Conservatives have been pulling for Hillary because they thought she was a weaker general election opponent. For a little while now, I've thought that wasn't likely to be the case. It's just anecdotal evidence--this or that Democrat that tells me they won't vote for Obama if he comes out of this primary. But all of a sudden it looks obvious. Obama's the weaker candidate, contrary to the conventional wisdom. After today's speech, I'm only more convinced. Just look at the swing-state polling. The Real Clear average has McCain up by 2.2 in Pennsylvania in a race against Obama, whereas he's nearly dead even in a race against Hillary there. Florida, same story--McCain up 4.5 over Obama, while Clinton runs only 2 points off. And she has come out ahead in some Florida polls. Ohio looks more muddled, but it stands to reason that in a state Hillary carried she'd outperform Obama in the general. The point--if conservatives are rooting for Hillary, they shouldn't do so on the assumption that she'll go down easier in November. The Obama attack ads write themselves, and new material comes to light on a daily basis. On the other hand, what can the McCain folks possibly say about Hillary that the American people don't already know. Like if there's something really shady in her tax returns that's going to convince people the Clintons are corrupt? Please. If they don't already know that then they probably hopped over the border fence sometime last month. Obama on the other hand, those clips of Reverend Wright, the recent chaos among his own advisers...I don't think most Americans are paying attention. When they find out his pastor preaches "God Damn America,"