If Obama was the presumptive nominee, why haven't the SDs selected him yet?

[joshcryer]

What are they waiting for? Clearly this could be over right now if the SDs merely picked Obama and got it over with. Because neither candidate can win with pledged delegates it is going to require the superdelegates to select our nominee. So why have they not done so?

My speculation is simply that neither candidate has a mandate at this point, and Obama does not, in fact, have the nomination wrapped up. Those superdelegates are watching how he's doing in the primary election simply to determine his electablity in the GE. That's their job.

You cannot blame Hillary for continuing to run, because the superdelegates are not giving the election to Obama. In other words, it's not over, so why would she quit? It's hilarious.

I like that this political season is mattering in every single state that votes. I think participation at this level in a *primary* can only be good for the general election.