2008 Primaries Thread

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xp

I'm guessing L.A. County isn't going to oppose the state trend.

I'm guessing SF County maybe Santa Clara and Monterey might go Obama, otherwise...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080206/ap_on_el_pr/romney

Romney pledges to stay in GOP race

By GLEN JOHNSON, Associated Press Writer
41 minutes ago

BOSTON - Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney pledged to fight all the way to the Republican nominating convention this summer if necessary, despite being overpowered by John McCain in Super Tuesday contests.

He celebrated victories Tuesday in his home state of Massachusetts, as well as wins in Utah and North Dakota. But he was pummeled elsewhere on a day he had hoped to prove his presidential campaign wasn't doomed.

Nonetheless, Romney vowed to keep up his fight, casting it as a battle to save the future of the nation...

Alaska leaving heavily BHO with 20% in

holy shit holy shit

missouri

3275 of 3371 Precincts Reporting - 97%
Name Party Votes Vote %
Obama, Barack Dem 387,064 49%
Clinton, Hillary Dem 383,853 48%

MSNBC: HRC wins California.

I'm guessing SF County maybe Santa Clara and Monterey might go Obama, otherwise...

Early numbers suggest that Senator Clinton is winning 2-to-1 in San Francisco County, San Mateo and Santa Clara. However, Obama is running a few points ahead in Marin (which is actually the only county he has a lead in).

CNN projects Hillary in Arizona

MSNBC sez Mccain in CA

DAMN. MSNBC: McCain wins California.

her first win in a state in which she has not lived or not adjacent to a state in which she has lived

MSNBC: McCain wins Missouri.

what will be interesting this Saturday is if Ron Paul takes WA.

holy shit holy shit

This will swing for Senator Obama. Boone, which is the only county that has yet to fully come in heavily favors Obama.

xp: You really think he might?

I don't doubt he'll do well, but I can't see him taking more than 25%.

did the Politico blow it on MO?

It's over on the GOP side. Romney is way past his freshness-date, and Huckabee has no realistic chance outside his small circle.

They're already reading the last rites about Romney's campaign on MSNBC.

what will be interesting this Saturday is if Ron Paul takes WA

isn't McCain pretty strong up there?

cnn has obama winning w/ 98 % in MO too...

xp

The California results are depressing me.

Yup. Romney dead. Not sure about a McCain/Huckabee ticket but I wouldn't rule it out.

I can’t believe no one is yet spinning a potential 20 point, or a 70 delegate loss in California. This would be a nightmare situation for Senator Obama, unless he believes he can win big in Pennsylvania (he won’t).

my vote in the Texas primary MIGHT ACTUALLY MATTER for the first time

Considering the early results in MO, it might be a little early to say that Cali's numbers will stay consistent.

re: Romney, yup, he's sounding like Edwards did when he said he'd stick around till the convention. riiiiight.

damn cali...

Senator Boxer just confirmed she will be voting for Senator Clinton (she is a super delegate).

I note Hewitt's been reduced to saying that McCain can only be stopped if Romney and Huckabee join forces. Uh-huh.

To give you guys an idea why the GOP hates McCain...

Imagine if the Democrats' Winning Knight In Armor in '08 was Lieberman...

Yeah, I'd upchuck too.

the story on the Republican side is that McCain lost as many States as he won. yes, he's the nominee, but he doesn't have the halo hoped for, and he's got a not-inconsiderable backside to cover in the South. Huckabee's just made quite a case for himself, but in the end I think he scares the Northeast too much. Pawlenty's Catholic-cum-Baptist beats Sanford's Episcopalian, but he's not a Southerner, and couldn't lock in his caucus for McCain.

If I did my math right, the exit polls show Obama getting ~44.5% of the California vote.

were i still doing so, there's no shortage of op-ed toons i could collect expressing the BSRW hatred of McCain.

Romney out soon. (MSNBC)

of course, this ain't one of them, buuuuuuuut:

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i thought MO had been called for hillz?

This GE is going to be terrible, if it goes the way I fear it will.

nine

months

feel free

explore

you have an eternity

x-post -- Daniel, am I going to have to repeat my NINE MONTHS thing at you or what?

Yes, you are. Ned, we're in the same age range(-ish). Surely you have some sinking feelings based on how virtually every Presidential election in recent history has gone (Bill Clinton -- a singular political figure -- excepted).

http://media.townhall.com/Townhall/Car/b/ca0205dd.jpg

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but here's some, just for fun

Please explain how Bill Clinton is a singular political figure and Barack Obama is not.

Obama might be. He isn't yet. I have great hopes for him.

AND HE WINS MISSOURI!

w00t

Daniel, assuming the worst is always healthy in situations like this -- I'd rather be pleasantly surprised than unpleasantly. I stick to my core belief, though, that the election is going to be decided by factors outside of the matchup of the candidates, and outside of their or anyone else's control. Right now I'm reasonably sanguine on that point -- right now.

red states in which the Dem vote exceeded the GOP vote - Colorado, Missouri, North Dakota, Tennessee

Yeah, cnn has obama leading by 5K in MO with ~2% left

I wish there was some way of knowing how much of the current CA count was made up of early votes.