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    "Hillary Deathwatch" Odds: 1.6 Percent

    Clinton is poised to sweep West Virginia, but Obama has finally surged ahead in the most important contest of all: superdelegates. Dock Clinton half a point to 1.6 percent.

    We've believed for some time that the day Obama overtakes Clinton in the superdelegate count is the day Clinton throws in the towel. But Friday was that day, and the towel is still there, mopping up the Clinton campaign's blood, sweat, and tears by the bucketful. According to the Associated Press' count, Obama now has 277 supers to Clinton's 271. It was the last metric in which Clinton was leading, and Obama's momentum isn't slowing any: Over the weekend, he got seven supers to Clinton's one. Clinton campaign Chairman Terry McAuliffe still claims she's within "striking distance" of the popular vote. But that's only if you count Florida, Michigan, and now Puerto Rico, which doesn't vote in the general election. ...

    Read more at the Hillary Deathwatch.

About Christopher Beam

  • Christopher Beam is a Slate political reporter.
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