Democratic Delegate Count
Here are current delegate counts for the Democratic Presidential Contenders:
Delegates Superdelegates Total
Hillary Clinton 1227 + 245 = 1472
Barack Obama 1366 + 201 = 1567
Source: MSNBC
Sphere: Related ContentObama Wins Hawaii
Sen. Barack Obama won Hawaii on Tuesday. He won his birth state by an overwhelming margin. Obama received 76% of the vote to Hillary Clinton’s 24%. Obama was also awarded 12 delegates to Clinton’s 4 delegates that were earned from Hawaii’s voting.
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Sphere: Related ContentMcCain Wins Washington State, Again
McCain made it two for two in Washington by winning both its caucus and its primary. Exactly what this means, who knows. We do know that Washington likes John McCain and that he is one step closer to the Republican nomination, which should occur anytime now. McCain got 13 delegates for winning the Caucus, and 14 for winning the Primary.
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Sphere: Related ContentSuperdelegates Just The Tip Of The Iceberg
Apparently the upcoming Superdelegate scandal isn’t enough of a problem, now there is going to be a controversy over pledged delegates. Pledged delegates are delegates allocated by the DNC and DNC people (also called delegates), the allocated delegates are meant to correspond with the way that people vote. Easy example if one state has 100 democratic delegates up for grabs and in the election Hillary Clinton gets 51% of the Vote and Barack Obama gets 49% of the vote, then Clinton comes away with 51 pledged delegates, and Obama 49. Though it doesn’t work exactly like that, hopefully you get the point.
Now, it is being said that Hillary Clinton will be actively pursuing democratic rival Barack Obama’s pledged delegates. Though that seems like it wouldn’t be possible, it is completely tolerable and within the rules of the DNC. Clinton’s representatives says that this is the alternative compromise that would allow the election not to be won because of Superdelegates. Isn’t the problem (fear) with Superdelegates pretty much the same problem with this? That someone can get the nomination that the majority of the people didn’t vote for, which show that the Democratic Party isn’t being very democratic once again.
Hillary Clinton’s campaign intends to lure pledged delegates from Barack Obama if she feels she needs them to win the nomination come convention time in August, The Politico reported Tuesday.
The strategy was confirmed to Politico by a “high-ranking Clinton official,” and represents the most recent tactic from the campaign to compensate for the New York senator’s shortfall in pledged delegates, which are awarded through the results of primaries and caucuses.
The campaign already has said it will win over a majority of “superdelegates” — the 795 party officials and insiders who attend the national convention uncommitted to either candidate.
But in going after Obama’s pledged delegates, Clinton would be asking them to go against their signed — but not mandatory — pledge to support the Illinois senator, Politico reported.
“All the rules will be going out the window,” a senior Clinton official told Politico.
Clinton’s campaign denied the report, issuing a statement Tuesday saying, “We have not, are not and will not pursue the pledged delegates of Barack Obama. It’s now time for the Obama campaign to be clear about their intentions.”
The campaign was reacting in part to comments from the Obama camp, which had already protested Clinton’s superdelegate strategy, urging the uncommitted power brokers to “ratify” the decision of pledged delegates (and vote for Obama).
On Tuesday the Obama campaign blasted the pledged delegate strategy reported in Politico.
“As it becomes increasingly clear that Senator Clinton may not be able to secure the nomination by winning the support of actual voters, the Clinton campaign has once again floated a strategy that would essentially say that the preference of Democratic voters is a mere obstacle to their win-at-all-costs strategy,” Obama campaign manager David Plouffe said in a statement, which continued: “… this is the latest example that it’s time to turn the page on this type of politics that could severely harm our party’s chances to win the general election.”
Source: FOX News
Sphere: Related ContentDelegate Count For Republican Presidential Race
With the nomination pretty much wrapped up and a short weekend scare from Huckabee, John McCain is statistically going to get to the 1,191 delegates needed for the Republican nomination. With that said, it would be hard to imagine him not being the nominee baring some sort of catastrophe.
Delegate Count For Republicans
John McCain 801
Mike Huckabee 240
Source: MSNBC
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Delegate Count For Democratic Presidential Race
After some big wins for Sen. Barack Obama and some hard loses for Sen. Hillary Clinton these are the new totals for delegate for the democrats. This really puts the heat on Clinton as she is now struggling for delegates.
Delegate Count (Democratic)
Barack Obama 1078
Hillary Clinton 969
These are just the delegate count totals, though even with the Superdelegates added in, Clinton is behind Obama now for the first time.
