LOUISVILLE, Ky., May 21, 2008
Obama Closes In On Dem Nomination
Illinois Senator Has Majority Of Pledged Delegates With Oregon Victory; Clinton Easily Wins Kentucky, But Campaign In The Red
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Obama Returns To Iowa
"CBS News RAW": Barack Obama returned to Iowa, the site of his first, highly-publicized primary win, to speak to supporters about the importance of party unity in the days ahead.
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Hillary Wins The Bluegrass State
"CBS News RAW": After clinching a substantial victory in Kentucky, Hillary Clinton spoke to supporters in Louisville saying she is ahead of Obama in terms of the popular vote.
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Clinton Wins Kentucky
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is the projected winner of Kentucky's primary election but, as Jim Axelrod reports, this win may not be enough to weaken rival Barack Obama's lead.
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Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., acknowledges supporters during her Kentucky primary election night rally Tuesday, May 20, 2008 in Louisville, Ky. (AP)
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Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y. poses with staff members at Lynn's Paradise Cafe during a campaign stop in Louisville, Ky. Tuesday, May 20, 2008. (AP)
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Hillary Clinton
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"You have put us within reach of the Democratic nomination," he told cheering supporters in Iowa, the overwhelmingly white state that launched him, a black, first-term senator from Illinois, on his improbable path to victory last January. (Watch Obama video)
Clinton countered with a lopsided win in Kentucky, a victory with scant political value in a race moving inexorably in Obama's direction.
Finance reports filed yesterday show Clinton in the red, saddled with nearly $20 million in debts. Obama, by contrast, entered May with $37 million in the bank, while John McCain entered the month with $22 million on hand. (Read more on the candidates' finances.)
With 83 percent of the votes counted in Oregon's unique mail-in primary, Obama led Clinton 58 percent to 42 percent. With all precincts reporting in Kentucky, Clinton bested Obama 65 percent to 30 percent.
The former first lady vowed to remain in the race, telling supporters, "I'm more determined than ever to see that every vote is cast and every ballot is counted." (Watch Clinton video)Kentucky Results
Oregon Results
Obama won enough delegates Tuesday night to claim the majority of all pledged delegates to be elected in primaries and caucuses, reports CBS News. Obama has 1,649 pledged delegates to Clinton's 1,496. That total does not include Michigan or Florida.
According to the latest CBS News count, Obama now has a total of 1,955 delegates, which leaves him less than 100 away from the 2,026 needed to capture the nomination. The former first lady has 1,773. That tally includes the nearly 800 superdelegates, the party leaders who hold the balance of power at the convention. (See the full state-by-state tally)
In Kentucky, CBS News reports Clinton will win 35 delegates and Obama will win 14, with one left to be allocated. In Oregon, Obama will win 28, Clinton will win 19 and there are five unallocated.
"To the extent that the outcome of this race is uncertain, it’s devolved into an argument over mathematical computations," said CBSNews.com senior political editor Vaughn Ververs. "But the numbers aren’t adding up for Hillary Clinton, and barring a totally unexpected and dramatic reversal of fortune, she’s not going to persuade those superdelegates that two plus two somehow equals five." (Read "Obama Pivots Toward Fall Challenges," by Ververs)
"This continues to be a tough fight, and I have fought it the only way I know how - with determination, by never giving up and never giving in," Clinton told supporters in Kentucky.
"I have done it not because I've wanted to demonstrate my toughness," she said, "but because I believe passionately that for the sake of our country, the Democrats must take back the White House and end Republican rule. ... That's why I'm still running and that's why you're still voting," she said.
Clinton claimed the popular vote lead in her speech to supporters, counting the disputed Michigan and Florida primaries. "This is one of the closest races for a party's nomination in modern history, she said.
Obama spoke before some 6,000 supporters at an outdoor rally with the Iowa Statehouse as a backdrop, celebrating in the state where his win in the opening contest of the presidential primary season helped reshape the race.
"Tonight, in the fullness of spring, with the help of those who stood up from Portland to Louisville, we have returned to Iowa with a majority of delegates elected by the American people and you have put us within reach of the Democratic nomination for president of the United States of America," Obama said.
According to CBS News exit polling, in Kentucky, 77 percent of Clinton voters said they would be dissatisfied if Obama was the Democratic nominee. Obama voters were about evenly split on whether they would be satisfied if Clinton got the nomination. (Exit Poll Data: Kentucky | Oregon)
In Kentucky, just 33 percent of Clinton voters said they would back Obama in the general election if he is the Democratic nominee - 42 percent said they will vote for Republican nominee-in-waiting McCain, and another 23 percent say they won’t vote. More Democrats also felt Clinton was the best candidate to beat McCain in the fall.
