Hillary Clinton’s Risky Iowa Strategy

Oscar de la Hoya vs. Felix Trinidad. A world championship boxing match. Oscar de la Hoya dominated the fight up until the final few rounds at which point he had enough points to secure the win if he continued to fight with the same aggressiveness that had secured his dominance throughout the bout. His corner, believing the fight was in the bag and not wanting to take any chances, advised Oscar to dance around the final few rounds and avoid engaging Trinidad. While Oscar refused to fight, Trinidad fought. He continued to score points while Oscar avoided engagement. Trinidad won the fight. Moral: If you have a winning game plan, stick with it until the end. Many a contest has been lost by the changing of momentum.

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