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    Senators Obama and Clinton appear ready to take battle to Dem. Convention for decisive vote.

Clinton,Obama Stand Resolute

By Leonard E. Colvin

Chief Reporter

New Journal & Guide

   With about $50 million in cash and raking in it every day, from steady small cash internet donations, Sen. Barak Obama is still very much in the Democratic race for his party’s nomination for president. His opponent, Sen. Hillary Clinton, according to the Washington Post, has about $8 million in cash on hand. She owes about $10 in debts to paid staff and services rendered to her operations
   “He has the ability to stay in this race for the long haul,” said Political Analyst David Bositus of the Joint Center for Political Studies, a Black think-tank in Washington, D.C. “His campaign operation and supporters were hoping that he could deliver the knock-out blow against Hillary by now. But she is tough and knows that if she can get close enough, the superdelegates just may do it for her.”
   As of  April 28, Senator Obama led with committed 1719 delegates; Sen. Clinton trails at 1586 and with her recent victory in Pennsylvania, she put a small dent in Obama’s lead.
   Clinton leads in superdelegates 232-255.  But unless the candidates can pull off overwhelming victories in the remaining 10 primaries and caucuses, neither will have enough delegates to claim the nomination.

   Three hundred and seven of the 794 superdelegates have not chosen either candidate.  But pressure is being brought to bear on them.
Clinton has been telling undecided superdelegates that Obama cannot beat  the presumptive GOP nominee John McCain.

Posted April 30, 2008

    In Virginia, there are 16 superdelegates. According to the State Committee,  five of them are leaning toward Sen. Clinton, four are leaning toward Sen. Obama and the rest of them sit on the fence. If this tree is to provide any delegate fruit for either candidate, it should start falling to the ground on June 3.
    “As I have said, I am going to wait until after all the primary stuff is over with and make my decision,” said Virginia Delegate Lionell Spruill, of Chesapeake, who initially said he was a Clinton superdelegate. “He is ahead in the polls. But you do not know how this thing is going to play out. I will see you on June 3 and a lot of other people are, too.”
    Polls by the Washington Post and Gallup organization show that the guerrilla warfare being waged between Clinton and Obama may hurt the Democrats this Fall, for the winner of the battle will be a weaker candidate.
   “We do not know how far she (Clinton) is willing to go to take this nomination,” said Bositus.  “The party is debating who should go and tell Hillary it is time to pack it in, or she could hurt the party come November.”
    He continued, “The negative (opinions have of her) have gone through the roof (64 percent). The lie about being shot at in Bosnia and the nasty attacks she has waged against Obama have backfired. She is gaining nothing from them. This thing is not over yet, but it looks better for Obama.”
    Obama and Clinton now square off in Indiana and nearby North Carolina on May 6th.  

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