Oregon voters felt differently when asked about their feelings about the candidate they did not vote for, according to the exit poll. A majority of Clinton and Obama voters in the state would be satisfied if their opponent got the nomination. And 68 percent of Clinton voters say they will back Obama in the general election if he is the nominee and 80 percent of Obama voters say they will back Clinton in the general election. However, a majority of Oregon Democrats said they thought Obama would be a stronger general election candidate in the fall.
Democratic voters in both states said the economy was the most important issue, with 67 percent of voters in Kentucky saying that. Voters differed, however, on whether to suspend the gas tax was a good idea. In Kentucky, 59 percent thought it would be good idea and 37 percent said it would not be. In Oregon, 64 percent said they thought it would be a bad idea and 26 percent said it would be a good idea.
Since the vote is by mail in Oregon, the exit poll was taken by telephone and completed on Sunday.
In Kentucky, Clinton won among almost all key demographic groups in the state, according to the exit polls. She won 67 percent of women and 64 percent of men. She won 79 percent of blue collar whites. By wide margins, she won those earning less or more than $50,000 and those with or without a college degree.
In Oregon, Obama won most demographic groups. He won male voters 65 percent to 34 percent and women voters 51 percent to 48 percent. Obama also carried those with or without a college degree and those who made more or less than $50,000. Clinton won blue collar whites in Oregon, but by a much smaller margin than she did in Kentucky - 54 percent to 46 percent.
Clinton won among Kentucky voters who decided in the last week and those who decided in the last three days. However, Obama won those voters in Oregon.
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See all 2499 CommentsONLY THE FIRST TIME????
MAYBE????????!
In other words, *HILLARY IS WINNING* !!!!!
ONLY THE FIRST TIME????
MAYBE????????!
In other words, *HILLARY IS WINNING* !!!!!
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Posted by truthyness at 08:29 AM : May 20, 2008
Keep dreaming....
There is no way they are going to let Obama get America out of the middle east and stop all those Trillions of American tax dollars from going to Israel or Saudi or Haliburton or the Defense Industry that is feeding off American People!
Just like Bobby Kennedy one of these countries are going to try to hit him! You watch...
And when this happens I hope the American people are strong enough to march on Washington and drag those lobbyist and politicians out in the street and give them some American Street Justice!
AMERICA STAND UP OR SHUT UP!
Barack Obama will go on to defeat John McCain. We are going to take this country back.
wrong...just because Obama is just about to get a majority of votes doesn''t mean Hillary has the other half. your forgetting about all the people who voted for Edwards. And Edwards supports Obama. theres no way hillary has even close enough votes to win.
What Barack Obama has said is that he would meet without precondition with Ahmadinejad, the leader of the largest state sponsor of terror in the world, along with Castro, Assad, Kim Jong-Il. It''s a naive statement. Hillary Clinton called it for what it was when they were debating on this very issue."
....................It''s really great to see someone "report" what the issue really is.
Now if we can get the most corrupt institution in America, our mostly liberal MSM wolfpack press to present these facts the way they really are.
I guess that''s asking a lot for our "in-the-tank" for Obama wolfpack press..........................sad.
Go Vote For McCain and World (3)will Happen ...
Note: You War Mongers, World War (3) is just One More Arab Invasion Away... From being Made Real !!
And All You Yahoos are Screaming about Terorist !!
Keep Your War Mongering & Blood Thirsty EYES on ..China & Russia and India !!
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/08/17/europe/EU-GEN-Russia-china-Maneuvers.php
Russia and China: Hold Joint Military Exercise
The Associated Press Published: August 17, 2007
CHEBARKUL TESTING RANGE, Russia: President Vladimir Putin said Friday he had ordered strategic bombers to resume regular Long-Range Patrols as Russian & Chinese Forces held their 1ST Joint Military Exercise on Russian soil.
NOTE: A show of Armed Muscle Aimed at Sending a Pointed Message to the.... United States.
The resumption of bombing patrols, which analysts say signaled a significant change for Russian military policy, comes amid a growing chill in U.S.-Russian Relations, strained over Washington`s criticism of Russia`s democracy record, Moscow`s objections to U.S. Missile Defense Plans and Differences over Global Crises.
Both Moscow and Beijing share a Heightening Distrust of what they see as the United States` Oversized Role and Influence in Global Politics, and the two former Cold War rivals have forged a "Strategic Partnership" aimed at Counter Balancing Washington`s Policies.
What a Great Supporter of US Veterans
Source: Yahoo News/Politics
McCain, the all-but-nominated Republican presidential candidate, opposes a Democratic-backed bill that would significantly expand the breadth of education benefits for veterans, first adopted for those returning from World War II.
