Dueling Press Releases

How do each of the Dem candidates view the state of the race? Just look at the dueling press releases. First, from Clinton:

The primary process must continue. The states and territories that haven’t had a chance to participate yet need to have their voices heard and their votes counted.

Both campaigns agree that automatic delegates will determine the nominee. There is no difference between pledged delegates and automatic delegates. We plan on gaining pledged delegates and closing the Obama camp’s lead by the end of the nominating process. When it comes to pledged delegates, we’ll be competitive.

Note: In Clintonspeak "automatic delegates" equals "superdelegates".

And now, from Obama:

Tonight was the Clinton campaign’s last best chance to make a significant dent in our lead in pledged delegates and they have failed. In our latest projections, we will win the Texas caucus with a double-digit margin and any pledged delegate shift will be absolutely minimal. In fact, Clinton’s chances of regaining the delegate lead actually decreased tonight, as the number of delegates remaining dwindles.

He's got a point, but so has she. The race will come down to the superdelegates, and if momentum means anything to them, they've got to be giving Clinton another look today. However, do they want to give the nomination to the person who won fewer contests, fewer pledged delegates, and fewer popular votes? The Obamites would quite possibly abandon the election in big numbers if that happened, even if their guy took the VP slot (which I think is highly unlikely).