With ten primaries remaining, Senator Barack Obama has a lead in both delegates and the popular vote, but Senator Hillary Clinton has vowed to remain in the presidential nomination race. The Clinton campaign is nearly 9 million dollars in debt with the Obama campaign holding nearly 32 million in the bank. There are currently 800 superdelegates who are not yet pledged to either candidate including 75 at-large superdelegates.
According to cnn.com, Obama's delegate count is 1,625 with Clinton's total being 1,486. With the candidates gaining candidates in proportion to the percentage of primary votes they garner, neither candidate can accumulate the 2,024 delegates to lock up the nomination. Clinton could top Obama in the popular vote with a big win in Pennsylvania and other remaining state primaries.
Party concerns about how the continuing campaigns are tearing apart the Democrat party and ruining Democrat prospects for winning the White House do not seem to have fazed either candidate.
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