On Wisconsin?

CNN's John King gets the Wisconsin-as-Hillary's-mini-firewall meme going:

Key quote: "The Clinton campaign has to build a firewall. They say Ohio and Texas. Well, what about Wisconsin? That's a week from today. ... If [Obama] can win Wisconsin next week, there are a lot of Democrats who think the trap door may open under Senator Clinton eventually."

Look for this to become conventional wisdom within the next 24-48 hours.

UPDATE: Or not. It seems Hillary isn't even travelling to Wisconsin until Saturday.

I guess the test of my theory will be whether she's forced to change her schedule by an escalating sense that she must win, or at least do well in, Wisconsin. But the very fact of her schedule may prevent that CW from coalescing in the first place.

UPDATE 2: The Washington Post's Anne Kornblut looks at the same schedule and draws a different conclusion, citing the fact that Hillary is going to Wisconsin at all -- albeit not until Saturday --  as proof that she's "making a play for Wisconsin in hopes of scoring at least one more victory this month."

UPDATE 3: Halperin's headline: "The Fight for the Badger State." He writes, "Despite campaign intentions to focus on Texas, Ohio, Clinton now plans to stay in Wisconsin Saturday through Tuesday’s primary."

Comments

[Jay Johnson]

Speaking of a trap door, Kentucky's looking for one in Nashville. They're getting absolutely whacked by Vandy. 80-39 with five minutes left.

[Joe Loy]

"Speaking of a trap door, Kentucky's looking for one in Nashville."

very belatedly, LOL Jay Johnson! :> Yes but what were the ISSUES, dammit! :}

"The Clinton campaign has to build a firewall. They say Ohio and Texas. Well, what about Wisconsin?

Yes & I would add: while we're at it, What about HAWAII?

Yeah, yeah, it's Barack's Birthplace and all that and I suppose he was Bred & Buttered there :) before he got Packed off to the Terrorcamps of Wazooistan ;> to be made into a little Mullah or however that narrative goes [me, I heered it was actually a Parochial school in West Belfast & didn't th' fierce repooblichaun Nuns rule th' Roost but Nevermind about that now :]. Well, SO WHAT? To Wit:

Isn't there a significant percentage of persons of the Asian-American persuasion amongst the Dems of Hawaii? And, didn't I learn from my inerrant Cable Newsies ;} recently that mainland Asian-American Dems have been predominantly Clintonistas thus far? And, didn't the Cable Sociologists attribute this Exitpolled preference to the Known Fact ;> that Asian-Americans are fond of Stability and therefore Don't Like Change? :0

Well there you Are then. Aloha Hillary! Welcome to the Volcanic Firewall State! :) [The poor exhausted woman could Use a little sun on the Beach anyways, don't ya think? ;]