30 Superdelegates to Endorse Obama Within 48 hours
Thu May 08, 2008 at 08:41:32 AM PDT
This seems very legit, guys, not like the last few "50 superdelegate" claims that linked to not-so-reputable news sources. This is great news for Obama and would put him ahead of Clinton by 16 superdelegates. It would also open the floodgate for more superdelegates to step in the race. My guess is that the 50 superdelegate rumors were true, and that Obama drip-drip-dripped 20 of these delegates over the last week. This built up momentum as he slowly turned the faucet on... and now...
here do we go from here? My understanding is that probably today, but certainly within 48 hours, about 30 super-delegates will endorse Mr Obama. That should give him further momentum.
Mathematically, this will widen the gap between him and Mrs Clinton. He has a bigger share of the popular vote, more pledged delegates, and will now overtake her in terms of super-delegates too.
I honestly believe that she will find a way to get out of the race before the next primaries - so as to not hurt her future and to not be blamed for hurting Mr Obama and his chances in the general election.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/...
The above quote was by John Zogby: 'there is no chance' Clinton can win
Senator Obama needs slightly fewer than 200 delegates to pass the winning post and there are more than enough pledged delegates remaining to be elected, and super-delegates waiting to put him over the top.
What is important about Indiana and North Carolina is that Senator Clinton was not able to damage Mr Obama.
That'st he important part. Clinton has NOT yet damaged Obama, according to all of the recent polls and fundraising numbers. However, being that Clinton did not leave gracefully after the previous two primaries, Obama's going to just have to invest in a nailgun for Clinton's coffin. Given her race-baiting speech today, this is a great way for Obama to respond without actaully being drawn into the race discussion.
Unlike previous reports of superdelegates, this is from the BBC and Zogby, who must at least have SOME reason to claim that it will "Certainly be within the next 48 hours"
Furthermore, he said this yesterday.
So guys, prepare to say goodbye to the drip-drip-drip and hello wto the torrent.
Update Comment: As much as some of you may think Zogby's lying, you have to admit he did the best in predicting PA and IN and SC.
Also, since he is an Obama supporter, he probably has a good relationship with obama and gets him the numbers early, so he likely knows stuff inside of the campaign.
Also, the last rumors were correct. Obama DID have 50 superdels, he simply trickled them out over a longer time period.