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:D:D:DWASHINGTON (CNN) -- Sen. Barack Obama has clinched the Democratic nomination for president, according to CNN estimates, making him the first African-American in U.S. history to lead a major-party ticket. corner_wire_BL.gif

Obama picked up a slew of superdelegate endorsements on Tuesday. Those endorsements, combined with the delegates he's projected to receive from South Dakota's primary, will put him past the 2,118 threshold, according to CNN estimates.

Obama will claim victory during a speech in St. Paul, Minnesota, according to prepared remarks released by his campaign.

"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's expected to say.

"Tonight, I can stand before you and say that I will be the Democratic nominee for president of the United States."

His remaining rival, Sen. Hillary Clinton, does not plan to concede the race Tuesday night, campaign chairman Terry McAuliffe told CNN -- but one of her leading supporters said "a moment of truth" was at hand.

"I think a decision has to be made about whether keeping this nomination wide open is in the best interest of winning in November," said Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-California.

"I do not believe that it is, and I'm a very strong supporter of Hillary being placed on ticket as a vice presidential candidate."

Clinton will address her supporters in New York Tuesday. Obama will hold a rally at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota, the same arena which will house the 2008 Republican National Convention in September.

Obama is expected to praise Clinton's campaign. He has been speaking favorably of the New York senator as his focus has turned toward the general election and his battle against John McCain, the presumptive GOP presidential nominee.

"Senator Hillary Clinton has made history in this campaign not just because she's a woman who has done what no woman has done before, but because she's a leader who inspires millions of Americans with her strength, her courage, and her commitment to the causes that brought us here tonight," Obama will say.

Two New York lawmakers told CNN on Tuesday that Clinton expressed willingness during a conference call to serve as Obama's running mate in November.

One of the lawmakers said Clinton's husband, former President Bill Clinton, has been pushing the idea privately for several weeks. But in a statement issued Tuesday afternoon, her campaign said there was nothing new in her remarks.

"Today on a conference call with New York legislators, Sen. Clinton was asked whether she was open to the idea of running as vice president and repeated what she has said before: She would do whatever she could to ensure that Democrats take the White House back and defeat John McCain," the former first lady's campaign said in a written statement Tuesday afternoon.

Even though she discussed being Obama's running mate, McAuliffe earlier in the day said Clinton was "absolutely not" prepared to concede the race after the polls close tonight in Montana and South Dakota, the final two contests on the primary calendar.

McAuliffe rejected as "100 percent" incorrect an Associated Press report that Clinton is preparing to acknowledge Obama has the delegates to win the nomination Tuesday night as the five-month Democratic primary process comes to a close.

Former President Jimmy Carter and Rep. James Clyburn, the No. 3 Democrat in the House and the highest ranking African-American in Congress, were two of the most prominent superdelegate endorsements that Obama picked up.

"I came to that decision because I do believe that he has elevated this campaign," Clyburn said. "He has energized our constituents. He is redrawing an electoral map for Democrats."

 

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/06/03/election.democrats/index.html

 

YAY!!!!!!!!! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! :dance: :dance: :dance: YAYYYYYYYYYY!

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It's going to be so weird to see the Clintons sucking up to another Democrat family, lol. It's about time the torch passed in that party!

 

I also agree with the anti-McCain sentiment here... he's the ultimate politician. I hope he loses to this newbie.

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A well deserved victory for the better of the two candidates.

He did it without slagging of Hillary half as much as she did to him.

 

Now he just has to beat McCain, shouldn't be too hard...

 

Yeah, I could beat John McCain.

 

It's not quite over yet for the Dems though.

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Don't be so sure on the easiness of beating McCain. McCain is a career politician with many connections behind the scenes. Just when you think he's out of the game, he comes back with a vengeance. Everyone who paid close attention to the Republican primaries knows this.

 

I'm no fan of McCain or Obama, as I tend to agree with the Ron Paul vision of minimalist government. But Obama is the less experienced of the two politicians, so my hope is that he would win with a Republican majority in both houses of Congress to rein in his spending. McCain would no doubt be a big-spender, too, but just on other things like Iraq.

