*** The front-runner spotlight: Should Tuesday’s results end up giving Clinton more momentum and extend this race even longer, it could be the worse thing to happen to Clinton. Why? It could invite the dreaded front-runner spotlight. Think about it: None of the remaining candidates has done well when the media spotlight was on them the brightest. The most intense coverage McCain received was in the first six months of 2007, the worst six months of his campaign and the period of time he was the closest thing the GOP had to an inevitable nominee. Clinton’s toughest coverage came from about October 2007 to March 1, 2008, the worst six months of her campaign and the time she was considered the inevitable nominee. Now, it’s Obama’s turn in this version of “kill the man.” Remember that game? Where the goal was for everyone to tackle the person with the football? Welcome to political kill the man, in which the media and opponents have successfully tackled McCain last year, Clinton earlier this year, and Obama now. Of course, someone has to survive this war of attrition. We’re not going to find new candidates to tackle, are we?

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