Posted on 05/07/2008 10:44:06 PM PDT by Aussie Dasher
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Barack Obama's march toward the Democratic presidential nomination picked up support from four more superdelegates Wednesday, pushing him ever closer to victory over Hillary Rodham Clinton - even as their primary marathon staggered on.
She added two superdelegates herself in what has become the last big contest as their race winds toward a finish.
There are just 217 delegates to be chosen in the final six primaries, and neither candidate can win enough of them to claim final victory. Meanwhile, 265 additional delegates - the party elders and other "superdelegates" - have yet to be claimed, and their support will be the deciding factor.
Though Obama padded his delegate lead in Tuesday's primaries, most uncommitted superdelegates still want to remain on the sidelines. The Associated Press interviewed more than 70 undeclared superdelegates or their representatives Wednesday, and many said they don't want to get involved until the voting ends June 3.
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Ill be a superdelegate!
Once the SUCCUBUS is finaly Dead, we can concentrate on the
Prince of Darkness.....
Enough about McCain. How will we finish off Obama ?
Sheep on their way to slaughter.
She will not let it happen.
It’ll be interesting to count how many of the superdelegates who serve when the count is taken were not originally superdelegates. There have been several scandals that have seen superdelegates step down...
I’m ready.
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