2008 Democratic Delegate Counts (so far)!

Community (This content is not subject to review by Daily Kos staff prior to publication.)

Wednesday January 09, 2008 · 9:13 AM PST

2008/01/09 · 09:13

Because we all need a little reality check:

Per CNN as of last night (with the Magic Number being 2,025):

Clinton: 183
Obama: 78
Edwards: 52
Richardson: 19
Kucinich: 1
Biden: 0*
Dodd: 0*
Gravel: 0

*Pulled out of the race already

Rather interesting to see HRC with the huge (comparatively) delegate lead. Obama's lead over Edwards pales in comparison. Then again, HRC still has less than a tenth of what's needed to clinch the nomination.

UPDATE: Sleep Deprivation Girl here didn't realize that the CNN numbers include superdelegates -- who are not pledged to stick to a given candidate and can switch at any time. More on this past the jump.

Per CNN above:

Special Notes
• Total Delegates* - This number includes pledged delegates and superdelegates
• There are currently 4,049 total delegates to the Democratic National Convention, including 3,253 pledged delegates and 796 superdelegates. The total number of delegate votes needed to win the nomination is 2,025.
• Superdelegates in the Democratic Party are typically members of the Democratic National Committee, elected officials like senators or governors, or party leaders. They do not have to indicate a candidate preference and do not have to compete for their position. If a superdelegate dies or is unable to participate at the convention, alternates do not replace that delegate, which would reduce the total delegates number and the "magic number" needed to clinch the nomination.
• For more about the delegate selection process, click here.
• The "Other" category includes pledged delegates and superdelegates that represent Democrats in American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and living abroad.
• Winner: This refers to CNN's projected winner for each race until a final result has been determined. How CNN projects winners
• Magic Number: This refers to the total number of delegate votes needed by a candidate to win the party's nomination.
• Delegates and Total Delegates: In the area showing the projected winner in individual races through the most recent race date, "Delegates" refers to the number of pledged delegates awarded to each candidate. In the state-by-state breakdown, "Total Delegates" refers to the total CNN delegate estimate for each candidate, including both pledged delegates and superdelegates.

So what does it all mean?

It means that the number of hard-and-fast pledged delegates is more like what's shown in the MyDD sidebar (h/t AUBoy 2007):

Obama: 25

Clinton: 24

Edwards: 18

GOP side for fun:

Romney 24

Huckabee 18

McCain 10

So this ain't even close to being over yet, folks. And that's a GOOD thing.

This content was created by a Daily Kos Community member.

Make YOUR voice heard!

Comments are closed on this story.