Well, let's hope they can get jobs elsewhere.

But I'm excited this is wrapping up.  I have a life to get back to....or I did.

Well, if true this could be the prelude to The Big Concession on Wednesday, or it could be a prelude to a campaign suspension (which is practically the same thing).

In any case, there's no need for gophers and envelope stuffers anymore.

Advance staff?

Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't they only needed if the candidate is going to do a lot of traveling all over the country?

If she was going to put her campaign into "hibernation mode" over the summer and wait for the convention, why would she need a big advance team?

Not that I don't agree that if this is true, it's a sign she may not be planning to be in this campaign much longer, but I'm compelled to play devil's advocate here.

Is this a sign she is dropping out...or is shuffling staff around just a normal part of moving from primary to general.

And heck, if she does stay in trying to flip supers, are we still in the primary?  Or some kind of Prigeneral?  Please note, internet history, I just coined that word.

Why is this suprising.  Since all the states are done voting, why would she need a full staff?

Huh. We'll just have to wait and see. Christ Almighty, it's been six months already, we can wait a few more days.

Advance has been on the chopping block for a while now.  It's expensive and mostly useless.

Especially without the need to manage huge campaign events, there is no need for the costly advance staff.

This is just a part of the transition into the next phase of the campaign, and certainly no cause for alarm.

Also, if this is something customary, then there should be reports of Obama's camp doing the same thing.

I suspect that there will not be news of a reciprocal trimming of his staff...

If she can't afford to campaign vigorously against John McCain right now then she is in no position to tell anybody she should be the nominee.

We cannot concede a month or three of campaigning so she can get her damned finances in order.

like Hillary may indeed be conceding soon.

If I have a company and I need to reach 17,000,000 people, and then I get a big account where I'm going to need to reach 60,000,000+, do I a) hire on, readjust, and beef up my support staff or b) lay everyone off.

Enough with the teeth-gnashing- it's over.  Clinton knows.  Obama knows.  And we know for sure on Tuesday night.

Sitting around saying "this is normal, no cause for alarm" is akin to saying "pay no attention to the water, the Titanic is unsinkable!".

It's over.

The networks will call MT and S. Dakota right after the polls close. Clinton will concede in NY before Obama enters the Stage at Excel Center.

When the GOP uses The Center for their Convention it will already be known as "the place where Obama gave his  famous victory speech back in June"

It's little news stories and asides like this report that give the truest picture of what's happening in the primary.  Just follow the money and the organizational shakeups-- they almost always tell the tale.  Like personal loans to keep a campaign viable, and reports of drama and fingerpointing between senior staffers.

I think one senior Clinton staffer was reported to be looking for a book deal already, although that may be false.

So late that my first reaction to slinkerwink's diary title was...

"Why is Politico firing Clinton's staffers?"

I think it's time to shut down the laptop, do one more preventative diaper change on the little guy, and see if he'll let me sleep for a few hours!

Link?

actually, some positions in the campaign weren't supposed to go on passed June 3. Im not sure if this is the case for these positions, but some positions say interns, the last date of anywork is June 3. After that they have to hit the highway. [at least according to the application]