Despite the fact tomorrow is a Saturday, and therefore a no-news day, it will end up being a very important day for the Democratic
Party. Here's why.

If, like me, you've been monitoring pro-Hillary blogs and websites you'll have noted that while many Hillary supporters have accepted she has
lost the nomination, there seems to be a determined minority of
die-hards who refuse to accept Obama as their nominee. Many of
these die-hards will never change their minds no matter what. Some cancers cannot be cured. But Hillary has the opportunity tomorrow to convince most of them to accept
Obama and heal the party.


The key thing to remember is that the more hard-core a Hillary
supporter is, the more likely it is they will be paying
attention when she formally concedes. They'll want to watch
the end even if the ending is something they hate. Even on
a Saturday.


Hillary can do a lot to make up for her gigantic blunder
Tuesday. She can truly unify the party and bring even her
most anti-Obama supporters to his side. But she has to want to do this.
She has to tap into their anger, perhaps acknowledge it, and then swing logic over to Obama's direction. She has to show a side of her we haven't seen before. A humble side, a self-depreciating side. If she chooses to do this in an open and honest way, her die-hards will note her sincerity. And they may just come around as a result.

But it has to be about her. Despite what others have written, tomorrow has to be all about her. After acknowledging that the better candidate won she has to focus on why she was the lesser candidate. She has to convince her die-hard fans that she is not Jesus Risen, that she is not infallible. She has to convince them, and perhaps herself, that Obama is the best person to lead the Democratic party. If she cannot or will not accept she was the lesser candidate then her supporters never will.

Tomorrow is Hillary's chance to redeem herself and unify the party. The question is, does Hillary Clinton possess the required amount of humility to pull off such a feat? Despite all suggestions to the contrary, I think she does.

Then again, what do I know? I was stunned by her speech on Tuesday. Perhaps I'll be stunned again tomorrow. Either way, her speech on Saturday will definitely be important. Not only for the future of the Democratic Party, but for the future of the United States.