Obama Closing in on Delegates Needed for Nomination and Clinton May Take Fight to the Convention
Thursday, May 22, 2008
TOTAL DELEGATES
Pledged: 1656
Superdelegates: 306
Total: 1,962
Pledged: 1498
Superdelegates: 279
Total: 1,777
According to the Democratic delegate count on the CNN website, Senator Barack Obama is 64 delegates away from becoming the Democratic Party's nominee for president of the United States of America. Hillary Clinton is 249 delegates away from the magic number 2,026. As has been stated ad nauseum, this election season is a historic moment because the Democratic presidential nominee will either be a woman or a black person.
Historical precedence aside, like many others, I can hardly wait for this election season to end. The truth is, it could be over today if the superdelegates stepped up and declared their support but they won't. Hillary Clinton has forced this race to go the distance with her position of concern that every vote count even after discount 'small' states and indicating that some states like Michigan didn't matter. Clinton is now fighting for every delegate and may take her fight all the way to the Democratic Convention in August.
How Clinton stays in the race is amazing since it's been reported that she's some $20 million in debt. Oh, well, man or woman up, folks; this is going to be a real bumpy ride until the general election in November.