Yes, I myself have been guilty of freaking out over the last two days. I couldn't believe that we were going there, that something as silly as a slightly awkward word choice was going to somehow sink Obama - like the entire core of Clinton's campaign hasn't been pursuing those who are bitter and therefore don't like hope.
Then I took a deep breath this morning and reflected. This is the same thing that Clinton has tried at every other recent election.
Think back to Wisconsin. Right before that election was the plagiarism "scandal." Right before TX/OH came the NAFTA event. This time she has "bitter."
So yes, she's going to push this for all its worth. All she has left is to find something, anything, that will finally prove that Obama is unelectable. However each one is getting more and more pathetic. She's so low on options now that she launched this one well before the election (with a debate in between now and PA) just because she didn't know if she would be given anything else.
This has backfired on her more often than it's worked. Hopefully, this will be just another example of the failed kitchen sink strategy. Just remember that the point of this is to frustrate and demoralize us. Don't let that happen.