If the shoe were on the other foot.....

The proof of Hillary Clinton's political power lies in the fact that she's hung in this race for this long. Any other candidate would have been outwardly pressured to leave the race by the party. The fact that Senator Clinton has not been is proof of her stature in the party, and the strange fear many dems have of the wrath of the Clinton machine. If you don't believe me, think about this....

What if it had been Senator Clinton, not Senator Obama that had won 11 straight contests after February 5th? If Senator Clinton's campaign had run up a delegate margin comparable to Senator Obama's and out fundraised him, and won Iowa, would he have been able to withstand the chorus of calls for him to get out the race? The media would have pronounced him dead long, long ago.