Clinton allies saw that as favoring Obama, who has been leading in the pledged delegate count.

CNN: Sources: Clinton supporter pressures Pelosi

The placement reflects the vote or state delegate totals being provided at the time, and not a candidate's pledged delegate estimate or CNN's projection of the candidate's final placement in the contest.

CNN: Michele Bachmann

As resources dwindled, manpower-intensive caucus states were abandoned in favor of delegate-rich primary battlegrounds, a critical error that allowed Obama to amass a pledged delegate lead that Clinton was never able to overcome.

CNN: Analysis: Why Clinton's bid failed

Clinton will argue the opposite case, of course, and will say, look, superdelegates have been given the power to follow their own conscience, and here is the reason they should follow their conscience and not follow the pledged delegate lead that Obama has.

NPR: Clinton Lagging in Fundraising

Pledged Clinton delegate Anne Price Mills, with tears in her eyes, said Clinton was "presidential" on August 26.

CNN: Will her gender sway women to Palin?

With Obama's wins Saturday in Louisiana, Nebraska, Washington and the Virgin Islands, and his projected victory in Maine, the Illinois senator took the pledged-delegate lead over Clinton -- 986-924, according to CNN calculations.

CNN: Clinton replaces campaign manager