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"casting aside Senator Clinton's very real chance at success."
Ok two points . . .
1. Even if Hillary won every contest from here on out and got 100% percent of the votes, she would still need super delegate help to win.
2. If the shoe were on the other foot, if Barack Obama had lost 11 straight contests, had every double digit lead disappear on him after his opponent spent 2 weeks or less campaigning against him. do you think he would even still be in this race? Do you even think that he would even still be a candidate?
I am not saying she should get out before March 4th of course. But if she loses Texas and only wins Ohio by less than 20% than I really don't see any other argument supporting her candidacy other than some fast and loose maneuvering with super delegates (who seem unwilling to go along).
Right now, I think she's got a right to say, if I win Ohio, Texas and Pennsylvania big, then it's on but if she loses any of those states or even fails to win a significant delegate advantage than she's going to look less and less like a committed candidate and more like someone who just can't face reality.
