Why on earth should he get all the uncommitted voters? Many of these voters would have voted for Edwards or Biden or someone else. Obama voluntarily chose to take his name off the ballot, in part to curry the favor with Iowa caucus voters -- and to that extent, his strategy probably succeeded. But while it may have seemed like a wise move at the time, it turned out to be foolish, just as the Clinton campaign's decision to focus on the big states and not pay sufficient attention to the smaller caucus states turned out to be extremely foolish. And just as Hillary has to live with her mistakes, Obama should have to live with his.