Source: MSNBC
Sphere: Related ContentJohn Edwards Holds Meetings With Candidates
Former Democratic Presidential Candidate John Edwards has met with Hillary Clinton, and will meet with Barack Obama soon. John Edwards is probably trying to decide who he is going to , sadly his measly 26 delegates could make a difference in this race, and I am sure either of the candidates would love to have them. Edwards is probably seeing who will give him the highest position in their administration that he would care to have, he may not want to be a running mate, considering how that worked out for him last time, and may be trying to a Presidential Cabinet position such as, Attorney General. Edwards could easily work with either candidate.
CNN has learned that former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards met with Hillary Clinton Thursday, and is meeting with Barack Obama Monday, to discuss a possible primary endorsement.
The Thursday meeting, which took place at Edwards’ home in Chapel Hill, was followed by a Saturday night session during which the former North Carolina senator and several longtime advisers discussed many issues, including which candidate he should endorse.
At a Chapel Hill party yesterday for Edwards supporters, he gave no indication who he might endorse, or whether that endorsement is imminent. Some advisers are encouraging him not to endorse.
The former candidate is weighing a number of considerations before making his choice - including electability, and who will best promote his ideas.
There are policy considerations at play: there is a sense within the Edwards camp that Clinton’s policies could be better for working class Americans. But Obama’s anti-lobbyist proposals are more aligned with Edwards’ politics.
Two friends close to Elizabeth Edwards say she has been in support of Barack Obama, whose campaign has been touting a list of endorsements from former Edwards backers.
Source: CNN
Sphere: Related ContentDNC Urges Michigan & Florida To Hold Caucuses
Let the battle over Michigan and Florida begin. The Democratic National Committee (DNC) is recommending Florida and Michigan to hold caucuses now to get their delegates back that were lost. This seems rather backhanded, considering both states did have a Democratic Primary that Hillary Clinton won pretty handily, even though she ran against uncommitted in Michigan. Clinton will have a case to argue over with the DNC if these caucused take place and even more of one, if she loses those caucuses to Obama this race being so close.
Howard Dean (Chairman of DNC) is trying to keep the Superdelegates out of the spotlight, because that is a potentially huge scandal waiting to happen and the less publicized the Superdelegates are the better for the Democratic Party. Howard Dean has stated that if the Presidential race makes it to the Democratic convention without a winner that he might ask one of the candidates to step down. There is to much going on behind the scenes in the Democratic Party.
LANSING, Mich. — The Democratic National Committee is pressuring Michigan and Florida to hold Democratic presidential caucuses so the delegates they’ve lost for holding January primaries could be seated at the national convention, a top Michigan Democrat said Wednesday.
DNC member Debbie Dingell said it’s unclear whether either state would hold caucuses since they’ve already held primaries. But she said the DNC is asking the two states to consider such a plan.
But Michigan Democratic Chairman Mark Brewer said the DNC isn’t saying anything it hasn’t said before to Michigan and Florida.
”Everybody involved, the candidates, the DNC and we, need to remain open-minded. So if someone comes up with a creative way that meets everyone’s interests, we can do that” and get the delegates seated, he said.
Florida Democratic Party spokesman Mark Bubriski agreed with Brewer that the DNC’s position isn’t new. But he said the party has no intention of holding another election.
”We’ve said all along that we’re going forward with our delegate selection program using the vote on Jan. 29,” he said. ”We’ve got more delegate applications than ever.”
The decision could end up being made at the August Democratic National Convention in Denver, which makes the question over whether the Michigan and Florida delegates are seated an important strategic point.
It’s unlikely that Clinton would favor holding caucuses, which could open the door to Obama victories in two states she already has won. But there’s also pressure to hold some kind of alternative election that meets DNC rules so the states don’t have to wait to find out if the delegates are to be seated.
Source: Fox News
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Delegate Count For Republican After Super Tuesday
John McCain established himself as the solid front runner with big wins in New York and California. Mike Huckabee exceeded expectations by winning every Southern state that vote on Super Tuesday, and almost taking Missouri which is a southern border State. Mitt Romney did much worse than expected and didn’t win California, which was a must for him. Ron Paul consistently got 5-6% of the vote and much more in a couple of States, though Super Tuesday overall is going to be a huge blow to his Republican presidential bid.
Current Delegate Counts For Republicans after Super Tuesday
John McCain- 720
Mitt Romney- 256
Mike Huckabee- 194
Ron Paul- 14
Sphere: Related ContentRepublican Big Winner Of Super Tuesday
Mike Huckabee is the big winner of the Republican Primaries on Super Tuesday, because he won every state in the south that voted on Tuesday. Huckabee was expected to win Arkansas his home state, and maybe one other State in the South. It wasn’t that surprising considering the Baptist voting base of the South, however the large media outlets are now giving him a lot more exposure. Huckabee is now being touted as the new second place contender, despite being third in the delegate count. Now, there is much more talk of Huckabee being a running mate with McCain, where there were a few rumblings of that before because of their apparent friendship and defense of each other.
