‘Presumptive Nominee’ Obama Gains 7 Delegates, Clinton Nets 0 Today
Maybe a wave is beginning.
Obama has a net gain of seven superdelegates today. One jumped ship from the Clinton camp, but Clinton added a delegate giving her a net gain of zero. Also Rep. Rahm Emmanuel (D-IL), a long-time Clinton supporter, referred to Obama as the "presumptive nominee," but has not endorsed either candidate yet.
Former Clinton supporter Rep. Donald Payne, a Democrat from the 10th District of New Jersey said, "Barack Obama can best bring about the change that our country so desperately needs," according to First Read. Payne added that he had been "mulling it over for quite a while."
Other delegates endorsing Obama today are: Rep. Peter DeFazio, (D-OR), California DNC Member Ed Espinoza, NC DNC Member John Gage, SC DNC Member Wilbur Lee Jeffcoat, Laurie Weahkee (NM), and Rep. Mazie Hirono from Hawaii.
Clinton added Rep. Chris Carney (D-PA) and lost Payne
The NBC Delegate Count:
Pledged: Obama 1,590, Clinton 1,426
Superdelegates: Clinton 273.5, Obama 269
Total: Obama 1,859, Clinton 1699.5
- Undeclared superdelegates: 252.5 (50 of these have not been named yet)
- Since the elections in North Carolina and Indiana Tuesday, Obama has gained 13, and Clinton has gained a net 1.
- Obama is 166 delegates away from the winning number of 2,025.
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