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*** The Delegate math: After last night's contests, here?s where things stand: The NBC News Hard Count is Obama 1,168, Clinton 1,018. There are 53 delegates unallocated, including 19 in MD, 10 each in CO and GA, 6 in WI, 4 in HI, and one each in DC, TN, NY and IL. We estimate a conservative 27-26 split here. The Superdelegate Count: Clinton 257 versus Obama 185. That's a grand total of: Obama 1,355, Clinton 1,276. Counting only the superdelegates he has now, plus his pledged delegates, Obama needs 65% of remaining PLEDGED delegates to hit the magic 2025 number. Reaching that is probably unrealistic, but when you add in the unaffiliated 353 superdelegates (76 of whom are not yet known yet and won't be appointed until April, May and June), his magic percentage number is down to 48%. On the flip side, Clinton needs to win 58% of all remaining pledged delegates simply to get the pledged delegate lead back. Forget 2025. And if you assume Obama wins Vermont, Wyoming, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oregon, Montana, and South Dakota, then the magic percentage number in the states Clinton wins rises to 65% -- SIMPLY TO GET THE PLEDGED DELEGATE LEAD BACK...
I don't know if even Hill and Bill can pull this rabbit out of the hat. Bill Clinton must be sitting in his hotel room staring at the in room porn channels wondering how all these democrats can be supporting Obama. It is probably a shock to his ego that he can't just appoint Hillary as the nominee and start making plans to redo the color scheme in the oval office.
If Hillary does fight back and there is a split in the party all the way to the convention then we may not have a democrat in the White House.
Obama is pretty light on anything resembling experience. Especially in foreign policy, which will be the biggest challenge to the incoming president. He also has never had a serious political "crisis" and we haven't seen him react under pressure. he has never been in the private sector in any capacity so doesn't understand the burden of taxes and government regulation. He has a habit of either not voting or voting "present" on difficult issues. All in all a great speaker but not much substance there.
Look for Hillary to take the gloves off in the next two debates and try to score a few body blows. It could get ugly before the March 4th primaries.
Nemont