It's as simple as 1,627

[Khaotic]

1,627 is fifty percent plus one of the 3,253 democratically selected delegates to the Democratic nominating convention.

Once a candidate has 1,627 of these "pledged" delegates, he or she will win the nomination -- unless the judgment of voters is overturned by the 796 superdelegates. That's why 1,627 is the real magic number. With 1,627 delegates, a candidate is guaranteed a democratic majority, and the only way his or her opponent can win is by subverting democracy.

This presents a big challenge for Hillary Clinton. We're already seventy percent through the primary and caucus calendar, and she would have to win at least 58% of the remaining delegates to hit 1,627. Meanwhile, even though Barack Obama only needs to win 44%, he's winning contest after contest with huge 60+% majorities.

HONESTLY ... how many people believe Hillary will reach 1,627 before Obama????