Monday, June 2, 2008

Clinton all but out

Despite Hillary Clinton's impressive win in Puerto Rico on Sunday, Barack Obama will be the Democrat's presidential nominee. Clinton would have to win just about 90% of the remaining pledged and superdelegates to wrestle the nomination away from Obama. Between now and the end of the primary process Tuesday evening, Obama should reach the 2,118 delegates needed to nominate. Hopefully, Clinton's speech tomorrow from New York will be a concession speech and not an attempt to drag this thing to Denver in August. No one, not even most Democrats, is buying her tired argument that she has a path to the nomination because she's won more of the popular vote and that she's more electable than Obama. It is a tough pill to swallow but the Clintons have to realize that they have lost this fight and need to move on to preserve whatever dignity and legacy remains.

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