Rookie Mistake: Obama Calls On Hillary To Concede
Barack Obama’s campaign, riding a wave of 10 straight victories in the contest for the Democratic nomination after wins in Wisconsin and Hawaii, today urged Hillary Clinton to bow to the inevitable and accept defeat.
Obama’s campaign manager, David Plouffe, dismissed her camp’s hopes of making a comeback when the power states of Texas and Ohio hold their primaries on March 4, and said Clinton would be unable to bridge a widening gap in delegates.
“This is a wide, wide lead right now,” Plouffe said in a conference call with reporters. “The Clinton campaign keeps saying the race is essentially tied. That’s just lunacy.”
Except…it’s not lunacy. Despite all the media blather and attempts to coronate Obama as of right now, Hillary is only 69 delegates behind:
How many delegates are yet to be assigned? 1,454:
This race is far from over.
