Why Obama Won The Potomac Primary

Illinois Senator Swept To Easy Victory On The Strength Of His Core Support Groups

(CBS)  CBS News Political Consultant Monika L. McDermott analyzes Sen. Barack Obama's victories in the Democratic primaries in Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia.

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Sen. Barack Obama swept to an easy victory in the Democratic presidential primaries in Virginia and Maryland chiefly on the strength of his support among African-American voters, according to CBS News exit polls in these two states. He was also aided by a small boost in turnout among young voters - another core support group.

Despite talk that Obama might be gaining momentum by picking up support from John Edwards' supporters, and that the nature of the contest between him and Sen. Hillary Clinton might be changing, the exit polls demonstrate that his strength today came more from the make-up of these primary states than from any fundamental shift in this two-person contest.

Obama's Win

Race and gender have been playing influential roles in the Democratic primary elections this year, and the contests in Maryland and Virginia were no different. As he has in all of the primaries to date, Obama won the vote of African-Americans overwhelmingly. He beat Clinton 88 percent to 11 percent in Maryland, and 89 percent to 11 percent in Virginia, among black voters.

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See The Exit Poll Data: Virginia | Maryland

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In addition, Obama also won white men, a demographic that has become something of a swing group this election season. In Maryland Obama won 54 percent of the white male vote, and in Virginia he won 56 percent.

Clinton, in contrast, won her primary support group - white women. She won 54 percent of white women in Virginia's Democratic primary, and 55 percent in Maryland's.

Beyond strong support among African-Americans, Obama also benefited from increased voter turnout - but among young voters, not black voters. Black voters made up roughly the same percentage of the electorates this year as they did in the 2004 primaries. For example, in 2004 African-American voters were 33 percent of the Democratic primary electorate in Virginia. Today they were 30 percent.

Young people were extra motivated to vote this year, presumably by Obama. In 2004 17 - 29 year-olds made up only 8 percent of both Maryland's and Virginia's Democratic primary electorates. Today, however, they made up 14 percent of each state's electorate. Among these young voters Obama won handily. He beat Clinton by 50 points among Virginia's young voters, and by 39 points in Maryland.

Another pattern that has become familiar this year also held up in the Potomac states - the desire for change, and the choice of Obama as the agent for it. Over half - 56 percent of Virginia Democratic primary voters said they most wanted a candidate who could bring about needed change, as did 57 percent of Maryland voters. Obama was the overwhelming choice among these voters - winning 82 percent to 17 percent among Virginians seeking change, and 84 to 14 percent in Maryland.

Only 21 percent of Virginia voters and 21 percent of Maryland's Democrats were looking for Clinton's strong suit - experience. Clinton won more than nine in ten voters in each state who said they most wanted a candidate with the right experience to be president.

The Nature of the Contest

Despite Obama's sweeping victories in these states, the exit polls demonstrate that the fundamental nature of the race between Obama and Clinton remains unchanged, even given upheavals caused by other candidates dropping out of the race, or contests won and lost. In this two-person race, each candidate has a relatively solid base of support on which they can count, possibly indicating a long fight for the nomination.

In general, Clinton and Obama have been dividing the white vote by gender. When the race is at near parity - such as in New Hampshire - Clinton wins white women (46 to 33 percent in New Hampshire) and Obama wins white men (38 to 30 percent in New Hampshire).

Additionally, Obama has consistently won among black voters of all demographic profiles, while Clinton has won among Latinos. As a result, Obama has won primary states with sizable African-American populations (such as today's) and Clinton has won strongly Latino states (Arizona and California).

Finally, Clinton's most solid support has been among the Democratic base - white voters of lower income and education, and those who consider themselves to be true Democrats. In contrast, Obama has consistently sewn up the support of white, well-off, better educated, independent-minded primary voters.

Little of this was different in today's contests. Obama and Clinton split the white vote by gender, as they have in the past, and Obama overwhelmingly won the African-American vote.

Even beyond race and gender, the familiar patterns of support remain. Among white Democratic primary voters with household incomes of less than $50,000 a year in Virginia and Maryland, Clinton won 62% and 52 percent of the vote respectively. In comparison, among those making over $50,000 in Virginia, Obama won with 55 percent of the vote. He and Clinton split the vote among white, higher income Maryland voters.

