Clinton to Concede on Tuesday.....

[Mr. Peabody]

According to HuffPo, Hillary will concede tomorrow night after the last primaries.

Clinton Gathering Top Donors

Hillary Clinton has summoned top donors and backers to attend her speech tomorrow night in an unusual move that is being widely interpreted to mean she plans to suspend her campaign and endorse Barack Obama.

Obama and Clinton spoke Sunday night and agreed that their staffs should begin negotiations over post-primary activities. In addition to help raising money to pay off some $20 million-plus in debts, Clinton is known to want Obama to help out black officials who endorsed her and are now taking cons uent heat, including, in some cases, primary challenges from pro-Obama politicians.

"This has never happened before," one donor said, referring to the personalized request by email to attend the event in New York Tuesday night.

Obama is expected to claim enough delegates to put him over the top that night at a separate event in Minneapolis.

Earlier in the day it was reported that Clinton staffers were being urged by the campaign's finance department "to turn in their outstanding expense receipts by the end of the week," another sign that the run at the White House was nearing an end. In addition, Politico wrote that members of Clinton's advance staff had received calls and emails Sunday night, summoning them to New York City and telling them their roles on the campaign are ending.

[Wild Cobra]

Sorry, I have little faith in anything in the Huffington Post.

She wants the supers to decide. If that doesn't do it, she will take it to convention in my opinion. She doesn't care about anything but a win. I don't think she will give up that easy. She is 'Lawful Evil' and even breaks the law at times to get her way.

[Mr. Peabody]

Sorry, I have little faith in anything in the Huffington Post.

She wants the supers to decide. If that doesn't do it, she will take it to convention in my opinion. She doesn't care about anything but a win. I don't think she will give up that easy. She is 'Lawful Evil' and even breaks the law at times to get her way.

Normally, I'd agree with you. I don't see Hillary conceding a thing until she is literally forced to do so by Pelosi, Reid, and Dean, but even her strongest supporters are asking her to concede.

Vilsack says it's over
Posted: 11:41 AM ET


(CNN) – Former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack, one of Hillary Clinton's most ardent supporters, said Sunday it's time for Hillary Clinton to acknowledge she has lost her bid for the Democratic nomination.

Vilsack, who was briefly a presidential candidate himself last year, told the Associated Press it's "pretty clear that Senator Obama is going to be the nominee."

"After Tuesday's contests, she needs to acknowledge that he's going to be the nominee and quickly get behind him," Vilsack also said.

Vilsack first announced he was running for president in November, 2006, but dropped his bid three months later after the Democrat failed to drum up a significant level of support or raise the necessary campaign funds needed to compete. He endorsed Clinton shortly after and played a key role in the New York senator's unsuccessful Iowa campaign effort.

His comments came the same day the Clinton showed signs she plans to press on after Tuesday's contests — continuing argue she has won the popular vote and that the party's superdelegates are able to switch their allegiances before the convention in August.

Filed under: Hillary Clinton

[JoeChalupa]

I heard about this rumor being reported around some of the major networks so I think there is some truth to it and Terry McCauliffe did confirm it today.

[balli]

Good. I still hope the es' plane crashes on Wednesday.

[Wild Cobra]

I'll believe it when I see it.

[JoeChalupa]

Yes you can!!!

[G-Nob]

Suspend. Not Concede. There is a difference.
The wording leaves open the possibility the campaign will hold steady until the official nominating process at the convention. What that means is if something Obama says/does between now and the August convention changes the minds of the superdelegates, then Clinton wants everyone to jump on her ship. In the mean time, she'll ask that Obama assist her in relieving campaign debt in exchange for an endorsement.

[angel_luv]

I hope Hilary does concede.
She is not the lady I would want to be the first female president.

[Don Quixote]

Angel ... what are you doing in here? The people in the political forum are MEAN! Get out before you become like one of them!

And ... why should Hillary concede? She's now won 6 of the last 8 primaries, and all the big states. She's a bit behind, yeah, but it's not like this is an Obama landslide. And she can say that she's have a better chance in the general against McCain, and she might be right.

Clinton supporters ... don't take this from the Huff Puff! Stand up to Obama!

[pooh]

She just needs to step down, it's an embarassment.

[MaNuMaNiAc]

Angel ... what are you doing in here? The people in the political forum are MEAN! Get out before you become like one of them!

And ... why should Hillary concede? She's now won 6 of the last 8 primaries, and all the big states. She's a bit behind, yeah, but it's not like this is an Obama landslide. And she can say that she's have a better chance in the general against McCain, and she might be right.

