Reply #9: Again, she HAS to stay in for now

[Maven]

unless you'd prefer Obama to lose two races in a row to a candidate who's not running. She also has to pave the way for unification. LISTEN to what she just said at that press Q&A--she was deliberately distinguishing both her and Obama from McCain ("if you voted for me OR him, you didn't vote for more time in Iraq or the Bush economic policies"). The superdelegates who were interviewed today--and I don't think it was any mistake that superdelegates made themselves available for interviews--had a very coordinated message of unification by June 3rd. So did McAuliffe. The race is essentially over but the transition has to be done carefully.