Mystery: What Was Clinton Lugging Around This Morning?

Was that former (and possibly future) first daughter Chelsea Clinton's toy Yorkshire Terrier that Hillary Rodham Clinton was seen carrying at one o'clock this morning as she left her New Hampshire victory celebration? Clinton was spotted carrying a small pet carrier big enough for a cat - or, a little Yorkie.

The little black-and-tan Yorkie, which was a fixture of the Clinton campaign in Iowa, belongs jointly to Chelsea Clinton and her boyfriend, investment banker Marc Mezvinsky, the son of former Democratic Reps. Ed Mezvinsky of Iowa and Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky of Pennsylvania. (Maybe the doggie will be the ring barer at the White House wedding - if Chelsea's mom is elected president and, well, if she and Mezvinsky decide to tie the knot as signs sure seem to indicate. But we digress.)

Meanwhile, as the Yorkie and his humans celebrated, Barack Obama, amidst the anxious and confused hours of last night's shocker, apparently didn't have time to change the music for his concession speech. He came out to claim the silver medal to Hillary's gold to the Stevie Wonder hit "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours."

Or maybe he's not.

Though, Obama campaign manager David Plouffe played an upbeat drum this morning in an email briefing to reporters and supporters. "We have seen dramatic movement in South Carolina since Iowa, resulting in healthy double-digit leads for Senator Obama in recent public polling," Plouffe says. "We have by far the strongest organization in the state according to neutral observers and believe that, as the gateway to February 5th, South Carolina will provide our campaign enormous momentum heading into those twenty-two states."

Obama better hope Stevie Wonder hasn't jinxed it for him.

By Eric Pianin |  January 9, 2008; 12:08 PM ET
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