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von Bill Clinton und derzeitigen Moderator bei ABC News, dann ist das Rennen um die demokratische Nominierung vorbei. Gestern sagte er auf seinem Heimatsender kurz und trocken: „The nomination fight is over!“. Auch wenn sich Hillary Clinton demonstrativ optimistisch gibt („I am in it until there is a nominee“), so erhöht der Ausgang der Vorwahlen in Indiana und North Carolina den Druck enorm, aus dem Rennen auszusteigen. Um die Dynamik des Vorwahlkampfes nachhaltig zu ändern, hätte sie in Indiana deutlich

vel a Obama), e adoptou um tom muito agressivo e populista - o imposto sobre combustíveis, por exemplo, que acabou por lhe sair caro. Com estes resultados, embora tenha dito no discurso de vitória em Indiana que continuaria a lutar, e tenha reafirmado na manhã seguinte, todos prevêm que a sua candidatura esteja muito próximo do fim. Na própria noite das eleições primárias, um implacável Tim Russert dava o tom que todos seguiriam pouco depois:

This race crap has got to stop. Honestly, if you hear anyone saying that Obama has to “reject, renounce and denounce’ Al Sharpton let me know. I may need donations for gas, but I’ll drive to where ever they are and beat the poop out of them.

supers. New Clinton superdelegate cancels her Virginia loss. Net +4 for Obama, 0 for Clinton. Senators Feinstein and Schumer, both Clinton backers, make noises about her departure. Clinton drops her Obama attacks in West Virginia campaign stop. Says her political base is stronger place to start from than Obama's. Clinton chief strategist says NC represented progress because she won whites. Clinton surrogate says it is all about the white voters. Kos asks: what else

National Security Adviser: Russia Should "Back Down" on Georgia House Armed Services Subcommittee Votes Boost Military Pay Obama Campaign Says It Is Shifting Focus to General Election Sen. Clinton: Staying in Race "Until There's a Nominee" AP: Obama 185 Delegates Shy of Majority Needed for Nomination

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Hillary Clinton is behind in the popular vote, behind in the delegate count, out of money and out of political momentum. But none of this matters. Today she told a crowd of fawning loyalists in West Virginia that she isn’t going anywhere. From the Politico

Democratic SuperDelegate Donna Brazile, who is black, took umbrage at Begala's words. You can watch the video here. I know Begala, and I like him. And I don't think he was trying to slam blacks. But after hearing what Hillary said today, I'm starting to wonder what's up:At a Q&A in Shepherdstown, Clinton continues to make the case that her base -- working class whites, women, and Hispanics are the key swing voters. "The base I've put together in this primary is a stronger place to start from," she says.

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thought that after last night, she would be gracious and bow out. Instead she will continue to make a fool out of herself. She had the opportunity but her crazy obsession with believing that she is entitled to the presidency keeps getting in the way. Ben Smith’s Blog