I’m not so sure I agree that Clinton was the “guaranteed” winner at any stage of the 2008 elections. I think Obama was the chosen son from early on. I just think that since they both are mouthpieces for the global organizations (Trilateral commission, Council on foreign relations, International Monetary Fund, UN, Nato, NAFTA, etc) that the elites would be ok with either of them in power. Whoever didn’t get 08–16 would get 16–24. That’s why, as I’ve been saying since about a year ago, Clinton is going to be the president regardless of votes. The system is rigged at any level and only blind optimism can ignore the evidence supporting that conclusion.