According to the figures on the MSNBC website, Barack Obama needs just 65 delegates to achieve the Democratic Party nomination.
| Barack Obama | 1,961 delegates |
| Hillary Clinton | 1,784 delegates |
The target is 2,026 delegates. Obama is so close to the nomination. There's only 3 Democratic primaries to go. Puerto Rico on June 1 and both Montana and South Dakota on June 3. Puerto Rico has 55 delegates available whilst Montana has 15 and South Dakota has 16. That totals 87 delegates. Whilst Obama is not expected to win 65 out of those 87 delegates, it does appear that the remaining Super Delegates will push Obama over the line.
Pollster.com reports that according to the polls, in Puerto Rico, Clinton holds a 13 point lead, 50% to 37%, with 13% undecided. That poll however was released back in April, so we have no current polling to tell us what the current situation is.
The last poll done in Montana was pre-2008. and that showed Clinton in a 112 point lead, but only 29% to 17%. We need more information.
In South Dakota, in a poll released back in April, Obama had the 12 point lead, 46% to 34%, with 10% claiming undecided.
Nationally, Obama has at least a 16 point lead over Hillary Clinton according to the two latest polls. Gallup puts it at 55% to 39% whilst Zogby puts it at 59% to 33%, a massive 26 point lead. It seems pretty certain to me. Barack Obama will be the nominee, and it seems pointless for Hillary Clinton to even try to continue.
Yet, she shows no signs of coming close to admitting defeat. She almost seems to be in denial. The trouble is, when a Democratic Party candidate starts acting and sounding like a Republican candidate, then it's time to stop. Hillary, you started sounding like a Republican about 2-3 weeks ago. You started acting like a Republican, when you failed to deal with Geraldine Ferraro.
It's time you left the campaign trail behind for 2008, and throw your weight and political influence behind Obama. Do it for the party, if you can't do it for yourself.
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