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Obama wins the pledged delegate counts with Michigan and Florida
It doesn't seem like this has been picked up by the press or the blogs yet, but with the primaries today and the delegates Obama picked up from Edwards, He will be able to win the pledged delegate count even if Michigan and Florida are seated using the methods Clinton wants.
OBAMA WINS PLEDGED MAJORITY
Obama needs 17 more pledged delegates to win a majority of the pledged delegates, INCLUDING splits favorable to Clinton in Michigan and Florida.
There are 32 delegates left to be allocated in Oregon. Obama has won 24 pledged delegates thus far tonight.
The 17 needed includes nine delegates from Edwards in Florida who have indicated they would vote for Obama. Without those Edwards delegates, Obama would need 26 more delegates. (The splits, which mirror the "beauty contest" primaries in Michigan and Florida, are how the Clinton campaign hopes they are eventually seated.
Those splits would be:
MI: Clinton 73-55
FL: Clinton 105-76 (w/ Edwards dels, 67 without)
So basically it's over.
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Comments (2)
I am thinking her 2210 assumes Obama gets nada for MI, not 55. I am basing this on www.demcomwatch
Pleae correct me if I am mistaken. Thanls
May 21, 2008 5:28 AM | Reply | Permalink
I realized the quote from msnbc isn't quite up to date. So I am going to steal this from Daily Kos, cause it explains the present situation well, and how it is even better for Obama.
"That 17 was with a 10-10 delegate split in Oregon. It is now 21-14, which adds an extra 11 to that total. That leaves Obama with just six delegates needed to win with Michigan's and Florida's half-delegations.
35 delegates have been apportioned, and Obama will get at least six of the last 17 delegates left to be apportioned.
Obama has won the pledged delegate count."
http://dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/5/21/02552/7263/284/519421
Not sure what numbers Clinton is using, but to give Obama nothing for MI is never going to happen.
May 21, 2008 5:35 AM | Reply | Permalink
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