She soldiers on, through sinking poll numbers and superdelegates peeling away.
She holds her head high as she utters bald-faced lies and undeniable untruths.
She plows through speech after speech, interview after interview, wearing the same tight smile.
She tells Fox News that she’s going to fight for the nomination all the way to the Democratic Convention in August.
A top former aide tells CNN that the likelihood of her dropping out is about the same as “monkeys flying out of” his bottom.
Her opponent has just returned from a Caribbean vacation, with a Kennedy-esque glow of relaxation. And although she may have the pale pastiness that comes from spending the last week in dingy greenrooms in Pittsburgh, she stands ready.
Her gun turrets have turned. They are trained on the opponent. The emplacements are ready. She is General Sherman, advancing toward Fort Sumter. Slow and steady, as she goes. The surrender will never come from her. The surrender must come from the other side. It always has, and in her mind, it’s inconceivable to think it would ever come from her.
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