Posted by Jed Lewison on Wed May 7, 2008 at 6:37 AM Pacific

Clinton puts WV event on today's schedule

Last night, MSNBC reported that Clinton had canceled her public appearances today, and then walked it back a little saying that she still planned an open-press fundraiser.

Now Clinton has scheduled an event for noon in West Virginia. (I feel so sorry for whoever has to do advance for that event on such short notice.)

I can see three possibilities here for what's going on:

  1. She's going to announce her withdrawal from the campaign. (Okay, I'm just kidding.)
  2. Clinton wants to make it clear she's not quitting, and as she has in the past after having faced rumors about her withdrawal, she decides to launch some nutso berzerk "shame on you" attack on Obama.
  3. Clinton starts the process of trying to reinvent herself as a loyal member of the Democratic Party. She holds the event, and speaks warmly about Obama and stresses party unity.

It would probably be pleasant if she chose option #3, but if she does pick #2...yawn. No matter what she does -- it's all over. We know who the nominee will be.

Also, apparently Clinton has loaned her campaign another $6.4 million, bringing her total personal investment to $11.4 million.

Update: Joe Sudbay says her campaign is on MSNBC talking about Clinton dumping even more money into the race. Ha! Good luck retiring that debt.

Clinton puts WV event on today's schedule

Last night, MSNBC reported that Clinton had canceled her public appearances today, and then walked it back a little saying that she still planned an open-press fundraiser.

Now Clinton has scheduled an event for noon in West Virginia. (I feel so sorry for whoever has to do advance for that event on such short notice.)

I can see three possibilities here for what's going on:

  1. She's going to announce her withdrawal from the campaign. (Okay, I'm just kidding.)
  2. Clinton wants to make it clear she's not quitting, and as she has in the past after having faced rumors about her withdrawal, she decides to launch some nutso berzerk "shame on you" attack on Obama.
  3. Clinton starts the process of trying to reinvent herself as a loyal member of the Democratic Party. She holds the event, and speaks warmly about Obama and stresses party unity.

It would probably be pleasant if she chose option #3, but if she does pick #2...yawn. No matter what she does -- it's all over. We know who the nominee will be.

Also, apparently Clinton has loaned her campaign another $6.4 million, bringing her total personal investment to $11.4 million.

Update: Joe Sudbay says her campaign is on MSNBC talking about Clinton dumping even more money into the race. Ha! Good luck retiring that debt.

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