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Hillary Clinton: ?I will be making no decisions tonight? on Quitting the Ra
2008-06-04 06:46:00 So, I’ve already analyzed Obama’s speech which was given shortly after Clinton’s following speech. She had been expected to suspend her campaign and acknowledge that Obama had reached the “magic number,” but not actually concede, but she didn’t even do that. She just said, “I’ll talk it over and decide later” essentially. Here’s the speech: Thank you. Thank you so much. ...
Barack Obama Wins Democratic Nomination
2008-06-04 06:00:00 After a long and hard fought Democratic contest, Senator Barack Obama became the victor after securing the 2,118 delegates required to be nominated.Obama rolled out almost three dozen superdelegates before the South Dakota and Montana primaries, eventually clinching the nomination as the results of the South Dakota primary trickled in. Clinton did not endorse Obama tonight, but all signs point to a possible endorsement tomorrow or in the coming days.Clinton won the South Dakota primary, home state of prominent Obama supporter and former Majority Leader, Tom Daschle. Obama won the Montana primary.Obama is now the first African-American to be nominated by a major party, exactly 200 years after the end of the slave trade (1808).Now, we look to November...
Barack Obama: ?I will be the Democratic nominee?
2008-06-04 05:33:00 Well, Barack Obama has given a speech, claiming victory as the Democratic nominee. Well, I’ve got news Barack, it really “isn’t over until the lady in the pants suit says so.” Why? Because the lady has a whole host of hit men who have done some pretty good work before (ok, maybe they did work for her ...
South Dakota Primary Results for 10:30 P.M.: Clinton & McCain Win
2008-06-04 04:31:00 Here are the results as of 10:30 P.M. for the South Dakota primary: Democrats, with 61% reporting: Clinton 35,898 56% 8 delegates Obama 28,577 44% 5delegates Republicans with 60% reporting: McCain 27,409 72% Paul 5.641 15% Huckabee 2,842 7% Uncommitted 1,135 3% Done Reporting, Ranting Republican :: :: :: :: ::
South Dakota Primary Results for 9:30 P.M.: Clinton & McCain Win
2008-06-04 03:32:00 Here are the results as of 9:30 P.M. for the South Dakota primary: Democrats, with 23% reporting: Clinton 14,917 56% 8 delegates Obama 11,664 44% 5delegates I am prepared to call it for Clinton. She is leading key areas of the state, and based on the exit polls, I think she will continue with the lead she has. Republicans with 22% reporting: McCain 8,781 71% Paul ...
Montana, South Dakota, and New Mexico June 3rd Primary Predictions: Clinton
2008-06-03 05:56:00 First, I’d like to apologize to the Idaho Republicans. While in the midst of a house crisis, I completely forgot about your primary, and for that, I am sorry. Yours was the only primary/caucus that I did not post a prediction for. Now, on to the June 3rd primaries… South Dakota: Democrats: Clinton 53% 8 delegates Obama 46% 7 delegates Uncommitted 1% Republicans: McCain ...
Prediction for the Puerto Rico Democratic Primary: Clinton to Win
2008-06-01 21:21:00 I guess I didn’t realize that the date for the primary (formerly a caucus) had been moved up, so I didn’t post this last night, and just realized my mistake. Here’s my prediction: Clinton 64% 37 delegates Obama 33% 18 delegates Uncommitted 3% I’ll post the results when they come out. Done Predicting, Ranting Republican :: :: :: :: ...
What a bunch of jackasses!
2008-06-01 06:42:00 There is no way I would have wanted to be a part of the DNC Rules Committee today. They had the unenviable task of deciding what to do with the Florida & Michigan primaries and their delegates. I posted my opinion on this controversy back in February. To recap, Florida & Michigan moved their primaries so ...
DNC Agrees to Seat All of Michigan?s and Florida?s Delegates with Half Vote
2008-06-01 06:21:00 Today, the Democratic National Committee Rules and Bylaws Committee (RBC) voted to seat all of Michigan’s and Florida’s delegates, allowing each to get a half vote (unlike the Republican way where they combined 2 votes into one, making the other an alternate) - similar to Guam, Puerto Rico, etc… This will up the magic number from ...
