Obama snags more superdelegates from Clinton

News Type: Event — Seeded on Mon Mar 31, 2008 11:37 PM EDT

Article Source: The Boston Globe

politics, barack-obama, hillary-clinton, election-2008, primary, convention, superdelegates, nominatoin

The trickle of Democratic superdelegates declaring for Barack Obama is turning into more of a gusher, fast closing Hillary Clinton's one lead in the nomination race and ratcheting up pressure on her to defend her candidacy.

Senator Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota is announcing her support this morning. The Wall Street Journal reported today that all seven Democratic US House members from North Carolina plan to come out for Obama in one fell swoop before that state's May 6 primary.

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Partisan Hack

Narrowing the gap...and the political leverage of Clinton over the party loyalists.

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4 votes

#1 - Mon Mar 31, 2008 11:38 PM EDT

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Roy Batty

The noose tightens ... I can hear the strands creaking ...

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5 votes

#2 - Mon Mar 31, 2008 11:43 PM EDT

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Pavilion

Obama, boasting a more than 6-1 edge in superdelegate endorsements since Super Tuesday, is quickly catching up to Clinton in that count. He already leads in overall delegates and popular vote heading into the next contest, the April 22 primary in Pennsylvania. The 795 superdelegates -- elected officials, party leaders, and others -- are likely to decide the nominee because neither Clinton nor Obama appear likely to reach the clinching number just from those delegates awarded by primaries and caucuses.

Excellent - :)

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7 votes

#3 - Tue Apr 1, 2008 6:00 AM EDT

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Doc CeCe

It will only be a matter of time before he has more superdelegates than her as well. I wonder if that happens and then she'll finally admit she cannot overtake him in delegates, pledged or un-pledged.

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5 votes

#3.1 - Tue Apr 1, 2008 11:34 AM EDT

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Partisan Hack

As long as she's not campaigning negatively she can stay in as long as she wants - it only increases the amount of attention given to Democrats in general. But as it is she's getting more and more negative as time moves on.

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5 votes

#3.2 - Tue Apr 1, 2008 11:38 AM EDT

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Sally York

The landslide has started with the supers and it will move very quickly, I think maybe before Penn, if not very shortly afterwards. It appears that there is a solution for Michigan I heard this a.m. 55 for Clinton and 35 for Obama based on some crazy formula including the popular vote. I fail to understand how that can possibility play into the Michigan delegate allocation.

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1 vote

#4 - Tue Apr 1, 2008 7:55 AM EDT

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Partisan Hack

I fail to understand how that can possibility play into the Michigan delegate allocation.

It's a recognition that another primary will divide the party more than it will unite it, so it's a "any port in a storm" solution. But once implemented, I think that the wounds will heal fairly quickly.

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#4.1 - Tue Apr 1, 2008 8:31 AM EDT

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flyingdove111

But once implemented, I think that the wounds will heal fairly quickly.

These wounds are too deep and too significant to heal " fairly quickly" No pun intended!

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1 vote

#5 - Tue Apr 1, 2008 8:39 AM EDT

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Partisan Hack

I think that it will be quicker than Florida, since Obama and other candidates had taken their names off the ballot per the request of the DNC - there really was no race to redo. I am sure that Republicans will try to fan the flames of potential resentment, but once Clinton withdraws I think that it will be forgotten fairly quickly. There will be no floor fight at the convention.

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1 vote

#5.1 - Tue Apr 1, 2008 8:44 AM EDT

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