Why perseverance till June 3rd may be necessary.

[4themind]

It's about perception in this point, and helping to bring unity, yes he will have an unsurpasable pledged delegate lead tomorrow, but that will also exist after June 3rd (and very possibly regardless of what occurs on May 31st) At the same time obama will avoid the "let all the voters count"meme to keep things going, because that would already have been done. It's just that they've waited so long that they're(meaning super delegates) willing to wait just two more weeks to avoid a perhaps long-lasting sense of resentment among HRC supporters (whether it's justified or not, it should be recognized and respectfully addressed if the goal is success in november).

The risk of course is that things may get more heated, but honestly I think hillary will not try to make things much more divisive. I don't think she'll see it in her self-interest to do so, lest she run the risk of more superdelegates pledging to obama(like the 9+ in one day after her "hardworking" comments). Also with almost two weeks before another primary is a LONG time for the bleeding to continue if she makes a obama/self-inflicted wound like that. To give a sports analogy, this is basically waiting out the clock on a football field before it's over, it shows respect to your opponent among other things (and of course there is still the possibility that the OB some how drops the snap and the opposing team runs it in for a touchdown,ala miracle-in-the-meadowlands, if a "popular vote" argument is bought by the superdelegates). That's also why I don't believe obama will flat out declare that it's over, just that he has an insurmountable lead among pledged delegates, and leave it at that. So have patience fellow obama supporters, the finish line is in site, but we have to wait for everyone to finish before the medal ceremony begins.

[powergirl]

1. We've been given these "deadlines" before

Like "We'll wrap this up on February 5." I'm concerned that June 3 will come and go and then we need to wait util the convention, etc. Enough already.

[4themind]

2. Yeah I understand but...

when the primary season is over, it's over, she can do whatever she wants (I've accepted the fact that no one can MAKE her drop out before the convention), but one more moral argument for continuing the contest would have already been satisfied, and I think the superdelegates/party elders/ and evern some of her own supporters will have more leeway, to make clear of her chances of victory if she carries things out, vs. the damage to long term political ambitions. We'll see what happens.

[Yael]

3. I appreciate running out the clock, but if she takes out our quarterback at the knees

she needs to be run out of this country on a rail.