Hilary has heavily implied that she will not leave before every state has had a chance to vote, so don't expect her to bow out before June 3rd. However, the Democratic National Committee is slated to make a decision as to how the votes from Michigan and Florida will be counted on May 30th and shortly thereafter the super delegates are expected to fall one way or the other. Clinton has noted that she'll "make her case" for no more than a week after one candidate achieves the magic number of delegates (which will be defined by the May 30th decision), so I'd expect that she would be out by mid June barring some sort of miracle in the remaining voting contests.
That said, she's going to try to soften her image until her calculated bow-out date in the interest of party unity. I personally wish she would have ascribed to this ideal from the beginning, but there's still time to fix what she broke and ensure a unified democratic voting base in the general elections. The next month or two will be a time of transition for the democratic party as they do their best to make people forget the last six months and pretend that Obama was always their candidate.
That said, she's going to try to soften her image until her calculated bow-out date in the interest of party unity. I personally wish she would have ascribed to this ideal from the beginning, but there's still time to fix what she broke and ensure a unified democratic voting base in the general elections. The next month or two will be a time of transition for the democratic party as they do their best to make people forget the last six months and pretend that Obama was always their candidate.
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