Okay, know one has been brave enough to say it, so now I’m going to venture forth and risk the outrage of Clinton supporters. Hillary has every right to stay in the race through the primaries. She also has the right to parade through the streets in a bikini. Of course that’s a preposterous allegory. Yes, there are those here who believe she still has a chance to win the election. However, I believe these folks might as well believe in the Tooth Fairy. The odds of Hillary winning the election are staggering. Here’s what I’ve learned:

According to Slate.com, Hillary now has about a 4.2 percent chance of winning the nomination; but I believe that if she persists in pursuing it, Hillary has a much greater chance of costing Democrats the nomination in the fall. If the candidates continue to attack each other rather than focusing on the issues that matter, Senator McCain will be allowed to continue selling his McBush policies unchecked.

Senator Clintonn is now trailing Obama by 700,000 votes, and trailing in pledged delegates and in number of states won. If you were to include the Florida votes, she still would trail by more than 400,000 votes. Of the 2,025 delegates needed to win, Obama has 1,848 and Clinton has 1690 of them. 2025 delegates are needed to win the nomination. This translates to 177 for Obama and 335 for Clinton. There are 492 delegates remaining. Even if she manages to split them, Obama will still be put over the edge to win the nomination. As much as I like and admire Senator Clinton, I place the odds of a Clinton win somewhere between slim and none.

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