June 3 - Senator Hillary Clinton's focus continues to be on the popular vote which she says she has a majority. An argument adopted by many of her loyal supporters. But it's an assertion most accounts dispute.

At her victory speech in Puerto Rico Sunday night, where she won a resounding victory, 68 percent to Barack Obama's 32 percent, Senator Clinton.

"More people across the country have voted for our campaign, more people have voted for us than any candidate in the history of Presidential primaries."

More than any candidate, including rival Senator Obama.

The Clinton campaign also released a television ad over the weekend making the same claim.

"Some say there isn't a single reason for Hillary to be the Democratic nominee. They're right. There are over 17 million of them."

The popular vote is a marker that has no relevance to the Democratic Party. It counts delegates. The argument is more to make her case to super delegates. Regardless, many of Senator Clinton's supporters have latched onto this idea, jogging the memories of a painful time for Democrats in American politics: the 2000 election when Democrats believe the election was stolen because Al Gore obtained a majority of the popular vote.

But the basis of Hillary Clinton's argument is different than the 2000 election. Not being disputed is how close the vote tally's are, with in 200,000 votes. But Senator Clinton's stance of a majority is disputable. According to her estimates, she does not count the caucus states, many of which Senator Obama won. And she gives Senator Obama no votes in Michigan, since his name was not on the ballot, even though the Democratic Party awarded Senator Obama about 35 percent of Michigan's vote.

Harold Ickes, Clinton Campaign Strategist defended their accounting on MSNBC Monday.

"Some voted for Edwards. Some voted for Biden. Some voted for uncommitted. "

As Clinton and Obama head into the final stretch of the presidential primary election, many say the potential fracturing of the Democratic Party may be the greatest legacy. As positions harden and emotions run high, Charles Ellison from blackpolicy.org says that if Clinton leaves the race, as expected at some point, she might be the only one able to pull the party back together.