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According to the latest delegate results Barack Obama has claimed the Democratic nomination with 2,123 delegates compared to Hillary Clinton's 1,912 delegates assuming no major changes in superdelegates before the Democratic Primary. 2,118 delegates were needed to claim the nomination.

Word is that Senator Clinton will likely use her formal withdrawal from the nomination for the spot on the ticket as the Vice President. More to come later.

UPDATE: In an address to supporters Tuesday evening Hillary Clinton has said she is not going anywhere and will be meeting with her advisers during the next few days contemplating what is best for the party and the country.

UPDATE: In an address to supporters Barack Obama speaks of an America with greater government intervention in our lives where government takes over health-care, increases funding for education, and increasing taxes on corporations.

This is not the change we need. A government run health care program will be much in the same mold as Canada where a patient undergoing heart surgery died because only one heart lung machine was allowed in the hospital or where British citzens come to the United States to be able to even get their surgery before it is too late. This is not the change we need.

Funding increases for education have grown exponentially in the past two decades yet the quality of education continues to decline. The problem is not with the money we are putting forth. It is the quality of the program that we are getting in return. This is not the change we need. Education should be up to the choice of parents who receive vouchers that can be taken to any school for the cost of education. Poor schools will be shut down as parents seek the best possibility for their children.

Increasing taxes on corporations increases taxes on the people who buy their products. In order to return a profit corporations will be forced to charge more for their products. They must in order to continue to grow their buisness. Higher taxes on corporations only stunt economic growth. This is not the change we need.

Government intervention has increased the cost of health care, increased the cost while decreasing the quality of education, and removes our Liberties.

THIS IS NOT THE CHANGE WE NEED! THIS IS NOT CHANGE WE CAN BELIEVE IN!

An AP report has been released citing some Clinton campaign officials are reporting that Hillary Clinton will "congratulate him and call him the nominee," said Clinton campaign chairman Terry McAuliffe.

According to this report the campaign will not formally end but for all intensive purposes Hillary Clinton will concede the delegate nomination to Obama and continue to speak out on issues important to her such as her socialist health care vision for America. Furthermore, the article states that the Clinton campaign will make no further efforts with regard to seating Michigan delegates.

By suspending her campaign, a tactic former Republican nominee and possible Vice Presidential nominee Mitt Romney, she will be able to continue to negotiate with some power and increase her likelyhood of a Vice Presidential bid to then become the presumptive Democratic nominee in 2016 assuming a Barak Obama general election victory in November, which is closer than it should be versus John McCain considering the facts on the ground of an unpopular war and an unpopular Republican President.

A recent release by senior Hillary Clinton campaign officials indicated Hillary would not concede the nomination tonight and continue to fight.

Clinton will come under increasing pressure to withdrawal herself from the nomination process as the week continues. This will be an important part of solidifying and reunifying the Democratic base. If Clinton is pushed out forcefully, look for Hillary supporters to flock towards John McCain as a protest vote against Barak Obama.

The final democratic primaries in South Dakota and Montana conclude tonight, which should allow Barak with the help of a few more superdelegates to claim the nomination. The next week should be interesting to watch and could help shape how the general election plays out.

Hillary Clinton wins PA by 10% or over 214,000 votes with 96% of votes counted. This is great news for most Republicans as the race continues and the constant attacks of democrat on democrat will continue for the next few weeks and possibly months. Separation of the Democratic Party is increasing as recent polls have suggested the 26% of Clinton supporters would vote for McCain in the fall over Obama (the future nominee of the Democratic Party) and 13% would not even show up. A similar number of Obama supporters would be in the same boat if Clinton were to get the nomination.

Clinton has narrowed the popular vote lead down to around 500,000 tonight. 2 weeks from now when North Carolina and Indiana vote no real change will really occur. Obama will win North Carolina and Clinton will win Indiana making for a wash and continuing the primary further on into late May and into at least early June. Then comes the real entertainment.

Hillary will try to get Michigan and Florida delegates seated and will make an argument that the momentum in the election has changed and the she not Obama will be the stronger candidate because she has won the most important states, possibly tied the popular vote, and won the biggest states for the nomination. Momentum will likely be on her side but she will have to take a substantial number of super delegates to get the nomination something I don't expect to happen.

Obama will make the argument that according to the rules set forth that he has won the nomination, received the most popular vote (although a tie is possible), and most importantly has won more pledged delegates. If the nomination is taken from Obama, the Democratic Party will be irreparably damaged with major constituencies alienated.

The next few months should be fun. McCain is in good position right now. The one possible spoiler for McCain though is the Bob Barr factor, possible and likely nominee of the Libertarian Party, who recently polled in at getting 7% of the vote. Keep in mind he has had no national campaign yet and his numbers would likely increase due to alienated conservatives looking for a place for their vote. The one positive for McCain though and one that could potentially erase the Bob Barr factor is the Ralph Nader campaign. Recent polls have indicated that up to 17% of the Democrats would consider voting for Nader if their nominee does not get elected.

McCain is in solid position right now but he must capitalize on his strengths and minimize his weakness. This is an unusual situation though as McCain's expertise is foreign affairs where a very unpopular war comes into play. In order to win McCain must minimize his focus on the war and create a viable exit strategy that would allow for a further reduction in troop deployments. Americans as a whole want troops out but they want victory. This will be McCain's strength. McCain must create a strategy for exit of Iraq while still pushing for victory. Further, McCain must define what victory is and how it will be reached so troop levels can be drawn down in his first 4 years in office. If he can do this McCain should be able to minimize the affects of an unpopular war and the unpopular Republican President George W Bush and go on to win the presidency.

Secondly, McCain must pick a solid choice for VP that would help reintegrate alienated conservatives. The pick should be from a state that would not normally be Republican or one that is right now a draw. The pick should also be recognizable nationwide and preferably help McCain minimize his weakness's. The best pick would be a popular governor that is knowledgeable about economics.

McCain can win but he must stay positive, create an exit strategy, define victory and a plan to achieve that victory in his first 4 years in office, and pick a solid VP that would minimize his weakness's and reintegrate disenfranchised conservatives. McCain must act resolutely during the democratic infighting.

This news column was first brought to my attention during the Neal Boortz Show on April 1st. It turns out Hillary stole documents and ushered them to her office which proved the Nixon would have been allowed a representation during impeachment hearings. She then wrote a knowingly false legal brief that if it had been submitted would have gotten her disbarred and her legal and political career would have ended. She was fired from the House Judiciary Committe for unethical behavior.

Former general counsel and chief of staff of the House Judiciary Committee Jerry Zeifman, a longtime Democrat, has kept a diary of the events and has tried to get the story published since the mid-1990's. Look for this to hit the mainstream news soon.

Please check out this excellent article written by Dan Calabrese of the North Star Writers Groups exposing Hillary Clinton's lies back to her brief time on the House Judiciary Committee.

Watergate-Era Judiciary Chief of Staff: Hillary Clinton Fired For Lies, Unethical Behavior