Obama, energised by his strong performance last night, made a pretty good victory speech, as commenter Jim says:
Obama's speech last night was a return to form (after a number of lacklustre cut and paste jobs) and harked back to the kind of speeches he was making a few months ago. He looked presidential, took on some of the criticism about himself ('I'm not perfect') and he repeatedly asserted and explained why he loves America - something some have doubted about him in the past.
He also spent time talking about price-of-gas issues, telling stories about individual struggles. That and the patriotism theme (referring to his WWII veteran grandfather) show how much he's learned from his battle with Clinton and his travails over Wright, and prove that he can adapt and evolve as a candidate as he goes along. It's an encouraging sign for the Democrats in the general, and suggests that this extended nomination race may ultimately turn out to have been a good thing for them.
I might disagree with Jim on the 'I'm not a perfect man' thing, which Obama has been been using since before Iowa. That worked when everyone was treating him like the Second Coming. But after everything we've seen, it just begs the response 'Oh we know you're not perfect...'
Ps Clinton's speech (in Indiana) wasn't bad either. She congratulated her opponent on his win, which she hasn't always thought to do (though is it just me or does she slur his title - 'Suuunr Obama' - as if she still can't bring herself to admit he's a proper politician?) and made an altogether valiant effort to sound optimistic and positive on a bad night for her.
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