But inevitability is not useful. In fact, it actively hurts a campaign to be seen as inevitable. It only makes the media more excited every time the opposition strikes a blow. If Clinton were not inevitable, "drivers' licenses for illegals" would have been nothing more than a minor gaffe. If Giuliani were not inevitable, a poor finish in Iowa would have been irrelevant.
Yes. At this point, announcing how much money you've raised becomes a mixed bag rather than a pure advantage, because Obama now has more money than he can possibly spend effectively in swing states and will do better by getting people to support him because they like him and not because the media says he can be competitive with McCain. He is competitive, full stop.
