Congratulations are in order for the Clinton clan it seems.
MSNBC declared Hillary the winner just as the clock turned 7:30, marking the official poll-closing time in West Virginia, suggesting a 2:1 margin of victory, and a net gain of roughly 10 delegates.
Of course, MSNBC also helpfully pointed out that if Hillary repeated that margin of victory in the remaining states, she’d still have to win 80% of the remaining uncommitted superdelegates to capture the nomination (somewhat less if Florida and Michigan were seated….)
As annoying as I find Hillary, I have to give her credit for giving it her best to turn the presumption of Obama being the nominee around….much like you have to give Huckabee credit for fighting on until McCain clinched the delegate count.
Also, I would be remiss if I didn’t mention electoral-vote.com’s electoral vote projections:
- Obama 237, McCain 290, Ties 11
- Clinton 280, McCain 241, Ties 17