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scoop08.com I found this article at scoop08.com. Since I found that it was not only well written but contained excellent insight I thought I would quote from it here:

http://scoop08.com/dust-settles-super-tuesday


Begin quote: The longer the race remains close, the more likely it is that the race will turn uglier, and the party will become more divided. If the race has not been settled by June 3 – or if it looks like Obama might narrowly win – then Hillary will start to raise hell over the exclusion of the Michigan and Florida delegates. Both are states where she was the only candidate campaigning.

Then, there’s the issue of Democratic Party superdelegates, who are not elected and who account for 20 percent of the delegate total. Will the Democratic nomination be decided in a puff of cigar smoke, by a bunch of shady backroom deals? A prolonged and divisive primary that ends with such a result would not bode well for the eventual nominee in November.

Is there a way to prevent this? One of the candidates could surge ahead of the other in national polls. Barring that fortunate outcome, a ticket that has both candidates’ names on it would unify the party, combine the two candidates’ massive fundraising machines, and potentially give America its first woman and its first black man in the White House.

The two campaigns could possibly come to an agreement that whoever is ahead by March 4 becomes the nominee, the other candidate agreeing to drop out and accept the vice presidency in exchange. That would demonstrate incredible statesmanship – and for that reason, it seems unlikely that the two campaigns could come to such an arrangement, even though for many Democrats it would be a dream ticket.

If they don’t, the race ahead could turn into a rerun of the 2000 election in Florida, except with Democrats fighting Democrats.

If so, say hello to President McCain. endquote.

I totally agree with this assessment. Now that Romney is out of the race if the democrats don't want to be electing a republican president one of them has to bow out and become the vice presidential candidate for the democrats this year. Doesn't matter which one but one of them needs to bow out and become the vice presidential candidate as soon as possible.