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Indiana and North Carolina - A Tipping Point
Days after Barack Obama's commanding victory in North Carolina and tight finish in Indiana, a net gain of 13 delegates resulted from these two races and 225,000 votes. Additionally, four superdelegates endorsed Barack Obama on Wednesday and Thursday. Endoresements received included: North Carolina Congressman Brad Miller, Washington Congressman Rick Larsen, North Carolina DNC member Jeanette Council and California DNC member Inola Henry

The movement of Democratic superdelegates to Barack Obama gained steam Friday, with endorsements expected from two more congressmen. Obama spokesman Dan Pfeiffer said the Illinois senator plans to receive the endorsement of Rep. Peter DeFazio of Oregon an event Friday in his home state. Oregon holds it's primary on May 20

While polling in the Oregon has been sparse, Obama is believed to hold a significant advantage over New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton. With DeFazio, he will have the endorsement of three of the state's four Democratic House members. Reps. Earl Blumenauer and David Wu earlier endorsed Obama, while Gov. Ted Kulongoski and Rep. Darlene Hooley have endorsed Clinton

Donald Payne, New Jersey congressman who had been backing Clinton for the nomination-is switching his support to Obama, Pfeiffer confirmed

These endorsements brings the total number of superdelegates to endorse Obama to 263. Senator Obama is 165 delegates away from securing the Democratic nomination.

Barack has already won more votes, more delegates, and more than twice as many states as Senator Clinton, whose path to the nomination has grown extremely narrow.

There are only six contests remaining on the Democratic primary calendar and only 217 pledged delegates left to be awarded. Only 7% of the pledged delegates remain on the table. There are 248 remaining undeclared superdelegates, for a total of 465 delegates left to be awarded

With North Carolina and Indiana complete, Barack Obama only needs 165 total delegates to capture the Democratic nomination. This is only 34% of the total remaining delegates

Conversely, Senator Clinton needs 326 delegates to reach the Democratic nomination, which represents a startling 69% of the remaining delegates

The Obama campaign estimates that after the Oregon and Kentucky primaries on May 20th, we will have won a majority of the overall pledged delegates. We want to be clear -- we believe that the winner of a majority of pledged delegates will be and should be the nominee of our party

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Delegate Countdown - 165 Delegates to Go
With North Carolina and Indiana complete and the latest superdelegate endorsements, Barack Obama needs 165 total delegates to capture the Democratic nomination.

There are six contests remaining in the Democratic primary calendar and only 217 pledged delegates left to be awarded. Only 7 percent of the pledged delegates remain on the table. There are 258 remaining undeclared superdelegates, for a total of 475 delegates left to be awarded.

Conversely, Senator Clinton needs 326 delegates to reach the Democratic nomination, which represents a startling 68% of the remaining delegates

Obama Results and Delegate Count:
The Obama campaign's numbers have Obama leading by 162 delegates - 1,860 to Clinton's 1,698. Obama gains 20 delegates this week over last week.

+ Obama continues to lead the delegate count -- 1,860 Obama to Clinton's 1,698 - Obama by 162, +20
+ Obama continues to lead the contest count - 32 Obama wins to 16 Clinton
+ Obama continues to lead the popular vote count by 727,000 votes
+ (Obama: 15,980,000 votes vs. Clinton: 15,253,000)

Media Delegate Counts:
This week's Media Delegate Count roundups:
+ ABC is showing Obama with 1,855 vs 1,691 Clinton --- Obama by 164
+ CBS is showing 1,850 for Obama vs 1,690 Clinton --- Obama by 160
+ MSNBC is showing 1,850 for Obama vs. 1,700 Clinton --- Obama by 150
+ NYTimes is showing 1,851 for Obama to 1,688 Clinton --- Obama by 163

6 Contests Remain and 217 Pledged Delegates
Clinton needs 160+ pledged delegates to move ahead of Obama over the next 6 contests and claim victory in the primary races. This is mathematically extremely difficult - 70% of the 217 is required in the next 6 contests to gain the 160+ delegates.

May 13--.West Virginia-28 delegates

May 20--.Kentucky-51 delegates
May 20--.Oregon-52 delegates

Jun 1--..Puerto Rico-55 delegates

Jun 3--..Montana-16 delegates
Jun 3--..South Dakota-15 delegates

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Super-Delegate Information

Writing to Super-Delegates via barackobama.com
See who is committed to Senator Obama, Senator Clinton and who remains un-committed among California's 66 Super-Delegates - 23 remain uncommitted.

