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Monday, May 12, 2008 12:00 AM

Hillary enters death-with-dignity phase

If she hasn't already quit, it's hard to envision Clinton continuing her unwinnable -- even with Florida and Michigan -- battle beyond June 4.

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  • Monday, May 12, 2008 09:56 AM

    Hillary was killed by the web.

    Hillary's campaign represents the end of a tried-and-tested method of campaigning that was good for the whole past century, which is to rely on big donors. Like it or not, a paradigm has occurred: web fundraising. First tested with Howard Dean, the power of the web has been gloriously harnessed by the Obama campaign.

    McCain will probably be the last of the traditional fundraisers...

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