Guess it's time for my post-Super Tuesday update.
Bottom line is as follows, according to MSNBC.
Sen. Obama: 838 delegates
Sen. Clinton: 834 delegates
Former Sen. Edwards: 26 delegates but he dropped out so it doesn't matter
Democrats need 2,025 for a nomination.
Sen. McCain: 720 delegates
Former Gov. Romney: 256 delegates
Former Gov. Huckabee: 194 delegates
Rep. Paul: 14 delegates
Republicans need 1,191 for a nomination
My thoughts are that the delegates from Florida and Michigan will, in fact, be seated at the Democratic convention in Denver in August. Which gives Senator Clinton a HUGE boost.
So nothing terribly decisive or upsetting coming out of Super Tuesday.
All in all, not as eventful a night as I had expected. Though Sen. Obama ultimately did come out ahead, which I had not been expecting. Looks like our little Matt Santos is picking up speed.
Kansas, Lousiana, Nebraska, and Washington all have primaries/caucuses on Saturday, followed by Maine Dem on Sunday, and the Potomac Primary on Tuesday the 12th.
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Well, CNN says Clinton 823, Obama 741. So ... apparently numbers are not set in stone, or are calculated differently, or something, currently.
CNN delegate count (at the above number as of the time of my post)
AskMetafilter about why this is happening
Yes, I should cite sources. I'm not so good at the intarwebbing at this point.
Oh, that's not what I meant, that you were bad at intarnets. Just that it's not clear to me how it's calculated, and apparently not to the various news sources, either.
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