Entries for August 4, 2008

Call it delusional, even fanatical. But a growing Web-based movement of Sen. Hillary Clinton supporters is pressing to have Clinton's name "placed in nomination" at the Democratic convention in Denver later this month. Some are hoping, as Congressional Quarterly reported, that "if the roll call of the states is conducted, she might—might—still win."

There was a bit of a media dust-up about this story over the weekend. The New York Daily News cited a source close to Clinton confirming that "she won't file a formal request to the convention asking to be nominated along with Barack Obama, who eked out the victory in their fierce primary slugfest. 'She is not going to submit the signed request,' the insider told the Daily News. 'People are still circulating petitions on her behalf, but this is a done deal.' "