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Politico: "Clinton has virtually no chance of winning"
Two of the site's top staffers say Hillary Clinton has no chance at the nomination, and wonder why no one else will say it.
Alex Koppelman [2008-03-21]

  • Should Clinton quit?

    The DNC rules make clear that the Florida and Michigan primaries should not be used to seat delegates. The DNC rules make equally clear that superdelegates are free to vote as they think best. If the DNC had intended that superdelegates should be bound to whichever candidate had a plurality of delegates or of primary votes or of primary votes of registered Democrats or of primary votes of registered Democrats in some particular state they would have written the rules to reflect that intent.

    I think it is almost certain that a large majority of superdelegates will vote for Senator Obama if he has majorities of delegates and of the popular vote when the primaries are over. Will he have such majorities? Very probably. When will we know for certain? When the primaries are over.

    Ten state primaries are still to come. It is unlikely that Senator Clinton will do well enough to overcome Senator Obama's lead in delegates or in the popular vote. "Unlikely" is not the same thing as "impossible."

    -- bill-in-la
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    Saturday, March 22, 2008 09:43 AM
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