MyDD :: Is the race for the Democratic nomination over?

"No one" of course being hyperbole, there were some Clinton supporters who could see that losing all those February states by 2-1 margins just put Obama too far ahead in pledged delegates, and started the long-running trend of him closing the superdelegate gap (at that point Clinton's only way of winning). Yeah, several of those states were caucuses that clearly favored Obama's organizational ability and activist support, and yeah a bunch of others favored him demographically, but that didn't change the fact that netting 10-30 delegates each in 9 contests was more than Clinton could afford to let go.

Also hyperbole was claiming that she couldn't win after February, she still could have, if she had started winning the remaining states by 2-1 margins as well. If she had won Ohio, Texas, and Pennsylvania the way she won West Virginia, we'd be talking about when Obama would be dropping out and endorsing Clinton.

by Skaje on Fri May 16, 2008 at 05:20:52 AM EST
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Re: (Poll) Is the Dem Race Over? (2.00 / 5)

It was over after Wisconsin, but it's not over for 2-3 more weeks.

Unless you are really out there, in which case it's not over until every single delegate has cast their vote at the convention, cause maybe... maybe... all of them will switch to Hillary at the last second.

Lost rate and rec for issuing a '1' to a trollish comment. The troll, not so much.

by map on Thu May 15, 2008 at 07:28:29 PM EST

You are a little (2.00 / 3)

early, it was basically done on March 4th when Sen. Clinton didn't make up the ground she needed to.

Student Guy=JoeMentum. No really Student Guy=JoeMentum, after all JoeMentum was an embarrassment so is Student Guy. This sig is FAIL!!

by Student Guy on Thu May 15, 2008 at 08:25:46 PM EST
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test (1.60 / 5)

"McSame: He's Constipated and Ready to GO!

by Al Rodgers on Thu May 15, 2008 at 07:36:06 PM EST

Exit Poll leaked (2.00 / 7)

Hot off the presses: First Exit Poll Results

► Hillary winning among fans of "The West Wing"

► Baracky winning among fans of "The Colbert Report"

► Fans of Tina Fey are split

► Lake County has yet to report ☺ ☻

"McSame: He's Constipated and Ready to GO!

by Al Rodgers on Thu May 15, 2008 at 07:40:04 PM EST

Re: Exit Poll leaked (2.00 / 1)

Now see, I ind it surprising that viewers of The Wes Wing would favor Clinton... she kept referring to Obama as "my opponent" rather than by his name...

That was one of Jed Bartlett's big pet peeves....

Like the nominee, don't like the nominee... Our nominee is still better than John McCain...

by JenKinFLA on Thu May 15, 2008 at 07:58:06 PM EST
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Toby = Begala\Podesta (2.00 / 1)

Sam = George Stephanopoulos

Josh = Rahm

Donna = Samantha Power

"McSame: He's Constipated and Ready to GO!

by Al Rodgers on Thu May 15, 2008 at 08:26:07 PM EST
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Re: Exit Poll leaked (2.00 / 1)

Not a lot of people watched the West Wing in West Virginia. . .

by KevinT on Thu May 15, 2008 at 10:16:00 PM EST
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Re: (Poll) Is the Dem Race Over? (1.00 / 3)

Another divisive troll diary by our reaident troll.

Definition of a republican moderate---someone who want's only 50 years in Iraq.

by pollbuster on Thu May 15, 2008 at 07:43:19 PM EST

Re: (Poll) Is the Dem Race Over? (none / 0)

Trolls suck. But reaident trolls are the worst!

The future is unwritten

by Strummerson on Thu May 15, 2008 at 07:46:15 PM EST
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Re: (Poll) Is the Dem Race Over? (none / 0)

You appear to want a united party that's capable of winning in November. So tell me what is your view on divisive diaries?

Definition of a republican moderate---someone who want's only 50 years in Iraq.

by pollbuster on Thu May 15, 2008 at 07:58:05 PM EST
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Re: (Poll) Is the Dem Race Over? (2.00 / 1)

Aside from, the pro-Clinton ones outnumber the pro-Obama ones you mean?

