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Udall, Cardin for Obama

Posted: Wednesday, June 04, 2008 1:38 PM by Domenico Montanaro

From NBC's Domenico Montanaro
Rep. Mark Udall and Sen. Ben Cardin endorse Obama.

The NBC NEWS Delegate Counts:
PLEDGED: Obama 1,744 to 1,641
SUPERS: Obama 398.5 to 292
EDWARDS PL.: Obama 21 to 0
OVERALL: Obama 2,163.5 to 1,933

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Can you hear that? Thats the sound of the flood of Dems uniting behind Barack Obama!
Numbers, I love numbers...

Any chance we can get a page showing who still supports Clinton and who has switched to Obama and the dates they switched.
Thanks for the updates.  Hope you all are able to get some rest soon, even though there's a feeding frenzy today.
How many of the super delegates will Clinton find some problem with?  As in, "That person is supporting me and not you Obama!"  Can you contest super delegates?
These people are weanies--if you couldn't endorse b/4 he won---don't even bother.  So much for looking like you enthusiastically support our nominee.  
Cardin is a Senator from Maryland, not a Rep.
Bredesen, Crutchfield and Sasser, all super delegates from Tennessee, just came out for Obama!
PLEDGED: Obama 1,744 to 1,641

When all is said and done, that is the fundamental number we should all keep in mind.  

Also, a minor quibble - that's Senator Ben Cardin, formerly my Congressman, who was elected to fill Senator Paul Sarbanes' place in 2006.

Two more for the good guys!  Nice to see Obama's lead widen in the last day.  Time for someone to show some class finally and bow out gracefully!

Go Obama 08/12!
Say no to Hillary for VP.  Will never work in an Obama Presidency.  Joe Biden for VP
Ben Cardin is a Senator, not a House Rep.
Thanks for the updates.

Could add a line somewhere for undeclared supers?
Wow, DM - I bet you never knew that with the stroke of a pen, you could demote a US Senator to Congressman!
There are many good VP possibles.  ANYONE by Hillary!
Finally my congressman endorses...

Well we need to keep them coming in big numbers to keep Hillary from wanting to keep up the fight... she's not done yet but with enough superdelegates... she could be.
Chuck,
Good Afternoon.

First I would like to say that you are the best.  I would like to also mention something that has gone unmentioned in this campaign.  This should have been brought up in South Carolina but because of a lack of knowledge between two cultures it was over looked.  What was over looked was the notion that Bob Johnson is some how a respected figure among African-Americans.  As though we get our queue from him on who to vote for or how we identify ourselves.  It was not until I moved back to the DC area that I found many African-Americans despise Bob Johnson.  I have since found out that many Blacks around the country feel the same way towards him.  Most Blacks feel as though he exploited Blacks in a terrible way to become rich.  Most importantly Chuck, we may be over looking how his comments affected Hillary in South Carolina.  As you remember him bobbing up in down immaturely as he insulted Obama onstage.  I believe that he like Bill brought up the race issue to the detriment of Hillary.  Bob is one of these people that do not believe in Black on Black racism (but it does exist).  If you think Blacks dislike racism they also dislike Black people trying to hold their on brothers and sisters back (Crabs in the bucket mentality).  So Bob felt as though he could say anything about a Black person to destroy him and his character.  Hillary also made a mistake here by letting Bob have too much rope in getting on that stage.  But to her credit she does not know Black people as well as she thinks she does or our culture.  African-American people are smart and talented and ready to be looked at for our academic prowess more so than our physical abilities.  Bob Johnson is truly a joke to most Black people.  God bless him for his success but he hurt her dearly.  But know one will say it.

Thanks, Chuck
He's an Empty Suit

Okay Obama, you won.  Now time to offer us some solutions.  Instead of telling us how Americans are tired of high gas prices, why don't you tell us how you're going to fix that.  And why don't you tell us how we're going to safely get out of Iraq w/no ensuing chaos.   Oh, that's right, you don't know, because the only you thing you ever say is 'change' without telling us what how you intend to effect that change. Good luck keeping the rockstar magic alive for five more months-though with the support of the media that's in love with you, and the mindless Obama supporters on this site, maybe you can.




No brainier
Are you aware anybody with or w/o a plan can see John McCain’s plan will not work for the next 100 years. Maybe Obama will use the Camelot Sword JFK passed to Barack.
Anybody or even a ham sandwich can beat McCain.
I agree "spineless".  They should have endorsed yesterday when it mattered.  These politicians are the opposite of inspirational.  Unfortunately, here in Colorado we'll have two spineless senators: Salazar (who still hasn't endorsed) and Udall.
Finally Senator Cardin thought it was safe to come out from wherever he was hiding.  It's going to be difficult to ever pull the lever for him again.  Barack Obama helped him in his Senate run, and he has been hiding in spite of a very decisive win for Barack Obama in Maryland.  I can't imagine that Barbara Mikulski is that frightening.  Geesh.
Look for other good vp candidates. Hillary is a no winner. She will polarize and disenfranchise voters...and Bill Clinton ..he is trouble. Find someone who is supportive and will stand with OBama and not try and overshadow and undercut him.
She hasn't conceded, so you could mention her name in the totals. Everybody happy at MSNBC this morning?  You should be ashamed - I notice you dropped your slogan 'fiercely independant'.  

You have lost a viewer - I'll watch Fox before I watch you again - I have deleted your channel.
These people are weanies--if you couldn't endorse b/4 he won---don't even bother.  So much for looking like you enthusiastically support our nominee.  
Tired of spineless Dems (Sent Wednesday, June 04, 2008 1:56 PM)

Correct me if I am wrong but did HRC ask these SD to wait until all the voters were heard ?
Hey another name from the old demoratic party going to join obamma you know when he is talking failed policies of the past he is refering to UDALL KENNEDY BYRD KERRY EDWARDS they are all there just try to ignore the facts its easier that way The Clintons are the only bright spot for the last 70 years in the white house for the rats since roosevelt Dont try the truman stuff he helped ruin oppinhimer how about kennedy VIETNAM was his JOHNSON kept it up and carter well there was a winner
What took Senator Cardin so long? Obama work his butt off for him during the Senatorial campaign.
It is a combination of drip-drip-drip.........and is down the toilet. HRC got what she deserved.......a landslide loss. She is NOT deserving of even a top-25 consideration for the VP.
Um..What happened to ALL of the superdelegates Hillary claimed would come back to her after Tuesday night?  LOL



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