After the May 6 contests, Hillary Clinton’s campaign has continued to go through a devastating world of hurt. But, Clinton has refused to drop out of the Democratic race. While she barely beat Barack Obama in Indiana by barely two points, she was swiftly defeated by Obama in North Carolina. Obama defeated Clinton by double-digits in the North Carolina contest.
The chances of Clinton getting the Democratic nomination look very grim and dark. Recently, John Edwards, the former North Carolina Senator and former Democratic hopeful said that Clinton has become stronger. However, Edwards did say that the delegate math is against Clinton at the same time. Edwards did not tell Clinton that she should drop out. But, he said that Clinton should be careful or she risks damaging the prospects of the Democratic Party in the future.
Despite refusing to drop out, Clinton’s campaign is in financial trouble. Right now, Clinton’s campaign had a debt of about $20 million. In many cases, this is not surprising. Despite winning some major states, Clinton’s campaign was shaken up several times. She has lost key staffers, fundraisers, and donors. To add to the injury, some of those that left ended up joining Obama’s campaign.
Despite, the hefty debt that Clinton is in, aides say that she will remain in the race. One aide said that it will be the voters that decide who gets the Democratic nomination. While Obama is one step closer towards getting the Democratic nomination, he said that the race is not over yet.
So far, Clinton has strong support in West Virginia and Kentucky. However, the delegate math is still against her. Perhaps her only hope would lie in the superdelegates and the compromise of the Florida and Michigan contests.
DNC Chair Howard Dean said that a compromise will be reached at the end of May on the Florida and Michigan contests. However, he added that the other forty-eight states must be respected because they played by the rules. While Obama’s campaign had a few ads in Florida, Obama did not campaign in the state. He had removed himself from the ballot in Michigan.
Clinton had won both contests. Unfortunately, they didn’t count. Both states were stripped of their delegates for holding their primaries too early, which violated DNC rules.