[Future Useless Eater]

...more from the CNN article...

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Kerry's sweep of Tuesday's presidential primaries in Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas left him just 27 delegate votes shy of securing his party's official nod. But additional support since then from Democratic Party officials and officeholders known as superdelegates has boosted Kerry to at least the 2,162 delegate votes he needs at the Democratic National Convention this summer in Boston.

That's when the nomination becomes official.

The number of delegates Kerry has is expected to climb before then as he meets and strategizes with Democrats.

Of Kerry's total delegates, 1,781 came from his strong showing in this year's Democratic primaries and caucuses, while 380 are superdelegates. The remaining delegate vote comes from supporters in American Samoa and from Democrats living abroad, who each will cast a fraction of a vote at the convention.

[BushisTheMan]

I noted that 25-30% of people in these 4 states voted AGAINST Kerry....giving their votes to Edwards, etc.

Poor Kerry! No competitors and 1 in 4 still want someone else.