This past weekend there was a horse race called the Kentucky Derby.
Hillary Clinton enthusiastically picked a filly named Eight Belles to win the Kentucky Derby and compared herself to the horse. Eight Belles finished second. The winner was the favorite, Big Brown.
Eight Belles collapsed immediately after crossing the finish line, and was euthanized shortly thereafter.
Need I spell out the metaphor? As Mark Halperin of Time notes, “You Can’t Make This Up.”Â