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So far from CNN for tonight: 152 delegates out of 187 (81.3%) determined. 78 delegates for Obama, 74 for Clinton. That’s 48.7% for Clinton so far. (Compared to the 62.0% that she needed.) That’s 51.3% for Obama so far. (Compared to the 41.1% that he needed.) And still counting… Not sure how much longer I’ll do the hourly updates before I just get ready to do the regular delegate update. I’m getting sleepy. But I want to go until CNN stops updating the numbers for the night at least. :-) So far from CNN for tonight: 140 delegates out of 187 (74.9%) determined. 73 delegates for Obama, 67 for Clinton. That’s 47.9% for Clinton so far. (Compared to the 62.0% that she needs.) That’s 52.1% for Obama so far. (Compared to the 41.1% that he needs.) If you include the delegates above, the overall number for the percentage of ALL remaining delegates (not just tonight) Hillary needs to win is now above 65%. From a delegate point of view, keeping in mind how few delegates are left and where things stand, these results are absolutely devastating for Clinton. This, plus the psychological effect of Indiana being right on the edge instead of being a clear Hillary win… although it now looks like she will eke out the win… the media is FINALLY declaring this whole thing over. Russert, Drudge, others… Now Hillary just has to admit it. The canceling of appearances is an indication that she is at the very least seriously rethinking what to do next. There is probably a decent chance she will officially give up within the next 24 hours. Or… she may decide to fight all the way to the convention like she has promised. The next 24 hours will be interesting. Ooo… As Lake County results trickle in and Clinton’s margin in Indiana keeps shrinking, this news: Russert: Clinton cancels morning show appearances
(via Slog) This is potentially big. Maybe. Or not. :-) Somebody is doing a gut check on what to do next. So far from CNN for tonight: 109 delegates out of 187 (58.3%) determined. 58 delegates for Obama, 51 for Clinton. That’s 46.8% for Clinton so far. (Compared to the 62.0% that she needs.) That’s 53.2% for Obama so far. (Compared to the 41.1% that he needs.) Actually no updates since an hour ago, but I’ll repeat where we are anyway for completeness. So far from CNN for tonight: 77 delegates out of 187 (41.2%) determined. 42 delegates for Obama, 35 for Clinton. That’s 45.5% for Clinton so far. (Compared to the 62.0% that she needs.) That’s 54.5% for Obama so far. (Compared to the 41.1% that he needs.) So far from CNN for tonight: 77 delegates out of 187 (41.2%) determined. 42 delegates for Obama, 35 for Clinton. That’s 45.5% for Clinton so far. (Compared to the 62.0% that she needs.) That’s 54.5% for Obama so far. (Compared to the 41.1% that he needs.) So far from CNN for tonight: 43 delegates out of 187 (23.0%) determined. 23 delegates for Obama, 20 for Clinton. That’s 46.5% for Clinton so far. (Compared to the 62.0% that she needs.) That’s 53.5% for Obama so far. (Compared to the 41.1% that he needs.) See, it got closer. :-) Still a long way to go though. So far from CNN for tonight: 33 delegates out of 187 for tonight determined. (17.6%) 20 delegates for Obama, 13 for Clinton That’s 39.3% for Clinton so far. (Compared to the 62.0% that she needs.) That’s 60.1% for Obama so far. (Compared to the 41.1% that he needs.) The night is young though. This will get more even. On the drive home from work I was listening to CNN. There were all sorts of people arguing about what would be “a win” for Obama or Clinton. Is a win just a win? Does Obama *need* to win Indiana? What sort of margin in North Carolina does what for which candidate… etc, etc, etc. One thing to remember, this is ALL BULLSHIT. There is one number. It can be computed simply. Clinton needs 62.0% of all the remaining delegates to win. If she gets more than that percentage of delegates tonight, then the is doing what she needs to in order to win. If she gets less than that percentage, then an already hard road becomes even harder. That is it. That is what the bar is. Any other bar is meaningless. The popular vote doesn’t matter. Who wins each one of these states does not matter. It is all about the delegate count. Is Clinton getting enough to win? (Or, if you want to look at it from the flip side, is Obama getting enough to win? He needs 41.1% of the remaining delegates to win.) It really is that simple. Looking at any other measure is just looking at meaningless babble. Look at the delegates. Does she get 62.0% of them tonight? Or does she not? That’s it. It is that simple. CNN just called North Carolina for Obama as I was writing this. But it DOES NOT MATTER. Look at the delegates. Only the delegates matter. There have been no delegate estimates yet for the night, in either Indiana or North Carolina. Sam and Ivan talk about:
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