The Day in Delegates: Obama 5-0

Posted: Friday, May 09, 2008 3:17 PM by Domenico Montanaro

From NBC's Domenico Montanaro
The Obama campaign announced yet another superdelegate endorsement -- South Carolina DNC Member Wilber Lee Jeffcoat. This is Obama's fifth pick up today. (The campaign also announced CA DNC Member Vernon Watkins, but we did not add him into our count, because he was already on our list.)

So far today, it's a net of Obama 5-0.

OBAMA (5): Jeffcoat, Edward Espinoza, NC DNC Member John Gage, Reps. Donald Payne of NJ and Peter DeFazio of Oregon (+5).
CLINTON (0): Rep. Chris Carney of PA (+1), but she lost lost Payne (-1).

The NBC delegate counts:
PLEDGED: Obama 1,590, Clinton 1,426
SUPERS: Clinton 273.5, Obama 267
TOTAL: Obama 1,857, Clinton 1,699.5.

* There are 254.5 undeclared superdelegates (about 50 of which are not named yet).

* Since the Indiana and North Carolina primaries on Tuesday, it's a net of Obama 11-1 in superdelegates.

* Obama is 168 away from the magic number of 2,025.

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Comments

Off the topic of Super Ds for just a bit -- I'm hoping that Sen Obama has plans to stop by West VA for at least a day or two. I'm sure folks would love to meet him and get a chance to hear positive and non-rascist remarks!

Even if the state is 92% Hillary's demographics, West Virginians probably need hope and change as much as the rest of us.

sara, mesa, az (Sent Friday, May 09, 2008 3:43 PM)

make that seven...–Hawaii Rep. Mazie Hirono.

Peg, Chicago, IL (Sent Friday, May 09, 2008 3:43 PM)

Check your data...Mazie Hirono (HI CD2) also endorsed today!

Jennifer L. Tsuji Big Island, Hawaii (Sent Friday, May 09, 2008 3:43 PM)

Why did Clinton loose her superdelegate from PA?

Clinton is Toast (Sent Friday, May 09, 2008 3:44 PM)

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