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Obama Has the Big Mo— But Can He Be Stopped?

His campaign is claiming a lock on the nomination, but don't count Hillary out yet

By Jane Yager,  Newser Staff

Posted Feb 13, 2008 9:17 AM CST
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(Newser) – With a week of sweeping victories, culminating yesterday in Potomac wins that show him cutting into the heart of Hillary Clinton's base, newly crowned front-runner Barack Obama now has a strong case that the Dems should coalesce around his candidacy, Adam Nagourney writes in the New York Times. He now leads in funding, states, and delegates. But don't count Hillary out too early.

David von Drehle of Time likens Clinton to an immovable rock against which the wave of Obama's momentum has crashed before—after Iowa and South Carolina. But both think the momentum will hold this time, and time is in Obama's favor: Clinton's big shot at a comeback, in the Ohio and Texas primaries, is 3 weeks away, which may be too long for voters to resist the perception that he's unstoppable.

Democratic presidential hopefuls Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., and Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., react to applause from the crowd in the Kodak Theater prior to their debate in Los Angeles Thursday, Jan. 31, 2008. Obama is now the frontrunner, but the race is far from over. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
Democratic presidential hopefuls Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., and Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., react to applause from the crowd in the Kodak Theater prior to their debate in Los Angeles Thursday,...   (Associated Press)
Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., speaks at a rally Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2008, in Madison Wis. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., speaks at a rally Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2008, in Madison Wis. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)   (Associated Press)
Democratic presidential hopefuls, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., right, and Sen. Barack Obama stand together before a Democratic presidential debate in Los Angeles in this Jan. 31, 2008 file photo. Many Democrats see the two as potential running mates and an unstoppable dream ticket. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)
Democratic presidential hopefuls, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., right, and Sen. Barack Obama stand together before a Democratic presidential debate in Los Angeles in this Jan. 31, 2008 file photo....   (Associated Press)
Democratic presidential hopefuls Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., right, and Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., embrace at the conclusion of a Democratic presidential debate in Los Angeles, Thursday, Jan. 31, 2008. Obama cut into Clinton's support base in the Potomac primaries. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
Democratic presidential hopefuls Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., right, and Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., embrace at the conclusion of a Democratic presidential debate in Los Angeles, Thursday, Jan....   (Associated Press)
Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., left, gestures for time as Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., responds to a question during a Democratic presidential debate in Los Angeles, Thursday, Jan. 31, 2008. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., left, gestures for time as Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., responds to a question during a Democratic presidential debate in Los Angeles, Thursday, Jan. 31, 2008. (AP Photo/Chris...   (Associated Press)
Democratic presidential hopefuls Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., right, and Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., stand together before the start of a Democratic presidential debate in Los Angeles, Thursday, Jan. 31, 2008. Obama now has the momentum, but that momentum my crash against the rock of Clinton's strength. (AP Photo/Chris...
Democratic presidential hopefuls Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., right, and Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., stand together before the start of a Democratic presidential debate in Los Angeles, Thursday,...   (Associated Press)
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