The Obama Rule

AmericaBlog:

The reason every single top blog has had it with Hillary is because she already lost the nomination, she knows she already lost, and now is throwing a Hail Mary pass that threatens to divide our party and jeopardize our chances against John McCain in the fall. You have to wonder how well Hillary's staff is sleeping at night, knowing they lost this thing two months ago, and are now simply doing the Republicans' bidding. I suspect most Hillary staffers are good Democrats, simply doing their job. But at some point, your loyalty to the party, to the cause, needs to kick in. They're not just wasting their time, they're hurting their own party and all of us. And that's nothing to be proud of.

From Forbes:

These calculations still leave Barack Obama more than 100 delegates short of the total needed for the nomination. So let’s go to the superdelegates.

At present, 315 superdelegates are still up for grabs. Using our Delegate Calculator, it becomes clear that Obama would need to win just 33%, or 104, of the remaining 315 superdelegates to get over the top.

So, even if these calculations are correct, what's the guarantee that Obama will get 33%? There isn't one. Therefore, Clinton still has a chance to win the nomination. Since she still has a chance, why should she drop out?

How about if from now on we end baseball games after seven innings, football games after three quarters, hockey games after two periods, 100 meter dashes after 80 meters, and the Daytona 500 after 498 miles? Of course, this new "Obama Rule" only applies when the team or person YOU'RE rooting for is ahead.