At least Doug Hattaway knew it:
"We cannot secure enough delegates to win; we cannot overtake him; the math simply doesn’t work … it is imperative that we provide … a clear and tenable answer to the single most important question we face."
His last-ditch option was a revote in Michigan and Florida. He was ignored.
This article available online at:
http://www.theatlantic.com/daily-dish/archive/2008/08/it-was-lost-by-march-5/213119/
