Shenanigans! - Is Clinton still in the race to save the election?

[clayton72]

I, like many of you, have been baffled at Hillary Clinton's continued participation in the race for the Democratic nomination. It occurred to me this morning that perhaps she's doing it in order to do a state by state election process check to prevent, or bring to light, Republican election tampering. I don't know, maybe that's reaching, but I've never seen a candidate continue on like she has. There must be some purpose, yeah? I haven't heard this idea mentioned, so I thought I'd bring it up. Her staying in the race is having the following effects:

1) Stimulating voter registration at unprecedented levels.
2) Stimulating turn out at polls at unprecedented levels.
3) Keeping media attention on Democrats, not McCain.
4) Giving the party an opportunity to exercises and examine the election system in all the states.
5) Stimulating general interest in the race, stimulating unprecedented donations to Obama.

So has it worked? Has any Republican shenanigans been uncovered during this process?

[nichomachus]

1. Her only chance at this point

is for "someone" to dig up something seriously damaging about Obama that would cause the supers to desert him. Rev. Wright was supposed to do that, but it didn't happen. They've pretty much beaten Rezko to death, but that just brings up Clinton's questionable business arrangements.

So, either they know something damaging will "magically appear" before Denver -- or they're hoping it will, thus making her the candidate by default. I imagine there are Rove-style attack groups rummaging through rubbish as we speak.

[clayton72]

2. Pot video

I hear that there is a video of Obama yelling / ranting that we need to legalize pot. Don't know if that's true.

[RaleighNCDUer]

3. Actually, that was probably me.

OK, so I'm 55, short, fat, and white - but I do remember doing that.

[nichomachus]

4. The pot pictures didn't hurt this guy