Clinton also talked about John Kennedy's death earlier in the campaign, in reflecting on other inspirational leaders who didn't make it. At best this is a horrible gaff by an extremely calculating and skilled politician. The "harding working whites" and "Bobby Kennedy's death" is more than ample reason to end this now.

There are 64 uncommitted super delegates who are elected officials. 49 of them are congressmen or women. Perhaps those of you who are inclined, could contact uncommitted super delegates and ask them to put this baby to bed. Pressure, especially from their own constituents, might move some to endorse sooner. Please recommend even if you are not inclined to contact your representative.

Alabama - Rep. Bud Cramer, DNC Joe Turnham, DNC Nancy Worley

Alaska - American Samoa - Arizona - DNC Donald Bivens, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, Add. Terry Goddard

Arkansas - DNC Lottie Shackleford

California - DNC Steven Alari, Rep. Xavier Becerra, Rep. Howard Berman, DNC Jeremy Bernard, Rep. Lois Capps, Rep. Dennis Cardoza, Rep. Jim Costa, DNC Mary Ellen Early, Rep. Anna Eshoo, DNC Edward Espinoza, DNC Alexandra Gallardo-Rooker, DNC Eric Garcetti, DNC Inola Henry, Rep. Barbara Lee, Rep. Zoe Lofgren, Rep. George Miller, Rep. Linda Sanchez, Rep. Adam Schiff, Rep. Pete Stark, DNC Crystal Strait, DNC Norma J. Torres, DNC Vernon Watkins, Rep. Henry Waxman

Colorado - Gov. Bill Ritter, Rep. John Salazar, Sen. Ken Salazar, Rep. Mark Udall, DNC Pat Waak

Connecticut - DNC Nancy DiNardo

Delaware - Sen. Joe Biden, Sen. Tom Carper, DNC John Daniello, DNC Harriet Smith-Windsor

Democrats Abroad - District of Columbia - DNC Donna Brazile, DNC Christine Warnke

Florida - DNC Jon Ausman, Rep. Allen Boyd, DNC Terrie Brady, Rep. Kathy Castor, DNC Mitchell Ceasar, DNC Diane Glasser, Rep. Ron Klein, Rep. Tim Mahoney, DNC Janee Murphy, DNC Rudolph Parker, DNC Karen Thurman, DNC Andrew Tobias

Georgia - Ldr. Jimmy Carter, Rep. Jim Marshall, DNC Richard Ray

Guam - DNC Vacancy (DNC)

Hawaii - DNC Joshua Wisch, DNC Beverly Withington

Idaho - Illinois - Rep. Rahm Emanuel, DNC Edward Smith, DNC (Stroger) Vacant

Indiana - Rep. Brad Ellsworth

Iowa - Sen. Tom Harkin

Kansas - Rep. Nancy Boyda, DNC Helen Knetzer, Rep. Dennis Moore

Kentucky - Gov. Steve Beshear, DNC Jennifer Moore, DNC Nathan Smith

Louisiana - Rep. William Jefferson, Sen. Mary Landrieu, DNC Claude "Buddy" Leach, Rep. Charlie Melancon, DNC Chris Whittington, Rep. Don Cazayoux

Maine - DNC Jennifer DeChant, Rep. Michael Michaud, DNC Sam Spencer

Maryland - Sen. Ben Cardin, Rep. Steny Hoyer, DNC Belkis Leong-Hong, DNC Heather Mizeur, Rep. John Sarbanes, DNC John Sweeney, DNC Susan Turnbull, Rep. Chris Van Hollen

Massachusetts - DNC Debra Kozikowski, Rep. Edward Markey, Rep. John Olver, DNC James Roosevelt Jr, Rep. John Tierney, Rep. Niki Tsongas