DNC Rules & Bylaws FL/MI Ruling
2008-06-01 04:19:00 Here is the ruling.Florida1. Allocation of the delegates based on the January 29 Florida primary, 105 for Clinton and 67 for Obama.2. Full seating of all pledged delegates and superdelegates at half a vote.3. Final voting weight is 52.5 delegates for Clinton and 33.5 delegates for Obama.Michigan1. Adoption of of the Michigan Party plan, dividing the delegates 69 for Clinton and 59 to Obama.2. Full seating of all pledged delegates and superdelegates at half a vote.3. Obama gets the 2 add-on delegates from Michigan.4. Final voting weight is 34.5 delegates for Clinton, 29.5 delegates for Obama.The new magic number is 2,118 delegates. Obama is about 65 delegates from that number, which he is likely to reach sometime after this Tuesday's primary in South Dakota and Montana.
New magic number is 2118 - Obama 66 delegates from nomination
2008-06-01 01:59:00 With hundreds of White Women screaming murder, the Democratic Party Rules Committee today dealt a severe blow to Hillary “Napoleon” Clinton. Hillary wanted the whole nine yards of... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
A Compromise Over Michigan Delegates?
2008-06-01 01:54:00 The Democratic Party approved a compromise over the Michigan delegates, granting Senator Clinton 34.5 delegates and Senator Obama 29.5. Although, based on the ratio of votes, it appears to be a fair split based on the primary votes Clinton actually won, but the Michigan Democratic Committee took it one step further using the result of ...
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Dems decide on Florida, Michigan delegates
2008-06-01 01:35:00 Michigan party chair presents 69-59 delegate split between candidates Florida representative concedes that penalty unavoidable Co-chairwoman stresses that seating all delegates not an option Hearing Saturday to decide how delegates to be apportioned
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Q&A: Michigan and Florida delegates
2008-05-31 18:09:00 A committee of US Democratic Party officials is meeting on 31 May in an attempt to resolve a long-running dispute over whether delegates from Florida and Michigan can take their seats - and select a presidential candidate - at the party's National Convention in September. read more | digg story [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Decision day looms for FL, MI delegates
2008-05-31 11:54:00 Obama campaign says Clinton proposal is not acceptable Clinton's lawyer: DNC panel compelled to seat both Florida and Michigan Lyn Utrecht says panel may not give Obama any Michigan delegates New poll shows Clinton ahead in Puerto Rico before Saturday
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Will FL, MI delegates bring endgame for Democrats?
2008-05-31 06:42:00 DNC Rules and Bylaws Committee meeting to rule on Michigan, Florida Members to decide how many delegates to seat, then apportionment Schneider: Either way, Obama would be ahead in delegates CNN Senior Political Analyst WASHINGTON (CNN) -- With just
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Still Crying Dept: Seat ALL Delegates Clinton Lawyer Demands
2008-05-31 00:46:00 A day before the Democratic National Committee's Rules and Bylaws Committee is set to determine how to seat the delegations of Florida and Michigan, the Clinton campaign's chief lawyer Lyn Utrecht said the committee is compelled to seat both delegations fully and NOT award Barack Obama ANY delegates from Michigan. What? What!! read more | digg story [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Obama: 1,978 Delegates (and then some!)
2008-05-29 06:51:00 Earlier this week, Presidential hopeful Barack Obama, received an endorsement from Fidel Castro. That means, in addition to the 1,978 delegates he currently holds, Obama has been endorsed by: Castro Hamas Hugo Chavez Mahmoud Ahmadinejad The New Black Panthers Louis Farrakhan With friends like these, who needs enemies?
