How come no one is putting Edwards' pledged delegates into Obama's total?

Bicoastal

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Thu May-29-08 01:05 PM
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How come no one is putting Edwards' pledged delegates into Obama's total?

I thought he endorsed Obama and "freed" his own delegates to make the jump (or some such), yet everyone from Demconwatch to CNN shows Edwards' seven delegates in a separate column. At this point, 7 delegates would get Obama that much closer to the nomination--what's the deal?

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BlooInBloo

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Thu May-29-08 01:06 PM
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1. Not all of them have endosred Obama yet, I thought.

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HiFructosePronSyrup

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Thu May-29-08 01:06 PM
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2. Not all of them have endorsed Obama yet.

They will.

Also, it's pretty clear that Obama's holding back his delegates until SD and Montana get a chance to vote.

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NightWatcher

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Thu May-29-08 01:08 PM
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5. rumor now has 35-40 Supers holding and waiting for Obama to give them the go-ahead

He only needs 44 total delegates to win the nom.

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kay1864

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Thu May-29-08 01:08 PM
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6. I'm thinking just the opposite...

That he'll release the delegates just before June 3, thus giving SD/MT the chance to push him over the top, rather than the supers.

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HiFructosePronSyrup

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Thu May-29-08 01:22 PM
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12. We're pretty much saying the same thing.

It'll be over June 3rd (it's really over now) but he wants to enfranchise SD and MT.

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dsomuah

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Thu May-29-08 01:07 PM
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3. Because ...

freeing delegates means they are free to support who they like. They are now like superdelegates. Most of them have said they will back Obama but at least one has said she will support Hillary. Most election tracker sites won't move them into either column until they have confirmation that they have gone one way or the other.

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stahbrett

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Thu May-29-08 01:07 PM
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4. He had 19 delegates - some switched to Obama publicly, and 7 have not yet (nt)

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Tippy

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Thu May-29-08 01:09 PM
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7. Edwards relesed his Delegates.now they are able to choose who they want since Edwards is out...

Edited on Thu May-29-08 01:10 PM by Tippy

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XemaSab

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Thu May-29-08 01:10 PM
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8. Interesting... that would mean Obama would only need

about 9% of the remaining superdelegates, plus expected totals in this week's elections, to get the nomination.

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rocktivity

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Thu May-29-08 01:11 PM
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9. PLAGARIST! I bought up the subject this morning, LOL

Edited on Thu May-29-08 01:18 PM by rocknation

when I wondered if maybe the FL delegates should be split between Hillary, Obama and Edwards.

Meanwhile, Demcom watch says: "...By endorsing Obama, Edwards finally ended his campaign, which had been "suspended" up to now, and "released" his delegates...Edwards will of course...urge them to support Obama. But until these delegates...say who they will be supporting, they...(are)...essentially...uncommitted delegates. Which, essentially, makes them no different than superdelegates."

:headbang:
rocknation

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dsomuah

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Fri May-30-08 08:45 AM
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13. You are right!

I did plagiarize you, my post was based on yours.

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mohc

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Thu May-29-08 01:14 PM
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10. Of the 7 left

3 will be selected at Iowa's state convention by the state delegates, and it is quite likely that all 3 will be voted as pledged to Obama (as opposed to pledged to Edwards but switched to Obama). Assuming this happens only 4 delegates will remain pledged to Edwards, with 15 effectively having switched to Obama. Those 4 are free to switch or stay with supporting Edwards if they like.

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grantcart

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Thu May-29-08 01:17 PM
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11. they are waiting for a public endorsement

I think they will be put in after the agreement on Saturday puts his magic number up.

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