California Superdelegate Pledges to Barack Obama; Delegate Countdown - 155 To Go

[babylonsister]

http://my.barackobama.com/page/community/post/stateupdates/gGBsBv

California Superdelegate Pledges to Barack Obama; Delegate Countdown - 155 To Go
By Christopher Hass - May 11th, 2008 at 3:29 pm EDT


Today, Young Democrats of America Board Member and Former California Young Democrats President Crystal Strait pledged to vote for Barack Obama for president, citing Barack's ability to bring young people into the political process:

While representing the Young Democrats of America at the DNC, my number one priority is to ensure that young people are fully represented at the polls and in the Party. Barack Obama has shown a real commitment to young voters in his campaign and in response young people have overwhelmingly voted and caucused for Obama in these primary contests. We know that if a young person votes three times in a row for a Party, they become a Party voter for life. We know that because of high youth turnout in 2004 and 2006, 2008 is the third and critical election for young voters. And that's why I know I want to pledge my delegate vote to Barack Obama.

Strait is the 276th superdelegate to endorse Obama. Barack is now 155 delegates away from securing the Democratic nomination.

[OhioChick]

1. Good!

K&R

[Warren Stupidity]

2. Except of course that Clinton is promoting a new number

2208 is the new 2025.

[Ichingcarpenter]

3. Two today.... California and Arizona

good news.

[Ichingcarpenter]

10. Is that three today? Ohio, California and Arizona?

Anyone got the right numbers up yet?

[DJ13]

4. "While representing the Young Democrats of America at the DNC...."

She should have been on board a long time ago since her own constituency are Obama's base.

Better late than never I guess......

[HockeyMom]

7. Precisely,

My daughter and future son-in-law brought this old lady to Obama from Hillary.

Multiply this hundreds of thousands of times and this is how change happens.

[Cha]

5. Yay, Crystal Strait! I hear ya

Crystal Clear..thank you, from an Obama Supporter in New York.

[tokenlib]

6. By Monday night, Obama should have the SD lead according to everyone...

I think NBC still needs another two SDs on their count....

[babylonsister]

8. He's already leading per the AP:

http://www.swamppolitics.com/news/politics/blog/2008/05/ap_obama_leads_in_supers.html


AP: Obama leads in supers

Posted May 10, 2008 4:14 PM
The Swamp

by Jim Tankersley


The Associated Press has joined the long list of media outlets whose unofficial tallies now show Barack Obama leading Hillary Clinton among Democratic superdelegates.

Here's the wire report:

By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER, Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Barack Obama erased Hillary Rodham Clinton's once-imposing lead among superdelegates Saturday when he added more endorsements from the group of Democrats who will decide the party's nomination for president.

Obama added superdelegates from Utah, Ohio and the Virgin Islands, enabling him to surpass Clinton's total for the first time in the campaign. He had picked up nine endorsements Friday.

The milestone is important because Clinton would need to win over the superdelegates by a wide margin to claim the nomination. They are a group that Clinton owned before the first caucus, when she was able to cash in on the popularity of the Clinton brand among the party faithful.

Those party insiders, however, have been steadily streaming to Obama since he started posting wins in early voting states.

[grantcart]

9. thanks sister

[lob1]

11. CNN just announced that Obama and Clinton are tied in

superdelegates at 273.