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Democrats Are Advised to Seat Half of 2 States? Delegates
2008-05-28 23:48:00 The advice from Democratic Party lawyers is a blow to Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton?s efforts to seat the full delegations from Florida and Michigan. read more | digg story [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Not invited to MN GOP convention, Ron Paul to speak to delegates before the
2008-05-27 07:00:00 Presidential candidate and Congressman Dr. Ron Paul will speak to his supporters, and other delegates and alternates to the Minnesota Republican State Convention, Friday morning, May 30, at 7:30 AM at the Mayo Memorial Park, 30 Civic Center Drive, Rochester MN. The park features an amphitheater setting adjacent to the rear of the Mayo Civic Center where the convention is to be held. After repeated requests for an invitation, the Republican Party of Minnesota?s Chairman, Ron Carey, issued a letter to Marianne Stebbins, Minnesota Campaign Coordinator for Ron Paul 2008 PCC, denying Ron Paul a speaking opportunity at the convention. (Letter attached.) read more
Obama To Pick Up 40 Clinton Delegates
2008-05-24 17:06:00 According to blogger Al Giordano (any relation to Matt from the Indy Colts and Cal Bears?), Senator Barack Obama will pick up 40 new delegates who had backed Senator Clinton. This move was not a reaction to the Clinton RFK issue, but came just before it. Let's see who else moves after it.
Ron Paul Still Drawing A Crowd, Picking Up Delegates
2008-05-22 23:14:00 It doesn't matter what the pundits say...Ron Paul can draw a crowd! Paul was in Kentucky over the weekend, where he visiting Bowling Green High School and the Louisville Palace Theater. And guess what, y'all: in all of the primary and election madness, Ron Paul has just snatched up two of Oregon's coveted 27 GOP delegates! Oh, yes he did!
Deal: MI, FL Delegates Seated with the Other 55 States
2008-05-22 15:07:00 (2008-05-22) — Sen. Barack Obama has finally agreed to Sen. Hillary Clinton’s demand that delegates from Michigan and Florida be seated at the Democrat convention in violation of party rules, on the condition that the votes of “disenfranchised delegates” from the seven remaining states also get counted. “Our objection to seating the illegal delegates, of course, ...
Obama is 75 Delegates Away from Nomination, Clinton Suggests Convention Fig
2008-05-22 05:54:00 After Tuesday?s contests in Oregon and Kentucky, Barack Obama is now within 75 delegates of clinching the Democratic nomination. On Wednesday, Senator Clinton told the Associated Press that she was willing to take her fight to the Democratic National Convention to get Michigan and Florida delegates seated. When Senator Clinton was asked if she would support the two states if they appealed an unfavorable ruling by the committee?s decision on the convention floor she replied, ?Yes I will. I will, because I feel very strongly about this.? ?I will consult with Floridians and the voters in Michigan because it's really their voices that are being ignored and their votes that are being discounted, and I'll support whatever the elected officials and the voters in those two states want to do.? Senator Obama?s campaign has been reaching out to Michigan and Florida and his campaign has said that they are willing to compromise with the Clinton campaign on how to seat those delegate...
Barack Obama Hits Milestone - 1,965 Pledged Delegates A Majority
2008-05-22 01:09:00 Senator Barack Obama took a major step closer to achieving the Democratic Presidential Nomination when he reacted 1,965 pledged delegates and now needing just 60 more delegates and / or Superdelegates to reach the magic mark of 2,025 total delegates and the nomination. Here's Obama's speech:
Clinton to Obama: Screw You! I?m Taking This to Convention
2008-05-22 00:00:00 In an interview with the Associated Press today in Florida, Clinton told reporters, “Yes I will [support Michigan and Florida if they appeal an unfavorable rules committee decision to the convention floor]. I will, because I feel very strongly about this. I will consult with Floridians and the voters in Michigan because it’s really their ...
Current Delegate Count
2008-05-21 21:05:00 Real Clear PoliticsObama - 1975, 51 to winClinton - 1775, 250 to winDem Con WatchObama - 1962, 64 to winClinton - 1780, 245 to winCNNObama - 1962, 64 to winClinton - 1777, 248 to winMSNBCObama - 1960, 66 to winClinton - 1783, 243 to winWe will find out if the number needed is is 2,210 or 2,026, on May 31st. That is when the DNC?s rules committee will decide whether or not to reverse their previous decision and count Michigan and Florida.
