Awkward - she has to speak, but without being sure of the win.

god, what an awful way to start the speech. Doesn't even congratulate him on north carolina.

line really range hollow. she's hurtin.

A less classy speech than Obama's from the get-go.

What a classy start! And by classy, I mean really petty.

Spinning a victory speech never sounds good.

Although, finally something gracious.

I'm not one of the haters--I prefer Obama, but I would vote for hrc in the general--but, "Full speed ahead to the white house?"

???

the "full steam ahead to the whitehouse" line probably made some super delegate's eyes roll

Oh, she's about to ask for money!!!

No one knows yet, notice how careful she was not to claim a win. She just claimed the tie-breaker - that's not a clear quote in case it doesn't happen, it won't hurt that much.

his supporters Boo.

Clinton congratulates Obama, and her supporters clap.

Hmm, she didn't actually claim victory.

Her first words were very carefully chosen...

Her congratulating him on a win in NC is, I must say, pretty rare for her.

Do you think she has an inside line on where the counting is at?  That's what I figured when I heard her opening line.

Wow clearly a concession speech even if she claims a victory.  Her tone alone shouts it.  The crowd is trying but she doesn't have it (although I don't like the derivative chant).

where did all of the momentum from PA go to ?

Get your credit cards out

Is she begging for money again?

Creepy.

I can tell she is disappointed. :(

Go to Hillary dot com, cause I'm broke! Well, we've got 100 mill, but the campaign's broke.

I've never seen her this dispirited... I think she knows it's over...  she just wants more money to pay her debts...

she can self-fund her campaign from this point forward... to prove that she really believes her campaign can still win it.

Her rhetoric is soaring as usual.

For her sake, I hope she really does win Indiana.

Because these statements are going to sound really bad if Lake County comes in big for Obama.

One of the the things we always noticed between the two camps:

Obama always mentioned HRC, she does not mention or congratulation Obama in primary speeches.This is the first time that HRC has congratulated Obama in a primary speech.  Perhaps she feels the end for her.

Going out classy this time it seems...doh! she just mentioned that damn gas tax...

She is pushing the dumb gas tax again.

She's sticking with the Gas Tax? Hill it's a bad ploy, and people aren't buying it.

You know, if she wins IN by only a few points, it's quite possible that Operation Chaos did it.  

BTW, Obama is holding at +14 in NC with 86% reporting.

her futures contracts have crashed at intrade

I like Hillary a great deal.  She is an excellent politician and I respect her and Bill Clinton tremendously.  However, I like Obama and what he represents even more.  Thats why I voted for him.

The thought of Bush I, Clinton I, Bush II, Clinton II makes me uncomfortable.  If Obama turns out to be a bust, so be it.  At the very least, he does represent change, which is something this country needs more than ever.  I know Clinton supporters are emotionally vested in her campaign, and it will be disappointing if she loses.  However, even the most ardent Hillary supporters have to acknowledge that Obama will be better for our country than McCain.

Hillary again makes it clear that the party will unify.

Uh... sounds like she's making sure she's gonna have cash coming in for Wv and Ky.

She's barely raising her voice, there's no pop, the fire is not blazing

I think she sees the end but needs to get through the next two weeks to close up some debt

Towards the beginning, she said:

We've come from behind

Huh?

There was that one poll in February that showed an enormous Obama lead, but I don't recognize the pollster and it didn't match anyone else. Since then, Clinton has lead in every polling average.

How did she "come from behind" to win Indiana?

It just doesn't fit the data.

She looked so pained when she said 'on to the Whitehouse'. This speech was a realization that she will not be the nominee this cycle.

I just picked up where she's talking how we need to get a Dem in the White House.  She says she'll support whoever wins the nomination.  Very classy.

I know this has been a rough one.  Both sides probably did some things they shouldn't have, but we all need to come together and make sure we have a Dem in the White House.

Classy.

Speaking to the junta and imploring them to please let the world help the people of Burma.

It does; it is a sad, decent speech, and it does sound like at least the beginning of a concession.

does this sound like a conciliatory speech?  OMG!  

tipsy on HOPE....and Barcardi

I honestly think Bill may be having a heart attack. I can't imagine why his face should be that red.

