by Farai Chideya

A new article by Associated Press writers Jum Kuhnhenn and Beth Fouhy (who's graced our air) says: it ain't over but ... all these staffers seem to be gathering for ... a big announcement ... and shopping resumes.

Maybe the Clinton campaign will end tomorrow, when she is expected to make a major address. Maybe the Clinton campaign is effectively over.

From the article:

...there were abundant signs that her historic run for the presidency was closing out.

"I want to say also that this may be the last day I'm ever involved in a campaign of this kind," former President Clinton said.

In a rare departure from the campaign trail, the New York senator and former first lady planned to hold an end-of-primary rally in New York Tuesday night, inviting donors and offering to fly field staffers from around the country to attend. She had no other events scheduled for Tuesday and aides said she planned to be on the telephone calling superdelegates in a last-ditch effort to undercut Obama's lead.

Aides stressed she had no plans to withdraw from the race Tuesday night.

But Clinton field hands who worked in key battlegrounds for her said they were told to stand down, without pay, and await instructions. Speaking not for attribution because they didn't want to jeopardize their jobs searches, many said they were peddling resumes, returning to their hometowns or seeking out former employers.

We spoke to contributor Donna Brazile today about her critical role on the Democratic National Committee's Rules and Bylaws Committe. That's the Democratic Party arm that decided who got what delegates from Michigan and Florida.

And we'll talk to Donna again on Wednesday. She's promised to announce her superdelegate pledge, so we'll have a lot of big news to talk about.