Wednesday, March 05, 2008
Hillary’s New Math Problem
No disrespect on her 'comeback victories' in Ohio and Texas yesterday but check this out from a Jonathan Alter article on Newsweek.com:
"Hillary Clinton won big victories Tuesday night in Ohio, Texas and Rhode Island. But she's now even further behind in the race for the Democratic nomination. How could that be? Math. It's relentless.Click here for the full article.
To beat Barack Obama among pledged delegates, Clinton now needs even bigger margins in the 12 remaining primaries than she needed when I ran the numbers on Monday—an average of 23 points, which is more than double what she received in Ohio.
Superdelegates won't help Clinton if she cannot erase Obama's lead among pledged delegates, which now stands at roughly 134. Caucus results from Texas aren't complete, but Clinton will probably net about 10 delegates out of March 4. That's 10 down, 134 to go. Good luck."
Related:
"So what's next on the agenda Hil?" - an open letter from Swifty to Hillary.
Labels: '08 Election, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton
