The DNC Released the following statement today:

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, DGA Chairman Joe Manchin and DNC Chairman Howard Dean today issued the following statement:

"We have come to the end of an exciting primary and caucus process - the voters have spoken. As the Democratic leaders of the Senate, House of Representatives, the Governors and the Democratic National Committee we commend all of the participants of the 2008 primary process, especially Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, for making this such a transformational election. Because of the enthusiasm our candidates have inspired, our party has brought record numbers of voters to the polls, gained millions of newly registered Democrats and now has advantages in states many thought were difficult to win. We are grateful to the millions of Independents and Republicans who have crossed over to vote for a Democratic candidate for President.

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"Democrats must now turn our full attention to the general election. To that end, we are urging all remaining uncommitted super delegates to make their decisions known by Friday of this week so that our party can stand united and begin our march toward reversing the eight years of failed Bush/McCain policies that have weakened our country.

"We once again congratulate all of the candidates for their leadership and dedication to providing this country with a New Direction. We look forward to working with them and with all Democrats to win the White House, congressional seats and state capitals so we can deliver the change the American people deserve and demand."

-End of DNC Statement

Although the majority of media outlets have declared Barack Obama the presumptive Democratic Presidential nominee, the DNC falls short in making that claim.

I contacted the DNC to clarify why it would be necessary for undeclared superdelegates to have to come forth and publicly commit to a candidate when Barack Obama has already secured enough support for the Party nod. I was unable to obtain an answer from the DNC headquarters.

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written by Prantha, June 04, 2008

Hillary is holding the DNC hostage.

Sad.

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written by KDR, June 04, 2008

It doesn't seem like Hillary Clinton has that much pull with the DNC.
Supposedly Barack Obama has enough delegates to put him over the threshold to be the party's nominee. The DNC forcing undeclared supers to take a side seems more divisive than unifying. It is unnecessary at this point to make the people who have to continue to work with both Clinton and Obama to admit publicly who they prefer.

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