https://pjmedia.com/rogerkimball/2008/06/15/obama-inevitable-until-it-didnt-happen/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usThu, 11 Jun 2026 12:10:19 -0400<![CDATA[Blogging isn&#8217;t prophecy. It isn&#8217;t even a decent English word. Still, the triumphant (or, if you belong to the other team, as I do, the anguished) certainty of the prognostications that Obama has the election sewn up in suede on a silver platter makes me wish it were. Prophecy, I mean. How often in the last couple of weeks have you read something like this:]]>Sun, 15 Jun 2008 11:33:34 -0400<![CDATA[Roger Kimball]]>https://pjmedia.com/roger-kimball/2008/06/15/obama-inevitable-until-it-didnt-happen-n114904