Barack Obama stockpiling super endorsements for the beginning of the week.

[Joe Biden 2020]

According to numerous media sources and posted on http://www.politics1.com/ Democratic Presidential Frontrunner Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) is stockpiling superdelegate endorsements in time for the June 3 primaries in South Dakota and Montana.  It is unclear whether they will come out of the closet before or after June 3, but the odds are that he will have them come out before June 3 (maybe June 2) so it can put him up over the 2,026 or 2,131 delegates needed to clinch the Democratic nomination depending on what the DNC Rules and By-Laws Committee decides to do about Michigan and Florida this Saturday, May 31.

Could it be true that we are in the final week of the primary season???

[Kaine for Senate '18]

According to numerous media sources and posted on http://www.politics1.com/ Democratic Presidential Frontrunner Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) is stockpiling superdelegate endorsements in time for the June 3 primaries in South Dakota and Montana.  It is unclear whether they will come out of the closet before or after June 3, but the odds are that he will have them come out before June 3 (maybe June 2) so it can put him up over the 2,026 or 2,131 delegates needed to clinch the Democratic nomination depending on what the DNC Rules and By-Laws Committee decides to do about Michigan and Florida this Saturday, May 31.

Could it be true that we are in the final week of the primary season???

G-d I hope so.

[Eraserhead]

Well we know Clyburn will endorse him on Tuesday. Carter is obviously ready to endorse whenever Obama wants it (not sure he does lol). I wonder if Gore has been locked down yet? I would guess so.

And of course Reid, Dean and especially Pelosi have been ready for some time now...

I think they figure that the day before (or after) blowouts in Montana and South Dakota would be the best time to go.

[Verily]

The Obama campaign issued a statement yesterday saying this was false. Then Reid came out today and said he was "confident" that the nomination would be decided immediately following the primaries, and that there were many members of congress ready to come forward. So make your choice.

[J. J.]

He really needed them in March (when he claimed he had them).  The sooner the better for him.

[Alcon]

(when he claimed he had them).

Err, no.  A campaign would never outwardly claim that.

[J. J.]

(when he claimed he had them).

Err, no.  A campaign would never outwardly claim that.

The campaign floated rumors to that effect.  I'm seriously wondering how many of those out there are really undecided.

[Alcon]

(when he claimed he had them).

Err, no.  A campaign would never outwardly claim that.

The campaign floated rumors to that effect.  I'm seriously wondering how many of those out there are really undecided.

No, the media floated such rumors as did a non-campaign affiliated endorser, IIRC.

[J. J.]

(when he claimed he had them).

Err, no.  A campaign would never outwardly claim that.

The campaign floated rumors to that effect.  I'm seriously wondering how many of those out there are really undecided.

No, the media floated such rumors as did a non-campaign affiliated endorser, IIRC.

I doubt that it would have been floated without some, er, "guidance."  It was soppose to happen and I have not seen it yet.  Darn close to violating J. J.'s Second Rule of Elections.

[Flying Dog]

He should do it before Montana and South Dakota so he can declare that he won by the will of the voters in those states.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

(when he claimed he had them).

Err, no.  A campaign would never outwardly claim that.

The campaign floated rumors to that effect.  I'm seriously wondering how many of those out there are really undecided.

No, the media floated such rumors as did a non-campaign affiliated endorser, IIRC.

I doubt that it would have been floated without some, er, "guidance."  It was soppose to happen and I have not seen it yet.  Darn close to violating J. J.'s Second Rule of Elections.

Uh, the rumor was he had 50. He's gotten way more than 50 since then. You have seen them. And if Obama didn't have any, why leak rumors? It's moot though, he's going to get the superdelegates needed, he already has enough to hit 2026 with the upcoming primaries plus the Pelosi clubbers and should get around 8 add-ons between now and June 7. And with the Dem rules committee basically flat out saying beforehand that Michigan and Florida are not getting fully seated, we can assume the best case scenario is half getting seated, which puts Obama needing about 35-45 more superdelegates. With all the ones forthcoming like the add-ons and Pelosi club, that's cut down. Obama doesn't need a massive block of superdelegates now no matter what happens.

[J. J.]

(when he claimed he had them).

Err, no.  A campaign would never outwardly claim that.

The campaign floated rumors to that effect.  I'm seriously wondering how many of those out there are really undecided.

No, the media floated such rumors as did a non-campaign affiliated endorser, IIRC.

I doubt that it would have been floated without some, er, "guidance."  It was soppose to happen and I have not seen it yet.  Darn close to violating J. J.'s Second Rule of Elections.

Uh, the rumor was he had 50. He's gotten way more than 50 since then. You have seen them. And if Obama didn't have any, why leak rumors? It's moot though, he's going to get the superdelegates needed, he already has enough to hit 2026 with the upcoming primaries plus the Pelosi clubbers and should get around 8 add-ons between now and June 7. And with the Dem rules committee basically flat out saying beforehand that Michigan and Florida are not getting fully seated, we can assume the best case scenario is half getting seated, which puts Obama needing about 35-45 more superdelegates. With all the ones forthcoming like the add-ons and Pelosi club, that's cut down. Obama doesn't need a massive block of superdelegates now no matter what happens.

I have heard "Obama's going to..." far too many times in this campaign, and it never seems to happen.  He still needs triple digits (now that will probably change by tomorrow).

If I were advising Obama, I'd be telling him shut this thing down as soon as possible and get all those "stockpiled delegates" out, immediately.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

(when he claimed he had them).

Err, no.  A campaign would never outwardly claim that.

The campaign floated rumors to that effect.  I'm seriously wondering how many of those out there are really undecided.

No, the media floated such rumors as did a non-campaign affiliated endorser, IIRC.

I doubt that it would have been floated without some, er, "guidance."  It was soppose to happen and I have not seen it yet.  Darn close to violating J. J.'s Second Rule of Elections.

Uh, the rumor was he had 50. He's gotten way more than 50 since then. You have seen them. And if Obama didn't have any, why leak rumors? It's moot though, he's going to get the superdelegates needed, he already has enough to hit 2026 with the upcoming primaries plus the Pelosi clubbers and should get around 8 add-ons between now and June 7. And with the Dem rules committee basically flat out saying beforehand that Michigan and Florida are not getting fully seated, we can assume the best case scenario is half getting seated, which puts Obama needing about 35-45 more superdelegates. With all the ones forthcoming like the add-ons and Pelosi club, that's cut down. Obama doesn't need a massive block of superdelegates now no matter what happens.

I have heard "Obama's going to..." far too many times in this campaign, and it never seems to happen.  He still needs triple digits (now that will probably change by tomorrow).

If I were advising Obama, I'd be telling him shut this thing down as soon as possible and get all those "stockpiled delegates" out, immediately.

He does not need triple digits. He only needs 41 to reach 2026, which he would need single digits of superdelegates to get after the remaining primaries. With the likely compromise for FL and MI the DNC Rules Committee looks likely to do, he needs around 80-90, which would become 40-50 after the last remaining primaries. Even in the essentially impossible scenario of MI and FL getting fully seated as is, he would need 124 more delegates, which drops below triple digits after the remaining primaries since he'll obviously win more than 24 delegates.

Obama does need triple digits of superdelegates now under any possible scenario.