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Leo 9 Donating Member (560 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-12-08 11:33 AM
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OBAMA TAKES SUPERDELEGATE LEAD
Edited on Mon May-12-08 11:37 AM by Leo 9
OBAMA TAKES SUPERDELEGATE LEAD

Posted: Monday, May 12, 2008 12:19 PM by Domenico Montanaro
Filed Under: 2008, Obama, Delegates

From NBC's Domenico Montanaro
Barack Obama has overtaken Hillary Clinton in the NBC NEWS superdelegate count with the endorsement of Hawaii's Dolly Strazar. This is his second of the day and puts him now officially over the top, 277-276.5.

Obama has now picked up 21 superdelegates since last Tuesday's contests in North Carolina and Indiana. Clinton has picked up 1.5

The NBC NEWS delegate counts:
PLEDGED: Obama 1,590, Clinton 1,426
SUPERS: Obama 277, Clinton 276.5
TOTAL: Obama 1,867, Clinton 1,702.5

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http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/05/12/1010226.aspx

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MorningGlow Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-12-08 11:39 AM
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1. I heard the weirdest distinction on CNN this morning
Something like "Clinton holds the lead in superdelegates, while Obama leads in overall delegates."

Now, I'm no political genius by any stretch, but... :wtf: does that mean? Obama leads OVERALL, so Obama leads, no? :shrug: (I'm guessing they meant "Obama leads in regular delegates, excluding superdelegates", but it was still a weird distinction that sounded like they were trying to keep Clinton viable.)

Anyway, with this development, maybe it's all moot (thank goodness).
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