HRC leads Obama in delegates. Go Hillary!

[elixir]

Add the 70+ delegates MI awarded to HRC on Friday and she's got a clear lead. Should make the race much more interesting.


http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/democratic_delegate_count.html#upcomingstates

[DJ13]

1. Add the 70+ delegates MI awarded ......

Wake up, you're dreaming.

[neutron]

11. Bravo for MI !

[Yael]

2. They have not been seated. It is meaningless at this point.

[cali]

3. I'm confused. How can the MI delegates be added to her total

without DNC approval?

[Yael]

6. They can't

[Joe the Revelator]

7. They aren't. Read this guy's other 10 threads devoted to this same spam.

[Colobo]

4. They don't count, elixir.

[Joe the Revelator]

5. This is like your 10 thread this hour

How about putting the caffine and donut down, and taking a bit of a breather?

[alteredstate]

24. and where's your profile?

[DougieZero]

8. It didn't count

Obama wasn't on the ballot.... uhhhhh... That would be just as corrupt as the Iraq War.

[madfloridian]

9. MI delegates will NOT count toward selecting a nominee.

http://journals.democraticunderground.com/madfloridian/1795

[Little Star]

15. You are correct madfloridian. n/t

[Alhena]

31. That is an excellent point, madfloridian ... everyone should read ...

I haven't heard the issue discussed in such common-sense terms.

[elizm]

10. Another one for the ignore list. nt

[rodeodance]

35. There is an assumption by some they will not be seated. As I understan Dean

from the other day, he is negotiating how (or if--but sounds like they will)- how they will be seated. We do not know the outcome. So, until we hear something definitive, I, for one will try to keep out of these wars on DU.

[thesubstanceofdreams]

12. In fact her delegates lead is shrinking

More super delegates are breaking for Obama. After today's primaries and caucuses it will be even closer.

[Yossariant]

16. Clinton got 16 superdelegates yesterday. Obama got 8. If you can count .. 16 is more than 8.

[goldcanyonaz]

19. Math isn't a strong point the the Obama camp.

[thesubstanceofdreams]

23. Actually I'm a PhD in mathematics n/t

[thesubstanceofdreams]

22. Check realclearpolitics.com

Her lead was 70 yesterday, it's 61 today.
There are different sources for superdelegate count, since it's not a formal process. So there may be day-to-day discrepancies, but the tendency is for her lead to shrink.

[Yossariant]

28. WRONG. I notice you can't provide a link. And I'm shocked! Shocked, I tell ya! LINK:

http://demconwatch.blogspot.com/2008/01/superdelegate-list.html

[thesubstanceofdreams]

29. Stop bullying

Here's the exact link: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/democratic_delegate_count.html .
I thought that mentioning realclearpolitics.com would be enough, since they have the "delegate race" link on their homepage.
I provided a link and you insulted me gratuitously. But somehow I'm not expecting an apology.

[Yossariant]

30. Your link does not support your premise and I think you knew that and it's why you were evasive

about supplying it.

I remain shocked!

[thoughtcrime1984]

13. Hillary can make up all the damn delegates she wants, but if the DNC

doesn't recognize them, they don't count. THEY DON"T COUNT. Get it? The Clintons can only make up so many rules, and they are near the end of those times.

[Little Star]

14. elixir, can you just cut the crap? Why are you doing this sh*t?

Your post is not telling the truth! Knock it off!

[pdxmom]

17. If you factor out the SD's and just look at that the committed delegates, then

the count is Obama 878 and Clinton 865. Since the SB's can change their votes at any time up to the convention, that number isn't solid. And if you look at other sites, you'll find that the SB numbers are all different. I'm not sure anyone really knows where the super delegates are going yet.

[Renew Deal]

18. Shit, I lost my pom poms

[Yossariant]

20. Your link does not support your post. And the race could not be any more interesting than it is.

[elixir]

33. I'm sorry, my link refers to MI dem party awarding the delegates, not about them being seated.

I got ahead of myself. Sorry for the error.

[grantcart]

21. no he is right Senator Clinton is the front runner, she is way

ahead, she has locked up the nomination and has established a huge advantage. There is no hope she will be the nominee.



Funny why are both candidates painting themselves as underdogs and their supports keep trying to show them as the frontrunner.



Obama is way way behind.

[akwapez]

25. Wow, I didn't know we could pick and choose and

use delegates that don't count. Hmmmmm...Let's see. I will take Edwards' 14 delegates from Iowa and add those to the 650 fictional delegates that he gets from El Salvador. Oh and Hillary and Obama only get one each from the other states so far. Hey looky Edwards is winning! GO JOHN!
:crazy:

[milkyway]

26. Keep dreaming. The superdelegates will NEVER decide this contest. They will not

overrule the preference of the voters. Pledged delegates are the only ones that matter. Supers are unpledged. They can-and frequently do-change candidates. The supers will fall into line behind the voters.

Do you have any idea what would happen to the Democratic party if the voters' first black nominee, or the voters' first female nominee, was denied the nomination because party officials decided to take it away from them?

[VarnettaTuckpocket]

27. Preference of the voters? Hillary's won the popular vote in the primaries so far

[rodeodance]

34. however that chose--they will decide.

[ShadowLiberal]

32. How about waiting until tonight when we get the results of states voting?

Because you know, not counting the votes cast already today, no one has voted since super Tuesday, and only super delegates have changed since those results were released.