Clinton supporters ... don't take this from the Huff Puff! Stand up to Obama!

Let me guess, you're republican

[Don Quixote]

I might be. So what?

From the outside, I don't see a compelling reason for Clinton to quit. She won all the big states that Democrats need, she'd be a stronger candidate in the general, and it's not like she's far behind in the popular vote. Most of Obama's lead happened before the media had to report anything about Obama's friends or what he believed. Personally, I'd like to see Obama in the general, but I can see why Clinton supporters feel like their gal is being shafted. She's getting swept aside ... for this guy?? He's a walking cliché! You can write his résumé on the back of a driver's license!

But where are her supporters on ST?

[clambake]

he's a republican that has taken up in stalking angel.

you are the type that gives religion a bad name. God hates that .

[Don Quixote]

I don't really give a rip who wins the D-nomination, honestly. If they want to let the Messiah have it, fine with me.

[G-Nob]

Are you the "iron my shirt" guy?

[Mr. Peabody]

The big holdup appears to be that Clinton wants her money back from the campaign . . .

Negotiations are understood to be taking place between the Obama and Clinton campaigns about the Illinois senator helping to repay some of the massive debt incurred by his rival. One of Hillary Clinton’s donors said that the former First Lady’s campaign was as much as $40 million in the red.

In a conference call with major donors this afternoon, contributors were told by Harold Ickes, a senior Clinton adviser, that she was unlikely to pull out of the race until the issue of her massive debts was resolved. The New York senator has lent her own campaign at least $11.5 million.

One source close to a major donor said: "It’s not about the vice-presidency or any other position she might get. It’s about the money – in particular the Clinton family money." The Obama campaign might have to reach deeply into its well-stocked coffers in order to secure the full support of Mrs Clinton and her husband Bill in the November general election.

[balli]

My hope now is that Bill files for a divorce. He's way too cool to waste the rest of his life with that woman tied around his ankle. He should get divorced and usurp Howard Dean's job at the DNC. Hillary should buy a remote island with the settlement monies and declare herself president of the native peoples who dwell there. Unfortunately they'll already have a leader so they'll send her packing to the Pacific in a raft made of bamboo. Then she'll die of starvation, wash up on the shores of Australia and wild sea gulls will eat her remains.

[Mr. Peabody]

My hope now is that Bill files for a divorce. He's way too cool to waste the rest of his life with that woman tied around his ankle. He should get divorced and usurp Howard Dean's job at the DNC.

Hmm...let's see - jet set around the world with billionaire friends or sit in on Rule and Bylaws Committee meetings like the one that took place Saturday?

I'm sure Bill is happy with what he is doing.

Burkle’s usual means of transport is the custom-converted Boeing 757 that Clinton calls “Ron Air” and that Burkle’s own circle of young aides privately refer to as “Air One.”

[BradLohaus]

^New reality show: "Bill & Hill try to stay relevant"

[balli]

I'm sure Bill is happy with what he is doing.

Don't you mean who?

Edit: Oh, I guess you did. Didn't see the Vanity Fair thing the first time around.

And I get what you're saying, but just because Bill would have more fun doesn't mean that he wouldn't be a great fixture in the Democratic Party, minus Hillary. The Democrats could still use Bill Clinton, even if he probably doesn't have much use for them.

[Don Quixote]

I guess Democrats are as sick of the Clintons as the rest of us are!

What else could explain the rise of the Obamessiah? I can't think of any other way -- he's not that impressive. If his name were Barry Dunham, and he were white, he wouldn't even be in the picture.

[ChumpDumper]

Here we go again with the "because he's black" canard.

The other candidates really suck.

That's all.

[boutons_]

"that impressive."

why must he be THAT impressive at all? Is being THAT impressive a negative? Was dubya ever THAT impressive?

Opposite Old Sick Stupid McFlopPanderKeating, HUSSEIN! is pretty damn impressive, but only in comparison.

When HUSSEIN! gets sworn in next Jan 20, he will have almost no room to maneuver due to the straightjacket of hardening dubya and head are leaving behind.

[Wild Cobra]

And ... why should Hillary concede? She's now won 6 of the last 8 primaries, and all the big states. She's a bit behind, yeah, but it's not like this is an Obama landslide. And she can say that she's have a better chance in the general against McCain, and she might be right.

You know, I think I figured it out. Somehow, Hillary also believes there are 57 states. With the trend she has, she can still win!