Poll: Two Thirds Say Hillary Should Stay In Even If She Loses One Big State
Some commentators have said that Hillary should drop out of the race if she doesn't win both Ohio and Texas today, but rank and file Dems don't seem to agree:
Two-thirds of Democrats say a victory in either Ohio or Texas would be reason enough for Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (N.Y.) to keep her historic bid for the party's presidential nomination alive, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.Two losses, however, would dramatically change the equation. Only 29 percent of Democrats said Clinton should drop out if she loses one of the two big states, but that number jumps to 51 percent if she loses both.
This suggests that rank and file Dems haven't really focused on the reality of the delegate math, which in turn suggests that the onus may be on the Obama camp to get out their message about their sizable pledged delegate lead a bit more effectively.
Whatever the cause, numbers such as these might persuade the Hillary camp that she'd have public support if she stayed in the race despite losing a big state today, perhaps making that decision more likely.
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