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Hillary Clinton and the Cost of Playing to Win, is it worth it?
By contributor | April 10, 2008
In an act of total desperation, Camp Hillary is forced to defy simple math and logic. The math that clearly indicates that she will need a miracle to get enough delegates for the nomination has been thrown out the window. Only a person hell-bent on victory will justify that “the end justify the means”.
Let’s skip over the delegate math…I think we have all been through the numbers and can unanimously conclude that it looks very grim for Clinton. Here’s the part that is troubling:
Democrats: 1968, 1972, 1980, 1984, 1988
Republican: 1976
These years are very significant. During those years, the party’s presidential nomination took a long time to decide. All the while the other party had secured the nomination and/or was in a race where they were clearly the winner. Long primaries end up in a loss for the presidential nomination - that’s what those numbers mean.
Case in point, McCain has an edge in the polls when he really shouldn’t. A lot of things are against him: he is a Republican in a time when the party is at a low, there is an economic recession, and has a very unpopular incumbent. While McCain is basking in a non-hostile and rather peaceful environment, the democratic contenders are still slinging mud at each other.
Yes, Clinton has a slight chance at winning and I commend her for trying to battle it out. However, if she does not win by a two digit margin in Pennsylvania then she should and must back down for the sake of the party. We all hope that she will be able to acknowledge this when the time comes.
Thank you,
N.E. - I am a freelance writer who cares
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