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Networks Call It: Obama Clinches

He becomes the first black candidate for a major party

By John Johnson,  Newser Staff

Posted Jun 3, 2008 8:11 PM CDT

(Newser) – Barack Obama clinched the Democratic nomination tonight to become the first black candidate for president on a major-party ticket. Obama reached the necessary number of delegates—2,118—as the polls closed in South Dakota at 9pm EST, CNN reports. AP reported earlier today that Obama had clinched, but media outlets use different tallies. All the major networks have now called the race.

Sue Anderson finishes voting Tuesday, June 3, 2008, at First Presbyterian Church in Sioux Falls, S.D., during the South Dakota primary.
Sue Anderson finishes voting Tuesday, June 3, 2008, at First Presbyterian Church in Sioux Falls, S.D., during the South Dakota primary.   (AP Photo/Dave Eggen )
Sen. Barack Obama D-Ill., meets with workers at the Rite-Aid Distribution Center during a campaign stop in Waterford, Mich. Monday, June 2, 2008.
Sen. Barack Obama D-Ill., meets with workers at the Rite-Aid Distribution Center during a campaign stop in Waterford, Mich. Monday, June 2, 2008.   (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., listens to a question from a reporter on her campaign plane after her primary day celebration in San Juan, Puerto Rico Sunday, June 1.
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., listens to a question from a reporter on her campaign plane after her primary day celebration in San Juan, Puerto Rico Sunday, June 1.   (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
Sen. Barack Obama D-Ill., boards his plane with his wife in Chicago, Ill. Tuesday, June 3, 2008.
Sen. Barack Obama D-Ill., boards his plane with his wife in Chicago, Ill. Tuesday, June 3, 2008.   (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
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