Well, it seemed like a mathematical certainty, but Barack Obama is the Democratic nominee.
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.
Even though Obama got the needed delegates to win, the denial in the Hillary camp is in full swing:
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.
"This has been a long campaign, and I will be making no decisions tonight," she said.
Making decisions about what? You lost. Your opponent got past the threshold he needed to secure the nomination. There's no decision to be made by you, it was made for you by the voters and the superdelegates.
Hillary Clinton: You lose.
God it feels good to say that. I've got half a chubby here. :) Of course, given the "hold my nose" contest, I'd choose Obama before Hillary any day. We can scream at one another about a lot of issues, but I simply can't have a lying, cheating, do-anything-to-win, politician in the White House.
Personally, I think we're looking at the 1992 Presidential election all over again. A relatively young, charming Democrat, coming in after many years of a Republican president. I think McCain is going to have a tough time campaigning this summer.
Travis
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