by Jonathan Singer, Tue May 06, 2008 at 04:32:02 PM EDT
CBS News has called Indiana for Hillary Clinton. No call from NBC News, CNN, or a number of the other nets. More as we have it...
Tags: 2008, Democratic primaries, Indiana, Indiana Primary (all tags)
hmmmm I know it may be closer then expected but I don't know why the others don't just call it.
we all know he won't make up 12 points
Wow big surprise, Clinton was expected to win Indiana, this changes nothing...
just kidding. This is a good win for her, obviously she isn't dropping out anytime soon, she'll keep campaigning as long as she keeps winning states.
Just making fun of the people who dismissed North Carolina earlier.
It's about time. Between the exit polls and her 12 pt lead with 42% of the vote counted, I'm surprised it took them so long.
Clinton wins the tie-breaker, Indiana.
No one knows where Obama's 25% lead in NC will end up when all the votes are counted. If it's under 15% in a state that's so heavily Black, with Blacks unanimously supporting Barack Obama, Hillary has a moral victory.
Because, what she really needs right now is "moral" victories!
Actually, just seems like the candidates have their demographic blocs locked in and we'll just keep doing this til June.
There are only six primaries left. It is a bit late in the game for "moral victories".
I would think if she got under 10%, you could say she did okay. 15% is not very good.
Since demography seems to be a determinant this season, one could say the same about Indiana for Obama, where there are relatively few black voters (less than 10%, I think), although it appears that whites are more willing to vote for the black candidate than vice versa.
... yes, well, there are not enough black voters in the battleground states to win in November.
I think that's Clinton's argument to the super delegates.
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The NC vote tally so far is heavy on the early voting, which went to BO strongly, and these returns are heavy on the research triangle area.
Isn't a "moral victory," another name for a loss.
And speaking of sports analogies, I wonder if she would like to take back that "bet on the filly" comment?
I'm more entertained with how Hillary will spin her massive loss in NC.. which she has openly stated is a "game changer"
For all the fights on blogs, it appears that nothing much was shown by the day.
The show moves on. West Virginia and Kentucky next?
West Virginia, followed by Kentucky and Oregon. Then a couple of Western states. It looks sort of split from here on in, certainly nothing that can dent his delegate lead as far as primaries.
Something did change today the delegate hill that Hillary must climb just got even steeper.
did not obama have lead in this state after pa?
10% black vote also voted for obama 90% ???
This would, I believe, be the first time that Obama's famous spreadsheet failed to predict the correct winner.
She'll stay in long enough to squeeze more funds out of her supporters just so she won't finish in debt and her campaign can pay her back that 5 mil she loaned herself.
Senator Obama wins Indiana, he has to win overwhelmingly Newton and Lake county. And he has to add to his margin or maintain it in Marion county.
If he does not do that, i think CBS calling Indiana for Senator Clinton is a correct call.
So, again a split night.
These two candidates are just too good and people like both of them and are splitting their votes between them. One has yet to land a knock out and flatten his/her opponent. And i don't think it will happen. It will be a victory by points, even if we extend this race for 16 more months.
I am kind of tired of this race really. I think if both candidates get on the same ticket that would be a solution for everyone and it will be the best healing remedy for the party. Again, i am just speculating right now.
Elkhart County, IN - Poblano predicted C +10...turned out to be O +18 with 96% of the vote in.
This is where Obama deployed his new strategy the 'family man'.
He went door to door canvassing there. Finishing off with a townhall picnic. It's worked wonders for him it seems.
In Indiana, Clinton wins over 65 by 72-28, but LOSES voters under 65, albeit narrowly,
its because the rest cant face that Obama got WRECKED in Indiana
This does not look like a good night for HRC. Some are floating the possibility of an upset. Although that probably won't happen it might get close enough to make it a tense night.
Obama will come out of tonight with more votes and more delegate. The margin in Indiana may prompt some of the super to finally jump in.
should be interesting
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