Wednesday, May 14, 2008

The Democrats: Hillary

So does Hillary today look or sound like a candidate about to quit?
First she wins West Virginia by more than 40 points; and now today she's immediately meeting with a bunch of superdelegates. Some in the past week speculated that Senator Clinton would quit the race before June 3rd; that looks unlikely now.

Yes, indeed, the math is impossible for Hillary; Barack Obama will almost surely be the Democrats' nominee. But what does it say about the Democrats' nominee when 1] he gets momentum out of last week's North Carolina and Indiana results; 2] for a week he gets largely positive press and endless talk about how he's about got it all wrapped up; while 3] his opponent is said to be out of money and to have almost no chance; and yet 4] she goes out and beats Obama by over 40 points? It makes you wonder how strong of a nominee Obama will be. Note that exit polls again show significant numbers of Clinton voters showing unwillingness to vote in the fall for Obama, and vice versa.