Obama claims lead in delegate count

[merwin]

Source: Boston Herald

Sen. Barack Obama’s campaign said today it has surged to a 28-delegate lead following the crucial Super Tuesday contests, with top campaign staffers declaring that the Illinois senator fought off Hillary Clinton’s efforts to emerge as a strong front-runner last night.

“Through the first 26 states, we have won more states, won more delegates, won more total votes than Sen. Clinton,” Obama campaign manager David Plouffe said this morning. “It’s clear the (Clinton’s) strategy was predicated on trying to secure the Democratic nomination last night, and on that score they failed miserably.”

Plouffe said Obama has emerged with a delegate lead of 910 to Clinton’s 882, a tally that foretells an extremely close battle that will only intensify in the crucial days ahead. Clinton aides could not immediately be reached for their take on the numbers.

Tallies last night showed Clinton with a narrow lead in the delegate count. According to an Associated Press count this morning, Clinton has 845 delegates to Obama’s 765. The AP reported Obama yesterday won 546 delegates to Clinton’s 542, with some returns yet to come in.

Read more: http://www.bostonherald.com/news/2008/view.bg?articleid=1071704&srvc=rss

---

Funny, every delegate count I've looked at shows Hillary ahead

[aquart]

1. But he's still claiming he's the underdog, right?

[truthisfreedom]

2. info

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=atLh4uuvj_tI&refer=us

[ClintonTyree]

3. Some "fuzzy math" going on there.....

but facts are no match for "hope". :eyes:

[fuzzy otter pop]

4. it is a very complex system of equations but the resuslts all point

in one direction,

Hillary is finished,

even if she does have a small delegate lead
(which i doubt)

the next three weeks will erase it

(see the primary schedules)
she will have no momentum at all

and

with no money
she wont be able to bombard the air waves with adds

or

the phone lines
with push polls

but

Obama will have all the media time
in Texas and Ohio
he needs to finish strong and long


say good night

[Frances]

5. I agree it looks bad for Hillary

but then I remember how McCain's campaign was on life support (he had to take out a life insurance policy to get a loan to keep going) just a few months ago.

I hope that Obama supporters will keep working without hubris.

I remember how excited I was when I was young and McGovern captured the Dem nomination.

That was another contest pitting the young and the anti-war forces against the "Silent Majority."

Everyone I knew voted McGovern.

I was amazed when McGovern lost in a huge landslide to "Tricky Dick," whom no one, including Republicans, really liked.