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The Real Reason She Won't Quit

Posted Apr 13, 08 3:11 PM CDT in Politics 

(Newser) – Hillary Clinton stubbornly refuses to drop out because she knows Barack Obama will lose in November—but she won’t come out and say it, write John Harris and Jim Vandehei in Politico. While many believe Clinton is “in kitchen-sink mode,” in fact, she’s holding back from pointing to Obama weaknesses that John McCain will exploit in the general election.

Clinton is “on a mission to save Democrats from themselves,” say insiders. "Rip off the duct tape and here is what (Clinton) would say: Obama has serious problems with Jewish voters (goodbye Florida), working-class whites (goodbye Ohio) and Hispanics (goodbye, New Mexico)," note Harris and Vandehei. Obama's real test will be a GOP portrayal of Obama as “an exotic character of uncertain values and weak patriotism.”

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Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama D-Ill., shakes hands after a town hall meeting at Terre Haute North Vigo High School in Terre Haute, Ind., Friday, April 11, 2008.   (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., reacts tot he crowd as she makes a campaign stop at Drexel University in Philadelphia, Friday, April 11, 2008.   (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton listens to Rep. Paul Kanjorski, D-Pa., during a news conference after campaigning door to door in Scranton, Pa., Sunday, April 13, 2008.   (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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