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  • June 2008

    • How Obama Did It: The Delegate Strategy

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Jun 4, 08 8:29 AM CDT

      How Obama Did It: The Delegate Strategy

      Last night was not a triumphant coronation for Barack Obama, whose campaign limped over the finish line in Montana and South Dakota. But the Illinois senator's victory over Hillary Clinton—one of the biggest upsets in US political history, writes the Washington Post —was never about glamorous wins in battleground states. Rather, the campaign fought delegate by delegate in an uphill "slog" against the establishment candidate. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • Democratic presidential candidates  • primary  • delegate count  • pledged delegates  • caucuses

    • AP: Obama 'Effectively' Clinches Nomination

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jun 3, 08 1:30 PM CDT

      AP: Obama 'Effectively' Clinches Nomination

      The AP declared today that Barack Obama has “effectively clinched” the Democratic nomination, basing its projection in part on 15 private commitments from superdelegates. Adding to that a minimum 11 delegates Obama is poised to capture in the final two primaries today, the wire service concludes that the Chicagoan has tallied the required 2,118 delegates and “outlasted” Hillary Clinton. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • Democratic nomination  • superdelegates  • nominee  • delegate count  • pledged delegates  • Montana primary  • South Dakota primary

  • May 2008

    • Obama Pulls Ahead of McCain by 8 Points

      newser  |  Reuters  |  May 21, 08 8:12 AM CDT

      Obama Pulls Ahead of McCain by 8 Points

      Barack Obama, who claimed a majority of pledged delegates last night after his win in the Oregon primary, has opened up an 8-point lead over John McCain in national polling, reports Reuters. Obama, who was tied with McCain in the Reuters/Zogby poll a month ago, also doubled, to 26 points, his lead over Hillary Clinton among Democrats. In a Clinton-McCain matchup, the two candidates are at level pegging. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • John McCain  • election 2008  • poll  • pledged delegates

    • Obama Plans 'Victory' Trip to Iowa

      newser  |  Reuters  |  May 18, 08 6:39 AM CDT

      Obama Plans 'Victory' Trip to Iowa

      Barack Obama plans a primary-day early victory trip to Iowa, where he won the Democrats’ first contest, Reuters reports. He anticipates grabbing a majority of pledged delegates after the Oregon and Kentucky vote that will help clinch the race —though neither candidate will have enough pledged delegates to lock the nomination until the convention. “It will be a nice reunion with everybody who helped us get started,” he said. But Hillary Clinton's not giving up. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Iowa  • Iowa caucus  • pledged delegates  • campaign stops

    • Obama Will Declare Victory on May 20

      newser  |  Politico  |  May 8, 08 11:29 AM CDT

      Obama Will Declare Victory on May 20

      Barack Obama plans to lay claim to his party’s nomination on May 20, the day that votes in Kentucky and Oregon will net him a majority of pledged delegates, a top aide tells Politico, setting up what David Paul Kuhn calls “a train wreck waiting to happen.” For at least 11 days—until the DNC meets on whether and how to seat Michigan and Florida’s outlaw delegates—the Clinton camp will dispute it. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • Democratic nomination  • superdelegates  • Oregon primary  • pledged delegates  • Kentucky primary

  • March 2008
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  • January 2008

    • This Week's Other Caucus

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jan 3, 08 8:05 AM CST

      This Week's Other Caucus

      With all eyes focused on Iowa, another state is gearing up for its own caucus: Wyoming, whose Republican Party will choose delegates this Saturday. Only three candidates have bothered to visit Dick Cheney's home state ahead of the poll, and none are planning to show up between now and Saturday except back-of-the-pack Duncan Hunter, who's floated a possible appearance. "Candidates are where the media are," one professor told the AP. More »

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      election 2008  • Republican presidential primaries  • Wyoming  • pledged delegates

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