Posted by Jed Lewison on Mon Jun 2, 2008 at 3:08 AM Pacific

Hibernation?

Ben Smith:

Clinton camp converging on New York Tuesday, and shedding staff

Members of Hillary Clinton's advance staff received calls and emails this evening from headquarters summoning them to New York City Tuesday night, and telling them their roles on the campaign are ending, two Clinton staffers tell my colleague Amie Parnes.

The advance staffers -- most of them now in Puerto Rico, South Dakota, and Montana -- are being given the options of going to New York for a final day Tuesday, or going home, the aides said. The move is a sign that the campaign is beginning to shed -- at least -- some of its staff. The advance staff is responsible for arranging the candidate's events around the country.

As much as I'd like to read this this as news that Hillary will concede on Tuesday night, I'd caution against making that assumption, especially given her comments today about the popular vote and flipping superdelegates. More likely, she's just trimming her staff down to the bare essentials; given her mountain of debt, there's no way that she can keep on running a fully staffed presidential campaign.

Hibernation?

Ben Smith:

Clinton camp converging on New York Tuesday, and shedding staff

Members of Hillary Clinton's advance staff received calls and emails this evening from headquarters summoning them to New York City Tuesday night, and telling them their roles on the campaign are ending, two Clinton staffers tell my colleague Amie Parnes.

The advance staffers -- most of them now in Puerto Rico, South Dakota, and Montana -- are being given the options of going to New York for a final day Tuesday, or going home, the aides said. The move is a sign that the campaign is beginning to shed -- at least -- some of its staff. The advance staff is responsible for arranging the candidate's events around the country.

As much as I'd like to read this this as news that Hillary will concede on Tuesday night, I'd caution against making that assumption, especially given her comments today about the popular vote and flipping superdelegates. More likely, she's just trimming her staff down to the bare essentials; given her mountain of debt, there's no way that she can keep on running a fully staffed presidential campaign.

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