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pledged delegates stories: 11 news summaries

 Mich., Fla. Get Full Delegations

But compromise shouldn't endanger Obama

Aug 25, 08 8:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - The much-contested delegations from Michigan and Florida will receive full voting rights at the Democratic National Convention tonight, the Washington Post reports. Michigan and Florida’s primaries favored Hillary Clinton, but adjustments have been made in Obama’s favor, and Clinton seems poised to release her delegates to vote... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Democratic National Convention • Michigan primary • Florida primary • pledged delegates • convention delegates • Democratic Rules and Bylaws Committee

ANALYSIS


 How Obama Did It:
 The Delegate
 Strategy 

Delegate-by-delegate fight led to historic upset

Jun 4, 08 8:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

 AP: Obama 'Effectively'
 Clinches Nomination 

Tally based partly on private superdelegate commitments

Jun 3, 08 1:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

 Obama Pulls Ahead of
 McCain by 8 Points 

Likely nominee now has majority of pledged delegates

May 21, 08 8:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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,... More »

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

 Obama Plans 
 'Victory' Trip to Iowa 

Senator hopes to move closer to nod in state that started it all

May 18, 08 6:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

 Obama Will
 Declare Victory
 on May 20 

That's the day he'll have a majority of pledged delegates

May 8, 08 11:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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.”... More »

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

Obama Appears To Gain in Texas Delegate Count

State convention tally would boost him past Clinton overall there

Mar 31, 08 12:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama apparently overtook Hillary Clinton in Texas’ pledged-delegate count after this weekend’s regional Democratic conventions netted him seven to nine more at-large delegates than Clinton, the Houston Chronicle reports. “We can confirm now that Barack Obama won Texas,” an aide said after the campaign's math gave... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Texas primary • pledged delegates • Texas caucuses

 Bill to Dems on Primaries: Chill! 

Let primary process continue, he urges party faithful

Mar 31, 08 5:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Former President Bill Clinton told California Democrats to "chill out" and let the long, bruising battle between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama for the Democratic nomination continue. "We are going to win this election if we just chill out and let everybody have their say," Clinton told... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Bill Clinton • Democratic nomination • San Jose, California • delegates • superdelegates • Pennsylvania primary • pledged delegates

Superdelegates Waiting to Pick Sides

Batch of party elites could pick the next nominee

Mar 9, 08 10:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton lost Wyoming yesterday, but today the Washington Post has some welcome news for the Democratic underdog: Many superdelegates say they’ll wait until the end of the primaries to chose a candidate. “You’re going to see a lot of delegates remaining uncommitted,” said one... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Denver • Democratic National Convention • Bill Clinton • Pennsylvania • Mississippi • Democratic National Committee • Democratic nomination • superdelegates • pledged delegates • Wyoming primary • Mile High City

Hillary Superdelegates Hold Firm

Dem leaders worried insiders could snatch nomination from popular vote

Feb 27, 08 12:39 PM CST
(Newser) - House Democrats who support Hillary Clinton appear to be rejecting calls to switch their support to Barack Obama if circumstances give the super delegates the deciding votes, the Hill reports. Despite charges that it would be anti-democratic to defy voters in their home states, many who talked to the Hill ... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • primary • Democratic National Convention • caucus • superdelegates • pledged delegates • Emanuel Cleaver • Bill Pascrell • Gregory Meeks • Hank Johnson

This Week's Other Caucus

Wyoming Republicans choose a candidate Saturday, but nobody knows who's in the lead

Jan 3, 08 8:05 AM CST
(Newser) - 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... More »

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Wyoming • Republican presidential primaries • Election 2008 • pledged delegates

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