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Don't be so sure on the easiness of beating McCain. McCain is a career politician with many connections behind the scenes. Just when you think he's out of the game, he comes back with a vengeance. Everyone who paid close attention to the Republican primaries knows this.

 

I'm no fan of McCain or Obama, as I tend to agree with the Ron Paul vision of minimalist government. But Obama is the less experienced of the two politicians, so my hope is that he would win with a Republican majority in both houses of Congress to rein in his spending. McCain would no doubt be a big-spender, too, but just on other things like Iraq.

 

From what I've heard McCain's policies are a direct continuation from Bush, so in my eyes it depends on whether or not the American people want change, or if they want to continue as they are.

 

Not being an American myself I can't speak for the country, but I think having a Black President would be very exciting and powerful on the global scene.

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YES!

 

my vote will deffo go to obama for president:)

I cannot stand mccain. As a man he is nice, but to me I feel like having mccain in the white house wouldnt bring much change at all and this country needs change. Americans need to change alot of what we are doing. Not just with the government but also the enviroment.

 

There are issues that obama supports that I dont, but overall I side with him much more than I do with Mccain. First off mccain wants to privitize social security. Im going into socialwork and gerontology. If he wins and that happens, so many elderly people will pretty much have no future. So hopefully that does not happen.

 

everyone has there own opinions, but all those for Obama, lets cross our fingers, if your religious pray to your God(or Gods) and lets all hope he wins. Not just for America, but for this country. We need something new!!!!!

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Clinton will quit and back Obama

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7436989.stm

 

Hillary Clinton will withdraw from the race to become the Democratic candidate for the US presidency, and back her rival Barack Obama, her campaign says.

 

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On Tuesday, Mr Obama gained enough delegates to win the nomination, after the final votes of the primary season.

Mrs Clinton has not publicly admitted losing, but at an event on Saturday she will do so "and express her support for Senator Obama", aides say.

Mr Obama has already announced a team to help select his running mate.

Reports that Mrs Clinton was ready to concede came after she made a conference call to senior Democrats in Congress.

At a Democratic Party event in Washington, Mrs Clinton will also "express her support... for party unity", her communications director Howard Wolfson said.

Earlier, it had been announced that the event would be held on Friday, but Mr Wolfson said it had been delayed a day "to accommodate more of Senator Clinton's supporters who want to attend".

The BBC's Jane O'Brien in Washington says that as Mr Obama was claiming victory, Hillary Clinton stunned even her own supporters with a speech that offered no indication that she was giving up.

There is speculation that the delay in conceding was an attempt to position herself as a possible vice-president, our correspondent adds. Clinton 'open'

 

Mr Obama's three-member panel to look for a presidential running mate comprises Caroline Kennedy, daughter of President John Kennedy, former deputy Attorney General Eric Holder and Jim Johnson.

Mr Johnson performed the same selection task for John Kerry in 2004.

"Senator Obama is pleased to have three talented and dedicated individuals managing this rigorous process," said Bill Burton, a spokesman for the Illinois senator.

"He will work closely with them in the coming weeks but ultimately this will be his decision and his alone." Earlier, Mr Obama had paid tribute to Mrs Clinton and hinted that she would play a role in any future Obama administration.

 

Mrs Clinton has said she would be "open" to the idea of being Mr Obama's vice-presidential running-mate.

Referring to a brief conversation he had held with his defeated rival, the Illinois senator said: "I'm very confident of how we're going to be able to bring the party together."

The Republican party's candidate, John McCain has challenged Mr Obama to take part in debates in 10 town hall meetings before August's Democratic convention, and the Obama team is said to be considering the invitation.

The final primaries of the season were held on Tuesday - with Mr Obama winning Montana and Mrs Clinton winning South Dakota. A candidate needs 2,118 delegates to secure the nomination and Mr Obama now has the support of 2,154 delegates. Mrs Clinton has 1,919.

 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7436989.stm

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