It's amazing how the candidate declared the loser in the Democratic nomination race by the media and virtually all self-proclaimed experts (after coming from behind to win one race and losing a race she had long been trailing anyway) can, just one week later, win a contest by a whopping 41% and over 144,400 votes as I write this (with 98% reporting)—and still be proclaimed an impossible winner.

If the superdelegates are going to live up to their responsibility as party wise women and men—versus protecting what they perceive are their own political fortunes—they will do well to heed the argument and facts laid out so clearly in this piece, "Hillary Clinton Must Be the Democratic Nominee; Do the Math."  No one is talking much about the electoral college these days, but as this piece points out, that's the only race that matters now, and this year's primary season makes it very clear that Hillary is the party's best chance at winning in November.

It felt so good to see her win every single precinct in the West Virginia primary tonight, in spite of everyone telling her to drop our or claiming there's virtually no way for her to win the nomination. Her victory is so sweet, it helps wipe away the sad reality of the subtle and overt sexism that has permeated the media coverage and popular reaction to her candidacy. This fact is not getting reported on and repudiated enough in this race. While everyone is very quick to single out polls that reflect the number of voter for whom race is an issue that would prevent them (or "someone you know") from voting for a black candidate, it's somehow not important or relevant to call to task those who judge and attack Clinton based on her gender.

I think when this race is long over—no matter who makes it on to the general election—we'll look back and see that Hillary is the strongest, most capable female candidate we could have ever had, and the closest this country will ever be for years and years to come at electing a woman president. And if you read Dee Dee Myers' fabulous new book, Why Women Should Rule the World, you'll understand that the change Hillary's presidency would bring about in this country would be much greater and more revolutionary than any Obama could ever promise—even on his best speech day before his biggest, most hysterical audience.

Will the superdelegates please wise up?