But, at that point, she really had no mathematical chance of winning enough pledged delegates, save pulling impossible numbers in every single remaining primary. I guess it wasn't impossible, but very improbable.
Yes, improbable, no argument from me there, but not yet impossible at that time. I've not heard anybody run the math since last night yet, but Newshour is running now (yes, naughty me, posting from work :) ) so I'm expecting somebody to bring up the numbers. If after last night she's hit the impossible point, then yes, she needs to go ahead and drop out. If it's still just improbable, then the choice is hers, and she needs to decide. Can she still afford to do this financially, mentally, emotionally, politically? If her answer is yes, then it's her right to keep on going. If one of those questions is answered with a, "No," then she needs to drop out gracefully. But I feel that it is her decision to make, and it should be left to the voters to decide who they want, her or Obama.
I don't like the whole "superdelagate" thing. Puts too much power into too few hands, IMHO. I won't claim to know or understand all of the complexities that are involved in party politics, but as a political outsider - that is, someone who is an ordinary voter, I don't have high up connections or whatnot - the whole superdelagate business to me feels like just another way that upper mucketity-mucks make sure they can get their way in tight races just like this. I'm having less and less love for the electoral college process too as I get older, but that gets into a whole other rant, so I'm going to shut up now before I start getting off onto tangents like I am wont to do, and my stalker boyfriend, LJ's character limit, decides to come say hi to me again.
Speaking of improbables though - We're North Carolina, state of Jesse Helms. We just nominated a black man to run for President of the United States. We could've just as easily nominated a woman who happens to be named Clinton. The imp in me really wishes she could've seen old "Senator No"'s face last night when NC was called for Obama. I really want to see his face in November, when it is entirely possible that NC will vote for Obama for President (yes, I do expect Obama to be the nominee). I think the only thing that would make Senator No bust his gut harder would be the words, "President Hillary Clinton".
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Date: 2008-05-07 10:46 pm (UTC)Yes, improbable, no argument from me there, but not yet impossible at that time. I've not heard anybody run the math since last night yet, but Newshour is running now (yes, naughty me, posting from work :) ) so I'm expecting somebody to bring up the numbers. If after last night she's hit the impossible point, then yes, she needs to go ahead and drop out. If it's still just improbable, then the choice is hers, and she needs to decide. Can she still afford to do this financially, mentally, emotionally, politically? If her answer is yes, then it's her right to keep on going. If one of those questions is answered with a, "No," then she needs to drop out gracefully. But I feel that it is her decision to make, and it should be left to the voters to decide who they want, her or Obama.
I don't like the whole "superdelagate" thing. Puts too much power into too few hands, IMHO. I won't claim to know or understand all of the complexities that are involved in party politics, but as a political outsider - that is, someone who is an ordinary voter, I don't have high up connections or whatnot - the whole superdelagate business to me feels like just another way that upper mucketity-mucks make sure they can get their way in tight races just like this. I'm having less and less love for the electoral college process too as I get older, but that gets into a whole other rant, so I'm going to shut up now before I start getting off onto tangents like I am wont to do, and my stalker boyfriend, LJ's character limit, decides to come say hi to me again.
Speaking of improbables though - We're North Carolina, state of Jesse Helms. We just nominated a black man to run for President of the United States. We could've just as easily nominated a woman who happens to be named Clinton. The imp in me really wishes she could've seen old "Senator No"'s face last night when NC was called for Obama. I really want to see his face in November, when it is entirely possible that NC will vote for Obama for President (yes, I do expect Obama to be the nominee). I think the only thing that would make Senator No bust his gut harder would be the words, "President Hillary Clinton".