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By David Knowles - Politics DailyThe AP is reporting that the flood of superdelegates has now put Obama over the top. From their story:The AP tally was based on public commitments from delegates as well as more than a dozen private commitments. It also included a minimum number of delegates Obama was guaranteed even if he lost both of the final two primaries in South Dakota and Montana later in the day.So there you have it. History was made today.All day long a steady stream of superdelegates had been going Obama's way. The Chicago Tribune reported that at least 25 superdelegates were "poised" to endorse Obama after tonight's ...
For the Numbers Junkies
By David Knowles - Politics DailyWe're down to the final 3 contests of the Democratic race for the nomination: Puerto Rico (June 1), Montana, and South Dakota (both on June 3). A total of 86 pledged delegates will be decided pending the outcome. Hillary Clinton won Kentucky by 35 percentage points to net a total of 23 delegates. She also won by a total of roughly 150,000 votes.Barack Obama won Oregon by 18 percentage points to net a total of 10 delegates (with 94% of precincts reporting). He won by a total of roughly 102,000 votes.By nearly every count, with last night's additions, Obama has now earned a majority of all ...
No Surprise Tuesday
By Dave - Politics DailyObama wins big in Oregon and loses even bigger in Kentucky. And we've learned nothing that we didn't know before. Obama sucks with rural Appalachian type white people. Is this finally going to convince Hillary to bow out? I don't think so, If Obama wins, her next shot at the presidency is 2016 and who knows where she'll be then. If Obama loses she may have a shot in 2012. Either way, it pays off for her to stay in. If Obama loses, she's set to say, "I told you but you wouldn't listen." And if Obama wins, she's done anyway and won't need to convince a bitter and angry Democratic party to turn ...
The Obama-Clinton Cease-Fire
By David Knowles - Politics DailyOver the past week, you might have noticed the change. The gunfire, raging so long now that it seemed as if we might never know life without it, has stopped. Well, not stopped altogether, of course. Rather, it has been aimed off in another direction. Yes, it appears that the days of Democrat on Democrat violence are behind us. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton have stopped shooting at one another. From The Washington Post:...the reality is that both sides have declared an effective cease-fire as they prepare to bring the party together for a general-election campaign against Sen. John McCain ...
The Numbers After Last Night
By David Knowles - Politics DailyGood morning, bean counters! Yesterday, we examined the numbers heading in to last night's primaries. Today, here's where we stand.Barack Obama increased his Pledged Delegate lead by 12, and now has a healthy 166 delegate cushion.Superdelegates remain unchanged for the moment, but look for that number to rise in Obama's favor throughout the coming days.Overall, Obama's edge over Hillary Clinton is roughly 150 delegates. Yesterday that number was 138. There are now just 217 pledged delegates up for grabs for the 6 remaining contests. In fact, for the first time in the race, there are now more ...
The Numbers Heading into Tonight
By David Knowles - Politics DailyVia First Read:Clinton leads Obama in the Superdelegate category by 16.5 As far as Pledged Delegates, Obama leads Clinton by 154Overall, Obama leads Clinton by 138.5 delegates. There are 187 delegates up for grabs in tonight's primaries. Liza Porteus Viana will live-blog the Indiana results, while Tommy Christopher will keep a running tab on the doings in North Carolina. See you tonight for all the nail-biting fun. ...
Some Numbers for the Rest of the Silly Season
By Denise Williams - Politics DailyWhat kind of Tuesday are we calling May 6? Little Super Tuesday? The Tuesday to end all Tuesdays? Maybe not Super, but Really Important Tuesday? Now that the residents of North Carolina and Indiana have been pandered to, bamboozled and otherwise rubbed up against, I must say that living in an earlier primary state, this card-carrying elitist (who actually should profile as a Clinton supporter) is a little miffed that nobody kissed my tushie this hard. But getting down to brass tacks, its still just a numbers game. Did Hillary convince enough lunch pail Reagan Dems or Obama get enough ...
Hillary Clinton to Reverse Course?
By David Knowles - Politics DailyOn February 19th, Hillary Clinton's campaign reacted angrily to a Politico story that credited an anonymous source with the revelation that Team Clinton planned to go after delegates already pledged to Barack Obama. Pledged delegates, of course, are the kind that are awarded to a candidate after he or she wins a proportion of a state's vote or caucuses. In other words, a pledged delegate is something that is legitimately earned, as opposed to super delegate support, which can be given on a last-minute whim. My original column on the matter can be read here.Well, when the Politico story ...
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