Among white primary voters with no college degrees, Clinton won 59 percent of the vote in Virginia and 58 percent of the vote in Maryland. Obama won 57 percent and 50 percent of Virginia's and Maryland's college-educated whites.

Among those white voters who self-identify as Democrats, Clinton won 54 percent of the vote in Maryland and 57 percent in Virginia. Obama easily won white independents in these two contests with 57 percent and 63 percent respectively.

Finally, while pundits have speculated about where John Edwards' supporters have gone, and some have argued that Obama's current success is indicative of his having won them over, the exit polls demonstrate that in Maryland and Virginia, if these supporters went anywhere, it was to Clinton. In Virginia, white voters who made up their minds in the past week, the time span covering Edwards' withdrawal, divided evenly among Clinton and Obama, 49 percent to 50 percent respectively. And among white Maryland voters who chose their candidate in the same time period, 54 percent chose Clinton while 42 percent voted for Obama.

Overall, the persistence of each candidate's vote coalition demonstrates that while the nature of the primary states, and individual elections, change each week, the overall nature of this two-person race remains remarkably stable.

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The exit polls were conducted for CBS News and the National Election Pool by Edison Media Research and Mitofsky International. The Maryland Democratic primary exit poll contains 1,324 voters, and the Virginia Democratic primary exit poll contains 1,245 voters interviewed as they left the polling place. The margin of error for each survey is + 3 percentage points.

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Monika L. McDermott is assistant professor of political science at the University of Connecticut, where she teaches and conducts research on voting behavior and public opinion. Before joining the University of Connecticut, McDermott worked in election polling for CBS News and the Los Angeles Times. She holds a Ph.D. in political science from the University of California, Los Angeles.

[jaykay221]

Umm - are you not going to mention that he won the latino vote in Maryland? Also, that the only demographic she really won was females aged 45+, and only then by a large margin in females aged 60 ?

This would seem to indicate that her core base might be eroding.

[tulwar-2009]

Change will only come if people get involved. Obama is the only candidate that invites people to get involved. Obama is the least dictitorial of the candidates because he rests his power with The People. Clinton is too hardened to listen to those who disagree with her, and McCain is saddled with the Republican Party. Obama is the only choice.

[jaykay221]

Sorry - I should clarify - I was meant to say she only won white females aged 45+.

[b-easy63]

Wow after that amazing analysis--how do they explain the wins of Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, etc- where white women outnumber white men and virtually few blacks live? Obama has won a slew of states that defy the so called poll demographics...or are all those states discarded as anomalies, because they don''t fit the media profile? LMAO

[bud28dy]

Obama won because whites were fair and assessed each candidate on their positions, not their color, and distributed their vote equally. Blacks once again showed their bigotry, seeing only the color of their skin and not the content of their character, voting overwhelmingly for a brother.

[pacific_c]

How dare anyone unilaterally decide when to turn the page on history, papering over real inequities & suffering constituencies in the promise of a feel-good campaign? How dare anyone claim to unify while dividing, or think that to rouse U.S. youth from torpor it%u2019s useful to triage the single largest demographic in this country%u2019s history: the majority of which is female? Old woman are the women who changed the reality of the United States. We are the women who brought this country equal credit, better pay, affirmative action, a family-focused workplace; the women who put childcare on the national agenda, established rape-crisis centers & battery shelters, marital-rape & date-rape laws; fought for prison reform, founded the peace & environmental movements; who insisted that medical research include female anatomy; created women%u2019s studies & Title. We are the proud successors of women who, though it took more than 50 years, won us the vote.
Time is short & the contest tightening. We need to rise in furious energy%u2014as we did when Anita Hill was so vilely treated in the U.S. Senate, as we did when Rosie Jiminez was butchered by an illegal abortion. We need to win, this time. Goodbye to supporting Hillary Rodham Clinton tepidly. Time to volunteer, make phone calls, send emails, donate money, argue, rally, march, shout, vote. I support Senator Clinton because I believe she will make history not only as the first US woman president, but as a great US president. - Robin Morgan

[civilrights-]

PACIFIC C, I''m wondering how you know it was "blacks", being the popular vote, that did not ***** each candidate fairly and voted according to each candidates character and merit, and that instead it was the whites that did not vote for obama, who were seeing only the color of his skin and being bigoted. Especially when you yourself, seem to think obama is indeed worthy of his win. Frankly, who are you to assume, that an entire race of people(or even just most), acted together ignorantly and racistly, unless you yourself are acting ignorant and racistly toward them. I''m just curious...
ps and even if you''re black, which you very well may be, you are still just as much a racist and bigoted. Just insecure and a sell out to top it all off.
I''m voting for Obama

[tulwar-2009]

We''re supposed to go with an unsympathic, uncharismatic, underqualified leader for the sake of women? HRC inheritted her political machinery from her husband. That hardly speaks well of women in general.

