WOOHOOO! Obama WINS BABY!

[berni_mccoy]

Yes, it's true, even though the media is plastering a Clinton win all over their websites, Obama WINS MORE DELEGATES! That's because, like in the general election of the U.S., Nevada Districts carry different weights.

Obama RAN A BETTER CAMPAIGN and went for the districts that mattered most. He came from behind and WON.

[sunonmars]

1. pathetic

[depakid]

13. No kidding

the tenor of many of the Obama posts is a good indication that what we're looking at here is a personality cult.

[globalvillage]

2. Awesome. n/t

[11 Bravo]

3. How many "DELEGATS" equal a nod at the convention?

[ccpup]

6. 2025

Hillary currently has 237 and Obama has 135. Edwards has 50.

[ccpup]

4. very sad

that his supporters have to stoop so low to make themselves feel better about a disappointing loss.

Despite the glowing press, the charming smile and the message of Hope and Change, occasional losses are a reality in Politics and the sooner Obama and his supporters learn to handle it with grace and humor, the better it will be.

As for delegates, Obama still lags behind Hillary in the total delegate count: 135 to 237 per TPM

...

Clinton leads the overall race for delegates with 237, including separately chosen party and elected officials known as superdelegates. She is followed by Obama with 135 and former Sen. John Edwards with 50.

A total of 2,025 delegates are needed to secure the Democratic nomination.

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/mochila.php?articleId=11834697&channelId=76&buyerId=talkingpointsmemo_com400732&buid=866

[mondo joe]

10. And too bad to see anyone gloating about some votes being weighted more than others.

I still think it's a shame that it works that way in the GE.

[Wash. state Desk Jet]

24. It Seems As Though

comming up short changed is the problem to begin with. Why is that, is always the remaining question. If you want change vote for me is about as lame a statement as ever there ever was.And change is all there ever is.

And so the real issue is ,why is it with all these lawers there are in politics ,none of them seem to know how to practically address the issues evloving around change? I mean look at change, if you want change vote for me.

Just what the hell kind of statement is that-change?
Change is all around us, it,s there rather you want it or not-change.

Does it not stand to reason that one who sidesteps change and at the same time claims to be all about change is going to always come up short changed ? And isn,t that just what this counrty has had enough with?

It,s going to be a very long road to election day.
And the American people are disgusted with comming up short changed every time.

In case you haven,t noticed, THE POLLS are comming up short changed as well.

Doesn,t that tell anything at all about change?

It,s been all about change since 1976.
But really, it,s always been all about change because change is all that exists.

The best we can hope for is a good usher,one who is a team member worker.
How much can you really expect from a lawer? I mean what,s the truth?
Tap in to the mood of the country, ,change, tap in-so what,s a lawer?

You know thay say that the American people are much smarter that many or most of political circles realize.
But do you know what, this just might be the time for them all to realize their own words.change, because clearly they don,t seem to believe what they are saying.

And clearly the polls are putting that very message across.And do know what else,Things Are going to change.by way of order.change.

Because after all ,it is we the people that pay the price because of those that keep comming up short changed.And so it is we the people that end up becomming short changed,each and every time.change.

[MonkeyFunk]

5. nah

regardless of the final delegate count, Clinton got the votes, and will be trumpeted as the winner.

[Emit]

7. link?

Do you have a link? I think that the precincts are weighted in the delegate selection -- not after the delegates are selected. A rural distrcit precinct can get one delegate for every five people, for example, where a larger LV precinct might get one delegate to 50 people. But, this weighting would occur as part of the mathematics before the delegates are selected, not after.

[berni_mccoy]

20. Link: ===>

http://www.thenation.com/blogs/campaignmatters?bid=45&pid=272881

[water]

8. Actually, I thought that Clinton pulled ahead and won one more. I may be wrong, though.

[Little Star]

9. What are you talking about? Look at this...

http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/primaries/results/scorecard/#D

Nevada Delegates:
Clinton..14
Obama..13

[Breeze54]

11. How many did uncommitted win?

:shrug:

[WillyT]

12. LOL !!! - LOVE This Thread !!!

Awesome...

Pathetic...

:rofl::evilgrin::rofl:

I think that means it's Martini Time!



:toast:

[11 Bravo]

14. Is it actually legal to raffle off a baby?

[Divine Discontent]

15. showoff... "I'm a future DUzy winner"... blech! n/t

[berni_mccoy]

25. I thought it was legal in NV? Oh well...how about some bitter grapes then? :-P

[Elspeth]

16. Clinton..14/ Obama...13

How is that a delegate win?

(No flames, just trying to get the story right.)

[WillyT]

18. Hmm... CNN Has It 12 & 12...

What am I missing here?

Link: http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/primaries/results/state/#NV

:shrug:

[Emit]

22. And now it's Obama up by one. n/t

[berni_mccoy]

23. Nope, your link has 13-12, Obama.

[WillyT]

27. Must Have Just Changed

:shrug:

[Marie26]

17. Lame

And wrong. CNN shows equal delegate count:

Clinton

5,326

51%

12 delegates



Obama

4,739

45%

12 delegates


98%
reporting

[Ravy]

19. If Obama claims this as a victiory, it will cost him votes down the road...

It shows that the Teacher's Union was dead on, and it was their votes that were actually disenfranchised by the rules.

[BadgerLaw2010]

21. Go ahead. Make this argument. It will cost Obama if he makes it.

More Nevada voters came out for Hillary. That's a fact.

[dkf]

26. Actually that is not necessarily true.

The delegate count for each precinct is weighted too isn't it?

Fact is we don't know how many people came for Hillary vs. Obama in a popular vote sort of way.

Just like I am sure that way more people came out for John Edwards than is showing in any delegate count.

[blogslut]

28. per CNN

http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/

[EstimatedProphet]

29. Obama won a baby? That should be illegal!