Hillary Clinton picked up the support Thursday of a previously uncommitted Washington state superdelegate to the Democratic National Convention, giving her bid for the party's presidential nomination a boost just before a weekend that could prove critical to her flickering chances.
The endorsement by Eileen Macoll, the vice chairwoman of the state Democratic Party, halts a recent pattern of Washington superdelegates lining up behind Clinton's rival for the nomination, Barack Obama. It also means that Macoll has set herself apart from the state party chairman, Dwight Pelz, who endorsed Obama May 19 and called on Democrats to rally behind Obama.
So I guess that only leaves about 4000 to go for Hillary to make up her delegate deficit.
On a related note over the past couple days I have heard some commentators on various radio programs making the point that when you look at the electoral college map Hillary ends up being the much stronger candidate. Just remember, oh loyal readers (all 3 of you), that you heard it here first.
Which brings up the point "What if Hillary gets the nomination"? Well it won't be the walk in the park that a lot of people expect, I'm pretty sure of that. Honestly, I think if Hillary gets the nod she could very well trounce McCain and that would be a disaster, but not the unmitigated disaster that an Obama presidency would be.
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