NYT - The Upside of Being Knocked Around - Barack Obama

Interesting Sunday reading in the New York Times making the case that the Clinton OBama primary battle has served the winner well (yes I said the winner, Hillary's emails have really slacked off).

"But there is a competing view that says that Mrs. Clinton, rather than being a spoiler, has in fact been an unwitting mentor to Mr. Obama, a teaching adversary who made him better. Could competing against Mrs. Clinton have improved Mr. Obama as a candidate in the same way that competing against Larry Bird and Magic Johnson in the 1980s made Isiah Thomas and Michael Jordan champions in the 1990s?"

I like the points that MARK LEIBOVICH makes. The experience of extended campaigning has made Barack Obama grow into a much tougher campaigner. The debate experience, the honing of message and just having to respond everyday to tough questions and challenges has to help.
Enjoy it
Cioa