*** Saturday Super Delegate Update ** Obama's magic number 54

[grantcart]

http://demconwatch.blogspot.com/2008/03/add-on-superdelegate-selection-schedule.html

From DemconWatch - the most reliable source for all delegate matters

Here are the Add ons so far today

5-24-08 - Added Verna Cleveland (GA)# for Clinton
- Added Stephen Leeds (GA)# for Obama
- Added W. Patrick Goggles (WY)# for Obama


One add on is to be added today from Alaska and one tomorrow from Hawaii





On edit

These are not superdelegates that are just now deciding who they support. These are add on

super delegates filling openings that were put aside to give the states to have input in the latter

part of the primary season. So these delegates are already committed to their candidates and only become

official the day the state convention appoints them. In other words they are not deciding based on recent events.

[DerekJ]

1. Thanks Grantcart. n/t

[Yael]

2. 3 Tomorrow in Hawaii

The Chair and Vice Chair will be decided along with the addon.

:bounce:

[grantcart]

10. maybe Obama can pick up one of those lol

[RazBerryBeret]

3. Yes! great news!

[Exilednight]

19. This is a bit off topic, but ........

I have never seen better photos of any candidate than I have of Obama.

[RazBerryBeret]

21. maybe off topic, but I think you're right!

I worked with models for last two years, and you generally need to take 20 shots to get one good one...
the O-man has it down to a science...incredibly photogenic!

[grantcart]

24. every photo is iconic

[goclark]

25. There is something about his face ~ he doesn't seem

to even realize someone is taking his picture.

An amazing presence.

[Barack_America]

4. Excellent. Thanks for the update! nt

[AllentownJake]

5. Good Weekend

Hopefully on Tuesday we will break into the 40s and by June 3rd single digits so we can declare victory once and for all.

[phrigndumass]

6. kickin

:kick:

[Aloha Spirit]

7. HAHAhaha

Can't confirm the source, but....

http://community.adn.com/node/123972

California Congresswoman Lynne Woolsey just spoke to Alaska Democrats on behalf of Hillary Clinton, and it didn’t go well.

Woolsey was talking about how Clinton creamed Obama in West Virgina when the chants started

“Obama, Obama, Obama.”

It filled Raven Hall at the state Democratic convention in Palmer.

“I was invited to talk about Senator Hillary Clinton and that’s what I’m going to do,” Woolsey said

“States Hillary Clinton have won represent 300 electoral votes as compared 217 for Barack Obama,,” she said,

Boos greeted that statement.

“She leads in the popular vote if you include Michigan and Florida,” Woolsey said.

Laughter was the response to that one.

“This isn’t over,” Woolsey said. “Over the last three months Hillary won more votes, more earned delegates than Senator Obama.”

The chants of “Obama, Obama, Obama!” took over the hall again as she finished.

[AllentownJake]

8. Hillary

is going to be hearing the Obama chant in her nightmares for years.

[grantcart]

12. Its pretty telling when you cannot get a local democrat to speak at your state convention

[Yael]

18. Good point.

[adoraz]

13. LOL! I got to see that on youtube!

if anyone finds the video, post it here

[Cha]

14. No respect for you hilary toady lynne wolsey..

Your mantra should be "IF IF IF IF" "IF ONLY"..bye bye lynne.

She's fucking spewing hilary shit..didn't she use to be a Democrat?

[Aloha Spirit]

15. She's stood up for a lot of good things. I assume this was just a favor.

[Cha]

22. I know she did..I remember her name..that does not

give her a pass to act like a fascist pig.

[Yael]

16. The "she won WV" argument didn't work in Alaska?

Whoda ever thunk that.

Nice leadin though, Ms. Woolsey.

:rofl:

[Cha]

23. Who'd a thunk Alaska would

be so wonderfully Democratic? hilary die hards automatically turn into robotic echos of hilary. Like they can't think for themselves anymore.

[IndyOp]

28. More "earned delegates" -- so now pledged delegates are better than super-delegates

but a few months ago super-delegates were better than pledged delegates? Hm.

:eyes:

[Aloha Spirit]

29. Yeah, and it's a VERY tenuous statement, because if you go back an extra week (96 days) then Obama

is ahead in "earned" delegates, by like 2.

[WA98296]

9. A SuperDelegate actually endorsed HRC after that? WOW.

[SoonerPride]

11. These are add-ons that are pretty much already slotted for a candidate before they get added

Add-ons are unpledged delegates who are added on to each state's allocation of superdelegates as a sort of convention party favor. There are 76 add-ons this year, or about as many delegates as those allotted to Idaho, Hawaii and Delaware combined."

http://politicalwire.com/archives/2008/03/04/dont_forget_about_the_addon_delegates.html

[Yael]

17. A lot of these add-ons are state chairs or co-chairs for the campaigns.

[Scurrilous]

20. K & R

:thumbsup:

[Ichingcarpenter]

26. If he gets 10 more in the next few days --"Obama is 44"

Away
from being

'Obama 44"

[Aloha Spirit]

27. Two from Alaska today, as reported at the Anchorage Daily News!

http://community.adn.com/node/123980

Obama got more than 77% support today, so Obama gets an extra PD!
Plus the add-on.

"Alaska Democratic delegates overwhelmingly backed Barack Obama at their state convention today, giving him even a little more support over Hillary Clinton than at the February caucuses. It’s the state convention that decides just how many Alaska delegates will back Obama at the party’s national convention, where the Democratic presidential nominee is decided.

The 355 state convention delegates – who were chosen at the February caucuses _ backed Obama by more than 77 percent here today. By the time all the arcane party wrangling was done, Obama ended up with 14 of Alaska’s 18 delegates to the national Democratic convention in Denver (including both regular and superdelegates.)"

[grantcart]

30. DNC Knowles AK for Obama 53

[grantcart]

31. Demconwatch: Obama may pick up another in AK

Update: Remember, Alaska is a caucus state, and it looks like Obama might pick up a second Pledged State-wide PLEO, making the split 2-0, instead of 1-1, as his share of state-wide delegates seems to have gone from 74.6% to 77%.





Do you think that Obama could have picked up a couple of percent because of the RFK statement?

[Ichingcarpenter]

32. Yes, she I'd say she lost a delegate because of that

And more will come in the next few days.

[grantcart]

33. It is confirmed AK gives another pledged delegate

Tomorrow Hawaii to give Obama 3 delegates so we break 50 tomorrow