The primary race will end on May 20

[EmperorHasNoClothes]

May 20 is the date of the Kentucky and Oregon primaries, and even by pessimistic estimates, Obama will achieve 50%+1 of the elected delegates on that day. This means that it will then be impossible for Hillary to beat Obama's elected delegate count.

If she stays in after that date, it will be absolutely, 100%, undeniably crystal clear that it is only about her own ego and ambition, and not about getting a Democrat into the White House.

[dancingme]

1. I think you are correct

I believe that it will end in May.

[Jed Dilligan]

2. I hope so.

I'm ready to focus on more positive stuff than this.

[DearAbby]

4. Less than a month away!

then we can get down to getting a Democrat elected. I for one am tired of the primary process...it seems like its been going on for a year!

[rwheeler31]

3. Just end it.

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

5. Florida and Michigan!

[cliffordu]

9. That's one great fucking animated gif.....

:headbang:

[VolcanoJen]

12. What cliffordu said!!

[papau]

6. nonsense - Obama can not be nominated with just the elected delegates - the SD will decide

[BattyDem]

8. Yes, but 50%+1 is when the "Pelosi Club" will end it

http://demconwatch.blogspot.com/2008/03/superdelegates-pledging-to-back.html

The article was posted on March 30th, but if you read the comments section, you'll find further information posted as recently as today.


grantcart also posted a lot of info about it

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x5261465

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=5636369&mesg_id=5636369

[bbinacan]

7. I think she will

take it all the way to the convention. So sad.

[sellitman]

10. We will not decide.

Of that you can be sure.

It will be the Super Delegates and the shit WILL hit the fan.

[MattNC]

11. Bill's campaigning in Oregon

He's in Oregon starting tomorrow. They're either playing it safe assuming a win in Indiana or staying in regardless.

[StevieM]

13. Caucus delegates are not elected delegates. They don't come from elections (eom)

[grantcart]

14. new slogan "Over by Oregon"

[kennetha]

15. Uh, you seem to forget something

It doesn't take a majority of the "elected" delegates to win, it takes a majority of the pledged delegates to win.

Plus if Clinton would be ahead if MI and Fla were seated -- which I believe will be the case -- she isn't going anywhere without getting that issue resolved. Obama will not be "handed" the nomination by the supers if he is stiff arming Michigan and Florida!

[Beregond2]

16. So

the only thing she will have accomplished is to give Oregonians the illusion that their votes matter for once. It's a nice compliment, but those millions could have paid to restore the Oregon Health plan for a while, say...

Sorry, I forgot; this is America, where we only spend money on things that don't matter.