Hillary Already Making Excuses in Texas

The Hillary campaign has somehow convinced the press that Texas and Ohio are the two most important state primaries in the history of the United States. And yet, they see that they may not do as well as expected. So, as they are prone to do, they are already making excuses for a Texas delegate deficit.

This from the Washington Post:

Supporters of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton are worried that convoluted delegate rules in Texas could water down the impact of strong support for her among Hispanic voters there, creating a new obstacle for her in the must-win presidential primary contest.

Several top Clinton strategists and fundraisers became alarmed after learning of the state's unusual provisions during a closed-door strategy meeting this month, according to one person who attended.

What Clinton aides discovered is that in certain targeted districts, such as Democratic state Sen. Juan Hinojosa's heavily Hispanic Senate district in the Rio Grande Valley, Clinton could win an overwhelming majority of votes but gain only a small edge in delegates. At the same time, a win in the more urban districts in Dallas and Houston -- where Sen. Barack Obama expects to receive significant support -- could yield three or four times as many delegates.

I've known about this system for weeks. So, it looks like I'm more on top of things than the Clinton campaign.

Who is running her campaign?

The Clinton campaign doesn't even seem to know what the hell is going on in one of the primaries they have staked her potential candidacy on. It doesn't give you much confidence in their competence does it?

One last thing. I wonder if someone is keeping count of their excuses?

UPDATE: This from Jason Zengerie over at TNR:

So let me get this straight: The Clinton campaign basically decided to bank almost everything on Texas (along with Ohio), without botheing to do due diligence on the delegate apportoinment procedures there? If she does wind up winning the White House, who's the lucky aide who gets to troop into the Oval Office and deliver the shocking news to her that we've got troops in Iraq.