Does Senator Clinton still have a chance?

Annie, both Hillary and Obama were on the ballot and the people voted. Hillary got almost 300,000 more votes and I don't see how you can say she didn't win by that much.

She can't really claim to have won Florida by 300,000 votes when there was no campaign there and it was understood the votes wouldn't count. Annie

Just now on the news, she was saying that Bill didn't have the nomination wrapped up when he ran, until June when California had their primary. She also sorta stuck her foot in it by making reference to the fact that Bobby Kennedy wasn't killed until June(in other words, he was still in the race until then)but nobody appreciated her reference to that so she apologized. But she is right that she still has a chance to win the primary and all these people putting pressure on her to drop out it is just because they want Obama to win.

I think the electoral numbers are not in her favour and I think it's obvious that Barak Obhama has run a much more disciplined and more refreshing campaign than she has. It looks like the super-delegates are also of the same mind, Barak is the man that the nation wants and it's easier to make him the candidate, especially when it looks like she's unlikely to catch-up in terms of the popular vote and number of delegates won, even if she crushes him in the remaining few states, which seems highly unlikely. However, Hillary should not be writen off yet. The woman may lack her husband's natural rapport with people but she is no quitter and in politics persistence often pays off. And even if the campaign does not have the money, she is in the position to lend it money - hey, she can easily make this back via book deals and guess what - even if she loses, being in the Senate puts her in the position to get more money for future things. Besides, it looks like Barak may have to give her something assuming he wis the candidacy. Hillary will then be in a better position to get something. The woman is in a better position than many give her credit for.

Yea, you are right, the money is a major issue and Bill has definately had his impact on Hillary's campaign. I think he may even be the reason why she won't even get the vice-presidency.... But as you said, she'll probably try to cheat. The Clintons are known for being more than willing to get dirty when the need is there and one should not underestimate them until they really are down and OUT. ;)

I think you're right about the money. She has been using her own money to finance her campaign for awhile now. I personally think Obama is prospering so much in his campaign finances because he has a large Muslim backing that want to see him in the White House.

I agree that it doesn't look good for Sen. Clinton at this point. I give her an A+ for effort, and hope she runs as Obama's v.p. if it comes to that.

Usually senators voting records suffer when they run for president because they are away so much of the time. You have to admire Senator Clinton's ambition, though.

I can understand your anger over this issue. The states should have sovereignty over when they hold their primaires, in my opinion. In the Constitutional rights not specifically given to the federal government were afforded to the states, and I don't understand why election primaries wouldn't fall under states' rights. It seems to me what was done at least borders on being unconstitutional, if not blatantly so.

I guess the show won't really be over until the fat lady sings, so to speak, but all the indicators seem to agree with your opinion.

It sure doesn't look good for Hillary now, but as the saying goes "it ain't over until the fat lady sings."

Very well spoken. She has the tenaciousness to stick with it and not throw her chance away. I admire her for that.

As time passes it appears her chances are getting slimmer, but she has vowed to stay in until after the CA primary in June. I think that primary will push her in one direction or the other for the final call.

She did kinda stick her foot in her mouth that time. There are rumors that she is trying to work out an exit stragegy with Obama's team that will allow her to exit gracefully and save face, but she denies any such negiotiations. Time will tell.

Stranger things have happened. Who knows what is around the next corner?

It seems to me that Obama has been the media's darling, so we have to think their thinking may be skewed a bit when they predict who will win and who should drop out.

All the political analysts I have been listening to agree with you, amd that she is simply trying to find a way to bow out gracefully. I wonder if she is staying in, too, to give them a chance to resolve the Michigan and Florida problem. The supporters in those states will surely be feeling that they got a raw deal from the democratic party, whether they are in favor of Obama or Clinton, if their votes aren't counted. That wouldn't be a good thing in the general election to have those states disenfranchised by the democratic party.

I think she still has a small chance as long as she hangs in there till the end. In politics, nothing is that predictable. There have been a lot of surprise upsets in the past. Only time will tell.

I'm beginning to think the democratic party is just a "good ole' boys' club" that would put almost any man in the White House to keep a woman from being president.