The Presumptive Nominee, A Dignified Exit

Rahm Emanuel says Barack Obama is the presumptive nominee. [The Page]

The addition of two superdelegates this morning gives Obama the lead in support from superdelegates. [Political Radar]

He also got another superdelegate from California. [The Page]

Clinton leads 66-23 in a new poll of West Virginia voters. [Political Wire]

Peter Nicholas reports, “[W]ithin Hillary Clinton's circle of advisers and donors, the conversation has turned to how she can make a dignified exit.” [The Age]

Michael Tomasky thinks Obama can pick a better runningmate than Clinton. [The Plank]

The Jewish Press editorial board still has reservations about Obama. [Jewish Press]

Newsday writes a story about the Staten Island Advance editorial calling for Vito Fossella to resign. [Newsday]

A Staten Island Advance columnist wants people to remember Fossella’s family. [S.I. Advance]

A poll on Daily Kos says Democrats would be better off if Fossella stayed and ran for reelection. [Kos]

David Paterson’s plan to eliminate one of the state economic czars irks some business folks in Buffalo and Rochester.[Democrat & Chronicle]

The Labour Party in England, the country Michael Bloomberg is visiting right now, is doing poorly. [Bloomberg

Ben tries reading John Edwards to figure out who exactly the former presidential candidate said he'd voted for. [Politico]

Liz questions the Clinton's campaign notion that an Obama candidacy could make New York a battleground state. [DP]

A community board in Long Island City isn't voting on a greenway project yet because of parking issues. [Streetsblog]

Liza Sabater is moving. [Daily Gotham]

And NY1 obtained emails showing Gifford Miller was lobbying Christine Quinn to fund his favorite project, the High Line. [NY1]