Why did Senator Clinton roll over and play dead in February post 2/5?

[Tropics_Dude83]

I don't get why she rolled over and let Obama win 60-40, 65-35, etc., in all of the post 2/5 contests. If she had fought Obama tooth and nail in each post 2/5 February state, his pledged delegate lead might have been negiglibe especially after last night. He is still ahead by a huge amount in pledged delegates this morning with supers bringing Senator Clinton up a little.

Any idea the thinking behind this? I mean she might have handed Obama the nomination just by that virtue even if she were to go on a tear here on out.

She should have fought for every vote in those states. She could have made Virginia competitive, Wisconsin, Maine.

[Blue_State_Elitist]

1. Money

[Captain Hilts]

5. What are the final estimates on how much he outspent her in Wisc? 5/1-8/1?

[Alter Ego]

2. Because she was hoping for colossal victories yesterday.

She didn't get them--and with the remaining states overwhelmingly friendly to Obama (with the only possible battlegrounds being PA, WV, and possibly KY) she's running out of time.

[EmperorHasNoClothes]

3. Obama's got game. Hillary don't.

She expected 2/5 to wrap up the nomination for her all along. From all available evidence she simply had no concrete plans for how to compete post-2/5.

[Captain Hilts]

4. Obama got 9 out of 10 black voters in MD, VA, SC, GA where 40% Dems are black.

Women don't vote in a bloc.

So, Demographics were leaning against her.

[Tropics_Dude83]

7. No money? So what

Go into the states, talk to as many voters as you can, ask for their help, give major policy speeches, local interviews with TV stations.

Every delegate counts.

[MercutioATC]

6. Because her "firewalls" in Ohio and Texas were going to even things up...

Remember, she's DLC...they don't do 50-state plans.

[redqueen]

8. Money?