tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25192782.post1758146172541838736..comments2023-10-30T10:09:21.527-04:00Comments on X Curmudgeon: Quick Take on NC and IndianaX Curmudgeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12558863878654315246noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25192782.post-59344532394107306992008-05-07T09:45:00.000-04:002008-05-07T09:45:00.000-04:00For everything you need to know about Florida and ...For everything you need to know about Florida and Michigan, go to Democratic Convention Watch at:<BR/>http://demconwatch.blogspot.com/2008/05/fl-mi-by-numbers.html<BR/><BR/>The short answer is that Obama would be further away from clinching because, of course, if you include Florida and Michigan, then the magic number to clinch a majority for the nomination goes up (from 2025 to 2209). In your scenario, Obama would be 237 votes shy of the nomination, and would lead Hillary by 82 delegates. That means he would need considerably more superdelegates to win the nomination, but he'd still need a much smaller percentage of Super-D's than Hillary.X Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12558863878654315246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25192782.post-15134211421151586162008-05-07T08:16:00.000-04:002008-05-07T08:16:00.000-04:00If you add the delegates from FL, and assume most ...If you add the delegates from FL, and assume most or all of the uncommitted delegates from MI would vote for Sen. Obama, how close would that put him to clinching the nomination?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com