Updated (but not final) delegate count from Tuesday
by kos
Wed Mar 05, 2008 at 08:23:28 AM PDT
These are still not final numbers, since all counting of the Texas caucuses -- stuck at about 35% -- has yet to resume. But for now, Clinton has picked up a few delegates.
Vermont (15 delegates)
Obama 9
Clinton 6
Rhode Island (21 delegates)
Clinton 12
Obama 8
Primary (126 delegates)
Clinton 65
Obama 61
Caucuses (67 delegates; tentative results based on a straight percentage from 36% reporting -- 52O 48C)
Obama ~35
Clinton ~32
Total (Nowhere near final)
Clinton ~97
Obama ~96
Ohio (141 delegates)
Clinton 76
Obama 65
Clinton got lucky in several districts, just barely meeting thresholds to gain an additional delegate. The vote totals will likely change enough to surrender some of those delegates back to Obama (especially in the Texas caucuses). But for now, the current results, before the Texas caucuses are fully tallied, are Clinton 191, Obama 178 -- a better showing than last night's single delegate lead.
So the stark reality remains -- even in this best-case scenario, Clinton only chipped Obama's pledged delegate lead from 159 to 148. Yet last night offered more than 1/3rd of remaining delegates, 370. Only about 560 remain in the contest.
If Obama can show he's not collapsing under the weight of Clinton's assault, there will be no reason for the super delegates to overturn the will of the voters (in both pledged delegates and the popular vote).
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