So, like most, I thought the winner last night in the Democratic primary outcomes from North Carolina and Indiana was Barack Obama. With his big win in NC and the very close battle in IN, he added over 200,000 votes to his popular vote lead over Clinton, not to mention to his overall delegate lead.
Hillary Clinton gave a press conference today.
In many ways, she made it sound like she will soldier on. But study it all carefully. Note that she says she'll stay in the race "until there is a nominee." That's her out. After June 3rd, there very well could be a stampede of uncommitted superdelegates declaring for Obama. If there is, and if that puts him over the 2025 needed to win, perhaps then she'll get out, and maybe she intended today to signal that.
But that's not yet definite. She also in that same press conference suggested that her campaign will battle it out in the party credentials committee to try and get the Florida and Michigan delegations seated at the convention. It's very possible that she won't give up her drive for power that easily, yet.
