OK… Hillary won a big one with the uneducated, all white majority in West Virginia. Then she gave a follow-up speech which indicated she was still heading for the nomination.
But with too few primaries to go and Obama only 143 delegates away from the nomination, her future as the presidential candidate is just not there. The numbers are against her:
Total Delegates Obama 1882 – Clinton 1714 Obama +168
Super Delegates Obama 284 – Clinton 272 Obama +12
Pledged Dels. Obama 1598 – Clinton 1442 Obama +156
Popular Vote Obama 49.4%- Clinton 47.4% Obama +2.0%
She’ll fight for her results in Florida and Michigan, but is likely to get less than she wants. She’ll win in Kentucky and Ohio, but will lose Oregon and Montana. And the Super Delegates will probably know how to count and will go with Obama, too.
She’s low on funds, but will lend herself more. And if she gets up to the Convention without paying that money back, she loses it. She can afford it, however, when you count the money Bill has made, they have plenty.
We know the Democrats should be putting all their energy and expenses against McCain now, but Hillary’s not letting up and it is to McCain’s advantage.
It is to the Party’s advantage for the Super Delegates to come aboard for Obama now.