After Tuesday, Clinton is running in the "superdelegate primary" - or not

From the L.A. Times, we learn, not surprisingly, of different camps inside Team Clinton:

Within Clinton's camp, aides are divided over how to proceed. Some want the fight to go on; others are ready for it to end.

A Clinton media spokesman, Phil Singer, said Thursday that after the final primaries next week, Clinton would remain a candidate, competing in what he called "the superdelegate primary."

But others believe the end will come sooner.

One person with ties to the Clinton campaign said the senator might drop out as soon as Wednesday because it would become fruitless to lobby superdelegates.

The so-called "superdelegate primary" has been going on for awhile. And it's not going so well for Clinton. Nor is it going to get better. Via Democratic Convention Watch as of this morning, Obama needs 41 delegates to secure the nomination. But check out these charts on superdelegates since that's the next "primary" for Clinton:

It's pretty clear to everyone that Obama will secure the nomination next week. So, maybe this thing will end next week. But don't count on it. There will be some new permutation of reality from the Clintons, as they continue their battle to ensure that John McCain wins in November.