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Re: Its over (2.00 / 1)

First of all the diary is correct.  Neither candidate secured the required amount of pledged delegates to clinch the nomination.

Un-pledged delegates do not vote until August, and as we have all seen, can easily and quickly change from one to another.  However, I can not see that happening, unless something dramatic were to happen upon Obama's part.  Again I don't see that happening.

Obama is the presumptive nominee, until the actual August convention in Denver he is not the nominee -- that should be clear.  Remember...rules are rules.  Pointing this does not undermine Obama's candidacy or in any way disparages him or his campaign, and you're attempt to insinuate that is what is destroying the party and legitimacy.

Instead of trying to brow beat and strong arm people into thinking like you; you might want to think about actual party unity, and start focusing on the down-ticket races, which will actually strengthen the eventual nominee's position and ability to attack and secure more House and Senate seats so that Democrats can actually perform some of the campaign promises that we've been talking about.

Anything else is pure posturing and hyperbole.  You want to help Democrats, help the down-ticket race.  The nominee race will work itself out shortly.  It's out of the people's hands now anyway.  The Party insiders will vote in August and then we'll have a nominee, but I would bet you almost anything that we will be focusing on a specific individual fairly soon.  If you can't handle that, then maybe you shouldn't come around here until then.


He that lives upon hope, will die fasting. -Ben Franklin
by TxDem08 on Wed Jun 04, 2008 at 04:18:23 PM EST
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Re: Its over (none / 0)

"Neither candidate secured the required amount of pledged delegates to clinch the nomination."

Willful ignorance - that's all I can say.

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/200 8/06/03/obama-clinches-democratic-nomina tion/

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/Vote2008/ story?id=4987177&page=1

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?
id=D912O5FG0&show_article=1

http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/06/04/a merica/04cndcampaign.php

http://www.boston.com/news/politics/poli ticalintelligence/2008/06/obama_poised_t o_1.html

http://www.cnbc.com/id/24951953


by JustJack on Wed Jun 04, 2008 at 05:00:51 PM EST
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