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Friday 16 May 2008According to the 16 May 2008 article below, 1 Edwards pledged delegate intends to cast her ballot for Obama. Accordingly, we have changed our soft pledged count from Obama 31, Clinton 12, Edwards 2 to Obama 32, Clinton 12, Edwards 1. Our hard count remains Obama 25, Clinton 12, Edwards 8 as originally assigned.
16 May 2008 Charlotte.com: 7 of 8 SC Edwards' delegates now back Obama ... Marilyn Hemingway [At-Large] and Christine Bond [CD 4, we recorded her as switching on 15 May] confirmed they've joined five other delegates supporting Obama. The remaining delegate, Tim Moore of Barnwell, said he is not yet ready to commit to anyone other than Edwards. According to the 16 May 2008 article below, 1 Edwards pledged delegate intends to cast her ballot for Obama. Accordingly, we have changed our soft pledged count from Obama 25, Clinton 14, Edwards 6 to Obama 26, Clinton 14, Edwards 5.
15 May 2008 ap.google.com: Edwards endorsement pays off for Obama: Arlene Prather-O'Kane, of Cedar Falls, Iowa, said she is a backer of Edwards but "I will support who he is endorsing — which is Barack". According to the 14 and 15 May 2008 articles below, 2 Edwards pledged delegates intend to cast their ballots for Obama. Accordingly, we have changed our Alternative Soft Total count from Clinton 113, Obama 72, Edwards 13 to Clinton 113, Obama 74, Edwards 11. The Alternative Soft Total assumes that delegates from Florida will actually be seated at the National Convention.
15 May 2008 PalmBeachPost.com: Edwards delegate to support Obama Hobe Sound’s Linda Spisak [CD 16], the only delegate in Southeast Florida pledged to John Edwards, said the endorsement last night of Barack Obama convinced her to support the Illinois senator at the national convention this summer. 14 May 2008 quinnell.us: Pressure on Edwards Delegates to Switch I am choosing to pledge my vote for Obama. I believe he is our presumptive nominee, and Democrats, especially in Florida, cannot waste any more time on the primary. We have to move on to the general election. If we rally together, we will win Florida ... E. Alan Brock [CD 2], Edwards Delegate Thursday 15 May 2008According to the 15 May 2008 article below, 1 Edwards pledged delegate intends to cast her ballot for Obama. Accordingly, we have changed our soft pledged count from Obama 24, Clinton 14, Edwards 7 to Obama 25, Clinton 14, Edwards 6. Our hard count remains Obama 16, Clinton 9, Edwards 4 as elected at the Distict Conventions. An additional 6 Pledged PLEO and 10 At-Large Delegates will be elected at the Saturday 14 June 2008 Iowa State Democratic Convention.
15 May 2008 CNN.com: Eight Edwards delegates [1 in IA] now moving to Obama: One Edwards delegate from Iowa, Machelle Crum [CD 3], came out for Obama on Thursday morning ... Crum made the decision after receiving a phone call from Edwards supporters encouraging her to make the switch. According to the 15 May 2008 article below, 6 Edwards pledged delegates intend to cast their ballots for Obama. Accordingly, we have changed our soft pledged count from Obama 25, Clinton 12, Edwards 8 to Obama 31, Clinton 12, Edwards 2. Our hard count remains Obama 25, Clinton 12, Edwards 8 as originally assigned.
15 May 2008 CNN.com: Eight Edwards delegates [6 in SC] now moving to Obama: At least six of John Edwards' pledged delegates in South Carolina will throw their support to Barack Obama following Edwards’ endorsement of the Democratic frontrunner ... Daniel Boan [CD 5], Christine Brennan-Bond [CD 4], Robert Groce [CD 1], Susan Smith [Pledged PLEO], Mike Evatt [CD 3] and Lauren Bilton [At-Large] — all elected as pledged delegates for Edwards following his third place finish in the primary there on January 29 — announced -[Thursday 15 May 2008] they will follow Edwards’ lead and pledge their support to Obama ... There is some confusion as to whether John Moylan and Christine Brennan-Bond are pledged delegates or alternates. We have listed them as pledged delegates according to this document from the South Carolina Democratic Party: South Carolina National Convention Delegates. According to the 14 May 2008 article below, 1 Edwards pledged delegate intends to cast his ballot for Obama. Accordingly, we have changed our soft pledged count from Obama 9, Clinton 9, Edwards 4 to Obama 10, Clinton 9, Edwards 3. Our hard count remains Obama 9, Clinton 9, Edwards 4 as originally assigned.
14 May 2008 boston.com: NH Edwards delegate announces he's supporting Obama. "A New Hampshire Democratic Party delegate who had supported John Edwards says he will support Barack Obama, now that Edwards has endorsed his former political rival for the party's presidential nominee. Joshua Denton of Portsmouth, 26, an Iraq war veteran, says he thinks that both Obama and Hillary Clinton would be a better president than Republican nominee John McCain." Wednesday 14 May 2008Former Democratic Senator John Edwards endorses Senator Barack Obama for President. Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann has resigned. By law, first assistant attorney general, Tom Winters, becomes the new Attorney General until Democratic Governor Ted Strickland appoints a replacement. Each party will name a nominee for a 4 November 2008 special election to fill the remainder of Mr. Dann's term. The next regular election for this office is Tuesday 2 November 2010. On 13 May 2008, Ohio House Democrats filed articles of impeachment against Democratic Attorney General Marc Dann, accusing the state's top lawyer of misconduct and malfeasance in office. Attorney General Marc Dann, who was first elected in 2006, resigned today. Monday 12 May 2008by Richard E. Berg-Andersson |
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