They aren’t abandoning her. They are just lowering expectations a tad to make her look better when she does win the nomination. There is no way Obama has a chance aginst the Clinton machine. A more seasoned candidate might but Obama is still wet behind the ears. Its a joke he is even running.
Despite all the wishful thinking including my own, I believe this is the correct assessment and part of the battle plan from the beginning.
When she wins the nomination by dumping the record amounts of illegal donations she's built up, it will be hailed as "the second coming" by the lib camp. The calls of "Come back kid II" will be hailed by all media outlets and the drone will continue endlessly until the election.