In a media call today, Clinton advisors Howard Wolfson and Geoff Garin tried to make the case that it’s full steam ahead for HRC. Wolfson said bluntly: “No discussions about not going forward.” Garin’s spin about last night’s result? Hillary Clinton came from far behind in their internal polls (which had her down eight points in Indiana).

What about North Carolina? Their best argument was that she improved dramatically among white voters, going from a tie to a 24-point margin. What do they have to do going forward? They placed great emphasis on West Virginia, pledged to seat Michigan and Florida (if all are seated they claim they will pick up 58 votes, bringing them within 100 delegates), and promised to make the case to superdelegates that she matches up better against John McCain. Are they concerned about the pundits writing them off? “The punditocracy does not control this process.”

But perhaps the most telling exchange was a moment of hesitation when Garin was asked whether he saw any problem in the Democratic Party selecting someone who led in neither the popular or delegate vote. After a pause he said “Well. . . it will be close.” So for now Hillary is not giving up. Were the questioners skeptical, verging on incredulous? A bit. When asked whether the campaign was concerned about “burning the village [i.e. the Democratic party] to save it” Wolfson, in impassioned tones, explained that Hillary has devoted her entire adult life to the Democratic party, that it’s “what gets her up” in the morning. She’s just not ready to let go.