With Obama now up by 136 in the pledged delegate count after a 50-delegate win last night, his camp is putting out word that they are close to locking down the nomination and that it will be "next to impossible" for Clinton to win a majority of delegates.
He also said that the only way she can prevent them from winning the nomination is by winning remaining contests in "blowout form." He said Hillary needs to win Ohio and Texas "by well over 20 points" to remain in contention, adding that "we see no evidence that that's going to happen."This is, of course, the necessary counterspin to the current emphasis on OH, TX, and PA—I think it's likely that he can win at least one of these states, but they need to start laying the groundwork for an argument that he should be the nominee even if he falls just short in all three.
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