16 more supers for Obama

Posted: Tuesday, June 03, 2008 10:39 PM by Domenico Montanaro

From NBC's Domenico Montanaro
Obama picked up 16 more superdelegates bunched in one fell swoop press release minutes after the polls closed in Montana.

Note, the Obama campaign lists 26.5, but some we have reported earlier this evening.

Following are those who are new to NBC.

NEW, PER NBC'S COUNT, including two switches from Clinton: AZ- Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, DNC Member Don Bivens; LA- Patty Arceneaux (SWITCH); ME- Sam Spencer; MD- Rep. John Sarbanes; MO- Yolanda Wheat; NV- Sam Lieberman, Catherine Cortez Mastor; NJ- Rep. Rush Holt; NC- Muriel Offerman, David Parker; OK- Jay Parmley; OR- Bill Bradbury; PA- Ian Murray (SWITCH); VA- Jim Leaman; HALF VOTES- FL- Rep. Ron Klein, MI- Rep. Bart Stupak.

The NBC NEWS Delegate Counts:
PLEDGED: 1743 to 1638
SUPERS: Obama 390.5 to 293
EDWARDS PL.: Obama 21 to 0
OVERALL: Obama 2,154.5 to 1,931

* The number needed was 2,118.

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Comments

Excellent! Thanks for the updates!

Marihelen (Sent Tuesday, June 03, 2008 10:47 PM)

If any Clinton supporter swant to take back control of our party from the liberal left I have just opened a new blog site where you can let the superdelegates know you will vote for McCain before you will vote for Obama, We have from now til the convention to stop this insnity! Maybe if Millions of people can make the supers come to their senses and not lose this!We can take back control of the democratic party from moveon.org and their puppet Obama!Lets save America and do the right thing!Lets take back the whitehouse!

Paul, Indianapolis (Sent Tuesday, June 03, 2008 10:54 PM)

Well, the race for the nomination is over. Go OBama!

And to hear McCain - are they serious. This guy is so bad giving a speech - blah, blah, blah, blah.

He doesn't stand a chance with the common folk - he can't get their attention.

John S (Sent Tuesday, June 03, 2008 11:02 PM)

Hillary is toxic.

Obama is "unfortunately" far too intelligent to succumb to idiots like Representative Rangel of NY mouthing off advocating Hillary for running mate.

I say "unfortunately" because of the constituencies who would love nothing better than to see Hillary in that role:

1. The Hillarybots-- those harpies who call themselves feminists and want a female in the White House no matter what.

2. The press-- who loves controversy & the circus that comes from having loose cannons like the Clintons capable of generating some kind of meltdown story every day of the week.

3. The Republicans-- who would be like hound dogs in a sausage factory-- with the entire history of Clinton corruption, malfeasance, arrogance, scandal, immorality and lack of integrity to feast on for the entire campaign.

Yes...that would make for an exciting campaign. Too bad Barack as not stupid as Rangel.

IntegrityMatters The Clintons No Longer Matter (Sent Tuesday, June 03, 2008 11:02 PM)

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