So, here's something interesting:
http://calitics.com/...
Calitics is reporting that Sen. Obama will be getting some unexpected delegates in CA due to the completion of the recount!
Edit: The California SoS seems to confirm the election results as of March 5th (which is after the March 4th Calitics article) and the math works out! So it looks legit!
Anyone know what the best way to get the AP to update their list is? I need to see this in print..
Today the results of the February 5 primary become official. The final spread in the popular vote between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama is 8.9%. Clinton garnered 51.8% to Obama's 42.9%. The final delegates will be 203 for Clinton to 167 for Obama. This roughly averages out to the exact spread in the head-to-head popular vote (Hillary got 54.6% of the head-to-head vote and 54.8% of the delegates), so the convoluted delegate apportionment system worked in the case of California.
I'm also pleased to announce that 47,153 "double bubble" votes were counted in Los Angeles County. The expectation on the day of the election was that none of these ballots from decline to state voters would be counted, but the pressure put on by the Courage Campaign and other groups led to this result. And by the way, 51% of those votes went to Hillary Clinton and 42% to Barack Obama, so those who insisted upon viewing this through some partisan lens can respectfully shut the fuck up. This was about voter rights and remedying disenfranchisement; it always was, even though it had no material impact on the overall election.
203-167 is more delegates for Obama. Per Demconwatch's AP numbers, it's a net shift of +6 for Obama. Per CNN, +8.
That's about how much Clinton garnered from OH and TX. The delegate advantage, gone, just like that.
Sorry for the short diary...
Here's the DemConWatch delegate tracker page:
http://demconwatch.blogspot.com/...
.... Taz Man asks a great question: is this official, or just a rumor? Let's see if we can't figure it out!
Here's the secretary of state website link:
http://vote.sos.ca.gov/...
The Calitics post was on Tues., March 4th, and the SoS website sez their results are updated as of March 5th. So it looks like it's on the up and up!
(hat tip to MattW at MyDD)