Oregon, Kentucky likely to bring Obama majority of delegates
2008-05-20 08:48:00 BILLINGS, MONT. The Democratic presidential nomination contest -- relegated to almost a sideshow in recent days as fireworks intensified between Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain -- is all but certain to pass an important milestone
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Oregon and Kentucky Primary Predictions: McCain, Obama, and Clinton to Win
2008-05-20 04:56:00 Tomorrow, Kentucky and Oregon will hold their primaries. Here are my predictions: Kentucky: Democrats: Clinton 67% 32 delegates Obama 32% 19 delegates Edwards 1% 0 delegates Republicans: McCain 77% 42 delegates Huckabee 14% 0 delegates Paul 6% 0 delegates Romney 2% 0 delegates Giuliani <1% 0 delegates Keyes <1% 0 delegates I have Paul as so low because it’s a closed primary and a lot of his supporters are ...
In a Surprise Move, John Edwards Endorses Barack Obama
2008-05-16 02:06:00 Well, I figured that Edwards was going to stay out of this so that he didn’t influence the delegates (so that his delegates wouldn’t go over to Clinton or Obama just because he endorsed one or the other), but apparently Obama is far ahead enough that Edwards figures that Obama is 100% guaranteed to get ...
Evil Super Delegates Come Out To Support Hillary
2008-05-15 11:20:00 Evil Super Delegates Come Out To Support Hillary Senator Palpatine and Count Dooku came out today in strong support of Hillary Clinton. "Young Obama is gravely mistaken if believes he will be the democratic nominee," Palpatine decried cryptically as drank from his always present Diet Dr Pepper, which he calls pimp juice. "His message of hope and optimism is a message of weakness and cowardliness. He must give in to his hatred, strike Hillary down, then I would consider supporting him." Count Dooku himself was a Presidential hopefull, and won 90 percent of the vote in Utah, also came out in strong support of Hillary today. He plans on hunting down Super delegates on for Obama and slaying them with his lightsaber. "My saber is just the catastrophe Clinton needs to gain the nomination." BD ...
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John Edwards Endroses Barack Obama, 133.5 Delegates to go!
2008-05-15 01:17:00 Obama/Edwards ‘08 is all I have to say. With 133.5 delegates to go and a HUGE endorsement from Senator John Edwards Hilliary’s time is almost at an end. The united front of Barack Obama and John Edwards would seriously be a pain in the side of John McCain’s chances of getting into office. A young, ...
Nebraska and West Virginia Primary Results: 10:00 P.M.: Clinton & McCain Wi
2008-05-14 04:11:00 Here are the results of todays primaries as of 10:00 P.M.: West Virginia with 45% reporting: Democrats: Clinton 107,566 65% 15 delegates Obama 46,872 28% 3 delegates Republicans: McCain 41,418 76% 9 delegates Huckabee 5,573 10% Paul 2,778 5% Nebraska, with 16% reporting (remember, this is simply and advisory primary): Democrats: Clinton 10,805 49% Obama 10,536 48% Gravel 682 3% Republicans: McCain 21,493 88% Paul 2,880 12% Done Reporting, Ranting Republican :: ...
Obama Chalks Up Four More Superdelegates and Two Pledged Delegates
2008-05-14 03:19:00 First, Congressman Joe Donnelly: CHICAGO, IL – Today, Indiana Congressman Joe Donnelly endorsed Barack Obama for President, citing his commitment to working families and building a real coalition for change: “Today, I am pleased to announce my support for Barack Obama. At a time when too many Americans have lost faith in their government, Senator Obama ...
