Slate Launches "Hillary Deathwatch"

This is completely devoid of taste and credibility. Notice, we didn't see one of these for Huckabee who was sporting a much more severe delegate and popular vote gap. Some people never mature.

12%.

That's only slightly better than the 10% chance the IPCC gave Anthropogenic Global Warming being wrong.

Strange that Hillary would soldier on for a 12% chance, but vehemently deny, that a 10% chance of a stable earth, is even a possibility.

When I saw this headline I immediately thought of what the 12% really signified...

Say your friendly, local meteorologist says that there is a 12% chance of snow...
What does that really mean?

Out of 100 locations in the area, in 12 of them, it will snow.

And of course, in those 12 areas, you would say the chance of snow is in reality

100%

Now, politics is not quite unlike the weather in that change can happen very quickly, especially when polls are concerned.

Therefore, if you are an Obama supporter, I wouldn't order the champaign yet though....

Barack Obama's chance of winning the presidency: next to nothing. What an embrrassment to all the wealthy white bloggers who fell in love with the guy. You WILL be held responsible come this fall.

To quote Mark Twain, "The rumors of my death have been greatly exaggerated"

I can actually see Sen Huckleberry Clinton carrying on her campaign with the Celine Dion theme song from the Titanic playing around her campaign as the Dem superdelegates head off to the life rafts....

I see a table on the deck of the ill fated SS Huckleberry Clinton; the table is adorned with donuts and coffee it is reserved for the quartet playing the solemn theme song music. The guest musicians are Mark Penn, Dollar Bill, Harold Ickes & Howard Wolfston ... such a heart breaking scene ....

When Governor Huckabee stuck in there, we didn't see the same intense, almost vicious, call for him to withdraw that we see now for Senator Clinton. He was a bit of a joke, admittedly, but was he also a bit 'kinder' and 'gentler'? Is Senator Clinton one of those strong personalities that attract some, repel others? If so, does this make her more divisive? Less electable? Is 'liking' a candidate a prerequisite to 'trusting' them?

Theres been speculation about Senator Clinton's contingency strategy for 2012. Supposedly, if not nominated she will subtly and covertly campaign against Obama/for McCain with an eye towards the presidency in 2012. Just how much of this is true?

Senator Obama has stated that he will support the nominee if it is not him. Has Senator Clinton said this? Can both be counted on to do so?

Theres been more interest in this campaign than we have seen in years. But there has also been more bad blood. Does increased interest = increased intensity = hostility between the two sides? If so, does it have to be this way?

Once we have a nominee, will this level of involvement continue into the general? I admit to having contemplated just not voting if Senator Obama is not nominated. More importantly, I have heard this from both sides. Would more Hillary supporters sit it out (or vote republican) if she is not nominated, or would more Obama supporters do so if he is not the candidate?

How much money has the Insurance Industry come up with for you to setup this web site???????

Stop Hillary and Stop National Health Insurance.

Hmmm... Alright, I'm as fervent as an Obama supporter as they come. I've definitely done my share of ripping on Hillary. (Before it was even popular I referred to her as the "Tonya Harding" of politics.) Seriously, though, this one is pretty distasteful, even for me. Let her have her hanging on by thread moment. That's her decision. We don't have to make it worse by throwing things like this at her.

The people of PA have a golden opportunity to represent the fact that the power players are the people. I still like Hillary Clinton although she has disappointed me during this campaign by the reveal of the depths of her ambitions. I would not mind having her as president. But something is going on in our world Hillary as Martin Luther said so many years ago. That something seems to be calling for a different result than that you covet. The question for Hillary is how deep does her wisdom run? Hopefully much deeper than her ambition. Let's turn all of this passion on the "divide, conquer, and divide further" folks and show them the power of unity. Let's take the country back for the good of the adults as well as the kids. Or let's stay the course and see where that takes us.

My question is, who wants to watch?

As in all things dealing with organized groups of people I am sure a power player exists whose words carry weight because they have fingers on levers that can affect meaningful change in the political life of a candidate. When that person or small group of people have been convinced of Obama as the "Real Deal" the word will be spoken and the 2008 primary will come to pass. To me it would be better and a far more dramatic and compelling story if the good people of PA let their voices be heard that it is time for us to focus our attention on an all out assault on GWB, the RNC, conservative talk radio, and the whole premise of little government, tax cuts for the wealthy, calls for patriotism coming out of a mist of conspiracy, calls for personal responsibility coming out of a mist of historical wrong-doing, and all else that is the doctrine of those calling themselves "conservative".

Paging Dr. Kevorkian. Clean up at aisle 4, kitchen sink dept.

ROFL - you gotta admit, Slate's graphic of Hillary sinking on the Titanic is just Hillary-ous!

Dead? How about some grown up language? Perhaps concedes, even loses. But dead?

I'm not considering her dead until she actually concedes, if ever. Given she couldn't congratulate Obama when he won, I'm not expecting this any time soon. I think the SD (maybe someone like Gore, frankly) are going to have to tell her to step aside before she ever does.

Is it up to Obama supporters to tell someone what they should do about ANYTHING?

Nope.

Wud loov to make this page me Home Page... switching from the huffpo... unless they provide a link @ their home page... :), every call for this crazy lady to drop outta race is sheer music to me ears...

Hillary will graciously concede when the money runs out.

And the money will run out. She might try to continue on for three months, but she's going to run out of donors who are a little more practical and down to earth. After all, it's their money. And they're not going to throw money into a black hole. Even if she is in denial about her ability to win, they're not. When they see the writing on the wall, the checkbooks will be closed. So the money will peter out. I imagine her campaign will come to a halt when she has to write another $5 million dollar check with no guarantee she'll get paid back. I doubt Hillary will privately fund her campaign like Mitt Romney did. Even if she tries, I imagine Bill will put his foot down. It's his money. He'll be "First Gentleman" on someone else's dime but not out of his own pocket. I imagine she'll fold by the end of May. Sooner if Pennsylvania is disappointing.