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oberliner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-03-08 06:43 PM
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Obama wins Guam caucuses by just 7 votes over Clinton
HAGATNA, Guam - Barack Obama has defeated Hillary Rodham Clinton in Saturday's Democratic caucuses on Guam by just seven votes.

More than 4,500 island Democrats voted.

Neither candidate campaigned on the island in person.

Results of the all-night count completed Sunday morning Guam time show delegates pledged to Obama with 2,264 votes to 2,257 for Clinton's slate.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080503/ap_on_el_pr/guam_caucuses
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AllentownJake Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-03-08 06:45 PM
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1. Please tell me
We aren't going to be demanding a recount for Guam.
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TLM Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-03-08 06:45 PM
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2. Obama surges ahead to win what a month ago was supposed to go to clinton by double digits.... n/t
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keep_it_real Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-03-08 06:46 PM
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3. CNN Confirms here:
Edited on Sat May-03-08 06:48 PM by keep_it_real
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/05/03/guam.contest/index.html

Democrats »
TOTAL DELEGATES

Barack Obama
Pledged:
1,493
Superdelegates
243
Total:
1,736

Hillary Clinton
Pledged:
1,334
Superdelegates
265
Total:
1,599

Needed to Win: 2,025
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ananda Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-03-08 06:46 PM
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4. So how does that translate into delegates?
2 for Obama and 2 for Clinton?
Or some sort of other fraction?
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oberliner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-03-08 06:46 PM
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5. I think they both get 2 nt
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Yael Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-03-08 06:48 PM
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8. Pledged is 2-2 from this. Supers winning their elections today
and an upcoming vacancy appointment add 3-1 Obama (projected) with one undecided.

Grand total of 5-3 with 1 unknown.
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Yael Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-03-08 06:47 PM
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6. And he picked up an SD endorsement with it -- likely 3 total by next week
The vice chair seat was open, and the man who won is an Obama endorser.

His running mate (for the chair position) is going to go "with the people".

a third vacancy will be appointed and both men vying for it are Obama supporters.

He may just have picked up *3* SDs today based on the outcome of their caucus. Thats a lot of carry for 7 'votes'.

http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Guam_2008_presidential_primary_and_superdelegates
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Bright Eyes Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-03-08 06:48 PM
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7. Wasn't Obama projected to lose Guam not that long ago?
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Yael Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-03-08 06:49 PM
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9. Yep -- by a BUNCH too.
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Austinitis Donating Member (726 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-03-08 06:52 PM
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10. CNN projected that he would win by a bunch
This was a major upset by Hillary.
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Diane R Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-03-08 06:54 PM
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11. How could it be a 'major upset' for Hillary? She lost.
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virtualobserver Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-03-08 06:58 PM
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14. wouldn't you be upset if you lost? like MAJOR upset?
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anigbrowl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-03-08 06:58 PM
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13. Important message for Hillary supporters
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virtualobserver Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-03-08 07:00 PM
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15. You have no chance to survive make your time
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rocktivity Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-03-08 06:55 PM
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12. .

rocknation
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Raine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-03-08 07:00 PM
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16. This should give Obama
a bit of momentum. :-)
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BlueIdaho Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-03-08 07:03 PM
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17. The point is
She HAD to win Guam by a bunch - Barack didn't have to win at all - remember?
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windbreeze Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-03-08 09:05 PM
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18. It only takes one vote to win or lose...just one...n/t
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