McGovern, former Clinton backer, endorses Obama

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Former Sen. George McGovern, an early supporter of Hillary Clinton, is urging her to drop out of the Democratic presidential race.

McGovern says he has decided to endorse Barack Obama.

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McGovern says it's virtually impossible for Clinton to win the nomination.

http://www.kxmc.com/News/236037.asp

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Just sit back and watch it unfold.

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Obama/McGovern 08

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Obama/McGovern 08

McGovern is like 85 years old.

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Obama/McGovern 08

McGovern is like 85 years old.

Wow, time flies.

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Obama/McGovern 08

McGovern is like 85 years old.

Wow, time flies.

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...wasn't sure where to post this, but apparently Hillary doesn't agree that 2,025 secures the nomination...

Obama has 1,840.5 delegates to 1,688 for Clinton in The Associated Press tally. It takes 2,025 delegates to win the nomination in Denver this summer.

Clinton told reporters it would take 2,209 or 2,210 delegates to win the nomination, not the 2,025 in use by the Democratic National Committee. The higher total would come into play if the delegations were seated from Michigan and Florida, two states that held primaries outside the time frame that party rules required.

The former first lady campaigned for months to have new votes in both states, although lately has said she merely wants the delegations seated.

Obama's campaign manager, David Plouffe, said on Tuesday night it was possible a compromise could be worked out to seat the Michigan delegates. He did not mention Florida.

Asked at her news conference whether she intended to remain in the race through the convention roll call, Clinton said, "I'm staying in this race until there's a nominee and obviously I am going to work as hard as I can to become that nominee."

Clinton backers appeared on early morning television programs to stress that she was still in the race and to urge party leaders and elected officials known as superdelegates not to flee to Obama.

"This candidacy and this campaign continues on," Clinton communications director Howard Wolfson said on CNN.

Obama was 184.5 delegates shy of the number needed to secure the Democratic nomination, his campaign finally steadying after missteps fiercely exploited by the never-say-die Clinton.

His campaign dropped broad hints it was time for the 270 remaining unaligned superdelegates to get off the fence and settle the nomination.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080507/ap_on_el_pr/primary_rdp