Barack Obama SuperDelegates tell Hillary Clinton: It's Over!

Top Barack Obama super delegates urge Hillary Clinton to drop out of the race. During a conference call, senators John Kerry (Massachusetts), Claire Mccaskill (Missouri), Amy Klobuchar (Minnesota) and governors Duval Patrick (Massachusetts) and Janet Napolitano (Arizona) speak on Obama's behalf and state the case that he is more electable.
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It will all be over soon enough. Notwithstanding his loss in Kentucky, his big win in Oregon put Obama at 1,957 delegates, according to RealClearPolitics.com. That is only 69 delegates from the magic number of 2,026 set by Democratic Party rules to clinch the nomination. There are only 301 delegates left to allocate, of which 215 are superdelegates. Obama just needs 23% of those remaining delegates. Now that Obama has accumulated an absolute majority of the elected, pledged delegates, the already steady movement of superdelegates to his column will increase. Even if the Rules Committee of the DNC seats all of the delegates from Michigan and Florida, the math doesn't materially change. Let's say the Committee allocated 10% more of the Michigan and Florida delegates to Clinton than Obama. Between them, Michigan and Florida would have had 366 delegates -- so that would only net Clinton 37 delegates. If

The long Democratic primary season has engaged millions of new voters...The 80,000 people who attended the Portland rally for Obama would never have gone had there not been a long primary to necessitate it. The act of attending that rally will do more than dozens of commercials will do to guarantee their commitment and their passion for the Democratic candidate this fall. The same is true for the tens of thousands who banged on doors or picked up the phone - or argued with a neighbor about the campaign. But

The long primary has forced the Obama campaign to develop organizations in all 50 states. Generally, presidential campaigns develop organizations in a few primary states and then go on to develop organizations in the few "in-play" general election states. By forcing Obama to create organizations in every state, the long primary season has helped enormously to broaden the general election playing field. This year, there will be strong, experienced Obama organizations in every state in America. The battle has hugely increased Democratic registration. In-play states like Nevada that started the year with a majority of Republican registrants, now have a majority of Democrats. The New York Times reports that well over half of new registrants in Oregon were 30 or younger, and that of the 83,000 voters who changed parties this year, a large majority switched to Democratic.

The long primary fight has battle-hardened the Obama organization. Most of Obama's top field people have now been through four or five tough primary contests. That experience has taught even the greenest organizer to "think like a political organizer." It has taught thousands of organizers and volunteers the nuances of political organizing that are only learned through practice. Great organizations are more than the sum of their parts...The tough contest has sharpened Obama's already formidable skills and those of his top advisers as well. The most difficult issues have already been vetted. The tough primary forced the Reverend Wright controversy -- and the issue of race in general -- to be fully examined by the media and public. The same goes for other standard Republican attacks. Much better that these issues be raised in March than in October. Much better that the voters see Obama win primaries -- and win the nomination -- after dealing with these issues. And of course, it has given Americans the chance to get used to the idea of an African American president. For many Americans that has happened. While Obama might have less appeal than Clinton among working class white Appalachians, he won 57% of the white vote in mostly-white Oregon -- including 53% of those earning under $50,000 per year.

Obama's big trump card in the fall election is his ability to change the electorate - to register and mobilize millions of voters who have not voted before. The long primary season has set the stage for a fall campaign that does just that. It will place dozens of new states into play. It will change the formula for winning traditional swing states like Pennsylvania, Ohio and Michigan. In the end, the long primary season has set the stage for what could be a transformational election that sweeps Obama into the presidency, and substantially bolsters Democratic majorities in the House and Senate.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-creamer/why-the-long-primary-batt_b_1028...

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[amdura]

Again, my boy was Ron Paul and people were too uneducated about economics and the constatution to understand his points.

Real change was Ron Paul. Obama is a chance for slight change. McCain is more of the same.

That's the facts.

[arn123321]

i've heard that before, but you got the words "democrat" and "republican" mixed up. Look at the political orientation of university professors and people with graduate degrees. Overwhelmingly democrat -- the numbers don't lie

[mindoermatta]

Oh the good days... seems like forever ago.

[jcjcd]

Now we are watching the

BIG OBUMMER - GO DOWN IN FLAMES!

[dethrock01]

JOKE OF THE DAY "WHAT DO YOU CALL A DEMOCRAT WHO GETS AN EDUCATION? answer: A REPUBLICAN

[Thesouthman]

GO OBAMA '08!!

mc war/mc old/mc can't/mc same/mc insane.. SUCKS..

[fichigan]

JOKE OF THE DAY "WHAT DO YOU CALL A POOR REPUBLICAN'? answer:  A DEMOCRATIC

[69bigpapi]

the founding fathers were Christians; however, your right USA is not a Christian nation due to the fact that anyone has the right to workship what they please and everyone beliefs in different things... but it was founded on a Christian base. THat is why USA succesfully succeeded so much. How do you explain thanksgiving? It was the pilgrims giving tnx to God...

[mannyjmd]

Lol ok. well good for you I guess? Ill see you whenever the U.S. collapses and is not a superpower anymore. Lets see if Mccain and Hillary will help you out then. Deal? ok :)

[AdenMutiny]

The media sold out in the 1960's dipshit.

Your lord is dead.

You probably voted for Bush, supported the Iraq war, and now your voting for Hillary.

What do you want? The Total F**KING COLLAPSE OF THE US.

Please immigrate to Mexico.

[AdenMutiny]

They are not insane. They are racists.

Pure and simple.