Actual policy differences, as opposed to imaginary change vs. experience self portraits, are getting increasingly rare in the Democratic primary.
But the LA Times has found one: Gambling. Hillary is enthusiastic, and the casino bigwigs are enthusiastic about her. Obama has worried about its effects on poor communities (though, big surprise here, he's talking now about how Nevada does it the right way!) Hillary has a memo, and conference calls, and is trying to score points.
Anti-gambling advocate: "There's a fundamental question here. Until this point, Obama's statements seemed to suggest that he did not buy into the industry arguments that this is a product like golf or Starbucks that should just go on Main Street. And Hillary, by attacking him, seems to have come down clearly on the side of the industry that this is economic development."
Although Hillary's support no doubt flows from extensive policy research, it has generated money. As we noted yesterday, she's gotten three times as much gambling cash as Obama, including donations from heads of LV's three largest casinos.