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Primary night open thread
Posted By Blake Hounshell
Tuesday, March 4, 2008 - 6:18 PM
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Mark Halperin has the early exit poll highlights; Marc Ambinder has the early spin from the Obama camp:
The Obama campaign expects to net seven or eight delegates out of the night from winning Vermont… they expect, delegate-wise, RI and Ohio will tie, and Texas, because of the caucus, will be a wash.
Both candidates have sought to dampen expectations for themselves and raise the bar for their opponents. Win or lose, the Obama campaign is reportedly poised to announce huge fundraising figures for February and the support of 50 additional superdelegates. The hope, I suppose, is to make sure the conversation on Wednesday is all about Obama's momentum and thus encourage Clinton to quit the race.
What do you think will happen? Consider this an open primary thread.
UPDATE: CNN projects Obama and McCain to win overwhelmingly in Vermont. Ohio results may begin trickling in at 7:30 p.m. EST, when polls close there.
CNN is calling Vermont for McCain (17 delegates) and Obama (23 delegates).
Kazantazakis said, "A man gains the stature of the enemy with whom he struggles." Unfortunately, for Clinton, that man was Gingrich, and maybe Kenneth Starr. She's absorbed quite a bit of that lizardy bloodlust those guys had in abundance and it's unbelievably off-putting. Of course, the problem with this truism in this race (for my anyway) is that Obama hasn't struggled against any enemy of import yet. Still, she's so off her message and into the politicking, she feels done. I kind of wish she'd lay off Obama and remind everyone what she stands for, if anything.
There's that out of the way.
A Disappointing Evening for Some
I wonder if Obama can still count on those 50 superdelegates tomorrow.
Anybody recall when it was obvious that Clinton was done, and not even Ohio and Texas could really save her?
Anybody recall when it was obvious that Clinton would easily win the nomination?
Anybody recall when it was obvious that McCain had no hope of winning the nomination?
I, for one, am pleased that this election continues to confound media predictions, exit pollsters, and conventional wisdom.
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