Bottom Line: New Number 2118. Obama is 65 from Clinching.

[tekisui]

The updated number to clinch is 2118. Obama needs 65 more Delegates to clinch the Nomination.

He will pick up around 36+/- through the last 3 Primaries. He needs 30 of the remaining 205 superdelegates. Not a problem.

I think he has the 30 he needs ready at a phone call. Not to mention the 30 or more Clinton supporters that will not follow her off a cliff.

It won't go to the Convention, Ickes was blowing smoke. The end of the race will still be next week.

Go, Nominee Obama!

[gateley]

1. Man I sure hope you're right

about not going to the convention. We've had our hopes dashed too many times during this bloody campaign.

[tekisui]

2. She doesn't have the support to do it.

Her own supporters and surrogates today showed that most, nearly all, of them are not willing to take the fight past the last vote. She'll risk humiliating herself on the National Stage. I really don't see it happening. She will talk and act tough to the end, and we won't see it coming, but she'll drop soon.

[book_worm]

3. Next week he will be the presumptive nominee

[tekisui]

5. I think that next week he will be the presumptive nominee, and the only

Democrat still campaigning. Hillary will bow out within one week.

[tekisui]

4. Hillary needs 241.5.

She needs some 190 of the last 205 superdelegates.

:rofl: That ain't gonna happen and she knows it. She's leaving this week.

[RL3AO]

6. or 92.5%

[kevin881]

7. he is going to get like 20 delegates from PR alone.

how many delegates in MT and SD where he is leading?

[tekisui]

8. MT and SD each have 16.

He is going to win in each of them, but I only count half, to be generous.

He'll get AT LEAST 16 from them. Probably 18-20.

[tekisui]

9. Busy night.