Political Calendar 6.30.08

9:00 AM (doors open)
Barack Obama
Speech on Patriotism
Truman Memorial Building
416 W. Maple Street
Independence, MO


1:30 PM (doors open)
John McCain
Town Hall Meeting
Worth & Company, Inc.
6263 Kellers Church Road
Pipersville, PA

Political Calendar 6.27.08

11:00 AM
Barack Obama
"Unite for Change" rally with Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton
Unity Elementary School
864 Second NH Turnpike
Unity, NH

5:30 PM
John McCain
Regional HQ Opening
5353 North 16th Street
Suite 120
Phoenix, AZ

Political Calendar 6.26.08

9:00 AM
Barack Obama
Economic Competitiveness Summit
(Invitation only)
Carnegie Mellon University
University Center, Wiegand Gymnasium
5000 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA

5:30 PM
John McCain
Finance Reception & Dinner
Cincinnati, OH

Political Calendar 6.25.08

11:30 AM
John McCain
Finance Luncheon
Southern Highlands Golf Club
One Robert Trent Jones Lane
Las Vegas, NV

2:30 PM
Barack Obama
Press Event
The Westin Michigan Avenue
Wellington 1, 2nd Floor
909 North Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL

Political Calendar 6.24.08

7:30 AM (doors open)
John McCain
Environmental Briefing
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History
2559 Puesta del Sol Road
Santa Barbara, CA

10:15 AM
Barack Obama
"Change That Works For You" Discussion on Energy
Springs Preserve
333 South Valley View Blvd.
Las Vegas, NV

Political Calendar 6.23.08

8:00 AM (doors open)
John McCain
Town Hall Meeting
Fresno State
Satellite Student Union 2485 E. San Ramon
Fresno, CA

11:30 AM
John McCain
Finance Event
Radisson Hotel & Conference Center
2233 Ventura Street
Fresno, CA

12:30 PM
Barack Obama
"Change That Works For You" Discussion With Working Women
Flying Star Cafe, Commissary and Company Offices
2701 Broadway Blvd., NE
Albuquerque, NM

Political Calendar 6.20.08

9:15 AM
Barack Obama
Economic Discussion with Democratic Governors (by invitation only)
Chicago History Museum
Chicago, IL

12:30 PM
John McCain
Pennsylvania State McCain 2008 Victory HQ Opening
112 State Street
Harrisburg, PA

4:30 PM
Barack Obama
Press Conference
Downtown Jacksonville
Jacksonville, FL

Political Calendar 6.19.08


Morning/Afternoon
Barack Obama
Closed meetings with labor leaders from Change To Win, AFL-CIO and members of the Congressional Black Caucus
Washington, DC


4:15 PM
John McCain
Finance Reception & Dinner
Hilton Minneapolis
1001 Marquette Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55403

Political Calendar 6.18.08


5:30 PM
John McCain
Finance Event
The Drake Chicago
Chicago, IL

Political Calendar 6.17.08

AM
Barack Obama
Meeting with local community leaders
Detroit, MI


10:00 AM
Barack Obama
"Change That Works For You" meeting with students
Wayne County Community College District
Downriver Campus
Taylor, MI

Political Calendar 6.17.08


12:00PM
John McCain
Finance Reception
The Argyle
San Antonio, TX

2:30 PM
John McCain
Speech
Hilton- Ballroom of the Americas
Houston, TX

Political Calendar 6.13.08

9:00 AM
John McCain
Town Hall Meeting

Burlington County College, The Physical Education Building West Rancocas Drive Pemberton, NJ08068

12:00 PM
Barack Obama
Change that Works for You
Colulmbus, OH

12:00 PM CDT
Barack Obama
Town Hall Meeting
Kaukauna High School Gymnasium
Public Entrance: C2 doors
1701 County Trunk CE
Kaukauna, WI

12:30 PM
John McCain
Town Hall Meeting
Daniel Webster College Gymnasium
20 University Drive
Nashua, NH 03063

