Sheesh! What does this remind you of?
Such is life spent trailing the Clinton juggernaut, where reporters can generally get close enough to watch but no further, as if separated from the candidate by an invisible sheet of glass.
National correspondents are increasingly frustrated by a lack of access to Clinton.
What's next? "Private security" checking you at the door? Party flacks turning away people wearing Ron Paul t-shirts? Contacts with "the people" limited to contacts only with sworn supporters?
There may be some good reasons for nervousness at the Clinton campaign. Walter Shapiro reports today from New Hampshire that the state is no safe haven for Hillary.
...The gap has narrowed, with six published polls this month all giving Clinton a lead of between 10 and 14 percentage points. And for the first time this political season, there is an inkling that Clinton might not be able to rebound from an Iowa defeat here in the Granite State. "I think it's very difficult for this to be Hillary's firewall state if she loses Iowa, unless she is a close second there," says Andy Smith, who directs the University of New Hampshire Survey Center. "Historically, there is a 10 percent bounce in New Hampshire for the Iowa winner," Smith points out. "And equally important, the loser of Iowa takes an 8-10 percent hit." Even the Clinton campaign acknowledges the potential for a bumpy ride...