Michigan - DNC Arthenia Abbott, DNC Lu Battaglieri, DNC Mark Brewer, DNC Elizabeth Bunn, DNC Debbie Dingell, DNC Kwame Kilpatrick, Rep. Carolyn Kilpatrick, DNC Joyce Lalonde, Sen. Carl Levin, DNC Jeffrey Radjewski, DNC Richard Shoemaker, Rep. Bart Stupak, DNC Michael Tardiff, DNC Richard Wiener, DNC Brenda  Lawrence

Minnesota - Rep. Collin Peterson

Mississippi - DNC Carnelia Pettis Fondren, Rep. Gene Taylor, Rep. Travis Childers

Missouri - DNC Robin Carnahan, DNC Maria Chappelle-Nadal, DNC Leila Medley, DNC John Temporiti, DNC Yolanda Wheat, Add. Jay Nixon

Montana - Sen. Max Baucus, DNC Margaret Campbell, DNC Dennis McDonald, Gov. Brian Schweitzer, Sen. John Tester

Nebraska - Nevada - DNC Yvonne Gates, DNC Sam Lieberman, Sen. Harry Reid, Add. Rusty McAllister, Add. Rusty McAllister, DNC Catherine Cortez Masto

New Hampshire - DNC Raymond Buckley, Gov. John Lynch

New Jersey - Rep. Rush Holt, Sen. Frank Lautenberg, DNC Phil Murphy

New Mexico - Rep. Tom Udall

New York - Ldr. George Mitchell, DNC Ralph Dawson, DNC Irene Stein

North Carolina - Rep. Bob Etheridge, Rep. Mike McIntyre, DNC Muriel Offerman, DNC David Parker, DNC Carol Peterson

North Dakota - DNC David Strauss

Ohio - DNC Joyce Beatty, Sen. Sherrod Brown, DNC William Burga, Rep. Marcia Kaptur, Rep. Dennis Kucinich, DNC Ronald Malone, DNC Chris Redfern, Rep. Zack Space, Rep. Charlie Wilson

Oklahoma - Rep. Dan Boren, DNC Jim Frasier, DNC Ivan Holmes, DNC Jay Parmley

Oregon - DNC Bill Bradbury, DNC Frank Dixon, DNC Wayne Kinney, DNC Gail Rasmussen, DNC Meredith Wood Smith, Sen. Ron Wyden

Pennsylvania - Rep. Jason Altmire, Rep. Bob Brady, Rep. Mike Doyle, Rep. Tim Holden

Puerto Rico - DNC Eliseo Roques-Arroyo

Rhode Island - Sen. Jack Reed

South Carolina - Rep. Jim Clyburn, DNC Gilda Cobb-Hunter, Rep. John Spratt

South Dakota - DNC Cheryl Chapman

Tennessee - Gov. Phil Bredesen, DNC Inez Crutchfield, Rep. Lincoln Davis, Rep. Bart Gordon, VP Al Gore, DNC Gray Sasser, Add. Jerry Lee

Texas - DNC Linda Chavez-Thompson, DNC David Hardt, Rep. Nick Lampson, DNC Robert Martinez, DNC Boyd Richie, DNC Betty Richie, Ldr. Bob Strauss

Utah - DNC Helen Langan, Rep. Jim Matheson

Vermont - DNC Howard Dean

Virgin Islands - DNC Marylyn Stapleton

Virginia - DNC C Richard Cranwell, DNC Alexis Herman, DNC Jim Leaman, DNC Jerome Wiley Segovia, Sen. Jim Webb

Washington - DNC Ed Cote, DNC Eileen Macoll, DNC Sharon Mast, DNC David McDonald

West Virginia - DNC G. Nick Casey Jr., DNC Alice Germond, Gov. Joe Manchin, Rep. Alan Mollohan

Wisconsin - Sen. Herb Kohl, DNC Paula Zellner

Wyoming - DNC Nancy Drummond, DNC Cynthia Nunley

Now its three. I know its just a snapshot, but in Survey USA's first three VP swing state matchups, Obama comes out ahead of McCain. In Obama vs. McCain (no VP) polls put Obama ahead by 9 points in Ohio, 8 points in Pennsylvania  and 7 points in Virginia. But when different VP are added Edwards provides the greatest win margins. 18 in Ohio, 17 in Pennsylvania and 18 in Virginia. Huckabee appears to be McCain's best running mate.

