Splash Of Cold Water

Andrew Sullivan responds to a reader finding himself feeling the same doubts and worries I've had over the past few days:

The next generation, meanwhile, needs to get real. This was never going to be easy or simple. Real change never is. Abandoning the process in the face of raw cynicism is what the Clintons want. They have to freeze out the millions of new voters if they are to retain their grip over their party. But the truth remains: with these millions of new voters and new donors, they can be defeated - and have been defeated. Despite massive advantages, the Clintons have been singularly unable to close the deal that was theirs' for the asking only six months ago.

What they're doing now is trying to out-psyche us. It's all they have left. Don't let them get into your head!

Heard, and processed. I guess it did seem like everything was going a little too smoothly there for a while; there's a reason we don't see real change just happening spontaneously everyday. It seems I've made the fatal mistake of many in the past: I underestimated the power and resolve of the Clintons and their political machine. No longer. OK, I'm ready for the next round.