Reply #38: not that I think it's not possible, it's certainly a fear...

[CitizenLeft]

...but I'm not so sure those superdelegates WILL go for Clinton, no matter what she does.

If anyone read Jeffrey Toobin's book "A Vast Conspiracy" and Joe Conason's "The Hunting of the President," you may remember how Monicagate disappointed - no, pissed off - party leaders and congresspeople alike to the point where they had to rally among themselves to defend him. They put their heads together to come up with a winning strategy (and they did - Bill survived the Senate trial) to save the party, no thanks to Bill himself. They did it, they stuck their necks out for him, ... and THIS is the party's reward, to jeopardize the greatest chance the Democrats have had for decades to regain power and actually get their agenda passed into law - THIS is what they get for defending him? If you think that ranking Dems will embrace Hillary for this and reward her with the nomination... well... I beg to differ. The Clintons have deep connections, by definition of being Prez and 1st Lady... but popular among the party, they are NOT. They have always gone their own way, they have many times gone against the party, and they have never EVER played team ball.

Frankly, I don't believe there's any loyalty there amongst the party leaders and movers and shakers, and she will pay the price for this if there's no palpable obvious reason to GIVE her the nom. In fact... I'm willing to bet there are more than a few who will be happy to yank that rug right out from under her, and, in light of this McCain bullshit she's added to the mix lately, they'll feel she deserves it.