Congressman Dennis Cardoza of California
California congressman, Jim Costa.
State Senator Peter Burling of Cornish and Deborah Nelson of Hanover, NH announce their switch from Edwards to Obama this morning.

According to Obama's campaign, they need 59 more delegates to reach 2026. He is likely to get approximately 40 delegates and 6 add-on delegates the remaining primaries and from state conventions that convene between now and June 3rd. That would leave needing approximately 13 super delegates to clinch the nomination. 

In Survey USA first two VP swing state matchup surveys, Obama comes out ahead of McCain. In Obama vs. McCain (no VP) put Obama ahead by 8 points Pennsylvania  and 7 points ahead in Virginia. But when different VP are added Edwards provides the greatest win margins. 17 in Pennsylvania and 18 in Virginia. Huckabee appears to be McCain's best running mate.

I wish they would include Webb. He helps with Virginia and could help in other Appalachian swing states, like Ohio. As a former Secretary of the Navy, he would also help with the National Security debate.

Today in Florida, according to the Huffington Post <blockquote>Hillary Rodham Clinton says she is willing to take her fight to seat Florida and Michigan delegates to the convention if the two states want to go that far. In an interview with The Associated Press, Clinton was asked whether she would support the states if they continue the fight.</blockquote> She went to Florida to rally Floridians to take the fight to the convention floor. It maybe just a threat designed to maximize her yields at the May 31st, Rules Committee meeting. In any event, I don't trust her.

What will happen on May 31st? Clinton wants to seat Florida and Michigan regardless of whether they broke the party rules. She agreed that FL/MI should not count when she believed that she was going to win by Super Tuesday. After her devastating loss in North Carolina, she turned into a champion for FL/MI voters, assuring them that she would fight to the end so that every vote would count. I have heard Wolfson suggest that since Obama got zero votes in Michigan then he should not get any percentage of the Michigan uncommitted vote or delegates. Obama and Edwards took their names off the ballot when all decided that those states wouldn't count.

Only 8 members of the Rules Committee are Obama supporters. The remaining 9 are undeclared. Seating FL/MI as if nothing had occurred is fantasyland and Hillary's stated goal. I am tired of Hillary's propaganda, It is her intention to put the rules committee in the position where not including FL and MI according to her will, will damage the ability of the party to unite after the primaries end.   

Clinton wants delegates to reverse the will of the voters because she has won applachia. (her latest rationale) She wants superdelegates to dismiss the will of the voters and ignore delegate counts. By racking up these high percentage wins, she is hoping to get the rules committee to reinstate the votes and delegates in Michigan and Florida. She hopes that by getting close enough in delegates and perhaps winning the popular vote, she can get enough super delegates to hand her the nomination.

Apparently, whatever overtures she has made by toning down the inflammatory rhetoric (hard working whites) were not directed at Obama or the god of the party but meant to appease her on-the-fence supporters concerned about their own reputations, hanging with Clinton even as it looks like it is over.

Obama picks up 7 delegates today.

-Washington State Democratic Party Chairman Dwight Pelz
-WV Sen. Robert Byrd
-Kansas Democratic Chair Larry Gates
-Alaska superdelegates Cindy Spanyers and Blake Johnson,
-Two California add-on superdelegates.
 
Obama needs 111 delegates more to reach 2026, and securing the Democratic nomination.. He is likely to win approximately 50 delegates in tommorrow's primaries. That would leave him just 61 short of the nomination. Obama has recieved more that 5 delegates per day over the past two weeks.

Sen. Obama has been endorsed by 302.5 super delegates.