What’s Her Game?

Still more questions … as we watch one of the most fascinating and bizarre stories in recent political history continue to unfold and head toward a money-back-guaranteed, high-drama conclusion.

Chelsea and Bill Clinton were nowhere in sight last night when Hillary obliterated Barack Obama in the Mountain State. Were they resting, or busy campaigning elsewhere?

She told her cheering fans that she vows to carry on, unbowed. But just what is Hillary Clinton’s goal? She reiterated her pledge to support the nominee, and work her heart out for “him,” but then again made the case that only she can beat McCain because she has won the swing states. She said she “deeply admires” Sen. Obama, but she pitched herself to “those who have the awesome responsibility, the delegates of our party.” Perhaps it is that she owes all those sweet old ladies who want to elect the first woman president, and they expect her to carry on until the end. Or perhaps she can continue asking them for $5 at a time, $10 at a time, to pay off her debts to unpaid staff and vendors.

A cheering fan near the front held up a homemade sign that read, “Until the last dog dies,” which begs the question: What is the last dog now? Money, popular vote, an invitation to be vice president, or the hope that disaster visits the Obama campaign?

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JUST WHAT IS SHE UP TO? ASK A.B. returns Monday, May 19 — send questions and comments to askab@digital-staging.thehill.com to join my weekly video Q & A.