Reply #34: Never thought I'd agree with Karl Rove

[democrattotheend]

But I do on this. I think Obama's plan to declare victory before June 4 is a big mistake. If Clinton does not drop out next Tuesday, she could use his declaration of victory to stir up resentment in the last 3 states, making people feel like he does not care about their votes. This could enable her to do better than expected in Montana and South Dakota and pull to a point where she can keep claiming to be ahead in the popular vote, even if she has to exclude 4 states and misconstrue the will of the people of Michigan by supposing that not a single person there preferred Obama. Plus, it will just make her supporters angry. He's better off waiting two weeks and then declaring victory after it's all over on a night when he is likely to win both primaries instead of a split verdict.