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Sphere: Related ContentLive Blogging Of The Primaries Starting 7:15 EST
1:30 am: Final Results and Last Update.
Obama wins the most with 13 States: AL, AK, CO, GA, CT, MO, ND, KS, IL, ID, MN, DE, and UT.
McCain wins 9: CA, MO, AZ, CT, IL, NJ, DE, OK, and NY.
Clinton wins 8: MA, TN, AZ, NJ, CA, NY, OK, and AR.
Romney wins 6: MA, UT, CO, MT, AK, and MN.-Updated 2:26 am
Huckabee wins 5: WV, GA, TN, AL, and AR.
That should be all the states, excluding New Mexico which voted today, but had some ballot problems. Tomorrow Political Kudzu will provide analysis of Super Tuesday and ongoing political coverage.
1:10 am: With all States reporting results, except New Mexico which had some sort of Ballot problems, live blogging is concluded. Comeback and visit Political Kudzu for updates and all the biggest political breaking news. Thank You for your participation. Let the Superdelegate battle begin.
12:43 am: Obama wins Alaska
12:40 am: Obama wins Missouri
12:31 am: Romney will have an important meeting tomorrow with his staff (Romney maybe getting ready to drop out)
12:21 am: Number of State per Candidate so far: Obama-11, McCain-9, Clinton-8, Huckabee-5, Romney-5, Paul-0
12:17 am: McCain wins Missouri
12:15 am: McCain wins California
12:12 am: Clinton wins California
12:06 am: Missouri and California, both too close to call
12:01 am: Romney wins Montana
11:52 pm: Obama wins Colorado, Clinton wins Missouri
11:45 pm: Huckabee wins Tennessee
11:32 pm: Romney wins Minnesota Caucus
11:25 pm: California too close to call for Dems and Repubs
11:16 pm: Clinton wins Arizona
11:10 pm: Number of State per Candidate so far: Obama-10, McCain-7, Clinton-6, Huckabee-4, Romney-3, Paul-0
11:02 pm: McCain wins Arizona
11:01 pm: Romney wins North Dakota Caucus
10:58 pm: Obama wins Idaho
10:56 pm: Obama wins Minnesota
10:55 pm: McCain wins Arizona
10:41 pm: Huckabee wins Georgia
10:27 pm: Obama wins Connecticut
10:17 pm: Obama wins Kansas Caucus
10:07 pm: Number of States per Candidate so far: Clinton-6, Obama-6, McCain-6, Huckabee-3, Romney-2
10:05 pm: Obama wins Utah
10:02 pm: Obama wins North Dakota Caucus
10:00 pm: Romney wins Utah
9:52 pm: McCain wins Oklahoma
9:29 pm: Finally, ‘Bama for Obama
9:23 pm: Connecticut too close to call for Democrats
9:21 pm: Clinton wins New Jersey
9:20 pm: McCain wins New York
9:15 pm: Number of States per Candidate so far: Obama-3, Clinton-5, McCain-4, Huckabee-3, Romney-1, Paul-0
9:10 pm: Clinton wins Massachusetts
9:03 pm Obama wins Delaware
9:01 pm: Hillary Clinton wins New York
8:53 pm: Huckabee wins Alabama as a projection, even though he is behind McCain right now
8:38 pm: McCain wins Delaware
8:35 pm: Number of States won so far Obama- 2, Clinton-3, McCain-3, Huckabee-2 (including WV), Romney-1
8:30 pm: Mike Huckabee and Hillary Clinton Winners of Arkansas
8:17 pm: New Jersey, Missouri, Alabama- Too close to call on Democratic Side, Clinton wins Tennessee
Tennessee, Oklahoma, Alabama, Missouri - Too close to call on Republican side
8:03 pm: Romney wins Massachusetts
8:01 pm: McCain wins New Jersey and Connecticut, Huckabee leading in Georgia
8:00 pm: Obama and McCain win Illinois, Clinton wins Oklahoma,
7:42 pm: No new updates
7:02 pm: Republicans in Georgia too close to call.
7:01 pm: Barack Obama is the Projected winner for the Democratic Georgia Primary. He is thought to be the favorite in Georgia.
Sphere: Related ContentHuckabee Wins West Virginia GOP Caucus
Mike Huckabee has the first win of the day, by winning the West Virginia Caucus and the 18 delegates that it has to offer. Mitt Romney is saying that John McCain somehow took votes away from him and has begun bad mouthing John McCain because Huckabee won, which makes complete sense. Guess that Mitt is mad about John McCain going to West Virginia and holding all voters at gun point and telling them, “Look Friend, I don’t care who you vote for as long as it is not Mitten.” Romney has a valid point.
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