Delegate Countdown To The Nomination
This post is constantly being updated to reflect the dwindling number of delegates that have yet to endorse Barack Obama and allow him to officially c...
This post is constantly being updated to reflect the dwindling number of delegates that have yet to endorse Barack Obama and allow him to officially c...
The Huffington Post | Posted 06.05.2008 | Politics
Three superdelegates have come out to day endorsing Barack Obama: Pat Waak from Colorado, Meredith Wood Smith from Oregon and Ben Pangelinan from Guam...
The Atlantic | Marc Ambinder | Posted 06.04.2008 | Politics
In June of 1984, the day after California handed Gary Hart a last-minute victory and New Jersey, thanks to Hart's having insulted the state, voted for...
Miles Mogulescu | Posted 06.03.2008 | Politics
Superdelegates may have hoped that they could wait to commit and simply ratify a majority already in place. It's now too late for that.
Honolulu Advertiser | Sudhin Thalawala | Posted 06.03.2008 | Politics
Hawai'i Democrats selected three Obama supporters to fill its remaining superdelegate slots at their state convention Sunday, including the new chair ...
The Huffington Post | Posted 05.31.2008 | Politics
UPDATE: Obama has picked up another superdelegate from Oregon. Barack Obama has picked up a series of superdelegates this morning, one of which at th...
FiveThirtyEight | Posted 05.30.2008 | Politics
Last night, Barack Obama clinched a majority of pledged delegates excluding Florida and Michigan, as well as under certain Florida/Michigan scenarios....
The Huffington Post | Posted 05.29.2008 | Politics
Hillary Clinton received an endorsement from add-on Ohio superdelegate Craig Bashein this morning: "Hillary brings a wealth of proven experience in b...
The Huffington Post | Posted 05.28.2008 | Politics
Barack Obama has picked up a superdelegate endorsement on the morning of the Oregon/Kentucky primaries. Iowa Democratic Chairman Scott Brennan announ...
Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 05.27.2008 | Politics
You would think that all of Bush's follies in New Orleans would guarantee that the Crescent City would vote Democratic this November. Don't be too sure.
The Huffington Post | Posted 05.27.2008 | Politics
Obama has pulled in the endorsement of Washington State Democratic Party Chairman Dwight Pelz this morning. Pelz told his supporters, "that Sen. Obam...
The Huffington Post | Posted 05.22.2008 | Politics
Despite Hillary Clinton's sizable victory in West Virginia last night, the Obama camp has rolled out two more superdelegates this morning. Rep. Pete ...
The Huffington Post | Posted 05.21.2008 | Politics
Indiana Rep. Joe Donnelly endorsed Obama this morning, moving Barack's gap to the nomination 149 delegates. The press release is below. UPDATE: New ...
Posted 05.17.2008 | Politics
The chorus from major news outlets saying Hillary Clinton's candidacy is almost impossible is growing louder as the Clintons continue to push on. The...
AP | CALVIN WOODWARD | Posted 05.15.2008 | Politics
WASHINGTON — Barack Obama pocketed the support of at least four Democratic convention superdelegates on Wednesday, building on the momentum from...
ABC | Posted 05.10.2008 | Politics
ABC's the note says Obama will roll out the endorsement of another DNC ex-chair today. Speaking of math -- the Obama campaign rolls out another form...
The Huffington Post | Posted 05.06.2008 | Politics
Barack Obama has picked up another superdelegate endorsement, this one from New Mexico Sen. Jeff Bingaman. It is Obama's 14th nod from a fellow senato...
AP | LAURIE KELLMAN | Posted 04.25.2008 | Politics
WASHINGTON — Some female superdelegates backing Sen. Barack Obama are having their "sisterhood" questioned, just as some black Democrats have be...
Huffington Post | Posted 04.25.2008 | Politics
Barack Obama's comments on small towns have not been lost on his campaign. On the heels of picking up three superdelegates yesterday, today they anno...
Progress Illinois | Mose Buchele | Posted 04.15.2008 | Politics
Rep. Jan Schakowsky says she knows of "at least eight" superdelegates who plan on voting for Barack Obama at the Democratic National Convention, but h...
Bloomberg | Nicholas Johnston and Lorraine Woellert | Posted 04.11.2008 | Politics
Barack Obama has pulled even with Hillary Clinton in endorsements from top elected officials, with a surge in support from congressional freshmen and ...
Daniel Nichanian | Posted 04.10.2008 | Home
Her strategy is to amass as much momentum as possible by winning the remaining contests by as massive margins as she can muster and then convince uncommitted superdelegates to turn to her.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer | Gregory Roberts | Posted 04.04.2008 | Politics
With the anxiety level among Democrats ratcheting up daily at the prospect of a bloody presidential nomination struggle, some Washington state superde...
Political Radar | Sunlen Miller | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics
Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., expressed support of a proposal floated by Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen to hold a superdelegate primary in an interview wit...
Daily Kos | Markos Moulitsas | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics
So CW is that last week was the "week from hell" for Obama, and given that he could've closed this thing out and didn't, we can stipulate that it coul...
Huffington Post | Posted 06.09.2008 | Politics