[tulwar-2009]

Oh, It''s unfair to flame a candidate without showing my colors. I''m going with the one that can change the mood of the county if nothing else. Real change comes from The People. So far, Barack Obama is the only one willing to listen.

[civilrights-]

Oops I was actually addressing Bud28dy. Not Pacific C. Sry...lol

[tulwar-2009]

Dear Gateway,

Names like "Shrillary" don''t help.

[user168-2009]

The Clintons have nothing to say to a generation of young people looking for authenticity, honesty and transparency in their leaders and in their government.

That''s why more and more young people are turning to Barack Obama.

MARTIN EDWIN ANDERSEN


Well said!

I am 60 years old and I don''t think I want anything to do with these Hillbilly Crooks either. How many out there want a pair of crooks to represent them? Everything these Hillbillies did is deceitful and self-gratifying. Words such as wisdom, compassion, or courage just do not exist in their dictionary.

The Billary Hillbillies are shameless and loveless in misleading our youths by setting the worst of examples!

%u201CSetting an example is not the main means of influencing another, it is the only means.%u201D

%u201CThe foundation of every state is the education of its youth.%u201D

%u201CTo know what is right and not to do it is the worst cowardice.%u201D

%u201CKnowledge becomes evil if the aim be not virtuous.%u201D

%u201COne atom of the plane where He functions would shatter the world.%u201D

%u201CWhat is governing to him who cannot rule himself? Who cannot rule himself, how should he rule others?%u201D

KEEP THE HILLBILLIES OUT OF SIGHT!

NO CHILD SHOULD LEARN ANYTHING FROM THEM!

[minette7]

I am a white female over 45 and I voted for Senator Obama and, hopefully, I will be voting for him in the general election, so will my mother who is 88 years old, and my sister who is also over 45. We think Barack Obama is just great and just what this country needs. I cannot understand why the media appears to be so biased towards him? I am sick and tired of hearing about only "black" people voting for Barack. STOP. We don''t care about race or gender; that is not what this race is about!! Also, WHY WOULD ANYONE WANT THE CLINTONS IN THE WHITE HOUSE AGAIN??? That makes no sense to me at all. Do republicans want another Bush? I doubt it.

[pensacola88]

Obama does not accept campaign donations from Washington Lobbyists or PACS. Clinton does.

Voters are tired of being second class people in the political process, when they know their candidate wants to win and accepts donations from lobbyists and PACS.

I am not against a woman president, in fact, I voted for Geraldine Ferraro when she was vice president with Walter Mondale in ''84.

Time has told the story again and again about how difficult it is to finance a campaign. Complete Public financing is an option if prohibiting private financing is part of the deal. Making PAC contributions and outlawing political lobbyists are the new American Dream.

[user168-2009]

%u201CLIVE THE CHANGE YOU WANT TO SEE IN THE WORLD.%u201D

I have never been more excited for our young adults than today. GO! GO vote for you dream, vote for TRUTH -

WISDOM, COMPASSION, AND COURAGE!

VOTE OBAMA!

%u201CWithout truth I know not how man can live.%u201D

Should we think, say, and do things according to wisdom, compassion, and courage, or should we calculate the gain and choose otherwise by ignoring truth?

What have we been teaching our children about truth, harmony, and peace?

What is more important?

Benefiting the world or our own country?

Benefiting the country or our own community?

Benefiting the community or our own family?

Benefiting the family or our own self?

Ever wonder how we can have real world peace?

Not if everyone is Bill or Hillary, or McCain.

Wisdom, love, and courage can never be selfish.

So be it that the nation%u2019s youth sees Hope in Truth, OBAMA!

"We are the people we''ve been waiting for."

"LIVE THE CHANGE YOU WANT TO SEE IN THE WORLD."

[jaykay221]

pacfici_c: Younger generations of women are grateful for the work women did for us in the 70''s - but now there is not someone who unilaterally decided to turn the page on history - there are millions of voters of all ages, ethnicities and both genders who happen to agree it is time to turn the page.

