You may be right, but why would she do that? What does she stand to benefit from that? I guess she believes after all this that the party will come running to her when Obama loses?
Not saying you are wrong. I’m just trying to understand the logic of her doing it.
To my mind, she’s ‘Gored’ her self, or ‘Kerry’d’ herself. I could, and probably am, very wrong, since liberalism and logic don’t comport.
I suspect she does believe she’s the presumptive nominee in 2012 if McCain beats Obama. Personally, I think she’s wrong, as she’ll be old news in four years and the Democrats will be looking for a more conventional candidate who can appeal to Republicans who will probably be dissatisfied with the McCain Presidency.
I do think, though, that she wouldn’t have stayed in even this long if she didn’t think she had something up her sleeve, some prospect of winning at the convention. It’s possible that something was the full seating of the Michigan and Florida delegates, which would leave her fresh out of options now, but it was always obvious how that was going to turn out.
My theory is that she’s hearing more apprehension about Obama from the super delegates than we’re hearing. Anything else would make her continuing even after North Carolina seem awfully irrational.