Fuzzy math
Fox News's delegate count in the scroll at the bottom of the screen has Obama at 2,128 delegates, 10 more than the "magic number" -- but he still doesn't have a little check-mark next to his name, like McCain does. Not sure what's up with that, or where they're getting their numbers from. (Maybe the Associated Press?)
CNN, meanwhile, has Obama at 2,114 delegates, four away from securing the nomination. I think that means Wolf Blitzer, Wolf Blitzer will be declaring Obama the nominee at 9:00 PM, if not sooner. (By the way, yes, I still have cable at the moment. Long story.)
The Huffington Post has a running tally, naming names, and they claim he's at 2,110 delegates, eight away.
Obama's campaign says he's at 2,108, ten away.
However you do the math, it's clear that Obama will be able to accurately say in his speech tonight: "Tonight, I can stand before you and say that I will be the Democratic nominee for President of the United States."
Whoaaa McCain is going for O's jugular right out of the gate in his speech!
Posted by: Marty West | Jun 3, 2008 8:48:05 PM
Does anyone realize that McCain is lying right now. Nothing he said about Iraq was true. This man is a zombie.
Posted by: Marty West | Jun 3, 2008 8:51:06 PM
Explain.
Posted by: | Jun 3, 2008 8:53:43 PM
Wrap it up John. This speech is pushing 20 minutes now?!? MSNBC shut it down towards the end there.
He said things were going well in Iraq. That is a lie.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/30/AR2008043000289.html
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=354_1212510486
http://www.iraqbodycount.org/database/incidents/page1
Posted by: Marty West | Jun 3, 2008 9:09:54 PM
I like McCain. He'll make a good footnote in the history books.
Posted by: copndor | Jun 3, 2008 9:23:48 PM
It's certainly not a lie. Marty's WashPo link is outdated. Try this one, it's more current.
Posted by: Joe Mama | Jun 3, 2008 9:59:45 PM
Joe Mama,
LOL @ your "Upturn"
Posted by: Marty West | Jun 3, 2008 10:23:30 PM
Obviously it's not my "upturn," that was the headline of that rightwing neocon rag, the Washington Post.
And LOL more at your month-old link that doesn't even work.
Posted by: Joe Mama | Jun 3, 2008 10:28:19 PM
JM, you've been telling us how wonderful the war is going ever since 6 months before it started. You have no credibility. The war was so costly (life and money) it was too late to win years ago. At this point it's about returning dignity to America, which the Republicans threw in the trash the last 6 years.
Posted by: Sandy Underpants | Jun 4, 2008 12:39:40 AM
GentleBeings of the Enlightened Democratic Party - while you spent months telling us about the so-called Civil War in Iraq, you seemed to have missed the teensy-weensy little inconvenience taking place in your own amazingly incredibly unbelievable Democratic Party !
Since I seem to have misplaced my playbook for tonight's event, Senator Clinton is playing the She-uhhhh, and Senator Obama is the one with the Sunny personality, right ?
Posted by: Alasdair | Jun 4, 2008 6:33:13 AM