Popular Vote Gives Clinton an Edge
by Michael Barone
One thing many people haven't noticed about Hillary Clinton's 55 percent to 45 percent victory over Barack Obama in the Pennsylvania primary is that it put her ahead of Obama in the popular vote. Her 214,000-vote margin in the Keystone State means that she has won the votes, in primaries and caucuses, of 15,112,000 Americans, compared to 14,993,000 for Obama.
If you add in the votes, as estimated by the folks at realclearpolitics.com, in the Iowa, Nevada, Washington and Maine caucuses, ...
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Posted by: Frank Higgins
Comment: #1
Fri May 2, 2008 8:01 PM
Corporate media whores like Baron are too well paid for licking the boots of the evil capital hungry media conglomerates. He looks just nerdy enough to appear as though he knows what he is talking about, and he does, as he concocts his little lies that contain just enough truth to confuse the simple minds of the idiots that would vote for the likes of George Bush, or John McCain, or still believe there were weapons of mass destruction, or Iraq was responsible for 911, or the patriot act was necessary to fight terror, or American really gives a shit about peace in the middle east, or high gas prices are caused by market conditions.
Damn you Barone. I hope your wife and children are blown into a red mist by a domestic suicide bomber should McCain or Hillary win the White House.
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Posted by: die profundis
Comment: #2
Mon Apr 28, 2008 3:29 PM
This all reads like a Barone/US news/ Zuckerman Hillary endorsement a pretty weak fuzzy one Hillary won Penn by 9% - 1mo+ before she was ahead by 20% Similarly Ohio by 10% was 20%.
Hillary won NH by 2 1/2 % - 7 days before she was ahead by 20% + ( true 2 days earlier Obama was plus 9%)
Hillary won in Nev but Obama won more delegates - is that really a win for ???????
Hillary won in Texas but Obama won more delegates - is that really a win for Hillary ???????
45% of Americans say they will never vote for Hillary She is, was and remains the great divider.
She loses Reagan democrats,republican and independents (myself included) and other Obama crossover voters We all know Hillary 15+ yrs as wife/victim of flawed,disgraced,deeply loved ex Govn/Pres. ( including 7 yrs out of 60 of elected office) and imaginary spousal contributions to her political husband. Her road to success has not been by personal accomplishment but rather by marriage.
The fuzzy math means stealing the nomination from Obama.He leads in legitimate vote count and delegat count and state victories even in some Hillary states. The Democratic Natl Committee set the rules and all candidates signed off on them. Obama has been vetted with evetything that Hillary and her surrogates can find,say or insinuate - digging back to his grammer school days. They have paved the way and given the ammunition to prevent Obama from winning the election if he wins the nomination - paving the way for 64 yr old Hillary in 2012. Her mud-slinging tactics try unsuccessfully to bring Obama down to her mud level arena
He tries not to play but gets dirty defending himself.She wll destroy Obama,the party and the nation if necessary for her entitlement ego trip back to the whitehouse
Has anyone probed the 110mm (7 year) income sources other than books and speeches.?? Her switching of positions with the wind an pols pointing her new directions?? Foreignj affairs experience( qualifying her to be commander-in-chief) - repeated lying about Bosnia and Northern Ireland - Mr Trimblew called her a cheerleader and the Irish newspapers have been adamant.
NAFTA - Backed it with Bill until campaign began - Mark Penn (demoted not fired) working simutaneously for NAFTa/Columbia and Hillary ( 14MM+ from Hillary. Wolfsons contact s with NAFTA/Columbia. And BILl,s $800m fee from NAFTA/COLUMBIA interests into their joint bank acct. SHE TELLS THE WORKERS OF OHIO<PENN<INDIANA ETC ETC THAT SHE's against NAFTA, What Chutzpah, LIES<LIES<LIES.
yrs ago Bill Safire called het an inveterate liar - she has proven him correct
She cant get Bill to provide a list of donors to his foundation/library ( 70% of which have come in since the campaign started) to check on possible paybacks and payoffs ala Denise Rich.
Her husband has played the race card and tried to use the prestige of his old office to degrade Obama. Both Clintons like to play in the mud.
If she cannot control and fac down her husband how can she be Commander-in Chief ???????????????
Also she has had 2 efforts at organization - her flawed medical plan of 15 yrs ago and her 2008 campaign
Would she run the country as well as she has run her campaign ??????????????
She is tring to re-invent herself- like repackaging a 1960 Ford Mustang and selling it as a 2008 Ferrari
We desrve better - Yes we do - Yes we can
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Posted by: die profundis
Comment: #3
Mon Apr 28, 2008 3:47 PM
PS.
I forgot to mention herstated urge to invade Iran ( possibly with nukes) to wipe them out
Also her vote for the Iraq war.
Is this our potential Commander-in-chief. IT's as bad as the one we are getting rid of??
When will they vet her on these issuesand her past associations ( both in and out of jail)???
Where was ABC and George Stanappolous and Charles Gibson ? Why all 45 attack minutes on Obama and only 2 questions ( about her repeated mistatements-not lies about Bosnia with no folloe-up and a comment that many people don't trust her - - pretty soft stuff for a balanced debate) Kudo's for George to his old boss.
DO ABC/George Stenopolous/Charles Gibson match up with Barone/US NEWs/Zuckermas as HILLARY cheerleaders ??????????????????????
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Posted by: chris
Comment: #4
Sat Apr 26, 2008 7:20 AM
I'm pretty sure that bigger numbers usually indicate "an edge." In this case it appears that Mr. Barone is using numbers that include Michigan and Florida, which were not fair contests. Mr. Barone if your going to fiddle with the numbers just to have something to write about you might want to find figures that are more compelling. Obama is still way ahead in all aspects of this contest, close though it might be. Seriously man, come on.
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