Today's Article
Senator Barack
Obama (D-IL) plans to
claim the Democratic
presidential
nomination after
Tuesday's primaries in
South Dakota and
Montana.
Obama (D-IL) plans to
claim the Democratic
presidential
nomination after
Tuesday's primaries in
South Dakota and
Montana.
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Obama Ready To Declare Victory In Democratic Contest On
Tuesday
By Cliff Montgomery - May 30th, 2008
Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) has stated that he will be ready to claim the Democratic presidential nomination
after Tuesday's primaries in South Dakota and Montana.
The Democratic front-runner made the statement during a talk with reporters late Wednesday aboard a
campaign flight between Chicago and Denver. Obama added that the refusal of Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY)
to give up her run for the official party nomination in late August no longer matters.
"When Dukakis won the nomination, you know, Jesse (Jackson) was still running until the convention," Obama
told reporters.
"When Bill Clinton was running, Jerry Brown was still technically in it. As far as I can tell, this is fairly standard
fare," the senator added.
Obama told reporters the winner of the Democratic nomination would be plain "after Tuesday."
"I am sure we will have discussions with Senator Clinton and her team," he stated to reporters.
The Illinois senator further declared that "remaining super delegates will make their decisions pretty quickly
after" these final Democratic primaries.
"If we've got the number of delegates to secure the nomination, then I'm the nominee," Obama added.
"It is technically not over until we have the number of delegates that are needed to secure the nomination.
Once we have that number, then we'll focus on the general election," he stated.
The Obama camp has estimated that the Illinois senator only needs 45 more delegates to collect the 2,026
needed to win the Democratic nomination.
But that threshold may rise somewhat, if the Clinton camp gets its way. The matter hinges on a dispute
involving the now-infamous Michigan and Florida primaries.
As most everyone now knows, the two states held primaries which violated Democratic National Committee
rules.
Party lawyers on Wednesday declared that each state delegation may be allowed half of its votes at the
Democratic convention, to be held on August 25th-28th in Denver. The Dems' Rules and Bylaws Committee is
scheduled to meet tomorrow to settle the issue.
If the matter does not break Clinton's way, she either may quietly appeal the decision to the Democratic
credentials panel at the August national convention, or openly battle the issue in court.
But neither scenario seemed to worry Obama late Wednesday. He told reporters that a lawsuit challenging the
upcoming decision on the Michigan and Florida primaries stands little chance of success.
"There have already been two [such lawsuits], and they have been thrown out of court," Obama said.
Whatever tomorrow's decision, the Illinois senator declared his confidence that a seating of these delegations
would not put his lead into jeopardy.
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Tuesday
By Cliff Montgomery - May 30th, 2008
Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) has stated that he will be ready to claim the Democratic presidential nomination
after Tuesday's primaries in South Dakota and Montana.
The Democratic front-runner made the statement during a talk with reporters late Wednesday aboard a
campaign flight between Chicago and Denver. Obama added that the refusal of Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY)
to give up her run for the official party nomination in late August no longer matters.
"When Dukakis won the nomination, you know, Jesse (Jackson) was still running until the convention," Obama
told reporters.
"When Bill Clinton was running, Jerry Brown was still technically in it. As far as I can tell, this is fairly standard
fare," the senator added.
Obama told reporters the winner of the Democratic nomination would be plain "after Tuesday."
"I am sure we will have discussions with Senator Clinton and her team," he stated to reporters.
The Illinois senator further declared that "remaining super delegates will make their decisions pretty quickly
after" these final Democratic primaries.
"If we've got the number of delegates to secure the nomination, then I'm the nominee," Obama added.
"It is technically not over until we have the number of delegates that are needed to secure the nomination.
Once we have that number, then we'll focus on the general election," he stated.
The Obama camp has estimated that the Illinois senator only needs 45 more delegates to collect the 2,026
needed to win the Democratic nomination.
But that threshold may rise somewhat, if the Clinton camp gets its way. The matter hinges on a dispute
involving the now-infamous Michigan and Florida primaries.
As most everyone now knows, the two states held primaries which violated Democratic National Committee
rules.
Party lawyers on Wednesday declared that each state delegation may be allowed half of its votes at the
Democratic convention, to be held on August 25th-28th in Denver. The Dems' Rules and Bylaws Committee is
scheduled to meet tomorrow to settle the issue.
If the matter does not break Clinton's way, she either may quietly appeal the decision to the Democratic
credentials panel at the August national convention, or openly battle the issue in court.
But neither scenario seemed to worry Obama late Wednesday. He told reporters that a lawsuit challenging the
upcoming decision on the Michigan and Florida primaries stands little chance of success.
"There have already been two [such lawsuits], and they have been thrown out of court," Obama said.
Whatever tomorrow's decision, the Illinois senator declared his confidence that a seating of these delegations
would not put his lead into jeopardy.
Like what you're reading so far? Then why not order a full year (52 issues) of the The American Spark
e-newsletter for only $15? A major article covering an story not being told in the Corporate Press will be
delivered to your email every Monday morning for a full year, for less than 30 cents an issue. Order Now!