The Democratic nomination is pretty much over with Barack Obama on cruise control. As I indicated in my last blog after the North Carolina and Indiana votes, super-delegates will use this as the clear signal to start casting their votes. The Guardian says it well. I find the Guardian to be a much better news source for this election campaign than the mainstream media (MSM) here in the US.
The U.S. media describes the undeclared superdelegates as “undecided”. The reality is most have decided privately on Obama, seeing him as the best chance to beat Republican John McCain in November and raise their chances of re-election in Congressional elections the same day.
Since Tuesday, Clinton has had the endorsement of three superdelegates while he has announced 13, including seven yesterday. His campaign team is dripping them out every few hours to wear her down, gleefully sending out emails to the media announcing the dwindling number of delegates he needs to reach the 2,025 target.
The momentum has been with him since the SuperTuesday contests on February 3. Since then, he has picked up 113 of the undeclared superdelegates to her 22.
Although there are six primaries left, the contest is effectively over. Obama is behaving – and being treated – as the presumptive nominee.
The only reason there isn’t a wholesale rush to Obama right now is for political reasons. Most insiders acknowledge this one is all over.
Related posts:
