Delegate Count, and Cash
06 February 2008 1:38 pm by Taylor Marsh
Delegate Count, and Cash updated
Here’s the latest estimated delegate count, including Super Delegates:
Democrats:
* Clinton 825, Obama 732 (2,025 needed for nomination)
Republicans:
* McCain 615, Romney 268, Huckabee 169 (1,191 needed for nomination)
In a news conference that happened during my show, Clinton is reportedly loaning
$5 million to her campaign. Posts on this include Marc
Ambinder.
But perceptually, it could turn her into an underdog, and it could prove
Obama’s statement today that Clinton is “the frontrunner” to be
vacuous. How can the frontrunner be tied for delegates and be nearly broke?
The move could help with her grassroots fundraising. She’d be able to show
potential donors than she will sacrifice as she’s asking them to sacrifice.
One can imagine a fundraising appeal along the lines of: “Help Us Match
HIllary!”
Mark Halperin wrote about it too, as I did last night.
Like I said, money is not going to be the ultimate factor in choosing our nominee.
UPDATE: Via Greg Sargent: Wolfson confirms to me that the $13.5 million that Hillary raised in January does not include this $5 million.
