Looking at the Clinton campaign in the last couple of days, I see nothing but the chaos which has ruled her campaign from the very beginning. Since before the Texas and Ohio primaries, the scenario has been that Obama has a delegate lead that cannot be overcome. That is what Hillary has been fighting against, yet even as the curtain begins to fall, Hillary and her people are still in a jumble.
More after the fold.
We all know how the lack of planning after SuperTuesday led to the downfall of the Clinton campaign. They simply had not prepared a plan to continue the race, nor save or raise enough money to do so even if they had. We know that Penn never understood the logistics of the primary, that Clinton never had the right message (and thus changed it constantly), and that she had no control over her surrogates, especially Bill. Well, it seems that the more things change the more they stay the same.
Here we are at the end, the same end which had been depicted by Todd and the other news pundits for months, and still we see the many faces of Hillary. Major supporters say it is over, and have said that Clinton has told them so. But wait, then her campaign comes out and says it is false. Then her campaign leaks that she will concede, then she will not concede but will acknowledge Obama's delegate count, now McAuliffe and Ickes say she is fighting on to Denver. Then there is the story over at the Huffington Post that she is open to the VP spot.
Hillary, enough! Sit down for about 10 minutes and make a decision about what the Hell you are going to do. If you want to keep it going, then do so and quit all the leaks and hints and garbage.
If you are going to concede then just do it. Don't do it with some bs concession which you can parse semantically later - "I never endorsed him or conceded, but only acknowledged his lead in delegates..." If you are going to triangulate yet again, then be a grown up, put on the big girl panties, and keep fighting. Otherwise, show some class, you and Bill quit attacking Obama and trying to make the primary results seem illegitimate.
Looking at how you have lost control of this monster makes me thank my lucky stars that you are not the nominee.