It's the route that meets up with the ferry. I'm running way behind. Knowing the route as I do, I'm thinking that the mathematical possibility of catching the ferry is very low. Maybe 10%, maybe even lower.
I've got a busload of commuters who REALLY want to catch this ferry. That's a fairly strong incentive, but I also have a hidden motive. I've never missed the ferry. I take a bit of pride in this fact, and I enjoy the bragging rights. Gives me a bit of an ego boost.
So guess what. I'm not giving up on this yet. My brain kicks into high gear. Every little ounce of mental energy is focused on making that ferry - without, of course, doing anything so illegal as to make the passengers too uncomfortable, or anything so unsafe as to truly jeapordize anyone's safety. Or so I rationalize to myself.
The passengers are on my side. They see me making the effort and they appreciate it. Because my success is their success. Sure, they recognize that a few rules of the road are going by the wayside - that light turned red a half-second before we crossed the intersection. But they're willing to forgive this because they're pretty wrapped up in the situation. There's very little chance that they're gonna make any complaint at all. And if you were to point out to them that part of the reason their driver was trying to make that ferry was for his own selfish reasons, they'd probably shrug and say, "Works for me!"
I'm not excusing anything Hillary's campaign has done, or her supporters' willingness in some cases to ignore certain things. I'm just pointing out human nature. You could say any number of things about how I should not have been doing what I was doing, and probably be right. HOWEVER, if you'd been a passenger on my bus who very badly didn't want to wait for the next ferry you might have had a slightly different opinion.
"But FS! There was no other bus trying to make the ferry that you were keeping back!" True enough. But there's some difference of opinion regarding whether Hillary is hurting or helping Obama (or whether it's a wash) by continuing her pursuit of her goal.
(I listed ten possible reasons she could be either helping him or at least not hurting him
here).
The point is, if tables were turned and Obama was the one who was behind, but not mathematically eliminated, you'd be just as keen to see him stay in the race and just as willing to ignore, rationalize, and/or forgive certain things he might do in hopes that he might catch Hillary. You'd be in "ends justify the means" mode big-time.
Once again this is not meant to justify or excuse anything. It's only meant to answer the question so often posed, "How can Hillary supporters possibly justify their support in light of ___________?" and other less generous questions asked about Hillary herself.
Remember the old Native American saying (and I paraphrase): 'Do not judge a person until you have walked a mile in her moccasins.' Just try and be a bit more understanding and give your fellow DU'ers a little less grief. Human nature is what it is. Next time around it might be you in the minority.