I don't mind it... at least it's tongue-in-cheek... most of them take themselves WAY too seriously....

Like the nominee, don't like the nominee... Our nominee is still better than John McCain...

by JenKinFLA on Thu May 15, 2008 at 08:00:06 PM EST
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Re: (Poll) Is the Dem Race Over? (none / 0)

So tell me, do you think this party needs to be unified to win in November?

Definition of a republican moderate---someone who want's only 50 years in Iraq.

by pollbuster on Thu May 15, 2008 at 08:20:00 PM EST
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Re: (Poll) Is the Dem Race Over? (2.00 / 3)

Why is this diary divisive? It solicits information. I understand your opposition to reaidents as such. I, personally denounce and reject not just reaident trolls, but also reaident hobgoblins, fairies and ogres. Reaident ogres really screw things up. But this diary seems pretty straight-forward.

The future is unwritten

by Strummerson on Thu May 15, 2008 at 08:08:39 PM EST
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Re: (Poll) Is the Dem Race Over? (none / 0)

I get it, but remember not all residents are bad. I would have given it the benefit of the doubt too, if it weren't for the history of this troll.

It's divisive to me because of the way the poll questions are worded.

Definition of a republican moderate---someone who want's only 50 years in Iraq.

by pollbuster on Thu May 15, 2008 at 08:16:31 PM EST
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what's a "reaident" - ? (2.00 / 2)

you just broke my online scrabble widget.

"McSame: He's Constipated and Ready to GO!

by Al Rodgers on Thu May 15, 2008 at 08:18:58 PM EST
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Re: what's a "reaident" - ? (2.00 / 2)

Just having a little fun with a typo. Typoes combined with the term 'troll' tend to amuse more than others. I'll rein it in now...

The future is unwritten

by Strummerson on Thu May 15, 2008 at 08:32:39 PM EST
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Re: (Poll) Is the Dem Race Over? (2.00 / 3)

We had them once... they wrecked the yard completely...

Like the nominee, don't like the nominee... Our nominee is still better than John McCain...

by JenKinFLA on Thu May 15, 2008 at 07:58:51 PM EST
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Red is her color. (2.00 / 3)

"McSame: He's Constipated and Ready to GO!

by Al Rodgers on Thu May 15, 2008 at 07:53:19 PM EST
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Re: Red is her color. (2.00 / 2)

I hate to be disagreeable, but that looks like orange to me.

"Another problem we have...is that in election years we behave somewhat as primitive peoples do at the time of the full moon." --Harry Truman

by Steve M on Thu May 15, 2008 at 08:00:39 PM EST
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Monitor calibration is always an problem (2.00 / 3)

it is very easy for a monitor to fall out of calibration, especially laptops and flat screens. It's not like a TV set.

I've always been aware of this, cuz a given photo will look different depending if a reader has too much contrast on their monitor or if they have it running of "Cool" or "Warm".

80 percent of the time I have to adjust my photos, cuz they're not configured for the net set, they're configured for newspaper and print magazine consumption. Printing on pulp is way different than hi-resolution pixels. That's another issue - size and resolution. Most people have their screens at 1024 X 768, but some Mac people and gamers will set their screens to 1900 x 1200.

"McSame: He's Constipated and Ready to GO!

by Al Rodgers on Thu May 15, 2008 at 08:16:53 PM EST
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Ods bodkins (2.00 / 2)

that's a saucy wench.

by ReillyDiefenbach on Thu May 15, 2008 at 09:55:37 PM EST
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Re: (Poll) Is the Dem Race Over? (2.00 / 2)

Ah, I don't know about that. Al's usually just funny, not so much "trollish".

Even John McCain lusts after teh engels.

by sricki on Thu May 15, 2008 at 09:59:11 PM EST
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It will be all too evident on Tuesday Denial ends (2.00 / 1)

On Tuesday Obama will reach (or be very close to reaching) the magic 2,025 number needed to clinch the Democratic Nomination.

Next week should be very interesting indeed.