WSJ: Bill urging Hillary to "fight on" and her path to "victory"

[antigop]

http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB121020624486475371.html?mod=blog

Only a few are said to be urging her to fight on, even to the Aug. 25-28 convention in Denver. Among these voices, the loudest belongs to her husband, former President Clinton, according to one longtime Democratic Party insider and Clinton supporter.
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The key to success for Sen. Clinton is to win her disputed claim to a majority of the 366 delegates from Michigan and Florida. The party disallowed both delegations because the states held primaries in January earlier than party rules allow. Sen. Clinton won both, though no candidates campaigned in the states due to the party's sanction. Sen. Obama and several other Democratic contenders at the time removed their names from the Michigan ballot. Party talks to reach a compromise to seat them have so far been fruitless.

But even the admission of Michigan and Florida wouldn't be enough for Sen. Clinton to overtake Sen. Obama's lead in delegates. So her hopes ultimately hinge on what is proving harder than ever after Tuesday's outcome: persuading superdelegates that she would be a better candidate against Sen. McCain than the less-experienced, less-battle-tested Sen. Obama.

The superdelegates are critical because neither Sen. Obama nor Sen. Clinton can build a nominating majority from the pledged delegates yet to be won in the six remaining primaries through June 3.

That means the main action in the nomination race has shifted to the Capitol. There, a virtual presidential primary is playing out behind the scenes among elected Democrats. House Democrats account for 235 of the 795 superdelegates. All of these representatives are up for re-election, so they are particularly interested in which candidate is at the top of the ballot. So far, 80 have come out for Sen. Obama, with 79 for Sen. Clinton. The other 76 remain uncommitted.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

1. He's like a stage husband now.

[Medusa]

2. He doesn't get he's ruining his own reputation

by his encouraging and enabling her. Or maybe he does get it and now sees her nomination as the only thing that will restore his reputation. It won't. The shark has been jumped, the bridge has been crossed (and burned) and he's lost the support of many life-long Dems such as myself in the process.

[AllentownJake]

3. Hasn't he embarrassed her enough

[invictus]

4. Bill Clinton never cared about the Democratic Party or progressive causes. He is in it for himself.

n/t

[KaptBunnyPants]

5. So, they only need to change the rules, then overturn the nominee elected under their rules.

Wow.

[bluetrain]

6. The point of Super Delegates is to choose the most electable nominee to send into the GE should

the primary race be so close, as it currently is, that none of the candidates reach the magical delegate number. Procedure is being followed. The Supers will do their jobs.

Personally, I think the entire idea of Supers ensures corruption, as does the caucus process, but those are the rules of the game.

I, also, think it would be insane and destructive to not seat MI and FL.

[annie1]

7. I think he is a terrible influence on her. honestly.