pledged-delegate

So no matter how you cut it, Obama will almost certainly end the primaries with a pledged-delegate lead, courtesy of all those landslides in February.

The conventional wisdom before tonight was that even with an Ohio win Hillary loses 2008

Senior advisers, including Plouffe and delegate specialist Jeffrey Berman, diced the country into 435 congressional districts, the basis for pledged-delegate allocations.

Eschaton 2008

Clinton needs to win more than two-thirds of their votes in order to overcome Obama's pledged-delegate lead.

Polls show Clinton stronger against McCain in crucial states 2008

So no matter how you cut it, Obama will almost certainly end the primaries with a pledged-delegate lead, courtesy of all those landslides in February.

The conventional wisdom before tonight was that even with an Ohio win Hillary loses 2008

Consider that a harbinger of what we're likely to hear from other super-delegates if the race gets uglier without significantly altering the underlying pledged-delegate imbalance between the two candidates.

TX-Pres 2009

In a sign that they are likely to declare victory in the presidential primary very soon, the Obama campaign is now boasting in a memo to reporters that they are on the cusp of winning the pledged-delegate majority, thanks to the endorsement from John Edwards and a group of his delegates.

Pledged Delegates 2009

This is why Hillary has pushed for a revote in Michigan, even though the results from a new, contested primary would not significantly help her in the pledged-delegate count or the popular vote.

Hillary Campaign "In The Red" 2009

He's likely to end up with a small pledged-delegate margin.

Mark Penn: If We Keep Drawing "Contrast" With Obama We'll Win Unexpected States 2009

In a sign that they are likely to declare victory in the presidential primary very soon, the Obama campaign is now boasting in a memo to reporters that they are on the cusp of winning the pledged-delegate majority, thanks to the endorsement from John Edwards and a group of his delegates.

John Edwards 2009

Then for the post-Super Tuesday states up through Wisconsin -- the February period in which he really built up his insurmountable pledged-delegate lead -- he was outspending Hillary at a 3.71: 1 ratio.

Study: Obama Dramatically Outspent Hillary On TV Ads During Campaign 2009