The conventional wisdom is that Clinton is posturing to try to get the VP nomination, and will hold the party hostage until she does. She's sending them message, "give me what I want, or I'll make you lose in November, and I'll run in 2012!"
Some folks have dubbed this the Tonya Harding option, and it scares a lot of Democrats... because she's exactly the kind of power-obsessed psycho to try it.
But, what if in 2012 she was no longer a Senator? What if, like Lieberman, she lost the primary battle for her Senate seat in early 2012? What would her odds for election be in November 2012?
Perhaps its time for Obama supporters to plan a preemptive strike... making the Tonya Harding option no longer viable. So much so, that if she so much as tries it, she will be immediately hurting the one she loves the most: herself.
The idea is simple. In order to achieve the goal of more and better Democrats, the best weapon is putting forward a good primary challenger. That makes people tow the party line quite well... or it forces them out of the party entirely.
A lot of Clinton's campaign strategy is this: people are stupid. They forget easily, and will believe any lies. However, if her Tonya Harding option helps McCain defeat Obama, people won't likely forget that. She's hoping that Democrats are too stupid to remember what she did in 2008, so that they'll back her in 2012.
It looks like its time to send a message. She lost. Its not her decision to become VP, and if she drags this out any longer, she needs to be sent a stern warning.
Democratic leaders have fallen in line behind Obama for President. That's a pretty strong message, that for whatever reason she seems to be ignoring.
Perhaps its time for the netroots to send an even stronger message. You think you can win in 2012? Try doing that after losing the primary battle for your own senate seat.
48 hours to concede...
After that, we should start the hunt for Ned Lamont 2.0.