Life is so confusing. I can’t even keep my checkbook straight and now I’m supposed to make heads or tails about this Democratic nomination fight. Yeah, right.
First there’s a report from The Associated press that Hillary Clinton would concede Tuesday night. Now it turns out that’s not true. Read below from the Hill:
Vieira followed up, asking “If Barack Obama reaches that number today or tomorrow, do you believe that Senator Clinton is prepared to concede?”
McAuliffe responded: “Yes, I think if Senator Obama gets the number, I think Hillary Clinton will congratulate him and call him the nominee.”
The Associated Press reported that Clinton would concede Tuesday night. However, the campaign quickly released a statement saying that the article is incorrect and that Clinton would not concede the nomination this evening.
Obama is expected to reach the threshold of 2118 delegates as early as Tuesday with a combination of new superdelegates and pledged delegates won in the South Dakota and Montana primaries, but McAuliffe noted that “we haven’t gotten to that number yet.”
More here.
Nobody is quite sure what Hillary will say tonight but let’s remember one thing: she has said all along that she doesn’t want voters disenfranchised yet Michigan remains one big mess (according to the Clinton campaign). It wouldn’t surprise me to hear her say that she will continue until Michigan is resolved. It gives her more time for something to happen. Anything.
Obama may claim victory at some point (maybe Tuesday night in Minnesota) but it won’t feel like a victory until Clinton leaves. Only she has the power to do that.