Obama began Tuesday with 11 straight wins and a lead in the delegates. According to the AP, 1,386 to 1,276. His margin was even larger 1,187 to 1,035 among pledged delegates chosen in primaries and caucuses.
Clinton has a very slim hope of closing the gap because Democrat primaries and caucuses allocate most of their delegates proportionally, meaning the loser of a close contest earns nearly as many delegates as the winner.
Even as she declared victory in the three states, Clinton knew that Tuesday's results were unlikely to close the delegate math.
On Tuesday, the former first lady won Ohio, Texas and Rhode Island, losing only Vermont. Enough to stay in the race, she said, and go "all the way."
That's not what many party leaders wanted to hear.
Now the question is will the powers of the Democratic party let Hillary try to tear down or will they call for her to quit and pull the party together? Either way the Republicans are happy she is still in the race. The longer the negatives fly Democrat on Democrat the better it is for them.
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