Heads are exploding over Hillary's non-concession speech last night and that may be part of the explanation.

My wife pointed out all the articles stating "Obama wins nomination", and I said they'd rather spend 5 seconds writing one phrase than 20 minutes writing 3 paragraphs about how he technically hasn't won yet.

Apparently, Clinton didn't follow the narrative certain concerned parties have written for her.  It might take them a while to "get over it".  We should be patient with them as they deal with their disappointment.

    Stephanie Herseth Sandlin endorsed Barack Obama
    Tim P. Johnson endorsed Barack Obama
    Jack Billion endorsed Barack Obama
    Nicholas Nemec endorsed Barack Obama
    Sharon Stroschein endorsed Barack Obama
    Tom Daschle endorsed Barack Obama

    Cheryl Champman is currently Undeclared

Show me again what democracy looks like?
According to ABC:

    Clinton: 17,802,300
    Obama: 17,501,751

Update: Tim Johnson may keep his promise to endorse the winner of South Dakota. This is why we do not have a nominee until the convention.

I believe Donna Brazile said back in February that she would quit the Democratic party if Superdelegates decide the race.  I'd happily show her the door.

It's got nothing to do with Clinton.  There's simply nothing she could say or do, other than be his running mate, that would make it easier for me to vote for him.  It is a power Obama alone has.  I, like 18 million others, are simply unwilling to support a candidate who promises to dismiss me, my values, and issues, and much worse, re-mold the party which once embraced these things so they will be dismissed for the foreseeable future.  Thus far Obama and the pundits have deliberately misunderstood and mischaracterized what drives most Clinton supporters.  It's simple; time to stop this ugly, disingenous talk of our hidden agendas and acknowledge our true ones.

What part of the following statement doesn't he or the pundits get?  In order for me to support Obama, he must acknowledge these errors in judgment and correct them.

What does this have to do with Hillary Clinton?

Hmm.  Still thinking.  Drawing a blank.  Except for one thing. She should give every consideration humanly possible to agreeing to be VP.  And this she has suggested she will do, which is the responsible and right thing to do for her country, and I believe her.

Obama, this is between you and me.  Quit cowering behind Hillary, step out into the open, and meet me and my ilk  head on.   Stop petulantly expecting her, or some future HRC substitute as VP, to do the job only you have the power to do.  Stop weakly leaning on your fan base to make your excuses while you shirk your duty to your party and your country.  Surely you're not so foolish as to absorb your fawning fans' self-serving rationalizations, feverishly spouted everywhere today, that concessions are impossible by conveniently judging 18 MILLION AMERICANS as "too irrational and emotional."  Such talk is nothing but self-defeating cowardice.

I've been cheated of that joy forever.

She and her whole family are died-in-the-wool democrats, heavy contributors, etc.  When she started talking bad about Bill Clinton, who has also been the beneficiary of the monetary support, I could not believe it.  She has been defending him agains the RW fervently.  

I am sorry. It is just some really scary s&## to me when an ardent Clinton supporter suddenly finds them so bad & evil. I can't get over some of the things she said.

I did tell her that from the point of view of a "senior, poor, undeducation, white, angry racist woman ... Remember how horrible it felt to have the republicans disrespect & mock ... well just imagine how it feels to have the same things done to you by supposed democrats just because you are a Hillary supporter."

I thought last night that I had come to the acceptance phase of grief, but I am just angry and now also scared.  Think "Invasion of the Body Snatchers."

Guess politics is still off-limits for us.

Basically, Clinton's base is solidly behind her while Obama's base is soft.  In terms of electoral strength: he needs her; she doesn't need him.

I don't know why I thought that would help.

So if Hillary wins the nomination in August, will you vote for McCain?

And what did that mean? Every Dem, prochoice woman save one in a tight four-way won their primaries last night!  Martha Vanderlinde in Sioux Falls trounced her prolife opponents, one who switched parties just to run against her.

My woman Senator Theresa Two Bulls lagged all night, hard on my fingernails, but as the last ten precincts in the state to be counted, the Pine Ridge vote, she went over the top and won by a mere 26 votes, probably looking at a recount but I'm confident.

In every corner of the state Dem voters went with prochoice women.  This is great progress and bodes well for defeating the abortion ban on the ballot, too.  We're going after that sickly 16% number of women in the SD legislature and we're the ones who're making change by getting busy on the ground and local.

Keep your eye on us in the November general!

Two pieces of malicious software detected Thursday have been removed from Pinellas County's voting tabulation system.

The two bugs, Flush.G and W32.SillyDC, work in tandem and go from computer to computer redirecting Internet browsers to sites the user hasn't selected. The worm is carried through removable media like USB drives, is easily detected and officials say rather harmless.

Organization cites surging membership and closeness of previous elections in their promise to impact '08 elections

June 4, 2008 -- HillaryGrassrootsCampaign.com, an organization with upwards of half-a-million supporters, announced today it is committed to breaking ranks with the Democratic Party and supporting Senator Hillary Clinton in the general election - regardless of her status as the party's nominee.

HillaryGrassrootsCampaign.com is not associated with the official Hillary Clinton campaign. However, the organization says it is filled with disaffected supporters who are ready to be "former" Democrats because of the contempt and disregard that has been shown to the many party faithful who support Sen. Clinton's presidential candidacy.

"We've already registered more than half-a-million supporters and our numbers are growing daily," said Robin Carlson, HillaryGrassrootsCampaign.com's campaign representative. "The treatment from the Democratic Party and the media of this historic candidate has energized voters across our nation," Carlson added. "To throw that support away with such contempt and disregard would be a huge mistake."

I am absolutely certain that generations from now, we will be able to look back and tell our children that this was the moment when we began to provide care for the sick and good jobs to the jobless; this was the moment when the rise of the oceans began to slow and our planet began to heal.

Johnny Cash, "Tear-stained letter"

Or, if that one's not to your liking, perhaps

Johnny Cash, "Letter edged in Black"

Why?

The Clinton campaign says they need to bring things to a graceful conclusion. The Obama campaign says they need to move on to the GE.

I'm sorry, but none of this passes the smell test.

A plausible (conspiracy?) theory ---
The Obama campaign is afraid of some event that will affect the SDs en masse. They need to push Clinton past the point of no return before the storm hits. Clinton's refusal to budge suggests she knows, or at least hopes (audaciously perhaps), that something is on the horizon.