CNN (6/4/2008) - "Obama: I will be the Democratic nominee"

[TomCADem]

As a person who supported President Obama in 2008, it is interesting to watch this contest play out.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/06/03/election.democrats/index.html?iref=hpmostpop

In what he called a "defining moment for our nation," Sen. Barack Obama on Tuesday became the first African-American to head the ticket of a major political party.

Obama's steady stream of superdelegate endorsements, combined with the delegates he received from Tuesday's primaries, put him past the 2,118 threshold, CNN projects.

"Tonight we mark the end of one historic journey with the beginning of another -- a journey that will bring a new and better day to America," he said.

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Speaking in New York, Sen. Hillary Clinton, congratulated Obama for his campaign, but she did not concede the race nor discuss the possibility of running as vice president.

[Agnosticsherbet]

1. superdelegate endorsements, combined with the delegates he received from Tuesday's primaries, put

him over the top.

The same will happen Tuesday with Clinton.