Salon: The end of the 2008 Democratic primary was a weird, drawn-out exercise in face-saving and point-making. Sometime around the end of March or the beginning of April of that year, it became apparent that Hillary Clinton had no viable path to the nomination other than a spectacular flame-out by Barack Obama, which wasnt in the offing. Hillary, of course, refused to give up the fight that easily, and she kept right on campaigning, pushing hard for each and every vote and convention delegate she could...