Obama won't declare victory on Tuesday, but the media will.
Down and on the way out. May 19 2008 2:30 PM  The Hillary
Deathwatch  Obama won't declare victory on Tuesday, but the
media will.   Obama won't declare victory after Tuesday, but
only because the media will do it for him. Clinton's chances sag
another 0.1 point to 1.6 percent.  Despite reports that Barack
Obama would declare victory after May 20, when he's expected to
secure a majority of pledged delegates, he's now expected to
keep mum. The reason: Better to let Clinton exit with dignity
than to appear to be forcing her out of the race. This logic
reflects the Obama camp's supreme confidence that the nomination
is in the bag.  Media outlets seem to agree. Just look at
today's top New York Times headlines. "McCain To Rely on Party
Money Against Obama" doesn't even pretend not to know who the
nominee will be. Another piece examines what a Clinton loss
means for women: It's either "a historic if incomplete triumph
or a depressing reminder of why few p