Unfortunately your candidate speaks a language and has voted in ways that are more akin/friendly to Bush than to the future.

I''m a 38yr old professional woman in NZ. Our country was 1st to give women the vote, first to elect a female prime minster (i.e. not from succession), whose Governor General is female, top judge is female and until latterly, the CEO of the top company was female. Not one of these women got where they were through association with their husband - but rather on their own merit. Not one demonstrated a willingness to distort, lie, deceive. Not one ran down women who their husband had affairs with or harassed. All of them are role models worth looking up to.

I''m confident there are many spectacular women in America, some already in your Senate, who would be worthy of being President and I look forward to the day that happens.

In the meantime may I suggest that you focus less on the symbolism of Hillary being the pinnacle of female success and more on the qualities of the candidates. A growing majority both in the US and abroad can see that Obama stands head and shoulders above the rest.

[shouaxx]

YOU KNOW WHAT GO AHEAD OBAMA COOL AID DRINKERS AND READ UP ON YOUR SAINT OBAMA! FIND OUT ABOUT TONY REZKO AND OBAMAS SLUM DISTRICTS! I FIND IN FUNNY THAT IGNORANT 18 YRS OLDS AND RICH PEOPLE ARE VOTING FOR THIS GUY OH AND OF COURSE AFRICAN AMERICANS. SO THE RICH CARE LESS ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS TO THE MIDDLE CLASS OR POOR AND THE RICH COLLEGE PUNKS DONT KNOW WHAT TO CARE ABOUT, THE ONLY THING THEY SEE IT A BREATH OF FRESH BULL COMING FROM THIS CONN THAT COULD CARE LESS ABOUT SERIOUS ISSUES! LISTEN TO HIS SPEECHES, HE USES TELEPROMPTERS PEOPLE! HEY WE GOT BUSH FOR TWO TERMS LETS GET ONE ON THE LIBERAL SIDE. A CONN WITH A CLEVER WORD, NOT AN ORIGINAL ONE. CHANGE...WHITE RICH MEN, AFRICAN AMERICANS BECAUSE HE IS BLACK, AND IGNORANT COLLEGE KIDS. SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD BASIS FOR THE PRESIDENT OF UNITED STATES OF AMERICA!

[ramos937]

To Minette7 (and others like her) - I have nothing againist Obama. But, my problem is that I and probably you, do not really know what he has done in the 8 years in the Illnois Legislature and 2.5 years in the Senate. Can you provide some specifics? Please do not say he pass this law and this law, Nobody passes laws by himself/herself.

[caraprado]

Extraordinary wins. Even where Obama was favored, he won by tremendous margins, and Virginia, which days ago was thought to be close, was a resounding victory for Obama.

He actually improved on his results from the five-state sweep of the weekend. The enthusiasm so clearly seen in the rallies is
now becoming a powerful momentum.

If you can''t make it to a rally, or have been to one, you can find the entire Obama rally setlist--from "City of Blinding Lights" to which he takes the stage to "Signed, Sealed, Delivered"--the entire setlist!--on Itunes, here:

http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewIMix?id=273867065&s=143441&v0=575

[shouaxx]

