A memo released this afternoon by Sen. Barack Obama's campaign asserts the Illinois Senator is just 62 delegates away from securing the Democratic presidential nomination.
Obama Says He's Close to Clinching Nomination
Including the projected 31 delegates Obama won in Oregon, the 14 we won in Kentucky and the support of superdelegate Congressman Joe Courtney that we announced this morning, Obama has now won a majority of pledged delegates and is just 62 delegates away from securing the nomination.
The Math
Total Pledged Delegates: 3,253
Pledged Delegates needed for majority: 1,627
Total delegates needed for nomination: 2026
Pledged delegate projections from last night:
Oregon: Obama 31, Clinton 21
Kentucky: Obama 14, Clinton 37
Edwards pledged delegates now supporting Obama: 9
Obama Pledged Delegates: 1,647.5 (20.5 more than needed for the majority)
Obama Superdelegates: 307.5
Obama Total Delegates: 1,964
Number of delegates Obama needs to secure the nomination: 62
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Clinton has now taken Kentucky … Nevertheless, Montana, South Dakota and Puerto Rico are still to come.
The Democratic race for nomination is still very much alive and most likely to be decided by superdelegates If you haven't done so yet, please write a message to each of your state's superdelegates at http://www.lobbydelegates.com
If you’re tired of waiting around for those super delegates to make a decision already, go to LobbyDelegates.com and push them to support either Clinton or Obama
Posted by: Jack4Justice
| May 28, 2008 2:10 AM
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