Nebraska and West Virginia Primary Prediction: McCain and Clinton to Win
2008-05-13 04:26:00 Tomorrow, West Virginia, and Republicans in Nebraska will head to the polls. Here’s my prediction for West Virginia: Democrats Clinton 67% 19 delegates Obama 32% 9 delegates Edwards 1% 0 delegates Republicans (the delegates for each candidate will be listed, and 3 from each 3 district will be elected): John McCain 60% 7 delegates Huckabee 21% 2 delegates Paul 13% 0 delegates Romney 5% 0 delegates Others 1% Nebraska ...
John Edwards: ?The math is very, very hard? for Hillary Clinton
2008-05-11 23:49:00 This morning, John Edwards appeared on CBS’s Face the Nation with Bob Schieffer. Here’s a transcript of the show: SCHIEFFER: And good morning again. Barack Obama now leads in the number of delegates. He’s overtaken Hillary Clinton in the number of superdelegates, and now he has the largest percentage of the popular vote. So when we ...
Indiana Primary Results: 11:00 P.M.: Clinton & McCain Win
2008-05-07 05:03:00 This will be my last update for the night. The amount of precincts coming in has now all but stopped, so I’ll just give a recap whenever the full results are in. Here are the results from the Indiana Primary as of 11:00 P.M. EDT with 86% reporting: Democrats: Clinton 560,720 52% 15 delegates Obama 521,415 48% 11 delegates Union and Lake still haven’t ...
North Carolina Primary Results: 10:45 P.M.: Obama & McCain Win
2008-05-07 04:49:00 Here are the results from the North Carolina Primary as of 10:45 P.M. EDT with 86% reporting. This will be my last update for North Carolina tonight: Democrats: Obama 781,911 56% 31 delegates Clinton 582,257 42% 20 delegates No Preference 19,876 1% 0 delegates Most of the eastern part of the state has now reported, most counties going for Obama, but the margin by which he’s leading has ...
Indiana Primary Results: 10:30 P.M.: Clinton & McCain Win
2008-05-07 04:33:00 Here are the results from the Indiana Primary as of 10:30 P.M. EDT with 85% reporting: Democrats: Clinton 552,530 52% 15 delegates Obama 511,754 48% 11 delegates We are now just waiting on a few counties. Union and Lake are the only 2 that haven’t reported in any precincts yet. There’s a few down by Indianapolis that are incomplete, and then in northern Indiana, ...
North Carolina Primary Results: 10:15 P.M.: Obama & McCain Win
2008-05-07 04:19:00 Here are the results from the North Carolina Primary as of 10:15 P.M. EDT with 74% reporting: Democrats: Obama 700,589 56% 31 delegates Clinton 523,010 42% 20 delegates No Preference 17,782 1% 0 delegates Most of the eastern part of the state has now reported, most counties going for Obama, but the margin by which he’s leading has stayed the same. There’s still a few eastern counties that ...
Indiana Primary Results: 10:00 P.M.: Clinton & McCain Win
2008-05-07 04:06:00 Here are the results from the Indiana Primary as of 10:00 P.M. EDT with 81% reporting: Democrats: Clinton 515,289 52% 15 delegates Obama 479,085 48% 11 delegates There are still some counties that will go for Clinton that haven’t reported any precincts yet. Fountain county wound up going to Clinton. The rest of the counties that need to report should be Clinton counties, so she ...
North Carolina Primary Results: 9:45 P.M.: Obama & McCain Win
2008-05-07 03:48:00 Here are the results from the North Carolina Primary as of 9:45 P.M. EDT with 56% reporting: Democrats: Obama 570,632 56% 20 delegates Clinton 421,147 42% 13 delegates No Preference 13,765 1% 0 delegates Obama has now fallen quite a bit below that 60% line. The western counties have begun to come in, so I think that as the Charlotte and Greensboro areas continue to come ...
Indiana Primary Results: 9:30 P.M.: Clinton & McCain Win
2008-05-07 03:38:00 Here are the results from the Indiana Primary as of 9:30 P.M. EDT with 73% reporting: Democrats: Clinton 473,412 52% 15 delegates Obama 429,273 48% 11 delegates There are still some counties that will go for Clinton that haven’t reported any precincts yet. Fountain county, which is right on the border of an Obama sect of Indiana also hasn’t reported. Depending on how that ...
