Obama wins Democratic nomination over Clinton (3rd Lead)

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Jun 4, 2008, 2:26 GMT

Washington - Barack Obama declared victory in the Democratic presidential nomination Tuesday night after a five-month battle with Hillary Clinton, becoming the first African American to lead a major political party into a general election in the United States.

Michelle Obama (L) gives her husband, Democratic presidential candidate U.S. Senator Barack Obama, a knuckle-bump as a sign of support before he speaks to supporters at the Xcel Center in St . Paul, Minnesota, USA, 03 June, 2008. Barack Obama clinched the Democratic presidential nomination after a five-month battle with Hillary Clinton, becoming the first African American to lead a major political party into a general election in the United States. EPA/CRAIG LASSIGObama captured the majority of delegates needed to win the party's nod on the final day of primaries in the five-month-old battle with Hillary Clinton. 'Tonight, I can stand before you and say that I will be the Democratic nominee for president of the United States,' he told supporters in St Paul, Minnesota. His victory was projected by US broadcast networks immediately after polls closed in South Dakota Tuesday night, which along with Montana held the last in the series of state-by-state contests that began with Iowa on January 3. Clinton, however, refused to concede defeat and said she has made 'no decisions' about her political future as she continued to plug her own White House credentials. The former first lady said only that she was 'congratulating Senator Obama and his supporters on the extraordinary race that they have run.' 'This has been a long campaign, and I will be making no decisions tonight,' Clinton said, drawing loud cheers from a defiant crowd of supporters in New York. Clinton appeared to have one last victory to her name, as US broadcasters projected her the winner of South Dakota's primary. She was leading the state 56 per cent to 44 per cent with 48 per cent of precincts reporting. But the victory would not be enough to stop Obama from passing the mark of 2,118 delegates required to win the nomination outright. Broadcast predictions showed he also appeared to have won in Montana. 'This is a hugely gratifying evening for us,' Obama's campaign manager David Axelrod told CNN. Throughout the day a handful of super delegates - party leaders and activists that cast their votes independently of the state primaries - switched their allegiance to Obama, bringing him within 10 delegates of the clinching number before polls had even closed in South Dakota and Montana.

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Dems,Jun 4th, 2008 - 02:45:50

you've made a terrible mistake!

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the first posterJun 4th, 2008 - 04:02:29

is a republican't who is quaking in her boots. McCain just heard the sound of his aspirations being flushed.

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crat3Jun 4th, 2008 - 04:37:56

Obama clinched a stolen nomination with the MI delegates he hijacked. His endorsements from superdelegates have no integrity and are irresponsible.

No doubt Obama will be defeated in November when he will crash and burn and the Democratic Party will be a train wreck.

Hillary Clinton supporters should work for Obama’s resounding defeat and vote for McCain. I will vote for McCain in a swing state. Obama, his supporters, and the DNC must be 'punished' for not playing fair and square.

Superdelegates have failed in their responsibility to endorse Sen. Clinton as the best qualified and the strongest presidential candidate to win the general election in a landslide victory hands down.

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Maybe Next Time...Jun 4th, 2008 - 05:49:44

Whining, playing dirty, incoherent rambling, enhanced heroic stories, blaming others for one's own mistakes, finger pointing... The list goes on. I once was a Clinton supporter, but she will have to polish up her tactics to win me back. I might vote for her next election if she runs and plays clean.

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To Crat3.....Jun 4th, 2008 - 14:11:40

do you understand the political machine? You have to win and win fairly to get the nomination, you do not get the non thru gratis you have to earn it. Did she?

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crat4Jun 4th, 2008 - 23:16:40

Crat3

you're all over the blogosphere. Troll much?
Stop pretending to be a Hillary supporter.

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tonnJun 5th, 2008 - 16:03:59

this is a great article, with kindness to obama. the next president of the united states! be careful when throwing stones . thanks , its good to know there is bias news out here.

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Yup, you found it.Jun 5th, 2008 - 20:08:10

', its good to know there is bias news out here.'

LOL!

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5zerocoolJun 7th, 2008 - 13:39:02

I love the fist-bump picture!! They are the best.

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They may be great at bumping,Jun 9th, 2008 - 21:38:14

but they are going to be a disaster in government.

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