Another Split Decision for Obama and Clinton
For Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton the finish line for the Democratic nomination for president is in sight. On Tuesday, the two candidates split victories again. Mr. Obama won in Oregon 59 to 41 percent and Mrs. Clinton took Kentucky 65 to 30 percent.
But the big race continues to be the delegate count. For the first time Mr. Obama has the majority of pledged delegates. According to the New York Times, he has 1948 and Mrs. Clinton has 1766. The candidates need 2,026 delegates to clinch the election and neither is expected to reach that number.
The race is still expected to be decided by the “superdelegates”—party leaders who will make their final decision at the Democratic convention in August.
So where does it stand right now? Mr. Obama leads in the number of states won and in the popular vote but he has not been able to declare victory because he does not have enough delegates.
Mrs. Clinton has not given up. She can still win the nomination at the convention if enough superdelegates vote for her.
And then there is the pesky issue of Florida and Michigan. Both states were stripped of their delegates for scheduling their primaries too early. Clinton claims that she won both states. Neither of the candidates campaigned in Florida and Mr. Obama’s name was not even on the ballot in Michigan.
Mrs. Clinton points to her victories in the big states as proof that she has a better chance to defeat John McCain.
Mr. Obama seems to be aiming his campaign at the national election instead of the primaries. He is focusing his attacks on Senator McCain while praising Senator Clinton.
There are only three more primaries left. Puerto Rico is scheduled for June 1 and Montana and South Dakota are on June 3. The end is really in sight.
Source: CNN, New York Times
BLOG QUESTION
Should Senator Clinton drop out of the race and agree to run as Senator Obama’s vice president?
But the big race continues to be the delegate count. For the first time Mr. Obama has the majority of pledged delegates. According to the New York Times, he has 1948 and Mrs. Clinton has 1766. The candidates need 2,026 delegates to clinch the election and neither is expected to reach that number.
The race is still expected to be decided by the “superdelegates”—party leaders who will make their final decision at the Democratic convention in August.
So where does it stand right now? Mr. Obama leads in the number of states won and in the popular vote but he has not been able to declare victory because he does not have enough delegates.
Mrs. Clinton has not given up. She can still win the nomination at the convention if enough superdelegates vote for her.
And then there is the pesky issue of Florida and Michigan. Both states were stripped of their delegates for scheduling their primaries too early. Clinton claims that she won both states. Neither of the candidates campaigned in Florida and Mr. Obama’s name was not even on the ballot in Michigan.
Mrs. Clinton points to her victories in the big states as proof that she has a better chance to defeat John McCain.
Mr. Obama seems to be aiming his campaign at the national election instead of the primaries. He is focusing his attacks on Senator McCain while praising Senator Clinton.
There are only three more primaries left. Puerto Rico is scheduled for June 1 and Montana and South Dakota are on June 3. The end is really in sight.
Source: CNN, New York Times
BLOG QUESTION
Should Senator Clinton drop out of the race and agree to run as Senator Obama’s vice president?
4 Comments:
I think the reverse is true. Obama should drop out and run as Clinton's vice-president. Clinton is better experience and that is what matters now.
I belive that that is true, that Clinton should drop-out. Obama has more delagtes and popular vote. Experiece isn't a big isue
I think Clinton should drop out now!!!!She should because u can't be mean to Obama!
Senator Obama has the lead in the democratic presedential race. As of now, Hilary is about 80 delegates behind Obama. But it is not over yet because the final will be decided by the super delegates. Hilary still has a slim chance of winning this nomination.
Yes indeed. Hilary has more experiance while Obama is a extremely experianced speaker. IF Hilary became the vice president for Obama, they would have a much better chance to arrive in the white house. However, Hilary wants to stay in the race to the end. Victory is not as easy as it seems.
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