North Carolina Primary Results: 9:15 P.M.: Obama & McCain Win
2008-05-07 03:20:00 Here are the results from the North Carolina Primary as of 9:15 P.M. EDT with 33% reporting: Democrats: Obama 433,287 59% 20 delegates Clinton 285,442 39% 13 delegates No Preference 9,355 1% 0 delegates As I predicted, Obama HAS fallen down below 60%, although he may bounce back. He’s doing well along the coast, which is beginning to come in now, and Mecklenburg County (Charlotte) still ...
Indiana Primary Results: 9:00 P.M.: Clinton & McCain Win
2008-05-07 03:06:00 Here are the results from the Indiana Primary as of 9:00 P.M. EDT with 67% reporting: Democrats: Clinton 435,889 53% 7 delegates Obama 383,082 47% 3 delegates We now have most of the Indianapolis area reporting (67% in Marion, 35% in Hamilton, 100% in Boone, and 44% in Montgomery), all of St. Joseph county (South Bend), and still 93% of Allen County ...
North Carolina Primary Results: 8:45 P.M.: Obama & McCain Win
2008-05-07 02:51:00 Here are the results from the North Carolina Primary as of 8:45 P.M. EDT with 18% reporting: Democrats: Obama 330,965 62% 20 delegates Clinton 194,701 36% 13 delegates No Preference 5,687 1% 0 delegates A lot of the areas around Raleigh (Wake, Orange, Durham) counties have reported well over half of their precincts, and this is where Obama’s main support is coming from, while the outskirts ...
Results from the Guam Democratic Territorial Convention: Obama Won by 7 Vot
2008-05-04 03:20:00 Here are the results from the Guam Democratic Territorial Convention: Obama 2,264 50.08% 4 delegates (counts as 2 at the DNC) Clinton 2,257 49.92% 4 delegates (counts as 2 at the DNC) Clinton also has 1 Superdelegate who has pledged support. So, my prediction was wrong. This was a CLOSE election, and due to the fact that 420 ballots ...
Jimmy Carter: the measure of victory is delegates
2008-05-02 08:25:00 Pres. Carter on CNN: BLITZER: […] What, in your opinion, would be more important as a super-delegate — who has the most pledged or elected delegates, or who has more of the popular vote in all of these 50-plus contests? CARTER: The pledged delegates, because that’s a whole rule. I mean, there’s no rule at all that ...
Prediction for the Guam Democratic Territorial Convention: Clinton to Win
2008-05-02 02:09:00 Alright, so Saturday is the Democratic Territorial Convention for Guam, and since I’ll be on the road tomorrow, I’m going to put up my prediction tonight. Tomorrow, 8 of the 13 (or 4 of the 9 actual votes) delegates will be decided: Clinton - 61% - 5 delegates (worth 2.5 at the national convention) Obama - 38% - ...
Clinton: 3 New Super Delegates in 24 Hours!
2008-04-30 22:57:00 Yesterday we had the Governor or North Carolina. Today Hillary earned the public support of one superdelegate from Pennsylvania, as well as one from Puerto Rico.Nice going Hillary! You have fought hard to win these votes of confidence, and I am confident more will follow. In fact, I think many that have "committed" will switch to your election, as the Obama candidacy continues to struggle against electability questions.Today, I am pleased to report the President of AFL-CIO has endorsed Hillary Clinton with his vote as a superdelegate. No small endorsement there! Bill George is a Pennsylvania super with considerable influence and power. Pennsylvania Superdelegate Bill George announced his support for Hillary Clinton today. George said Clinton was the best equipped to beat Sen. John McCain in a general election and deliver real solutions to the challenges facing the working families of Pennsylvania and the nation. "Hillary Clinton has the strength and experience to jumpstart th... |
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