Obama Secures the Nomination

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| Tue Jun. 3, 2008 6:51 PM PDT

The networks are calling it. Obama used superdelegates to get within 10 delegates of the necessary 2,118 for the nomination, and with the polls closing out west, the networks are projecting that Obama will get the rest out of South Dakota and Montana.

We'll have plenty more here tonight. If you're interested in sharing your thoughts on this moment, please do so in the comments.

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