Barack Obama effectively clinched the Democratic presidential nomination Tuesday, based on an Associated Press tally of convention delegates, becoming the first black candidate ever to lead his party into a fall campaign for the White House.Hopefully Senator Clinton will withdraw from the race tonight, so we can rally the troops to take on Senator McCain. Senator Obama has a big DNC fundraiser scheduled in New York for tomorrow night. Tickets are only $28,500 a piece if you are interested. ;)
Campaigning on an insistent call for change, Obama outlasted former first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton in a historic race that sparked record turnout in primary after primary, yet exposed deep racial divisions within the party.
The AP tally was based on public commitments from delegates as well as more than a dozen private commitments. It also included a minimum number of delegates Obama was guaranteed even if he lost the final two primaries in South Dakota and Montana later in the day.
The 46-year-old first term senator will face Sen. John McCain of Arizona in the fall campaign to become the 44th president.
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
AP: Obama Clinches Democratic Nomination
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She says she is open to the VP slot. The 'dream' ticket is still posible.
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ReplyDeleteNot gonna happen. As I've already said elsewhere:
ReplyDeleteAside from going directly against his message of change and the (desperately needed) new direction he represents for both the party and the country, the acrimony of the primary campaign and the danger of having Bill as a never-ending presence for the next eight years would surely rule such a foolhardy move out.
This is good. She's not going to be vice president, but a Clinton ally may still make the cut. Go Obama!
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