Superdelegates predict quick primary end

[brooklynite]

Source: Politico.com

As the Democratic nomination marathon neared a potential finish line, key senators said the results of Tuesday’s South Dakota and Montana primaries will have a domino effect on uncommitted superdelegates – quite possibly clinching the nomination for Barack Obama.

“We want this locked up sooner rather than later,” said Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), who has remained undeclared. “Let’s have the nominee and let’s move on. That’s the common thread among the uncommitted superdelegates. … I will be ready after tomorrow night.”

With only 31 total pledged delegates at stake in the two states, Obama cannot win enough in the final two primaries to reach the 2,118 necessary to clinch the nomination. But Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.), one of Obama’s strongest Senate supporters, said that she had spoken to enough uncommitted superdelegates around the country Monday to determine that he will reach the threshold necessary to claim the Democratic nomination by the end of Tuesday evening.

“I think tomorrow will be a very big day. I’ve spoken to 10 uncommitteds, and they’ve said yes, they’ll be committing , and they’ll be committing sometime tomorrow. “

Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0608/10779.html

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Our long national nightmare is over...

[tekisui]

1. C'mon Tomorrow!!!

[eleny]

2. Your Subject header made me chuckle

[LakeSamish706]

3. Probably someone forgot to tell the Clinton camp that it will be over soon! n/t

[C_U_L8R]

4. allyallyincomefree !!!!

it's time to unite

[mzteris]

5. isn't it grand that these

"superdelegates" have so much more say than the voters themselves?

[damntexdem]

7. They shouldn't have. It should already be over and Obama worrying only about McCain.

But the Clinton camp thought that the SDs were going to be her ace in the hole, to overrule the voters. Looks like she drew the wrong card.

[Cha]

10. Thankfully, hilary's drawn several

wrong cards.

[LiberalFighter]

9. Everyone on DU in the past months were complaining about the super delegates.

Now they find it great?

Rather than complaining about the system the readers should learn the system and know how it works.

What also bothered me was that everyone thought that the voters had a right to decide the primary. Not realizing that the presidential preferential primaries are decided by each state with approval of the DNC/RNC.

What about the Green Party, Reform Party and other independent parties? Their candidates in past and current elections are not decided by the voters. They are decided by a convention.

[FrenchieCat]

12. No more voters left to speak........

And the ones that have, gave Obama the most Delegates.

I'm not sure what you are even talking about.

Were you complaining when Clinton had Superdelegates lined up behind her before any vote was ever cast?

[Tesha]

14. What about Poland! You forgot Poland! { ;-) } (NT)

[mzteris]

15. i don't like the concept -

who are they? who are they answerable to? wtf made them so "super" anyways? why do they get a special say all by their lonesome that counts more than your or my say, ya know?

it's kinda like that "electoral college" thing a person can win the popular vote and still lose??? (a la the last stolen elections)

[eridani]

13. 150 of them endorsed Clinton before a single vote was cast n/t

[damntexdem]

6. All they have to do is to quit predicting and start doing.

They can MAKE it end. They can make it end so overwhelmingly that FL and MI won't even enter into it. It's time they did, at least tomorrow night will be that time.

[The Stranger]

8. Well then what in the fuck are they waiting for?

[chill_wind]

11. :-) "Our long national nightmare is over..."

K & R # 5.