Will Trump win the nomination? Watch the process, not the polls
The polls were sending a very clear message at this point in 2007: Hillary Clinton was certain to become the Democratic nominee.
On the Obama campaign, we had a different idea. We geared up for a summer of campaign organizing in Iowa and built our campaign strategy for a long-haul victory for the nomination. This eventually included not only big moments in front of the cameras but also far more important moments behind the scenes involving number-crunching, delegate math and the fine points of the lengthy process that led us to the Democratic nomination.