Kerry Has Enough Delegates for Nomination - Networks

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sen. John Kerry (news - web sites) of Massachusetts has won enough national convention delegates to mathematically clinch the Democratic presidential nomination, network tabulations said, but the candidate's campaign has not yet declared victory.


Both CNN and CBS said their tabulations show that Kerry has gathered the 2,162 delegates needed at the Democratic National Convention in July to win the nomination and face Republican President Bush (news - web sites) in the general election.


CNN said on Thursday Kerry had collected exactly 2,162 with wins in all but three of the Democratic electoral contests so far. CBS previously said on Tuesday the four-term senator had passed the magic mark.


Delegates counts by other news operations have kept Kerry just below with 2,162 figure and Kerry's campaign said it considers him to be about 100 delegates short.

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[JI7]

1. i guess it's based on superdelegates

who can switch their support without permission to anyone they want. i don't think he has the numbers with pledged delegates though which are won through winning the elections. although he is close.

[Dookus]

2. Whoohoo!

We have a nominee!

Now can we stop the talk of a brokered convention?