I Normally Don't Do Sports Analogies

But one occurred to me as I woke up and saw the Pennsylvania results (it's 9 am here). I know some folks are disheartened over what happened last night (tonight?), but keep this in mind.

Let's say the primaries were a hockey game (it can be a Predators game if you'd like, but in that case it's a home game and it's not the playoffs). Obama has a one goal lead, and has had one for almost the entire game. Every time Hillary has scored a goal, he's answered it almost immediately. Obama's goalie has been on fire most of the game, he's made some of the most acrobatic and photo-worthy saves you'll ever see. Hillary just can't seem to get any offensive momentum going, the different lines don't seem to be communicating with one another. Every time she DOES get some offense going, it's stopped by mistakes or penalties. Hillary's fans are screaming that the refs are screwing them over, but there's no question that she's losing.

There are three minutes to go in the game. Obama is up by one. Hillary is gearing up for one last offensive try, but the best case scenario is that they'll send the game to overtime. And if it doesn't work, then she's awfully close to having to pull the goalie. All Obama has to do is run out the clock.

Now at this point, you may be scratching your head and wondering if I'm just tired or if I've smoked too much shisha. But my point is, nothing has changed. Obama is still the frontrunner, he cut a 25-point deficit into 10, and he kept it close enough so that there won't be a drastic change in the delegate count.

And any momentum Hillary has will come to a screeching halt in North Carolina. However, I'm sure the Clinton fans will just blame that on the refs.