Failing Forward

Yeah, yeah, yeah, Obama won. How did he get here? He had a great run. There were about 10 days in February where he won 11 consecutive contests. Since then, he hasn't done well at all (think PA, OH, WV, etc.).

Tonight is a prime example. On the same night when he clinches the nomination, he also lost South Dakota. He has a narrow lead (at least, for now) in Montana. He's like a football team who clinches the division, then loses their last four games. Does anyone else think he's sort of "backing into the playoffs"?