Clinton hits ‘magic number’ of delegates to clinch nomination (NBC Calls Primary)

[onehandle]

To win the nomination, a candidate must secure a majority of all delegates, or 2,383. But 15 percent of the total delegate pool is made up of superdelegates — current and former elected officials and party activists who aren’t bound to vote for the candidate selected by voters in their home state’s primary.
Many — but not all — of the Democratic superdelegates have publicly declared their support for either Clinton or her rival, Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont.

Clinton’s win in the Puerto Rico primary — where 60 unpledged delegates were at stake — pushed her total, including hundreds of superdelegates, beyond 2,383.

Clinton was widely expected to reach the 2,383 threshold on Tuesday, when six states hold their nominating contests on one of the final primary nights of the race.

http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/clinton-hits-magic-number-delegates-clinch-nomination

NBC says that they phoned superdelegates.

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NBC has now followed AP in calling the election. Other news networks are following suit.

[Joe the Revelator]

1. So magic, that its pretty much made up.

This is all so awesome.

[peace13]

2. How magic that Puerto Rico got to vote but CA didn't.

I'm gonna say, that's fucked up!