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• The Left Coaster: ... But here's the fun part: my opinion doesn't matter. Nor does that of everyone who agrees with me. Nor does that of everyone who already had been calling for her to drop out. We are, apparently, very much in the minority. A new ABC/Washington Post Poll : Democrats by more than a 2-1 margin say Hillary Clinton should stay in the presidential race even if she loses either the Texas or Ohio primary on Tuesday. But if she fails in both, fewer than half say they'd want her to fight on. ...
• The Sideshow: ... Tuesday, 04 March 2008 The map or the territory I think it's worth remembering that most Democrats want Hillary to stay in the race , even if she loses Texas and Ohio. People want to be able to vote, and people want time to see what the candidates really look like. ...
• The Last Chance Democracy Cafe (#): ... Unfortunately, whoever won under that scenario, wouldn’t do so until the bitter — and I mean bitter — end.  And that’s starting to scare the hell out of me. Update: This poll tends to support the idea that rank and file Democrats still aren’t comfortable with that “commitment thing.” ...
• Taegan Goddard's Political Wire (#): "Democrats by more than a 2-1 margin say Hillary Clinton should stay in the presidential race even if she loses either the Texas or Ohio primary on Tuesday," according to a new ABC News/Washington Post poll . "But if she fails in both, fewer than half say they'd want her to fight on." "If she were to fail, many Democrats have a runner-up prize in mind. ...
• Democrat Taylor Marsh Broadcasts Live Talk Radio and Blogs Politics: ... Senator's staffer takes notes during jury selection People need to relax, Clinton's will still be in the race after tonight. If she wins tonight, two-thirds of Dems want her to stay in. But she does need to win. ...
• culturekitchen | fresh dissent served daily (#): ABC News and Washington Post published a poll today saying that most Democrats want Hillary Clinton to stay in the race if she wins any of today's state primaries, even by a small margin. More mind-boggling is their alleged support for a Hillary Clinton Vice-Presidency. ...
• Matthew Yglesias (#): ... Mar 2008 11:08 am Via Marc Ambinder, it seems that Hillary Clinton's consultants have won the spin war and two-thirds of Democrats want her to stay in the race if she wins either Ohio or Texas. That said, this is the kind of thing that public opinion is just poorly informed about. Here's the reality of the situation. ...
• THE NEW REPUBLIC | Blogs (#): ... Obama victory in Texas. Would such an outcome force Hillary from the race? Noam thinks it would--at least after a few more days of campaigning. But something tells me that, should tonight produce a splitdecision, the Clinton people will be pointing to this as justification for her staying in: Democrats by more than a 2-1 margin say Hillary Clinton should stay in the presidential race even if she loses either the Texas or Ohio primary on Tuesday. ...