A Man, A Plan, A Spreadsheet -- Obama!

In this campaign, the press has gushed about how cool and unflappable Obama is. Much of this is due to the infatuation many in the press have with the candidate. But some of it is grounded in something more plausible. One of the lesser-known but more interesting moments in the Democratic Primary was in early February, when someone leaked an internal spreadsheet from the Obama campaign forecasting election results through the end of the primary season in early June.



Interestingly enough, the Obama scenario so far has been quite correct, with the exception of Maine. Despite talk in recent weeks that he's not getting the electorate, perhaps the Obama campaign understands the electorate well enough that they can anticipate and brush off the losses.

I don't know, but if he does win, one of the stories behind the story will be how his campaign understood the game they played. Through it all, they managed an improbable campaign without the staff-hemorrhaging and in-fighting that has plagued the Clinton camp. As far as political operations are concerned, the consistency and fortitude of the Obama campaign is quite admirable. These I believe are traits that can carry over into a possible Obama administration.