Hillary, oh Hillary. We always thought you were too smart for this. But now the pursuit of power has blinded you. At this point in the game Hill, whether you lose the Democratic nomination (most likely) or win it by convincing the superdelegates to override the results of months of state ballots and caucuses (more unlikely by the moment), in the end you lose. Mitt Romney may have been a pretty boy dilletante, but even he grasped that by conceding early he lived to fight another election. You Hillary are about to become a Democratic persona non grata.
Let’s look at the facts.
You will not win the pledged delegate lead.
There is precious little chance that enough superdelegates will risk the wrath of voters to reverse Obama’s pledged delegate victory.
Even if you could convince the superdelegates, the overriding of the voters’ choice would almost certainly cost you the general election. The GOP can’t figure out a way to attack Obama, but they sure as hell are going to come after you if you get nominated through backroom machinations.
Speaking of superdelegates, the guy who had to be an early favorite to be your running mate just made an impassioned endorsement of Barack Obama. Don’t believe me? See for yourself:
And on quirkier note, my son just made his endorsement on the Democratic side, based in no small part on his determination that Obama is a far superior Street Fighter on Miniclip’s latest Democratic primary based game.
Okay sure, I admit that last one may seem irrelevant to a seasoned political pro like yourself. But don’t forget, this is the same kid who picked John McCain as the GOP nominee using a carefully constructed argument centered around Miniclip’s Presidential Paintball game. That was way back in December of last year when everyone else thought his campaign dead in the water. And we all know how that turned out.
From the mouth of babes Hill. From the mouth of babes.
