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The "he did it because he'd lose" reason is yours, not his. He removed his name from the ballot three months before the MI primary before the election season had even gotten rolling. Clinton was the establishment favorite in every state at the time. By your logic, Obama should have removed his name from every state's ballot and stayed in bed because his chances in Michigan were no worse than his chances in North Carolina or Virginia at the time.
It was at the last minute on the last day possible along with Edwards, Richardson and some others.
I still say he did it to hedge his bet, shortish on cash and told it wont matter and you will lose he removed his name form the ballot about a month before Iowa.
It is still probably his state but in retrospect he played it poorly and allowed the Republicans some leeway where it was assumed there was none.
As to the other it was comepletely legal. I am not doubting that but the fact that he even heavily weighed it by the article means he knew it was aggressive and borderline dirty. I also find it intresting that he had so many people even then to have his "people" take care of it for him.
It was a borderline move, yet of course completely legal, he took it because it assured a win. Horry took a hardish foul on West in the playoffs last night( Spurs vs Hornets) , it was legal and he probably knew the guy had a bad back, but it doesnt change the fact that Horry is very smart and probably knew all this before taking the foul, in a split second he evaluated it and took the option ( he has won 7 championships and played in more playoff games then anyone else ever, by all means he has proven himself as "Bigshot" Bob the player but no one has ever assumed he wears a white hat). Nothing he could get suspended for but still ...
Yes I know another sports analogy but I speak from what I know and am not trying to BS you into thinking I know more or less then I do.