Obama Clinches Nomination; First Black Candidate to Lead a Major Party Ticket

Senator Barack Obama claimed the Democratic presidential nomination on Tuesday evening, prevailing through an epic battle with Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton in a primary campaign that inspired millions of voters from every corner of America to demand change in Washington.

A last-minute rush of Democratic superdelegates, as well as the results from the final primaries, in Montana and South Dakota, pushed Mr. Obama over the threshold of winning the 2,118 delegates needed to be nominated at the party’s convention in August. The victory for Mr. Obama, the son of a black Kenyan father and a white Kansan mother, broke racial barriers and represented a remarkable rise for a man who just four years ago served in the Illinois Senate.

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Senator Barack Obama's Victory Speech - June 3, 2008, St. Paul, MN










2,118 needed A.P. Delegate Projections
Delegates: Won to date Super-delegates Total
Barack Obama 1,765 389 2,154
Hillary Rodham Clinton 1,637 282 1,919

Hillary! Stop the attacks!

Super OBAMA GIRL: The Lost Episode


Sexy! Flashy! Wonky! Super Obama Girl!


Hillary! Stop the attacks! Love, Obama Girl

Caribbean sings (literally) Obama's praises

Obama Girl, move over. Your I've Got a Crush on Obama video has got some rhythmic competition and it comes in the form of reggae and calypso from some hot Caribbean icons.

With big-name U.S. celebrities like Oprah Winfrey and George Clooney already stumping for him, Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama is also striking a chord with Caribbean-born artists.

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Mighty Sparrow: Barack the Magnificent


Coco Tea's tribute to Barack Obama


Barrack Obama and hit song by Prince Thompson