That’s the political question of the day, obviously - and apparently, the answer depends on what media reports you read.

Just a few hours ago, the AP reported that Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton will concede tonight that Barack Obama has the delegates to secure the party’s nomination, ending her bid to be the nation’s first female president.

The story notes that the former First Lady will stop short of suspending or ending her campaign in her speech in N.Y. City - though one wonders what else she could be conceding - in the end, it’s a delegate race.

Regardless, her campaign chair fired back that HRC is absolutely not planning to concede the Democratic race to Barack Obama tonight.

“No one has the number to be the nominee of the Democratic party right now,” Clinton campaign chairman Terry McAuliffe said.

Asked specifically about the report that Clinton will acknowledge after tonight’s South Dakota and Montana primaries that Obama has the delegates to clinch the nomination, McAuliffe replied: “They are 100 percent incorrect.”

JUGGLING OPTIONS: Hillary Clinton’s next move remains a mystery.

Meanwhile, some other campaign insiders report that Clinton is poised to deliver a message today “that she will do whatever it takes” to put a Democrat in the White House - a message some believe is a thinly-veiled assertion of willingness to accept an offer to be Obama’s vice president if asked.

“In her speech [Tuesday] night, she will convey the message that first and foremost she is committed to Democrats winning in November and will do whatever she’s asked to do,” said a close friend and adviser of the New York Senator, who speaks with her regularly and is privy to deliberations.

“She will do whatever it takes to bring the party together to win and whatever is asked of her to make sure the Republicans are defeated.”

That message has been conveyed to the Barack Obama campaign via informal channels, according to insiders who said the expected message is a signal that she is now ready, able and willing to serve as vice president.

There have been no formal discussions between the Clinton and Obama campaigns regarding this scenario that we are aware of at this time.

Not surprisingly, supporters of both candidates are torn on this issue, as bad blood and huge upside are both at stake. Follow the link to read what two of our columnists have to say about potential Vice President Clinton.