Bill has looked really depressed throughout the entire speech. Awful night.

Yes we will.

She got all concillatory, then BANG!  Florida mand Michigan.

Chelsea looks really good tonight.

her promise that she'll do everything she can for the nominee. No matter what her detractors say, she'll do everything in her power to assure a Democratic victory in the fall -- even if it's Obama's.

closing strong.

very presidential.

Tweety thought there were no shots against Obama in there. I thought I heard a couple, but fewer than normal on the whole.

"Full speed to the white house" = concession?

Denial continues!

This is a schizophrenic speech.  She is saying she is going on, but part of it sounded like a concession -- I say no concession here tonight.

Barack won unambiguously.  He was gracious, she was not.

He has an end game by May 20, she does not.  She needs to get out.  Sooner, rather than later.

This is the Hillary I could be proud to vote for.  

Gracious for the most part, party unity, nice.

Jerome is going to make an unhappy post.

for the most part.  Didn't like the part about Florida and Michigan -- if that's how she intends to win.  

I don't think she'd take the VP slot if asked.  Why would she, when she can remain one of the most powerful people in the Senate?  Powerful and visible Vice Presidents are a historical anomaly.

As to whether or not she would make a good Veep for Obama...  I'm not so sure.  It has nothing, for me, to do with the race to this point (though I have had my problems with her) but rather to do with demographics.  I really would rather see a southern or mid-western type with some National Security and military credentials on the ticket.

But we'll see how it plays out.

Lanny Davis is claiming that the Clinton campaign is going to raise lots of money from supporters on-line tonight, like post-PA.  What do you folks think?

Olby: Hello, guest appearing only to agree with my leading questions, how many ways can we think of to push the Hildebeast out of the race?

Matthews: The race in Indiana is still up in the air? OMG I have such a chubby in my pants!

Unity with Clinton at the bottom? I would definetely not vote for Obama in that case either. That would be the biggest demotion for Clinton.

Your 100% right Todd.  When he wins, she will accept the VP nod if he offers it.  The question becomes will he ask her.

For the record, my guess is that the SDs come to him, tell him they will come out for him but he has to take her in the VP slot.  My guess is he says yes.  

So yeah, I think its gonna be an Obama/Clinton ticket.  Its a strong one for November.

There is no question that should he be the nominee, he must offer her the VP position in an effort to keep the party unified.

She would have had to do the same if the situation were reversed.

Bsvage,

Could you elaborate on the Cynthia Mckinney comment and voting green?

even if Hillary loses, I hope Barack Obama realize who still runs shit. Who runs the machine, knows its members, and will still have popularity and thus fundraising pull? To think the Clintons are just gonna "disappear" would be self-dilusion, and Bill Clinton will still be a class act, so I don't doubt for a second that he won't be asking Bill and Hill to raise money for him. They will gladly do it to gain pull with him and maintain power, as the donors will still want the Democrats to win, and the Clintons will still be popular with them. Obama will ask Bill to campaign for him, and they'll do it gladly for the same reason. Don't forget, the Clintons still hold the governorship of Ohio, in the form of Governor Strickland, and with Pennsylvania, Ed Rendall. Obama is gonna have trouble in those states, being how yes these states may have issues with his comments and his race, but the Dem candidate still has an edge. mcCain will also run a hard race. This election is gonna be Nixon vs. Kennedy all over again. it could be 49-49 as it was that year in the final popular tally. he is not gonna expand the map, its gonna be 2000, he is not picking VA up, being that it was the only southern state to not vote for Jimmy Carter in 1976, meaning it hasn't gone Dem since 1964. He is not getting Colorado, lets be real being McCain's proximity, and New Mexico will be tough because hispanics don't like him. The clintons have pull with these people. He will need them to do the work. Obama ran a new kind of campaign, the Howard Dean kind, except he perfected it, and it worked, and I'll congratulate him for that.

Remember, when Ford lost to Carter in '76 by 12000 votes in Ohio and Oregon and a mere 2 percent in the national pop. vote, he blamed Reagan, who was popular with the conservatives Ford struggled for, for not campaigning for him.

Even if Obama wins, Hillary probably beleives that challenging him in 2012 would be easier than a crowded field that year if McCain wins the WH