Of course, but it has been that way for a while now.

The real question is what is Clinton's next line of attack?

Yes, it has been that way for awhile now, Grover M. But the significance of the NY Times story and the others like it is that the media is finally understanding that is the reality, rather than continuing to portray the race as essentially tied. When it isn't.

And yet, she stays in the race, to the detriment of everyone. Shameful.

So yesterday with a Philadelphia paper Hillary once again floated the notion that pledged delegates "under the rules" are free to vote for whomever they want at the convention (technically true but highly unlikely since they are selected based on being diehard supporters). Please party leaders, stop the insanity, I can't take this much longer!

Good luck with hoping that Obama has a colossal collapse. One of the reasons I'm so sold on him is his astounding cool under pressure.

I just can't wait for the debates between Obama and McCain. I hope McCain loses it at least once.

Her road map, as murky as it might be, has been laid out by Jonathan Chait in The New Republic two weeks ago, and David Brooks today in the Op-Ed pages of the NY Times. He also offers the most compelling explanation for why Clinton does not grasp what she might wind up doing to the party: too many years in the mega-spotlight of Clintonian politics.

He actually made sense. It's not that she's so hellbent on getting her way. It's that she's been so long in the business of showmanship politics that she can not, any longer, recognize reality. In that light, many politicians would be behaving the same way.

If the circumstances were reversed and Barack was loosing the delegate race, number of primaries/caucus , popular vote and money race. Just think of the PRESSURE he would be under to STOP harming the election !! I am so sick of thedouble standard !

I wish the media would just say it for what it is, each delegate she uses to hijack the election and overturn the will of the people equals the disenfranchisement of over 10,000 for superdelegates, and anywhere from 4,000 to 12,000+ for pledged delegates, depending on state and turnout. This is her only path to the nomination, basically stuffing the ballots with 10,000 at a time, while at the same time whining about Florida and Michigan and the importance of every single vote. The hypocrisy is astounding, just as is the fact that NO ONE will point out the obvious. Here is my full take on it:

http://www.thepersonalispolitical.com/2008/03/hillarys-only-path-to-nomination.html

THIS IS EXCELLENT NEWS!! FOR HILLARY!!!

Yes, next. She has to ramp it up further to get to her goal of winning over the Supers.

The current lines of attack are not working. She will need more ammunition to scare the crap out of the Supers about Obama.

Hillary is not trying to get the nomination this year. She is trying to assure that Barack Obama is not elected President this year so that she (Hillary) can win the nomination in 4 years.

An Obama collapse is virtually inevitable. The big question is "When?".

A) Before the Convention?
B) Between Convention and Election?
C) Between Election and Inauguration?
D) After Inauguration?

In terms of long-run damage to progressive prospects, (D) is probably the mostly disastrous.

While it's heartening to see the MSM and various parts of the blogging world finally take notice what has been obvious for weeks now, it needs to be made just as clear what the CLintons over all strategy maybe now, the 2012 nomination.
How many different ways have the Clintons made it clear to anyone wo is listening that McCain is a better choice than Barack? In order to be the nominee in '12, they need to weaken Barack's chances in the general. That, I think, is what their campaign is all about now.

I have to tell you, I get nervous whenever I look at Pollster.com's cumulative graph on the side bar. Barack has been flat-lining for quite a while, and his line now shows a slight turn downward. (What a contrast to the soaring rocket of a few short weeks ago!) Hillary's line, on the other hand, is in steep ascent. It looks like we'll soon be witnessing only the second crossover during this entire campaign. If these trends continue and if Hillary wins blowouts in Pennsylvania and Indiana, I could easily see her pulling off an upset at the convention. Stampeding perceptions are the name of the game. There's not a thing rational about it.

Moral: keep soldiering on and take nothing for granted.

the smart money is smart because it reflects the opinions of people betting real money and making cold calculations, not getting all misty eyed about The Speech or coming in your pants when your see Obama's noble looking face on TV, looking noble and all. If Clinton wins by landslides in PA, WV and KY, and by wide margins in IN and NC, she probably will be the nominee. Not easy, she needs to run the board, but it could happen. Just probably not.

But man, after a few years of Obama, people will slowly realize just what a disaster affirmative action really is, writ large. He really will be a disaster like W, just a different flavor.

the democratic party decided kerry was the most electable in 04. i recognized that as a mistake at the time, and i live in fear of clinton becoming the nominee on the same basis now. if she comes out of denver the republicans will be unified in a way never seen before. swift-boated? she will wish she was only swift-boated. clinton is a disater waiting to happen. her bosnia lie is only a harbinger.

It sounds counter-intuitive, but the Obama campaign needs to "go positive" again. Now is the time. The negative stuff hurts Obama more than Clinton. Everyone expects Hillary to be deceitful, duplicitous, and disingenuous, so few of us are surprised when she is. Hey look, Hillary's making stuff up again! No one cares.

The opposite is true for Obama. And while he is able to stay positive himself in his stump and in interviews, his campaign is making the mistake of going tit for tat in the gutter with Howard Wolfson. Who really cares what idiotic thing Bill Clinton has to say? The campaign should be rolling its eyes not freaking out about him. Get on the offense again. And David Plouffe needs to take a couple of days off to get his thoughts together and his head screwed back on straight. He overreacts to even the most inconsequential slight.

I want to see the campaign build on the goodwill that followed the race speech. There is momentum to be squandered there. They shouldn't let that happen.

"But man, after a few years of Obama, people will slowly realize just what a disaster affirmative action really is, writ large."

Are you kidding?

Obama is a superior intellect to either of his rivals.

This won't convince the people who dismiss black candidates out of hand (a well-spoken AA man = "empty suit" automatically), but it convinces enough people to win.

Sen. Obama is turning the Audacity of Hope into the audacity of nope. The bottom line is that Obama is afraid to let Michigan and Florida vote for fear Clinton will reveal the full breadth of Obama's Wright catastrophe. He simply can't afford for it to be revealed what Wright will cost going forward in states like Michigan and Florida, especially in the general election. He's putting himself above counting the votes. It's not shocking, because he wants to win, but it is short-sided. Make no mistake about it, Clinton needs these two states, needs their popular vote totals. But the reason Clinton didn't take her name off of the ballot in the beginning, as did Obama and other Dems, is that she knew how important Michigan could be in the general election. She was always thinking ahead.
But as bad as the Obama camp wants to declare this race over no one is at the magic number yet and until they are it won't be. Again, he has the advantage. However, he's still not home.
Frankly, it's difficult to see how anyone gets there, especially if Clinton has a big string of wins coming up, which is what Obama is dreading.
Every single Democratic senator and congress person is a "superdelegate." Howard Dean also is responsible for this mess. If they haven't heard from you, now is a good time to let them know that you believe Michigan and Florida's votes need to be counted. Or are we really going to let Obama give John McCain this gift?

Howard Dean also is responsible for this mess.

Ok, you are officially a fool.

The reason there is that much excitement out there is largely due to Howard Dean who finally convinced the Democrats to quit listening to the Clintons and the DLC and doing focus group campaigning.

Oy - backwards - they just want to keep dragging us backwards to what doesn't work.

You are absolutely right on, in my opinion, regarding positivity AND David Plouffe--he needs a break.