-Don't underestimate the ability of the Democrats to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. In the Democratic primaries, choosing the presidential nominee is not simply a matter of voters (you know, us little people) selecting the person they like best to run for the White House. It's not just a matter of delegates at the Democratic convention choosing who we told them to. There are also Super Delegates, made up of lawmakers and other insiders from around the country. These people lean toward Hillary Clinton, even as Barack Obama grows more and more popular and successful in the primary elections. These Super Delegates, if it comes down to the wire and there is no clear winner between Clinton and Obama, may be the tie-breakers. And they may choose Clinton, thereby choosing to lose in November. Independents won't vote for her, and neither will the sizable contingent of Clinton-haters withing the Democratic party. Along with conservative Democrats (if there still are any left), they will vote for John McCain.
-Mitt Romney did not leave the race, standing aside "for our party and our country," to allow John McCain to begin a long campaign focused on the Democrats. His accountant probably broke the news to Mitt that money is a finite resource and he didn't have another $50 million to piss away on a losing venture. The businessman in Romney understood that. The businessman in Romney doesn't like money-losing ventures. Romney also understood nobody was stepping up to the plate to fork over cash to him in any large amounts. The tears Romney was on the verge of shedding at his withdrawal announcement were not for him or his lost cause, but for his lost cash.
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