Democrats want the proposal included in a war spending bill the Senate is scheduled to vote on this week.
Sen. Barack Obama, McCains most likely general election opponent, already has raised objections to McCains resistance. And on Tuesday, a veterans group that has been critical of the war in Iraq is launching an ad in Washington to pressure McCain to change his mind.
By taking issue with McCain on the subject of veterans, Democrats hope to weaken one of his biggest assets %u2014 his personal biography as a former Navy pilot who became a prisoner of the North Vietnamese and endured torture at the hands of his captors.
The legislation, sponsored by Democratic Sen. Jim Webb of Virginia and Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel of Nebraska, also veterans of Vietnam, would guarantee full tuition payments to veterans at any public school in their home state. Its expected cost is $52 billion over 10 years.
McCain & His Saudia Arabian Connection
Loefflers firm also has lobbied for other foreign interests and foreign governments. Newsweek reported over the weekend that Loefflers firm was paid $15 million by Saudi Arabia.
The news magazine also said Loeffler listed meeting McCain along with the Saudi ambassador to "discuss US-Kingdom of Saudi Arabia relations," even though Loeffler told a reporter last month that he had not discussed his clients with McCain.
Caught & Outted: McCains New Policy Prohibits any staffer on the campaign from being a registered lobbyist or foreign agent.
Are You on DRUGS...
Kentucky was going to Hillary Clinton, 2 Months Ago !!
Obama does`nt Need them, Hillary getting their VOTE is a Band Aid Solace, Moral, Keep Your Head Up...Swan Song
Barack Obama is going to STUMP Hillary Emphatically in...
OREGON !!
Oregon is going to be Clinton`s (North Carolina) All OVER AGAIN !!
Oregon is the Prize... W.Virginia & Kentucky is Hillary`s Solace.
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National & International Experience:
1. George Bush Sr, CIA Director, 2 Terms as (R) Vice President, was the ONLY Man Elected in Present Times, to have BOTH International & National "Experience" and his A!! Lasted (1) Only Term !!
2. George W. Bush Jr: (None) and the Effects SHOW in 8 Years !!
3. Bill Clinton: (None) and You all SEE the NAFTA Effect, Around the (USA) and now his (UAE) Dubai Ports Partnership Exposed !!
4. Jimmy Carter: (None) he became a Better International Statesman AFTER LEAVING THE PRESIDENTIAL OFFICE
5. Mr. (666) Himself, Ron-ald Wil-son Rea-gan, (None) Prior to becoming President....
Note: Governorships are State-Regional...
They are Not National Or International "Experience"
Obama is a Senator (National) is also sits on the Foreign Relations Board (International)
Enough of the ''He has No ''Experience'' Bull-Spit, because Most of You Presidents. Lacked National & International ''Experience''
Until that Mystical, Majical, Majestical Moment Happens....You Hillary Clinton Love Lites, are Blowing Sand Out of Your ..A$$`s
Total Delegate Count
Democrats | 2,026 Needed to Clinch
OBAMA 1,909
CLINTON 1,714
EDWARDS 9
Republicans | 1,191 Needed to Clinch
MCCAIN 1,337
HUCKABEE 231
ROMNEY 149
CBS News estimates. Includes super delegates.
Atlantic Online
May 12,2008
Atlantic Online
May 12,2008
Posted by truthyness at 11:08 AM : May 20, 2008
Actually, he said a lot more than that. Why don''t you tell the whole truth? Perhaps because the whole truth doesn''t slant it the way you want it slanted?
Hillary ''08
OBAMA WANTS OUT OF THE MIDDLE EAST!
MIDDLE EAST HAS NOTHING AMERICA NEEDS!
AMERICANS STAND UP OR SHUT UP!
Posted by Omaar-101 at 10:51 AM : May 20, 2008
Prize? He''s gonna take all 2 or 3 of their delegates to the bank! LOL Oregon is about as useful as getting an ''endorsement'' from John Edwards! :)
Atlantic Online
May 12,2008
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Posted by truthyness at 11:08 AM : May 20, 2008
Fear mongering...
Obama has condemned Hamas, said that he would NOT meet with the terrorist organization, and condemned Jimmy Carter''s decision to meet with Hamas leaders.
Bush-CLinton-Bush-Clinton...No No No No.
McCain=Bush
Clinton or McCain: Both voted for and still support the war.
In fact, Clinton is the ONLY democrat with the BALLS to tell the democratic party that we ARE staying in Iraq.
