2008 Primaries, Views on News • April 21st, 2008

Pennsylvania blues

by Chris Lato

Will the Democrats’ long national nightmare finally come to an end this week? Will Barack Obama finally seal the deal? Or will Hillary Clinton surge in Pennsylvania, allowing her to continue justifying her quest for the White House?

The attacks are flying on TV in Pennsylvania, and John McCain is helpfully tossing a grenade here and there to keep everyone on their toes.

The polls show things are holding up well for Clinton. However, the question is whether she wins big enough. It still won’t mean a huge boost in terms of delegates, but Clinton would at least be given the moral victory of a popular vote boost, and maybe help keep some money flowing her way…which means the Democrats’ nightmare would continue.

In any event, it seems very unlikely that this will end after the votes are counted Tuesday, unless Clinton is absolutely blown out of the water in Pennsylvania. At the same time, The New York Daily News makes the case that Clinton may feel compelled to stay in until the convention – which also feels unlikely. There’s a lot of dead time between the end of voting and the convention proper, and if things are still in the same general situation, look for the Dem leaders to really turn up the heat to push Clinton out.

But, political junkies rejoice - this thing shouldn’t end for a little while yet.

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