Markos Moulitsas: Clinton Campaign "Effectively Dead"

So he says. Probably an overstatement, but her campaign is clearly in trouble. It is hard to imagine what could happen that would propel her past Obama at this point. A huge gaffe at the debate next week? A massive case of buyer's remorse?

In any event, Kos also suggests that it will be helpful to Democrats in Ohio if she doesn't drop out just yet, and he has a good point:

Now I know people will be calling for her to quit the race, but I hope she rides it out through Ohio and Texas. I think Ohio needs a good dose of infrastructure building, and this primary will help make that happen.

Add to that, we need the race to continue for the next two weeks in order to get the candidates to address our particular issues, such as the Great Lakes Water Compact and help for municipalities dealing with fallout from the mortgage foreclosure mess.

Was it just yesterday morning that I predicted that Ohio would be close but Clinton would win? A lot can change in 36 hours. Wisconsin wasn't close, Hawai'i was a total blowout, and Clinton seems determined to go negative in ways that will probably only hurt her. (Including playing the terrorism fear card - "Not ready to be commander in chief" - give me a break!) So, it's beginning to look like it may be another case of me making an incorrect prediction. (I also thought that Robin Weirauch would make a race out of the 5th Congressional District, and that Barabara Sykes would be our State Auditor today.) This time, though, I won't mind being wrong one bit.