7:00 PM
John McCain
Town Hall Meeting
Federal Hall
New York City, NY

Political Calendar 6.11.08

9:30 AM
John McCain
Town Hall Meeting
Grand Hall, National Constitution Center
525 Arch Street
Independence Mall
Philadelphia, PA 19106


11:00 AM
Barack Obama
Roundtable Discussion
Illinois Institute of Technology
Chicago, Illinois

Political Calendar 6.10.08

9:30 AM
John McCain
National Small Business Summit
Washington, DC

10:45 AM
Barack Obama
Change that Works for You Tour
Health Care Work Day
St. Louis, MO

2:30 PM
John McCain
Guest on Bloomberg TV

4:00 PM
Barack Obama
NPR's All Things Considered

8:00 PM
John McCain & Barack Obama
CNBC Interview Airs

Political Calendar 6.9.08

11:00 AM
Barack Obama
CHANGE THAT WORKS FOR YOU SPEECH
North Carolina State Fairgrounds
Exposition Center
1025 Blue Ridge Blvd
Raleigh NC 27607

First Ad of the General

McCain has the first ad of the general election:

Political Calendar 6.6.08

A bit of a slow day here...enjoy the weekend!

2:15 PM
John McCain
Airboat Tour & Press Avail
Everglades Safari Park
Miami, FL

Political Calendar 6.5.08

11:00 AM
John McCain
Fundraiser

Rosen Shingle Creek 9939 Universal Blvd. Orlando, FL

11:45 AM
Barack Obama
Town Hall Meeting
Virginia High School
1200 Long Crescent Dr.
Bristol, VA 24201

1:45 PM
John McCain
Speaks at Florida Newspaper Association
Lake Buena Vista, Florida

6:00 PM
Barack Obama
Rally
Nissan Pavillion
7800 Cellar Door Drive
Bristow, VA

And what we've all been waiting for....

We have a Democratic nominee!

Obama clinches Democratic nomination reaching the threshold with a flood of superdelegate endorsements leading up to his Montana victory.

The results

MSNBC has the results -- with Obama winning Montana and Clinton taking South Dakota.

The Final Countdown

Today marks the final two primaries of the season -- exactly 5 months after the Iowa caucus.

In Montana polls are open from 6:00 AM - 7:00 PM MDT and South Dakotans head to the polls between 6:00 AM CDT and 6:00 PM MDT. (It's a two time-zone state)

At stake today, 16 delegates in Montana and 15 in South Dakota.

7:00 PM EDT
Hillary Clinton
Election Night Event
Baruch College
Athletic & Recreation Center
New York City, New York

7:00 PM EDT
John McCain
Rally
The Pontchartrain Center
4545 Williams Blvd.
Kenner, LA 70065

7:00 PM CDT
Barack Obama
Rally
Xcel Energy Center
175 W. Kellogg Blvd.
St. Paul, MN 55102

Political Calendar 6.2.08

9:00 AM CDT
Hillary Clinton
Solutions for South Dakota's Future
Tally's Restaurant
530 Sixth Street
Rapid City, SD 57701

12:15 PM
Barack Obama

TOWN HALL MEETING

Troy High School

Main Gym

4777 Northfield Parkway

Troy, MI 48098

3:00 PM CDT
Hillary Clinton
Solutions for America
Yankton High School
1801 Summit Street
Yankton, SD 57078

6:30 PM CDT
Hillary Clinton
Election Eve Rally
WH Lyon Fairgrounds
4000 West 12th Street
Sioux Falls, SD 57107

Today's contest

Clinton wins in Puerto Rico.

A new magic number

Following the DNC's Rules & By-laws Committee meeting this weekend, the new number needed to clinch the Democratic nomination is 2118.

The good folks over at First Read have the breakdown:

The NBC NEWS Delegate Counts:
PLEDGED: 1712 to 1587
SUPERDELEGATES: 327 to 293
EDWARDS PL. DELEGATES: 16.5 to 0 (adding the 4.5 from Florida)
OVERALL: 2,055.5 to 1,880