by Brian Leubitz [courtesy of Calitics - Front Page]

by David Reiter [courtesy of Blog for America]

It is still possible for either Obama or Clinton to win the Democratic Primary. Here is what needs to happen for one or the other to win. The race is not over, and all voters need to make sure they continue the pattern of record turnouts and vote for their candidate.

First, the math:

Number of Delegates to win the nomination: 2,024 Remaining Delegates: 914

Current Delegates

Obama: 1,629; Needed to win: 395; % of remaing delegates needed to win: 43.2%

Clinton: 1,486; Needed to win: 538; % of remaining delegates needed to win: 58.8%

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by Jo*in*Vermont [courtesy of Blog for America]

Hip, hip hooray! In spite of the direst of predictions, Democrats came out of Iowa and New Hampshire with no one crowned the front runner, no ‘presumptive leader" chosen, long before so many of us get the chance to vote.

That's makes us winners, in my book. For months we thought Hillary would skate to the nomination, thanks to the corpmedia political frenzy. For a week we thought the same might happen with Obama. So here we are on January 10th and the race is still wide open - there's still time to hear more and learn more and make our decisions carefully.

That's not to say we didn't lose, too. We lost several good candidates whose voices were so important in learning as much as we have about all of the candidates. My respect and thanks to those who have (and will soon) drop out of the race.

And a Special Big Thanks to Howard Dean! (who is first here, by the way!) Thank you Governor - here's looking forward to many more states having record turnouts and meaningful conversations with our candidates.