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295 Delegates!

May 1, 2008

All Barack Obama needs to win the Democratic nomination is 295 more delegates. But getting those 295 delegates with only nine primaries left means he’s going to need some sereious help from those superdelegates. But then, he’s been doing that at a pretty regular clip recently. Just 295 delegates!

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Party leaders are encouraging superdelegates to pick a side by late June to prevent the fight from going to the national convention in August, and it seems some are listening as the race enters its final five weeks of voting. Howard Dean wants it over by late June and Jimmy Carter wants it over June 3rd.

Chelsea Clinton got a superdelegate for her mom while campaigning in Puerto Rico on Wednesday, just as Obama press secretary Bill Burton sent out a statement announcing the support of Rep. Lois Capps. The statement didn’t mention the personal connection - Capps is Burton’s mother-in-law.

Superdelegates are nearly 800 elected leaders and Democratic party officials who aren’t bound by the outcome of state contests and can cast their ballot for any candidate at the national convention. They are especially valuable in this race since neither Clinton nor Obama can get enough delegates to win the nomination through the primaries and caucuses held across the country.

Obama now leads in the delegate count overall 1731.5 to 1597.5 for Clinton. A candidate needs 2,025 delegates to win the nomination. About 230 superdelegates remain undecided, and about 60 more will be selected at state party conventions and meetings throughout the spring. So, if Obama got 100%- and he can’t, he’d still be 65 short.

So guess where that puts Hillary- even further back!

Will the battle still be going on in August? I doubt it, but who knows?

Written by Ernie · Filed Under Daily Commentary 

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