Democratic co-frontrunners Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama have both said ad nauseam that this race is about delegates.

How to count them? That they’re miles apart on.

Their camps have spent the last 36 hours bickering over how many delegates each has. Hillary Clinton backers include superdelegates, but Barack Obama fans stick with just pledged delegates.

Even those counts vary, depending on who and what you read.

NOTE: We use CNN’s estimates for the figures at right.

NOTE: We have no idea why.

The delegate-counting philosophies (spin jobs) of both candidates reflect their Super Tuesday expectations, and the corresponding results.

The reason Team Hillary counts superdelegates is obvious: they have more, at least now (they can change their minds at any time).

Nevertheless, they are counted by many news sites, and recent data shows her leading Barack Obama by about 100 superdelegates.

His camp is more specific. On Super Tuesday, Barack Obama strategist David Plouffe projected that Barack was ahead in delegates, 606-534.

Press Secretary Bill Burton later said via email: “With California not yet counted, we currently lead Clinton by 43 pledged delegates - 677-634.

Continue reading Slate.com’s assessment of delegate counts …