Baltimore Sun: Democratic campaign nears tipping point

[Eugene]

Source: Baltimore Sun

Democratic campaign nears tipping point
Strategists say Clinton needs to win by wide margins
to stay in race

By Paul West | Sun reporter
February 21, 2008

SAN ANTONIO - As Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama prepare
to debate in Texas tonight, the Democratic presidential
contest appears to be nearing a tipping point, say party
strategists.

Obama has won 10 straight contests, most by landslide
margins, and built a delegate lead that Clinton might soon
be unable to overcome. Clinton, once the front-runner, must
win Ohio and Texas to start narrowing Obama's edge, or her
dwindling chances of becoming the nominee could vanish.

The race is nearing "a point of no return" for Clinton,
said Tad Devine, a veteran delegate-counter who is neutral
this time. "I don't think it's there yet, but we're getting
there. When you do the number-crunching, it's almost
reached a point where it's arithmetically impossible for
her to catch him in pledged delegates." in a long-distance
exchange yesterday.

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[Warren Stupidity]

1. The train left the station.

Clinton has missed the 9:05 but thinks she still might be able to make it to work on time. Not to panic.