Clinton's Wager Pays Off

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  • Posted By: Kurse @ 01/20/2008 2:50:05 AM

    Is the media at some point going to pick up on the fact that Barak Obama is the front-runner in terms of Delegates? This process has nothing to do with simple popular votes, its about winning delegates based on broad-based support.
    The reporting right now is really irresponsible

  • Posted By: donjuan78 @ 01/19/2008 10:32:39 PM

    Hillary won the delegate count as well. Look at the super delegates, like duhhhh.

    • Posted By: Bob-RFO @ 01/20/2008 2:43:30 AM

      The super delegates could change their minds between now and Denver in August.

  • Posted By: hzmonte @ 01/20/2008 2:25:46 AM

    I need some insights. Most of the news media and 'experts' say so-and-so won such-and-such state, whereas the fact is he/she did not win all the votes in that state. For example, Clinton won 12 delegates and Obama 13 delegates in Neveda, even though "Clinton 'won' Neveda" (and CNN's headline is 'Big Victories for Clinton, Romney and McCain'). How come THE winner (i.e. Clinton) win 1 delegate less than the 'loser' (Obama)? No one seems to be able to explain that. How come people pay attention only to Clinton's 51% and Obama's 45% but not the actual number of delegates won by each? And no experts bother to explain why all the Repulican candidates except Romney did not bother to campaign in Neveda which has more delegates than S Carolina. Is it just because historically whoever won the White House must win SC? So candidates play up to this 'superstition' rather than focus on states where the votes are? I am still puzzled why the Wyoming results were generally overlooked by the media. Romney gathered quite a number of delegates from 'unimportant' states like Wyoming and Nevada. Is he wise in winning these 'low profile' states one by one? I am very disappointed that our news media has done a fairly poor job in analyzing the campaign. We need more indepth analysis and the 'whys' in addition to the 'whats.

  • Posted By: Bob-RFO @ 01/20/2008 2:16:32 AM

    The virtual incumbents once again twisted their way to another collective win! Because the Clinton's speak with one voice, think with one brain and act from one play book , they cannot be separated. This election seems to be more important to Bill Clinton then to Hillary. I suspect that the race baiting by the Clinton's cost approx 10% of the Latino vote. As one entity the Clintons must be attacked as a collective! Wake up Barack!

  • Posted By: Bob-RFO @ 01/20/2008 2:16:14 AM

    The virtual incumbents once again twisted their way to another collective win! Because the Clinton's speak with one voice, think with one brain and act from one play book , they cannot be separated. This election seems to be more important to Bill Clinton then to Hillary. I suspect that the race baiting by the Clinton's cost approx 10% of the Latino vote. As one entity the Clintons must be attacked as a collective! Wake up Barack!

  • Posted By: youngvoter @ 01/20/2008 1:34:27 AM

    Divisive politics. Hillary has succeded in dividing blacks among blacks, latino amongs latino, Culinary amongs the workers they have fought for all their lives, Americans against americans. Politicis of fear deciet....One thing is clear. The more young and educated people get involved in voting, the lesser impact will the spin such as Hillary conducts will succed. A new generation of voters are coming up..

  • Posted By: youngvoter @ 01/20/2008 1:34:11 AM

    Divisive politics. Hillary has succeded in dividing blacks among blacks, latino amongs latino, Culinary amongs the workers they have fought for all their lives, Americans against americans. Politicis of fear deciet....One thing is clear. The more young and educated people get involved in voting, the lesser impact will the spin such as Hillary conducts will succed. A new generation of voters are coming up..

  • Posted By: runninrabbit @ 01/20/2008 12:07:40 AM

    This former First Lady may turn out to be first, but she will lose all semblance of ladyhood in the process unless she stops twisting the truth and dividing the people.

  • Posted By: mageduley @ 01/19/2008 11:28:50 PM

    Nope, no one got intimidated. But Bill Clinton sure tried. He stood outside the caucus sites and tried to strong arm people into voting for Hillary. Check it out yourself.
    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/01/19/bill-clinton-ignites-ruck_n_82327.html

  • Posted By: fjstratford @ 01/19/2008 11:09:31 PM

    So in the end, thanks to the at-larce caucuses, Hillary won. Hmm.... I guess, it was good that no one got intimidated to vote for Obama agaidt hid will. Good job, Hill!

  • Posted By: Dalene @ 01/19/2008 10:58:39 PM

    The Bushes want Hillary to continue the Bush-Clinton-Bush corrupt Washington politics as usual. Sadly for our country it just could happen.

  • Posted By: donjuan78 @ 01/19/2008 10:33:21 PM

    Hillay won the delegate count! She has the super delegates! 210 (hillary) to 123 (obama) LEARN HOW TO READ PLEASE!!

  • Posted By: wendy-franklin @ 01/19/2008 10:08:35 PM

    So much for the media being negative on the Clintons. Headlines read Clinton, Clinton, and Clinton. Look at the delegates scoreboard folks, Obama won this one.

  • Posted By: Taelyn @ 01/19/2008 9:44:06 PM

    "They had gotten off work at "Dawn" ???????
    I was pretty darn sure the nvddem at-large rules read that a worker must be within ""1"" hour of their shift.
    Id say if they got off work at dawn they had plenty of time to make it to their home precinct.

    This is the kind of skirting of the rules that had most of us upset to start with. No accountability.

  • Posted By: Duck Soup @ 01/19/2008 9:37:19 PM

    Was Clinton behind the anti-Obama super-smear Robocall just like her campaign circulating Obama-smear emails?

    Nah, it was just a totally isolated incident of which she was completely innocent. She would never do anything desperate like that. Again.

    More: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/1/19/181938/426/674/439681

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