MAJOR UPDATE: MSNBC has called the nomination for Obama
(Note - if it gets too full here - treat this as a Mothership.)
Michael Lawrence Gallagher has the 2nd thread up HERE
And PLEASE check out DavidKC great thread HERE
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Today should be THE DAY.
Barack Obama needs 39.5...38.5...38...37...36.5...36...35.5...35...34.5...34...33...32...31...30...29...28...27...26...
25...24.5...23.5...23...22...21...20...19...18...17...16...15...14...13...12...11...10...9...8...7..
.6...5...4...3...2...1...0 delegates to reach the necessary total of 2118 and become the Democratic nominee for President.
I thought it would be fun to have a diary that counts down to the nomination instead of adding up the current delegate totals. I will use the DemConWatch numbers (which nearly match Obama's website numbers) for the official countdown.
39.5
State Rep. Maria Chappelle-Nadal (MO) has endorsed Obama - ref: lizardbox's diary and St. Louis Today This brings the total needed to:
38.5
Added Joyce Lalonde (MI) has endorsed Obama (counts as 1/2 vote) - ref: The Page This brings the total needed to:
38
Added U.S. Rep. John W. Olver - ref: MassLive.com. This brings the total needed to:
37
Added Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick (MI) (counts as 1/2 vote) - ref: Politico. This brings the total needed to:
36.5
Added Debbie Dingell (MI) (counts as 1/2 vote) - ref: Ambinder. This brings the total needed to:
36
Added Rick Wiener (MI) (counts as 1/2 vote) - ref: Ambinder. This brings the total needed to:
35.5
Added Jennifer DeChant (ME) - ref: Seacoastonline.com. This brings the total needed to:
34.5
Added DNC Joyce Beatty (OH) - ref: The Columbus Dispatch. This brings the total needed to:
33.5
Added Kwame Kilpatrick (MI) (counts as 1/2 vote) - ref: Freep.com. This brings the total needed to:
33
Added U.S. Rep. John Spratt (SC) - ref: Obama press release. This brings the total needed to:
32
Added Debra Kozikowski (MA) - ref: SeaCost.online. This brings the total needed to:
31
Added Tim Moore (SC) - ref: Obama press release . This brings the total needed to:
30
Added John Perez (CA) - ref: FirstRead. This brings the total needed to:
29
Added DNC Carnelia Fondren (MS) - ref: SunHerald. This brings the total needed to:
28
Added Jimmy Carter (GA) - ref: Yahoo. This brings the total needed to:
27
Added DNC Tina Abbott (MI)* for Obama - ref: DemConWatch. This brings the total needed to:
26.5
Added Ben Johnson (DC) - need ref. This brings the countdown to:
25.5
Added DNC Kamil Hasan (CA) - need ref. This brings the countdown to:
24.5
Added Maxine Waters (CA) - ref. - CNN. This brings the countdown to:
23.5
Added Mike Tardiff (MI) (counts as 1/2 vote) - need ref. This brings the countdown to:
23
Added Diane Glaser (FL) (counts as 1/2 vote). This brings the countdown to:
22.5
Added DNC John Daniello (DE) for Obama. This brings the countdown to:
21.5
Added DNC Harriet Smith-Windsor (DE) for Obama. This brings the countdown to:
20.5
Switched DNC Rhett Ruggerio (DE) from Clinton to Obama. This brings the countdown to:
19.5
Added Rep. Dennis Moore (KS) for Obama. This brings the total to
18.5
The Obama campaign announced that 10 more Edwards pledged delegates (not superdelegates) have endorsed Obama. 2 were previously known and 4 of these are from Florida (half votes) - NET +7.5
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Added William A Jefferson (LA) - ref: Nola.com We need to be careful who puts us over the top.
10
Added Ivan Holmes (OK). This brings the COuntdown to...
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Maryland DNC member Bel Leong-Hong - ref: Politico Into single digits now...
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Added Fred K. McDowell (FL) (counts as 1/2 vote) - ref: Politico. This brings the total needed to:
7.5
Added Rep. Sam Farr (CA).
6.5
Rep. Bob Brady (PA).
5.5
With a minimun of 6 delegates from South Dakota, MSNBC has declared Obama is the nominee.
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At 8:15pm - elected delegates have decided the nomination.
OBAMA !!!!
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Other misc. endorsements and (11) superdelegate endorsements not yet counted in official countdown:
Sen. Ken Salazar (CO) and Gov. Bill Ritter (CO) are set to endorse Obama today but have not yet made it formal.
Ralph Dawson (NY) will endorse Obama later today according to James Clyburn.
Margaret Campbell (MT) endorsed Obama awhile back but had to retract it because of party rules that prevent its members from endorsing a candidate during a contested primary. She is expected to officially endorse when polls close tonight.
Gov. Brian Schweitzer (MT), Sen. Max Baucus (MT) and Sen. Jon Tester (MT) are set to endorse Obama today when the polls close in their state.
Sen. Herb Kohl (WI) is expected to endorse Obama later today.
Dennis McDonald (MT) is expected to endorse Obama at 10pm.
Tom Harkin (IA) is expected to Endorse Obama today.
St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman (whio is not a superdelegate) has "pre-endorsed" Obama. This would be a switch from his previous support of Clinton. He wants to give Clinton her chance to concede tonight before officially endorsing Obama.
(There are LOTS of superdelegates who are "going to endorse" later today. I will add them to the countdown once it's official.)
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UPDATE 6: Boxer & Schumer will hold a press conference at 10:30am. It will be broadcast live on MSNBC. Actual policy discussion - no endorsements.
UPDATE 7: The Associated Press is reporting that Clinton will concede tonight that Obama has enough delegates to win the nomination. It is not clear if she is truly conceding the race or just acknowledging that Obama has enough delegates to win.
UPDATE 8: U.S. Rep. John W. Olver added to the official countdown.
UPDATE 9: John Perez of CA added to official countdown.
UPDATE 10: Clinton denies concession.
UPDATE 11: Added Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick (MI), Debbie Dingell (MI), & Rick Wiener (MI)
UPDATE 12: Added Fred K. McDowell (FL)
UPDATE 13: Fixed countdown #s - Thanks FleetAdmiral
UPDATE 14: Added DNC Jennifer DeChant (ME) and DNC Joyce Beatty (OH)
UPDATE 15: Added Kwame Kilpatrick (MI)
UPDATE 16: Officially added John Spratt (SC) and Tim Moore (SC)
UPDATE 17: Sorry - had to step away. I have retooled the thread and am processing an update right now to add Debra Kozikowski (MA) for Obama, DNC Carnelia Fondren (MS) Jimmy Carter (GA) and DNC Tina Abbott (MI)* for Obama.
UPDATE 18: Added Maxine Waters (CA) and Mike Tardiff (MI)
UPDATE 19: Switchewd DNC Ben Johnson (DC) and DNC Kamil Hasan (CA) from Clinton to Obama.
UPDATE 20: Reformatted to better match DemConWatch. I still have 0.5 more than they do w/ Fred McDowell.
UPDATE 21: The Obama campaign announced that 10 more Edwards pledged delegates (not superdelegates) have endorsed Obama.
UPDATE 22: Updated to exclude duplicates. Added William A Jefferson (LA).
UPDATE 23: Added Ivan Holmes. I currently match up with the Obama website at 10 left...
UPDATE 24: Added Maryland DNC member Bel Leong-Hong.
UPDATE 25: Updated delegate allocation from Edwards pledged delegates
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Check back for Updates and please share any news that you hear throughout the day!!!
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I can't update the poll below, but it is based on the EST timezone.