put that thesis to shame. Gallup polled Democrats on their likelihood to defect from a Democratic candidate and crossover to support McCain: 28% of Clinton supporters chose McCain over Obama, while only 19% of Obama supporters abandon Clinton for McCain. ...