The risk for Clinton is that Sanders overplays his hand or feels shunned – and continues his insurgency. "Clinton finds herself in a shaky position she could not have imagined last year," said Larry Sabato, head of UVA’s Center for Politics. "Weakened by the self-inflicted wounds of her email controversy and her inability to generate enthusiasm in major parts of the Democratic coalition, Clinton has been forced to spend precious time, money, and energy fighting Sanders right to the end."