Linda Bergthold at the Huffington Post makes a good case that supporters of Hillary Rodham Clinton are really pretty selfish if they decide not to vote for Obama because of sour grapes.
But now that Clinton is not going to be the nominee of the Democratic party, we are hearing a terrible moaning and whining on [...]

I just received this mass e-mail from David Plouffe at Obama’s campaign:
Edward –
We’re poised to reach a major milestone tomorrow.
When the votes are counted in Oregon and Kentucky, we could secure a majority of delegates elected by the voters.
A clear majority of elected delegates will send an unmistakable message — the people have spoken, [...]

Hillary Clinton is a person who engenders great emotion. People say that you either love her or you hate her. I often feel both emotions at the same time when it comes to her. I love her tenacity and grit. I hate her arrogance, stubbornness and self-importance. I love her [...]

With John Edwards in tow, Barack Obama has less need to install Hillary Clinton as his running mate in order to win less educated white voters in November. His Achilles heel has been amongst these white, working class voters. The fear is they will switch en masse from voting Democratic for Hillary Clinton [...]

Hillary Clinton’s latest strategy to receive the Democratic nomination for president is to emphasize her electability by white voters. Look at her huge margin of victory in West Virginia as well as in all of the recent primaries amongst hard-working white voters.
Obama won in largely white rural states with Caucuses like Nebraska by sheer [...]

According to RealClearPolitics.com, Barack Obama has picked up a considerable number of delegates since the Indiana and North Carolina primaries. He now has 1887 delegates, only 138 delegates short of his total needed for victory. Since the beginning of the month, Obama has gained 150 delegates.
Magic Number: 138
It may be interesting to note [...]

According to RealClearPolitics.com, Barack Obama now has 1865 delegates. This is only 160 delegates short of his total needed for victory.
Magic Number: 160
It may be interesting to note that there may come a point when there aren’t enough delegates left for Hillary Clinton to win under any circumstances. She has 1697 delegates, 328 short of [...]

Some people may scoff at the Dream Ticket. Sen. Kennedy and House Speaker Pelosi reject it outright. But, it may well be that Hillary Clinton is vying for a VP slot. On April 23rd, I said:
Ultimately, David Gergen, a very prescient political analyst on CNN, may be right. He said it may [...]

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 [...]

According to RealClearPolitics.com, Barack Obama now has 1842 delegates after last night’s elections. This is only 183 delegates short of his total needed for victory.
As votes are cast and super delegates creep in, I will update this magic number. I expect a torrent of super-delegates in the days ahead.
Magic Number: 183

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