Memo from Obama Campaign Manager
TO: Interested Parties
FR: Obama Campaign Manager David Plouffe
RE: Tonight by the numbers — Obama’s lead more than doubled
DA: February 9, 2008
Tonight’s results were a meaningful event in Barack Obama’s march to the Democratic nomination.
Based on estimates of returns, Obama more than doubled his current pledged delegate lead. Entering tonight, the lead was 27 pledged delegates, it is now estimated to be a lead of 72. In the four contests today, we estimate we won 103 delegates to Clinton’s 58 delegates for a net gain of 45 delegates.
This net gain of 45 delegates represent more than the 42 delegate net gain Senator Clinton earned in the states of Massachusetts, New Jersey, Tennessee and Arizona - combined.
The pledged delegate total through February 9 now stands at 1,012 for Obama and 940 for Clinton.
Delegate Estimates
Louisiana Delegate Projection: Obama 32 - Clinton 24
Nebraska Delegate Projection: Obama 16 - Clinton 8
Washington Delegate Projection: Obama 52 - Clinton 26
Virgin Islands Delegate Projection: Obama 3 - Clinton 0
