Reply #11: Sen. Clinton could win Rhode Island, Texas, and Ohio, which would

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obviously bolster the rationale for her candidacy for our nomination.

Or she could win Rhode Island and Ohio, the latter by 4-6%, which would buy some time and turf but not clinch the nomination. If Sen. Obama wins Texas, either has a strong argument for becoming the nominee.

I think Sen. Obama wins Vermont hands down; it looks like Sen. Clinton will take Rhode Island.

If Sen. Obama does really well in the SW Ohio counties, he will win Ohio. If he doesn't do as well as Clinton in those counties, she wins Ohio. Just my take.

If Senator Obama wins Texas, Vermont, and Ohio, Senator Clinton still has a palaceful of delegates and could argue that she should remain in the race but the pressure to withdraw on her from within the party -- at all levels -- is going to be titanic.

I personally feel the rationale for her candidacy took a decisive, outcome-altering blow in Wisconsin.

Also it feels as if the next three or four days are going to be tense and contentious.