WASHINGTON — Barack Obama pocketed the support of at least four Democratic convention superdelegates on Wednesday, building on the momentum from...
Lawrence O'Donnell | Posted 05.07.2008 | Politics
A senior campaign official and Clinton confidante has told me that there will be a Democratic nominee by June 15. He could not bring himself to say the words "Hillary will drop out by June 15," but that is clearly what he meant.
Politico | Ben Smith | Posted 05.07.2008 | Politics
A spokesman for Rep. Heath Shuler, who had pledged his vote to the winner of his North Carolina district, tells my colleague Amie Parnes that "he has ...
Rob Kall | Posted 05.07.2008 | Politics
Knowing when to cut bait, when to accept defeat, when to change direction -- those are the characteristics of a strong leader. The super-duper delegates will be exercising that leadership.
Robert Creamer | Posted 05.07.2008 | Politics
Barack will most likely lose West Virginia and Kentucky, but each one will contribute more delegates to the final number he needs to clinch the nomination.
Cenk Uygur | Posted 05.07.2008 | Politics
Hillary has deluded people into thinking her chances of winning the nomination were improving as they were getting dramatically worse.
Dylan Loewe | Posted 05.07.2008 | Politics
What is unclear is whether Hillary can possibly move the race forward. Whatever path to the nomination she once envisioned has entirely evaporated, a reality not lost on the remaining superdelegates.
RJ Eskow | Posted 05.07.2008 | Politics
Before yesterday's primaries she had already lost the nomination process according to any objective measure not invented by her own campaign. It's still over. She's still through.
Ian Welsh | Posted 05.07.2008 | Politics
To be crass and point out the unpalatable truth, there isn't a lot in it for Hillary to back Obama in a more than pro-forma "going through the motions" fashion.
Charlie Rose | Posted 05.06.2008 | Media
Todd discusses Barack Obama's pursuit of superdelegates and Bill Clinton's impact on the race.
Paul Abrams | Posted 05.06.2008 | Politics
If the Clintons do not withdraw (and I do not expect them to do so), the only way for Schumer and Rendell to make their point is to switch their super-duper delegate votes to Obama.
Robert L. Borosage | Posted 05.06.2008 | Politics
If Hillary loses North Carolina tonight, it's over. Any superdelegate who is sentient and truly not committed should bring this thing to an end, by endorsing Obama as quickly as possible.
Jennifer Donahue | Posted 05.06.2008 | Home
The most predictive economic indicator in Presidential campaigns has been gas prices. Clinton may be pandering but she isn't dumb. The gas tax holiday is good strategy. This year of course may be different.
Lee Stranahan | Posted 05.05.2008 | Politics
At a town hall meeting in Pinehurst, North Carolina Senator Hillary Clinton told a crowd of about one-hundred that she wouldn't be beholden to the 'el...
Politico | Ben Smith | Posted 05.05.2008 | Politics
Matt Seyfang points out to me that, after Tuesday, we'll pass a milestone: There will be more superdelegates than pledged delegates left to fight over...
HuffingtonPost.com | Thomas B. Edsall | Posted 05.04.2008 | Politics
UPDATE | May 5, 11am ET : Hillary Clinton's campaign today acknowledged plans to try to win seating of the disputed Michigan and Florida delegations t...
Al Giordano | Posted 05.03.2008 | Politics
Nobody - not blogger, nor superdelegate, nor cable news anchor - should open their mouths with another word about this contest until they've studied these graphs and the numbers upon which they are based.
Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 05.03.2008 | Politics
The assumption that all blacks scream with one voice for Obama is foolish, arrogant, and racially myopic.
Dylan Loewe | Posted 05.02.2008 | Politics
Obama's candidacy has hit its low point. Yet there is no indication whatsoever that superdelegates are inching toward Clinton -- quite the contrary.
Paul Abrams | Posted 05.01.2008 | Politics
Today's unpledged superdelegate count varies, but approximately 290-295 have yet to declare. That means that Barack Obama would need about 33% of the unpledged SDs to nail it.
Tom Andrews | Posted 05.01.2008 | Politics
Yesterday, six Democratic superdelegates joined me on a conference call with the national press corps to announce a united campaign to end the war in Iraq.
236.com | 23/6: News You Can Misuse | Posted 05.01.2008 | Politics
Politico is reporting that, according to insiders, most of the more than 80 uncommitted superdelegates in the House and Senate have already made up th...
The Huffington Post | Posted 05.01.2008 | Media
Stephen Colbert talks with superdelegate and Democratic strategist Donna Brazille gets a little dirty, as the two plan a late-night Kansas City rendez...
Daniel Nichanian | Posted 05.01.2008 | Home
The fact that 10 superdelegates have endorsed in 48 hours suggests that Clinton is running out of time, even if she's keeping the tallies close. But where are the anticipated waves of endorsements for Obama?
Joseph J. Andrew | Posted 05.01.2008 | Politics
My endorsement of Obama will not be welcome news to my friends and family at the Clinton campaign. They are the best practitioners of the old politics, so they will no doubt call me a traitor, an opportunist and a hypocrite.
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AP | CALVIN WOODWARD | Posted 05.07.2008 | Politics