Posted May 7, 2008 12:15 PM
by James Oliphant
Here are some recent tallies:
Politico
Obama 1,818
Clinton 1,683
Associated Press
Obama 1,840.5
Clinton 1,684
CNN
Obama 1,840
Clinton 1,685
RealClear Politics
Obama 1,845
Clinton 1,693
popular vote:
Obama 49.6
Clinton 47.3
Fox News
Obama 1,840
Clinton 1,688
Incidentally, the Clinton campaign is now maintaining that 2,209 delegates are needed to secure the presidential nomination, not 2,025, because it is counting the unseated delegates from Florida and Michigan. The Democratic Party has yet to agree with this.
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if she want s people to forget the econemy and high gas price s she should give us some the drug s she s been taken because she s lost it
Posted by: show me | May 7, 2008 12:40 PM
Michigan and Florida won't get seated. it'll be McCain v. Obama. the Electoral Vote will be: McCain, 281; Obama 257
Posted by: Daniel P. From Long Island, N.Y. | May 7, 2008 1:04 PM
Ms. Clinton is also asking the DNC rules committee to count each of her votes twice in the upcoming primaries and award her an extra 150 superdelegates to level the playing field because Mr. Obama has so many more campaign contributors and can spend more money.
If you can't win fair and square, change the rules.
Posted by: Tom O | May 7, 2008 1:07 PM
Hillary thinks she is the Democratic party. Last time I checked Howard Dean was the head of the DNC. He needs to put a stop to her once and for all and either seat FL/MI, not seat them, or tell us what their role will be.
Posted by: larz | May 7, 2008 1:16 PM
It's over.
Billary can have Kentucky and WV...heck, I'll even throw in Michigan and Florida.
Posted by: John E | May 7, 2008 1:19 PM
There are 50 states including Fla and Michigan. Dont our votes count too?
Posted by: brigitte | May 7, 2008 4:06 PM
There are 50 states including Fla and Michigan. Dont our votes count too?
Posted by: brigitte | May 7, 2008 4:06 PM
I don't know. Why did you forget about the other 48 when you changed the game plan you signed? Before you write back that you didn't change anything...tell me what the political people who changed this said to you when you called to complain?
Posted by: bill r. | May 7, 2008 4:27 PM
There are 50 states including Fla and Michigan. Dont our votes count too?
Posted by: brigitte | May 7, 2008 4:06 PM
If your job pays you $500 cash on Friday of every week can you just open the register on Wednesday and pay yourself off because you were going to get it on Friday anyway? NO, the rules are the rules. MI & FL legislatures acted like spoiled little children and tried to get their pay day early. Well there are rules to follow and consequences for not following them.
So the answer and consequence is NO YOUR VOTES DONT COUNT. Do yourself a favor and look up the voting records for your legislature and FIRE the idiot politicians that did this to you, but dont expect Sen Obama and Howard Dean to fix your mess for you.
Posted by: Fuzzy Math in the Flatlands | May 7, 2008 4:51 PM
There are 50 states including Fla and Michigan. Dont our votes count too? Posted by: brigitte | May 7, 2008 4:06 PM
Yeah they count. But not for this election. Blame LIARY. If she had gotten out of the way, this could have been resolved, but now Obama has to enforce the rules and pocket veto your votes. THANK LIARY.
Posted by: Keith Lifetime Southsider | May 7, 2008 5:24 PM
There are 50 states including Fla and Michigan. Dont our votes count too?
Posted by: brigitte | May 7, 2008 4:06 PM
Even with your votes Hillary is far enough behind to make it almost impossible for her to catch up. Hillary lost. Sorry.
Posted by: Lois | May 7, 2008 5:30 PM
Clinton math smells a whole lot like fuzzy Bush math.
Posted by: Obamacrat in NC | May 7, 2008 6:20 PM
To brigitte : No
Posted by: Daniel P. From Long Island, N.Y. | May 9, 2008 3:43 PM