Tonight it became official, Barack Obama has secured enough delegates to win the Democratic Presidential Nomination:
WASHINGTON (CNN) — In what he called a “defining moment for our nation,” Sen. Barack Obama on Tuesday became the first African-American to head the ticket of a major political party.
Obama’s steady stream of superdelegate endorsements, combined with the delegates he received from Tuesday’s primaries, put him past the 2,118 threshold, CNN projects.
“Tonight we mark the end of one historic journey with the beginning of another — a journey that will bring a new and better day to America,” he said.
“Tonight, I can stand before you and say that I will be the Democratic nominee for president of the United States.”
Obama’s rally was at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota — the same arena which will house the 2008 Republican National Convention in September.
Speaking in New York, Sen. Hillary Clinton, congratulated Obama for his campaign, but she did not concede the race nor discuss the possibility of running as vice president.
Yea, well, that’s sort of irrelevant now.
Barack Obama is the nominee, and his speech in St. Paul was the beginning of what promises to be an historic campaign for the White House.
After watching his speech, and comparing it to McCain’s speech in Louisiana earlier this evening, I’ve honestly got to say that if I had to make a prediction today, I would say that Obama beats McCain five months from today.
More reaction, roundup, speculation, and snarkiness tomorrow.
June 4th, 2008 at 11:31 am
Gotta love the snarkiness.