Obama wins Democratic presidential nominee

Source: Xinhua | 08-28-2008 08:54

Denver, the United States, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) -- Barack Obama was announced the winner of the Democratic presidential nominee after the routine roll call on Wednesday at the national convention in Denver, Colorado.

US Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) speaks to supporters at a campaign event at Riverfront Park in Billings, Montana, August 27, 2008.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo)

Hillary Rodham Clinton, the other person whose name on the ballots, showed up at the convention as New York was to announce its voting result and send her acclamation to Obama, effectively ceasing the procedure and cancelling the prior voting results.

Before the roll call was over, Obama won the nomination by 1549of the total 4,400 Democratic delegates from the U.S. 50 states, the District of Columbia and territories, while Clinton, got 282.

During the roll call, every state reported the voting result of its delegates. But it was just a routine procedure without any suspension because the Illinois Senator has become the presumptive presidential hopeful since he cumulated more than 2,210 delegates from primaries needed to clinch the candidacy on June 3.

However, the Democratic National Committee and Obama's campaign agreed to put Clinton's name on the convention ballots to honor her outstanding performance during the primary season and also as a try to woo her supporters.