Obama Claims Texas Caucus (and Overall Delegate) Win
by turneresq
Sat Mar 29, 2008 at 08:01:25 PM PDT
Sen. Barack Obama’s campaign says that based on results from some 280 regional conventions in Texas on Saturday, he overtook Sen. Hillary Clinton in delegates. Punch line: She may have won the popular vote in the March 4 primary, but he substantially outperformed her at primary-night precinct caucuses that fed into the regional conventions.
Obama’s campaign said their candidate landed a lead of nine delegates to the party’s national convention thanks to the caucuses and regional conventions. That’s more than enough to outpace Clinton’s lead of four pledged delegates based on her win of the popular vote.
Their press release:
With more than 56 percent of the results tallied from today’s 284 Democratic district conventions across Texas, Sen. Barack Obama currently is projected to earn a 38-29 pledged delegate win in the Texas caucuses, exactly as projected on the day after the March 4th precinct caucuses. The nine delegate margin in the caucuses means Obama will gain a net margin of five pledged delegates from Texas because Senator Clinton narrowly won the Texas primary by only four delegates, 65-61.
"Despite the Clinton campaign’s widespread attempts to prevent many Texans from participating in their district convention, the voters of Texas confirmed Senator Obama’s important delegate win in the Lone Star State," said Obama spokesman Josh Earnest. "Today’s record-shattering turnout sends a clear message that the American people are ready for change in Washington and new leadership in the White House that will stand up for working families."
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/3/29/225944/362/190/486971
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