Day: 8473
May 6, 2008 · 2 minute readI think the news that Obama won Guam by seven votes probably says it all. He and Clinton are utterly deadlocked, splitting the Democratic Party down the middle. Or, looking at it another way, Obama won at the end of March, but Hillary just won’t admit it. And will not even up to November. As I write this, Obama has taken NC (hurrah to all my friends to voted in a primary that mattered for once!), and will probably lose Indiana. Which will probably make the delegate wins for either side tonight about even, maybe a couple more for Obama depending on the size of the win in Carolina.
(As I write, Orange County results (includes Chapel Hill & Carrboro: 77% O, 22% C. Go Tar Heels!) After tonight, Hillary cannot beat Obama in pledged delegates. From the dailykos headline (it’s not permalinked, sadly, so I can only link to the main page), Obama needs 280 delegates to win a majority. Clinton needs 415.5 (don’t ask about the .5. I think it’s a Democrats Abroad super-delegate). There are 404 pledged delegates left. But 270 superdelegates are still undecided. Surely it must be time. Bring the nightmare to an end! Please! UPDATE: Clinton is currently up around 10 points in Indiana, but a lot of the urban areas still haven’t reported. This could end up being rather close. UPDATE 2: For those of you in Durham County, you can be proud to, as it looks like you’ll end up with a similar result to Orange County. Duke and UNC united at last! Indiana has slipped to six points, Obama strongholds still remain unaccounted… Update 3: Obama now down by 4… UPDATE 4: Off to bed. Predicting a Clinton win of 2-3% in IN. 12-15% win in NC for Obama. It should now be over. laughs.