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Clinton camp: No winner yet
Obama aides say the latest plan does not call for a declaration of victory tomorrow night after the voting ends in Kentucky and Oregon. Closest thing might be pointed references noting that the voting probably will give him a majority of the pledged delegates - a milestone well worth noting.
Balderdash, says the Clinton camp. Here’s today’s preemptive memo from her staff about tomorrow’s voting:
To: Interested Parties From: Howard Wolfson , Communications Director Date: Monday, May 19, 2008 Re: Mission Accomplished? Not so fast.
Senator Obama’s plan to declare himself the Democratic nominee tomorrow night in Iowa is a slap in the face to the millions of voters in the remaining primary states and to Senator Clinton’s 17 million supporters.
There is no scenario under the rules of the Democratic National Committee by which Senator Obama will be able to claim the nomination tomorrow night. He will not have 2210 delegates, the number needed with Florida and Michigan included in the process, nor will he have 2025 delegates, the number needed to secure the nomination without Florida and Michigan .
Premature victory laps and false declarations of victory are unwarranted. Declaring mission accomplished does not make it so.
While Senator Obama inaccurately declares himself the nominee, Senator Clinton will continue to work hard, campaigning for every vote in the upcoming states and making the case that she will be the best nominee to take on John McCain and be our next president.
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