Monday, May 19, 2008

Obama Won't Declare Victory Tomorrow

he should, the race is over, but he won't. hillary is sucking up all the air, so for whatever reasons, people don't want to antagonize the political beast, who as of today is touting karl rove's assessment that she's the best candidate. her "exit" is getting uglier by the day.
it's sad that the clintons have led their supporters to believe that she has a chance. i believe that has to do with fundraising and paying off debts.
tomorrow, obama will have won the majority of delegates.
politico: Concerned about appearing presumptuous or antagonistic towards Hillary Rodham Clinton, Barack Obama will not declare victory in the Democratic nomination fight Tuesday in the event he wins enough pledged delegates to claim a majority.

Rather, he'll tiptoe right up to the line, without explicitly asserting the race is over.

While it may sound like an exercise in hair-splitting, the conscious decision not to declare victory is a revealing measure of the sensitivity surrounding overtures that appear to disrespect Clinton and her supporters.

It's also a reflection of the Obama campaign’s supreme confidence in the delegate math at this juncture — the campaign now appears secure enough in its commanding position that it no longer feels compelled to declare victory in an attempt to marginalize Clinton.