Illinois Senator Barack Obama has gained enough pledged delegates in South Dakota to be named the presumptive Democratic nominee for President of the United States.
The South Dakota early returns are in and given the number of pledged delegates that Obama is guaranteed from South Dakota, he has surpassed the 2118 threshold needed to secure the Democratic nomination.
In a state that immortalizes George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Linoln and Theodore Roosevelt on Mount Rushmore, Senator Obama has become the first African-American presidential candidate of a major political party.
Congratulations to Senator Obama, his family and supporters, and the Democratic Party for this historical and powerful nomination.
Respects should also be given to Senator Clinton, her family and supporters for the long, arduous, spirited and tenacious battle for the nomination.
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