We all know that the Clinton campaign has been focusing attention on the popular vote count for the past few weeks and I have always assumed that their ploy included the FL and MI votes being counted and that would somehow put her over the top. Of course, they are trying to make the popular vote important in their pitch to the superdelegates.
Last evening I found an by Jay Cost at Real Clear Politics that includes his forecast of a big win for Clinton in Puerto Rico adding 250,000 popular votes to her total. Granted, it is his "best case scenario" argument articlearticle by Jay Cost at Real Clear Politics that includes his forecast of a big win for Clinton in Puerto Rico has adding 250,000 popular votes to her total. Granted, it is his "best case scenario" argument.
I wonder if her support in Puerto Rico has dwindled since it is now clear that Obama will have secured the majority of the pledged delegates before the Puerto Rican primary. Why would they want to deliver a huge margin to her now when it is clear it won't amount to anything and possibly anger the next president? I have read that she has support with Puerto Ricans in New York, but do they really want to embarrass Obama in the last primary?
A Pueto Rican superdelegate who is a big Clinton bundler switched to Obama a couple of weeks ago (sorry, I can't remember his name and I have to get ready for work). And Obama is going to FL soon, perhaps part of his mission is to meet with some local Puerto Ricans and shore up support.