Katrina Vanden Heuvel looks back at the Clinton campaign, concluding:
We have big issues and big differences to thrash out in this election. On June 4, I hope Hillary Clinton exits this historic race, gracefully, with dignity. That exit should win her the respect due her from all those in the Democratic party, whether they are Hillary or Barack supporters. It is an exit that is in the interest of the party and the nation. And she must know that how she exits will define the winner in November 2008.
It is time to for this election to turn to the defining issues.
As Vanden Heuvel shows, at almost every point in this campaign, Hillary Clinton has missed an opportunity to do the right thing. That's what got Hillary to where she's at now. And that's why it's hard to believe that she'll start on June 4.
© Jed Lewison