Obama Lining up Superdelegates to Announce as a Bloc!!!

[TAWS]

"Democratic officials involved in the conversations said Obama was lining up a package of superdelegates – the party insiders whose votes help select the Democratic nominee – with plans to announce their support as a bloc."

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0308/8838.html

[tekisui]

1. That will be sweet!

[Mojambo]

2. Man his campaign has been sharp and on the ball.

They have run a fantastic race.

[Dbdmjs1022]

I love this!

Even IF Hillary gets TX and OH tonight, this will be a big blow that could knock her out completely!

[Hawkeye-X]

3. He'll pick up as many as 150 and as low as 75 as a bloc

And it'll doom Hillary to concede as early as tomorrow morning!

[anigbrowl]

5. Why those #s? Don't let enthusiasm run away with your common sense.

Better to wait and see - unless you move in political circles it's daft to make such projections.

[babylonsister]

4. How does Clinton 'freeze' defectors? From the link:

Clinton scrambles to freeze defectors

By: Mike Allen and Ben Smith
Mar 4, 2008 07:29 PM EST


A behind-the-scenes battle broke out late Tuesday over superdelegates who had secretly committed to Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.), with Clinton campaign officials scrambling to “freeze” them before they announced support for him.

The battle reflects the trench warfare that both campaigns expect if the battle for the Democratic presidential nomination stretches on to the Pennsylvania primary on April 22.

Democratic officials involved in the conversations said Obama was lining up a package of superdelegates – the party insiders whose votes help select the Democratic nominee – with plans to announce their support as a bloc.

Obama also plans to announce he raised more than $50 million in February, considerably more than Clinton’s $35 million.

The Obama theory was that the separate announcements would convey juggernaut-like momentum if Obama had big wins on Tuesday, and would help turn the page if he had a disappointing showing in the Texas or Ohio primaries.

more...

[TAWS]

6. Must mean a lot are about to switch their support from her to Obama!

[HeraldSquare212]

8. She's busy playing defense - trying to stop them from going to him, instead of recruiting them to

her.

[babylonsister]

12. I get that, but there's not much she can do to stop them, unless she

thinks her charm will freeze them. ;)

[HeraldSquare212]

13. Agreed - and the fact that all she can do is try to stop it is a good indicator of how SDs feel

[Window]

15. Now, that's funny.

:rofl:

[anigbrowl]

10. With her secret weapon...

I can't help it. I like Arnold.

[jgraz]

7. Obama is going to bring the hammer down this week

Welcome to National Clinton Farewell Week. :hi:

[Metric System]

11. When does National Obama Farewell Week take place? November?

[jgraz]

14. A lot of Hillary supporters certainly hope so

But don't worry, Obama's going to crush McCain -- along with Hillary's dream of being the First Woman President^tm

[K Gardner]

9. That's the 50 it was reported he had this morning, maybe. Or the 75 getting

ready and waiting to announce.

[sjdnb]

16. Weren't Obama supporters whining about SDs a few weeks ago?

Saying going after them was in effect "stealing" the election? Hmmm, if the whole country hasn't voted, and Obama's going after them now --- isn't he trying to steal the election, negating the votes of millions of Dems across the nation?

Oh, of course not, I forgot, he turns water into whine.

[TAWS]

17. Clinton is the one benifiting from superdelegates, Obama is just trying to even the score n/t

[TheWraith]

19. Maybe if you got the basic facts right, you wouldn't be a shill.

The complaint, and it was by EVERYONE who wasn't a Clinton Kool Aide drinker, was against the plan by the Clinton camp to use superdelegate votes to OVERTURN the results of the primary. THAT is stealing the election. Still is, in fact.

[NashVegas]

22. SDs Are Cool If They're For Obama

if they're for Hillary they suxor. Get it?

[BootinUp]

18. Why is he tryin so hard to bust the SD's before todays results are in?

seems like they are worried.

[Arugula Latte]

20. That would be so f'ing great!

:woohoo:

[blonndee]

21. If true, and if what Richardson hinted at the other day is true,

tomorrow may be quite a day indeed.

[BringBigDogBack]

23. Outstanding.