AFRICAN AMERICANS ARE NOW MAKING WHITES LOOK LIKE THEY HAVE NO SUPPORT FOR THIS MAN; THEY WOULD IF HE WAS QUALIFIED! LETS SEE WHITE MEN BECAUSE THEY HATE A WOMEN IN POWER,MAYBE,AFRICAN AMERICANS,BECAUSE THEY MUST STAND BY THIER RACE.UNDERSTOOD, STILL KINDA RACIST DONT YOU THINK?.YOUNG COLLEGE KIDS OR ADULTS THAT HAVE NO REAL STRAIN YET IN LIFE.MAYBE.OR HE IS TRYING TO MAKE THIS RACE A POPULARITY CONTEST, WHICH WHY WOULD ANY YOUNG ADULT WANT TO FIT IN...YES EXACTLY THEY ALL DO! SO HILLARY CLINTON GETS, LOWER INCOME PEOPLE THAT ARE WHITE BECAUSE THEY R THE OPPISITE OF THE AFRICAN AMERICANS THAT SUPPORT THERE RACE, HISPANICS ALONG WITH WOMEN WHO R STILL MINORITIES AND DO STRUGGLE IN AMERICA, K NOW SINCE SHE IS NOT A FAD I FEEL LIKE SMART PEOPLE ARE LOOKING ABOVE TREND AT REAL ISSUES THAT PLAY A HUGE PART IN THERE STRUGGLES ESPECIALLY SENIORS WHO HAVE IT VERY HARD IN LIFE. SO, AMERICA! WHAT IS IT? OBAMA FOR THE RICH OR FOR HILLARY THAT SUPPORTS PEOPLE THAT STRUGGLE. U REALLY HAVE ISSUES WITH A WOMEN, AND THIS IS 2 ALL OF YOU WOMEN AS WELL THAT HATE THE IDEA OF A WOMEN IN POWER, ASK YOURSELF WHY? SHE HAS DONE MORE FOR CHILDREN AND PEOPLE LIKE ME THAT NEED MORE OPTIONS IN LIFE THAN OBAMA COULD EVERY IMAGINE FACT LOOK IT SMART PEOPLE, SCANDALS? YOUR OBAMA HAS A BAG FULL AND YOU DONT CARE TO LOOK AT IT. TONY REZKO IS A VERY BAD MAN AND OBAMA LET PEOPLE LIVE IN SLUMS JUST TO GET MONEY FROM THIS MAN FOR AN ELECTION

[shouaxx]

IF U CARE ABOUT YOURSELF U WILL READ UP ON TONY REZKO AND BECOME CONCERNED OR ARE YOU THE WHITE SEXIST MAN OR THE YOUNG COLLEGE PUNK OR THE AFRICAN AMERICAN OR THE WOMEN THAT HAS THE LOW SELF ESTEEM. WHAT HAS OBAMA DONE FOR U AND YOUR FAMILY? NAME 5 THINGS RIGHT NOW!.................THATS RIGHT! NOTHING BUT THE WORD CHANGE! NOT GOOD ENOUGH PEOPLE! THAT DOES NOT PUT FOOD ON THE TABLE! AND IF OBAMA WINS I HOPE HE PROVES THAT HE NEVER CARED BECAUSE HIS HISTORY HAS PROOF THAT HE NEVER DID, AND U ARE JUST 2 STUPID TO CARE TO FIND OUT! AMERICA THE LAND OF THE IGNORANT! OH BUT HE WROTE A BOOK OF TRAGEDY, WELL I HAVE A BOOK FOR U 2, DOES THAT MAKE ME QUALIFIED?

[machiavelliw]

I am an African-American and I support Hillary Clinton because she is hands down the best candidate for president. It absolutely disgusts me that America could be suckered into voting for a second rate Frederick Douglass wanna be who has proven little more than his ability to string together a few inspirational sentences and deliver them in a cadence reminiscent of a run-of-the-mill southern Baptist preacher.

Barack Obama does not represent and cannot bring change to America because in order to create change you have to have a plan, something Bobama''s speechwriters and vocal coaches have been too busy to come up with.

Barack Obama spells disaster for the Democrats should they decide to choose him as their nominee and continue their ongoing losing streak for the White House. Go ahead. Give the campaign to John McCain because that''s exactly who I''ll support if the junior senator from Illinois becomes the democratic nominee. Pfft to all the Obamacans and Obama disciples.

Nobama ''O8

Go Hillary!

[miore]

Obama is winning because he is a better candidate. He has won in predominantly white states Let''s face it, he won''t be winning so many states without the support of people of all races.
If white people can vote for him in Iowa, why can''t black people vote for him in Maryland?

[s110478]

Clinton Campaign Chair excepted checks from Rezco. She also had an illegal donation from Hsu. She is still up to her old games. At least Obama has a cleaner record than she does.If you want to find out what Obama stands for than go to his website. Because if you can find this blog you can do internet research. I am a black woman too but you are ignorant if you claim that he just give speeches. If you go to WWW.Obama.com , you will see that ever three days he post info on what he stands for and he lays out his plans even. You people are wrong for doing amatuere swift boating to insure that Hillary wins!

[s110478]

Obama won because whites were fair and assessed each candidate on their positions, not their color, and distributed their vote equally. Blacks once again showed their bigotry, seeing only the color of their skin and not the content of their character, voting overwhelmingly for a brother.


