I hate having to be the person making this case, but I'll say it again:
Hillary Clinton can't quit. Not before Pennsylvania. Not after winning Ohio and the Texas primary. In order for this to end before June 3, Barack Obama has to win this outright.
April 22 in Pennsylvania.
May 6 in Indiana and North Carolina.
To use a tortured sports analogy, this is the ALCS (because the American League is far superior to John McCain's Senior Circuit). Hillary was down 3 games to 0 in Ohio and Texas. She escaped game 4 with a narrow victory. Now she needs a win in Pennsylvania, a home game for game 5, before going back on the road for game 6. At any point, if Barack Obama wins, she is eliminated.
But we're all quite aware why she can't quit yet. Why should we not tell her to quit yet?
Because we need Hillary Clinton supporters. We need a united party.
So what? You're asking. We've already won this thing, why is she persisting?
Calm down. Have some confidence in Obama's ability to win elections, and stop demonizing Hillary supporters! I saw a diary here that pointed out Russ Feingold said Obama supporter should "cool it," - the diary and half the comments said "No, Russ, I will not cool it."
A record number of Democrats are expected to turn out for the April 22 primary in Pennsylvania. This will likely be the case in North Carolina, and Indiana on May 6, as well.
We want our ace rested and ready for the Fall Classic. But we've got to make sure we close the deal.
No one wants this to go all the way to the Democratic Convention. But allowing the primary process to play itself out is to our benefit right now. The time for the calls for Hillary to drop out should not be now - but after she loses a contest in the next two months.
You want to win this nomination? Then let's win it. Not by default. But on the merits.