Obama campaign claims net *5 delegates* in Texas ,,, link

[Alhena]

http://www.burntorangereport.com/showDiary.do;jsessionid=782F46D1AAB0965D1A08BAEB91702778?diaryId=5298

Obama Campaign Declares Delegate Victory in TX
by: Phillip Martin
Wed Mar 05, 2008 at 02:59 PM CST

From their release:
"By fighting the primary to a near-draw and earning a resounding victory in the caucus, the people of Texas have moved Barack Obama one step closer to claiming the Democratic nomination for president," said Adrian Saenz. "Texans in both parties and of all ages sent a clear message that the American people are ready for the kind of change that Barack Obama will bring to Washington, DC as our 44th President."
Because of the close finish, Senator Clinton will likely net only two delegates up-for-grabs in the Texas Primary. Based on a large sample of caucus results in all 31 state senate districts, Senator Obama is projected to post a substantial victory in the Texas caucus and, thereby, net at least seven delegates. This means that Senator Obama will win at least five more pledged delegates from Texas than Senator Clinton.

I contacted the campaign about their math in the primary -- my chart (and the Secretary of State) has it 65-61 in favor of Clinton. However, I've also received several reports that the Secretary of State is off on a few of their numbers (once you compare the county pages to the reported results on the Secretary of State page), so that may account for the other 2 delegates the Obama camp has.
Either way -- he's still up 55/45 out of the 38% of precincts that have reported. Whether she won by 2 or 4 in the primary, Senator Obama is still going to have a net delegate victory in Texas. It doesn't change the political perception of the Clinton victory -- a very real force -- but it also is a fact we should recognize.

Follow the caucus precinct returns here:

[Alhena]

1. Here is the Obama results page ...

http://origin.barackobama.com/resultscenter/

[RiverStone]

2. That's the math...

Good news. Thanks for sharing :hi:

[ExFreeper4Obama]

3. Texas doesn't count anymore

:rofl:

[debatepro]

4. Very nice - Obama Wins Texas!!!! !!!! !!!!!! !!!!!!

So I guess it was not hillary one 3 of 4 it was a tie 2 of 2.

[THUNDER HANDS]

5. hillary won all the dirt in texas

obama won where all the people were.

[Bread and Circus]

6. So technically, as this is a delegate race, Obama wins Texas.

[grantcart]

7. Obama only needs 46% of remaining delegates to get the nomination

[Horse with no Name]

8. Amazing that obama got delegates when NONE have *officially* been awarded yet

and won't til June.
Amazing how THAT rovian math works.

[Freida5]

9. The Obama campaign has been misleading all day. This morning he said he won Michigan

[writes3000]

10. Once again, the Obama campaign shows their canny knack for preparedness.

If you didn't see the MSNBC piece on how the Obama campaign PREDICTED the results of last night's races a full month ahead of time - you have to watch it. This team knows what they're doing.

[tekisui]

11. Obama Promptly Stops Hillary's Momentum and winning streak at 3.

He will go on to take WY and MS. Hillary still won't have a chance.