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Posted by bud28dy

When was the last time we had a black president? For Gods sake we finally have viable one and he touches us just like he has touched many other races. We feel pride. We have voted every generation for a white president. I wish that people would stop calling out Obamas race! His mother is white and he is half white. She was an activist who helped large communities in Indonesia find diffrent ways to make mone. If you want to read more about her go to this link: http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601070&sid=aOOwMgWY_VIA&refer=home
Obama is a mix (bi-racial) of what is great in American and the good sides of whites and blacks!!
Vote Obama 08''

[s110478]

First of all I am 30 yrs old,educated, black/Puerto Rican/Dutch and I don''t drink Kool-aid. I don''t hate whites, hell my daughters father is white. I voted for Obama because he can change the way the world views us. Right now Americans can''t travel w/out the fear of violence and or hate being directed at us. Obama is not the black candidate or the white candidate. He is the bi-racial Candidate and a role model to all bi-racial children ( included whites mixed with irish, italian, etc). Go Obama 08''

[joyous88]

Obama won because he is tghe best person for the job

of saving the country from eight years of lieing , cheating and stealing from the criminal republican party

[s110478]

julietjan17 ,

Now you saying racist and senseless thing that will not help Hillary Clinton. The more you shout these lies and garbage the more African Americans, Asians, Whites, etc. will vote for Obama.

Go Obama 08''

[inbredwhty2]

OBAMA 2008...don''t drink the Hillary or GOP Kool Aid. Neither is good for this country or its people.

[Gary Kempf]

I have read Mr. Obama''s plan as president and I am more concerned. His plan is so generic with no definition. He has no substance in his plan to turn America around,
No where does he say he will do anything to stop,or fine companies for hiring illegal immigrants.
No where does he say he will do anything to bring down the cost of energy,food.etc.
No where does he say he will bring a stop to the ever increasing cost in the medical industry.
No where does he say that the average working class family can get real tax breaks for home improvements,insulation,heating,etc. Right now corporations get to deduct all these improvements completely.
Both Mr. Obama and Mrs. Clinton need to answer some serious questions about what and how they will do thing''s. I mean clear and concise answers..... Right now, before they get elected!!!!!

[shutupnvote]

Obama is certainly inspirational he would make a great spiritual coach but he is too inexperienced and indecisive to be President and Commander in Chief.

[perception5]

The "promotion" of Obama since September 2006 by the most corrupt institution in America, our MSM wolfpack press, is doing a "great disservice" to our nation.

At some point we need to warm up to the concept that "popularity (generated by our corrupt MSM) is no substitute for substance.

We need to start talking about the "issues"

And America''s corrupt MSM wolfpack press needs to stop their "pro-Obama propaganda campaign".

Where am I wrong?

[chitown639]

Posted by perception5 at 08:07 AM

Where you are wrong, is by blaming the media for reporting the news. Obama earned the press coverage because he is winning the elections....

[chitown639]

Obama has more legistrative experience than Clinton. Obama was elected to legistrative office in Illinois 1996 and serve in that capacity until he was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2004, this means Obama has a total of 12 years legistrative experience. Hillary, who had never been elected to office until 2000 when she was elected to the U.S Senate, she has a total of 8 years legistrative experience. Obama has more legistrative experience...

[hillaryin08]

Why did Obamma win? America Rejected the Clintons. The only hope they have now is to try and steele the election thru the secret delagates.

Would they stoop so low to try? Thats the real question

[rowdytexan2]

I hope HIllary gets the superdelegates and the nomination! Competence over buffoonery!

According to the DNC''s regulations, the superdelegates will decide it. That''s not a steal, that''s a win, tyvm!

[jerkeedoodle]

jh6379,She''s almost gone.Settle down,and have a little patience.The next round of primaries will finish her.

[abbe91]

"I mean clear and concise answers..... Right now, before they get elected!!!!!
Posted by navpro at 07:26 AM : Feb 13, 2008"

Clear and concise answers ... you mean concise like "Bomb Iran" ?

[jerkeedoodle]

RT2,Don''t you mean a hollow victory?If that scenario takes place,she''ll lose in november bt even more votes than she would if she won the nomination.Face it,Hillary''s toast.Now be a good little ship,and desert the sinking rat.

[rowdytexan2]

No, I was never a deserter. Obama hasn''t a frigging clue...and the Neocons will crush him! He can''t even articulate in debates with HIllary...McCain will toast him.

