Tonights decisive win in Wisconsin for Obama solidifies his status as democratic front-runner. Along with a most certain win in Hawaii making this a 10-0 run for the freshman Senator from Illinois. Exit polls in the Wisconsin primary show Obama leading or nearly tied in every demographic.
Clearly the momentum from previous wins in recent weeks has played into the Obama campaign. After tonight, Obama will own the news cycle for the two weeks leading up to the March 4th primaries. Even John McCain can see the writing on the wall. He clearly refers to Obama several times in his speech tonight, although not by name.
Speaking of speeches. Obama's move tonight to interrupt the Clinton speech was clearly calculated and one of the most aggressive moves by the Obama campaign to date. Once it was obvious that Clinton was not going to congratulate her opponent again, the Obama camp jumped in, mid-speech. They essentially marginalized her. The moment Obama began to speak, all the major networks left the Clinton speech. Want to see the Clinton speech? Forget the media networks. You're going to have to search YouTube, or the Clinton webpage. What a strong move by the Obama camp. That is the way Obama says, "Oops, I didn't see you there. Did I interrupt something here?"
Obama has put McCain squarely in his sights. The Obama focus for the next two weeks is twofold: win Texas and get a national strategy to beat McCain. We'll keep our eyes on everything.
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