Clinton Should Keep Running if She Wants To

The last few weeks have shown Hillary Clinton at her worst: peddling sham gas tax relief and beating the drums of war against Iran. A month or so ago I was wondering if perhaps I'd misjudged her.  Today I'm very happy to support Barack Obama.

That said, why should she bow out now?  Although the chattering class has declared her candidacy over, it's not.

Next week she's likely to prevail in West Virginia (a state with similar demographics to Pennsylvania, where she did very well).  Success is also waiting in Kentucky; if she's able to get the votes in Michigan and Florida counted (whatever you might think of that maneuver), Clinton is right back in the race.

This interminable campaign has had many inflection points when either Clinton or Obama were supposedly finished.  But it's not over yet.   

Comments

[MarkD]

Marcus, as you say, the decision to continue to run is entirely hers and hers alone. But on the other hand; to what end? It is statistically improbable and nearly impossible for Clinton to win the primary. She would need to win all the remaining states by 70%. While I suppose that could be technically possible it seems highly improbable, even if you concede the point that 4 of the 5 remaining states demographically favor Clinton. So why does she remain? Is it to stand up for an ideological principle? Is it to promote the cause of a constituency? Or is it merely vanity? Let her run, if she must. But this is one voter who is more than happy to see the end of the 20-year Bush/Clinton dynasty. I don’t know about the rest of America but I, for one, have had enough of these 21st century Montagues and Capulets.