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Obama Effectively Clinches Nomination
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 ...
Obama's Magic Number
By David Knowles - Politics DailyThis weekend was more dizzying than a David Copperfield performance. O.K., maybe not, but it was eventful nonetheless. The Rules and Bylaws Committee apportioned delegates from Florida and Michigan. Puerto Rico held its primary. And a few superdelegates have stepped forward and declared. The upshot? Barack Obama's new magic number is 2,118 delegates. He is now 39.5 delegates shy of clinching the nomination. Hillary Clinton now has 1,916 delegates. There are 31 delegates still up for grabs in Montana and South Dakota. ...
Obama's Magic Number Could Go Up
By Mark Impomeni - Politics DailyLawyers for the Democratic National Committee advised the party today that it may seat half of the disputed Michigan and Florida delegations at the Democratic National Convention in August. The group actually presented two options, seat half the delegates, or seat all of them but give them only half a vote each. The recommendation comes three days before a critical meeting of the Rules and Bylaws Committee for the convention. That committee could decide to accept the recommendation or to seat all or none of the delegates. If it goes along with the party lawyers, the number of delegates needed ...
Obama Camp: Hey, Hey, Ho, Ho, Don't Protest
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyOn Saturday, May 31, the Democratic National Committee's Rules and Bylaws Committee will meet to decide what to do about Michigan and Florida. More accurately, they will meet to re-decide what to do with the two wildcat states who moved their primaries up, in defiance of the DNC, whom the DNC and all of the candidates agreed ahead of time would be stripped of their delegates. The Clinton campaign has been lobbying hard to seat the two delegations, since they handily won both "beauty contest" primaries, as the only candidacy on the ballot in one, and a no-campaigning pledge in the other. Barack ...
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