[abbe91]

"Where you are wrong, is by blaming the media for reporting the news. Obama earned the press coverage because he is winning the elections....
Posted by chitown639 at 08:22 AM : Feb 13, 2008"

That''s right. Still waiting to see this coming
from the "corrupt MSM wolfpack" ...

http://digg.com/2008_us_elections/McCain_Collected_100_000_From_Abramoff_s_Firm_3

[b-easy63]

We%u2019re going to sweep across Texas in the next three weeks, bringing our message about what we need in America: The kind of president that will be required on day one to be commander in chief, to turn the economy around,%u201D Clinton told a crowd of thousands in El Paso Thursday night. %u201CI%u2019m tested. I%u2019m ready. Let%u2019s make this happen."


Hilary: "yeah, I''''m tested and I''''m ready!! so what if I can''''t manage my campaign and my core group is splintering...so what if I can''''t manage the campaign money and have to lend myself millions to survive one month? I SWEAR I''''ll do better, when it''''s the entire country and YOUR money, I get to manage--honest"

You have a point Hilary. Bush had ''''experience'''' and it showed he ran all businesses he owned into the ground and had to be bailed out (then he did it on the macro scale with the country) now you are showing that with your experience--you can''''t call a war right, don''''t know how to back off of torture, can''''t release your finances and can''''t even run or direct a Presidential campaign. We gave Bush a shot--why not you?


Why not, indeed.

[Gary Kempf]

Clear and concise answers ... you mean concise like "Bomb Iran" ?


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Posted by abbe91 at 09:51 AM : Feb 13, 2008
Are You just an idiot, Bomb Iran?????. You might want to start taking your medication again. It is quite obvious you have no clear thoughts when you stop taking it. Are you afraid to hear some answers before Mr. Obama, or Mrs. Clinton get elected. They are the only options, unless you are a true moron and want to continue the Bush years under McCain????

[gunshack1]

Don''t write Hillary off too quick. Remember, she has slick Willie in her corner.

[marylandme]

If Hillary wins the Democratic nomination, then I''m voting for McCaine. I will not be responsible for the Clintons return to Washington. We need a change. If that means voting for the same Bush like policies to stop the Clintons then so be it.

[chuckie2u]

While I cannot attest to any inside information in politics, I see Huck and Obama as protest votes of the PARTY ELITES. Either would be a change in the direction of this country. Surprised the WHITE MALES want to vote for Obama, he is an ALPHA MALE and will be able to represent us well in the rest of the world. He certainly is a better choice than the Clinton TAG TEAM.

[abbe91]

"If Hillary wins the Democratic nomination, then I''''m voting for McCaine. I will not be responsible for the Clintons return to Washington. We need a change. If that means voting for the same Bush like policies to stop the Clintons then so be it.
Posted by Marylandme at 10:32 AM : Feb 13, 2008"

The problem is that McCain means another 4 years or less of the same Bush policy.

[abbe91]

"If Hillary wins the Democratic nomination, then I''''m voting for McCaine. I will not be responsible for the Clintons return to Washington. We need a change. If that means voting for the same Bush like policies to stop the Clintons then so be it.
Posted by Marylandme at 10:32 AM : Feb 13, 2008"

The problem is that McCain means another 4 years or less of the same Bush policy.

[abbe91]

"They are the only options, unless you are a true moron and want to continue the Bush years under McCain????
Posted by navpro at 10:14 AM : Feb 13, 2008"

Exactly my point. You need to read ... "Bomb Iran" is the very concise type of McCain answer. I fear these people who have "simple" answers to problems.

[marylandme]

If Obama is the Democratic nominee, this country wil have it''s first Biracial president. We are not going to elect a senior citizen with ideas of yesterdays imperfections as a base for tommorrow ideolgy. We want change in our country for our citizens. We want the United States to be what it''s suppossed to be for it''s citizens rather than for it''s businesses. Anyone that thinks that this world is safer without Saddam Husein is an idiot. Ask yourself how many U.S. troops where killed in Iraq when Saddam was living? How many radicle islamist insurgents wherein Iraq when Saddam was living? He was the only person that had a clear vision for stability in Iraq. We as a nation must learn that our system isn''t for everyone and not everyone is going to accept it nor should they have to. That is why McCaine will only win over Hillary. Nobody really wants Bill in the Whitehouse again.