Remaining Colorado delegates go for Clinton, help her erase Obama's gains

DENVER – The majority of the final unallocated delegates from the Colorado Democratic caucus have gone for Sen. Hillary Clinton, helping her to erase the gains Sen. Barack Obama picked up from Mississippi on Tuesday in their contest to be the Democratic nominee for president.

The Colorado Democratic Party did not release the results of the Super Tuesday vote by congressional district until this week. Ten of Colorado's 55 delegates had not been pledged to either candidate.

Seven of those went to Clinton and three went to Obama, giving her a gain of four in the overall national count. Obama won the overall Colorado caucuses, getting 35 delegates to Clinton's 20.

The New York Primary results were also delayed because the race for one delegate was too close to call. That delegate ended up going to Clinton.

On Tuesday, Obama won 19 delegates in Mississippi and Clinton won 14, according to an analysis of returns by The Associated Press.

Obama won the primary with more than 60 percent of the vote, according to unofficial returns. However, Clinton was able to hold down Obama's delegate gains by winning one of the state's four congressional districts. Obama carried the other three.

In the overall race for the nomination, Obama had 1,602 delegates, including separately chosen party and elected officials known as superdelegates. Clinton had 1,496, according to the AP count.

It takes 2,025 delegates to secure the Democratic nomination at the party's national convention this summer.

Meanwhile, Florida's congressional delegation says it opposes holding a Democratic presidential vote by mail and Obama expressed concerns about the fairness of that option.

Democratic leaders in Florida and Michigan have been considering a mail-in election to allocate delegates to the Democratic national convention between Obama and Clinton. The Democratic National Committee will not seat delegates chosen in primaries held in January, earlier than allowed under party rules.

In a statement Tuesday, House members from Florida said they were committed to working with the DNC and state officials to find a solution to ensure that their 210 delegates take their place at the convention. However, "Our House delegation is opposed to a mail-in campaign or any redo of any kind."

The statement was issued by Rep. Alcee Hastings and put the House members at odds with Florida Sen. Bill Nelson, a Clinton supporter. He has been promoting a primary by mail, and his office has been consulting with officials in Oregon about how they handle it.

Obama said in an interview with CNN on Tuesday that he had reservations about a vote by mail.