Fact: McCain said we will be in Iraq FIVE MORE YEARS!! Five more years and 4000+ more U.S. war fatalities.
Hillary ''''08
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Posted by paris1969 at 11:30 AM : May 20, 2008
Hmmmmm... Portland has about 500,000 people so 75,000 represents about 15% of the city''s population. Not to mention that 75,000 is the LARGEST crowd that ANY candidate has drawn to date. And, yes, the crowd was mostly WHITE, as is Portland. 88% WHITE.
I found nothing in the news that suggests Springsteen was there, although his song "The Rising" is often played at Obama rallies.
According to Springsteen, "Obama is head and shoulders above the rest."
I tend to agree Although Obama wasn''t my first choice, now that the remaining choices are another Clinton and McCain, both Bush-clones, Obama is my only choice.
Posted by likeitis5050 at 11:45 AM : May 20, 2008
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Yes, and she KNEW she was the ''golden child'' but her "undoing" is her own fault.
Consider these facts:
Clinton''s campaign blew it in several areas and made several critical mistakes; among them she...
- misjudged the mood;
- underestimated the caucus states;
- relied on old money; and she
- never counted on the long haul.
Even in the states she won, the exit polls showed that people just don''t think she is honest and trustworthy.
Her message was inconsistent throughout her campaign; people arent sure what Clinton stands for and neither is she.
She seriously underestimated the popularity of an exceptionally gifted man who in many ways embodies the diversity that the U.S. is moving toward; somebody who is well-positioned to capture that mood, the very mood that Clinton misjudged.
Clinton thought she had the nomination "locked in" and was already campaigning the general election when she should have been paying serious attention to the primary and her very smart competition.
The Clintons will DO ANYTHING to gain and keep POWER.
If Hellary can''t beat a young inexperienced black man then she sure as hell can''t beat McCain. She and McCain are a lot alike, and she STILL supports the war.
Somebody who name calls another ''''low class'''' is trying to hint that he is ''high class'' Obama comes off as a whiner. I do so hope we don''t let a whiner be our President. Whiners aren''t trying to help others. They are trying to get attention.
Posted by max0010
Sir, are you a stupid? If the Superdelegates choose the candidate, why even have primaries. Stop with the nonsense and accept the fact that Obame is the likely nominee. That statement was about as stupid as some of them I have read from neocons. That is disappointing!
VOTE FOR HILLARY AND CHANGE THIS COUNTRY
AMERICA NEEDS CHANGE, STICK WITH HILLARY
You Obama supporters are in fantasy land. Hillary is on course to be the nominee. I am going to donate more money now. Go Hillary
Posted by RowdyTexas2 at 12:40 PM : May 20, 2008
ROTFLMFAO!!! Tell me the truth rowdy, do you grow your own smoke or do you have friends sneak over the border from Mexico for you? LOL!
won''t debate HIllary,
didn''t show up in West Virginia to show people he was the real deal,
didn''t show up in Kentucky to show people he was the real deal,
seems to walk away a lot when it''s unfriendly territory and he might not have a script in front of him.
Putin is licking his lips!
Additionally, Deval Patrick, the governor of my state, friend of Obama and the other "Hope and CHange" candidate, turned out to be a big bag of wind. I''ve learned my lesson. Fool me once, shame on you, but fool me twice, shame on me!
Posted by redlipsahead at 12:42 PM : May 20, 2008
America needs change, so stick with the old-time establishment politician? That doesn''t make a whole lot of sense.
Posted by whsmhrth at 12:45 PM : May 20, 2008
Naw, Putin is full. He already tore apart and ate Bush.
DOOOOPEH
Posted by RowdyTexas2 at 12:45 PM : May 20, 2008
Careful there rowdy, don''t spill any booze or drop any hot seeds on your lily white robe. You might have to buy a new sheet before the next Klan meeting.
won''t debate HIllary,
didn''t show up in West Virginia to show people he was the real deal,
didn''t show up in Kentucky to show people he was the real deal,
seems to walk away a lot when it''s unfriendly territory and he might not have a script in front of him.
Putin is licking his lips!
Additionally, Deval Patrick, the governor of my state, friend of Obama and the other "Hope and CHange" candidate, turned out to be a big bag of wind. I''ve learned my lesson. Fool me once, shame on you, but fool me twice, shame on me!
Fool me 3 times and I''ll vote for McCain.
Oregon State Motto. She flies with her own wings.
Obama Motto. Change, yes we can.
Clinton Motto. Sour grapes make a gripe whine.
Posted by zorar at 01:02 PM : May 20, 2008
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What? bill cosby has lost his way, tiger woods is an athelete and colin powell never wanted to be president or else he wouldve ran against bush
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