On the barackobama.com site there is page for supporters interested in writing to the super-delegates in their geographic area. The campaign will submit the email letters
click here

Our Local Super-Delegate Congressman Sam Farr is Uncommitted !
Our local Congressman Sam Farr is still uncommitted to a candidate! PLEASE contact him via email! Send him snail mail!

Let Sam Farr know you support Senator Barack Obama, Santa Cruz City and County supports Barack Obama and you Congressman Sam Farr needs to support Senator Barack Obama. Make your personal appeal to acknowledge that his constituents want the kind of change and results that only Senator Barack Obama can bring to Washington! And spread the word to your fellow Obama supporters, we want Sam Farr to commit to Barack ! Here is his contact info:

Congressman Sam Farr
831-429-1976 or 831-424-2229
Fax 831-424-7099
e-mail via website: www.house.gov/farr
100 West Alisal Street
Salinas, CA 93901

California Congressional Delegation Uncommitted (23):
Howard L. Berman, Representative, Calif
Barbara Boxer, Senator, Calif
Jim Costa, Representative, Calif
Susan A. Davis, Representative, Calif
Edward Espinoza, Party official, Calif
Sam Farr, Representative, Calif
Bob Filner, Representative, Calif
Kamil Hasan, Party official, Calif
Mike Honda, Representative, Calif
Jerry McNerney, Representative, Calif
Carole Migden, Party official, Calif
Bob Mulholland, Party official, Calif
Christine Pelosi, Party official, Calif
Nancy Pelosi, Representative, Calif
John A. Perez, Party official, Calif
Robert Rankin, Party official, Calif
Pete Stark, Representative, Calif
Crystal Strait, Party official, Calif
Art Torres, Party official, Calif
Keith Umemoto, Party official, Calif
Vernon R. Watkins, Party official, Calif
Henry A. Waxman, Representative, Calif
Steven Ybarra, Party official, Calif

Note: Congresswomen Zoe Lofgren and Anna Eshoo have already declared for Obama. That leaves Pelosi, Stark, Honda and McNerney from the Bay Area

Successful "drive-by" event held on West Cliff in Santa Cruz
June 16, 2007

15 Obama Santa Cruz volunteers inspired the motorists, cyclists, skateboarders and walkers on beautiful West Cliff Drive for 3 hours. The group held up a new set of "burma shave" messages that clearly communicated the reasons that Barack can make a difference in changing the course of our country. Dozens of cars and people stopped for free bumper stickers and to see how they could support our local effort with time and donations.

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Announcements - Events Thank You Santa Cruz Obama -- Indiana Phone Banking Thank you to our Santa Cruz team who last Saturday made over 850 calls to Indiana voters. Our national efforts to narrow the Indiana gap to 2% and 17,000 votes which is extraordinary given Clinton's 15 to 20 point lead eight weeks earlier Oregon - Phone from Home and Canvassing Oregon Calls -- The Oregon campaign needs us to make voter calls through to the May 20th primary. You can call voters from home, Volunteers without accounts can sign-up now to use the online calling tool, and make calls from your own home today: click here Oregon Canvassing - Supporters interested in traveling to Oregon or contacting friends in Oregon to support the GOTV and canvassing activities leading up to the May 20th can volunteer click here or contact a local Oregon Campaign office at click here ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ This Saturday, the Obama campaign is launching Vote for Change, an unprecedented 50-state voter registration and mobilization drive. In one day more than 100 events will be held across the country, with at least one event in every single state. The events this Saturday will kick-off of a six-month voter registration drive that could reshape the electoral map. If more Americans get involved, get registered and show up to vote, we can change Washington this November. Recent voter registration drives have registered more than 200,000 new Democrats in Pennsylvania, more than 165,000 new Democrats in North Carolina, and more than 150,000 new Democrats in Indiana. Those numbers just scratch the surface of what's possible. Santa Cruz Voter Registration Drive - May 10th We will be setting up a voter registration and information table Safeway on 41st Avenue (Soquel, CA) Volunteers are needed each day to staff the table and answer questions. The events will run from 10:00 am till 4:00 pm so hopefully people can offer 2-3 hours of their time. Great opportunity to get involved in a local civic event Date: Saturday, May 10 at 10:00 AM Location: Safeway, 2720 41st Avenue, Soquel, CA 95073 Sign-Up Saturday: click here Information: Dennis Connors at squenix@sbcglobal.net / 831-685-8553 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ CD-17 Delegates Two elected delegates will represent CD-17 at the Democratic National Convention in August. Congratulations to Kristen and Luis for their contribution throughout the primary season and the best of luck as they prepare for the Convention. Fired-Up! Ready-to-Go! + Kristen Carter + Luis Alejo ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

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