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You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet

Premise 1: Hillary Clinton is willing to do what she says she is going to do--take her campaign to a convention fight.

Premise 2: To win at the convention she has to effectively destroy Barack Obama's perceived electability among superdelegates.

Premise 3: Clinton is still in it to win it.

Conclusion A: The Democratic race is about to get real nasty.

Conclusion B: Worse things have happened to John McCain.

Hillary's new ad, which The Page reports will get a "significant buy" in Pennsylvania, follows below.

Another Note: Penn. is an expected swing state in November.

UPDATE: As the Page notes this morning, there is already significant tension showing in the Democratic electorate in Pennsylvania. According to a new Quinnipiac Poll, "26 percent of Clinton supporters would back McCain if Obama is the Democratic nominee; 19 percent of Obama supporters would back McCain if Clinton is the nominee."

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