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Wed, 07 May 2008 14:33:29 +0000

[...] amcsepboe wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptCBS News has projected that Senator Hillary Clinton will win the Indiana Democratic Presidential primary — a result that means the evening of the North Carolina and Indiana primaries ended in a split decision for what increasingly … [...]

By: pacatrue

pacatrue — Wed, 07 May 2008 03:35:04 +0000

Yeah, so it looks like things continue on just as they've been predicted to continue on. Clinton picks up some delegates in Pennsylvania, Obama picks up about the same amount in NC, and they split Indiana (maybe 1 or 2 vote difference to the winner). Looking at the rest of the primary season, next up we have WV, where Clinton will pick up a few again. Then it's KY and OR, which each have almost exactly the same number of delegates up, and it's 10 to 1 that they offset each other, putting us right back to where we are now. Next PR, where I assume Clinton will pick up a few, but then we finish in Montana and SD and Obama has won every Western state so far, putting us right back to… where we were 4 weeks ago.

Has anyone forced Clinton to answer yet if her plan is to have the superdelegates overrule the pledged ones? My guess is that she will frame the issue differently, but the facts remain that that seems to be her only path to the nomination.

By: casualobserver

casualobserver — Wed, 07 May 2008 03:26:01 +0000

“the chaos of the primaries causes the GOP to win in November.”

Perhaps the rationale is a bit short-changed, but since you arrived at the correct answer, I will give you a passing grade nonetheless.

OK, back to the NBA playoffs for me……….

By: Lit3Bolt

Lit3Bolt — Wed, 07 May 2008 03:00:25 +0000

You don't HAVE to pay attention to the primary.

By: Jim_Satterfield

Jim_Satterfield — Wed, 07 May 2008 02:48:36 +0000

Interestingly enough there are 8 counties in Indiana that according to CNN still haven't reported any votes. I have no idea what their populations are but as close as things are in that state and that two of those counties border on areas that went to Obama it could get even closer at the least. And what that might mean to the delegate count given the way things are going in North Carolina has yet to be seen. What if the delegates are split evenly in Indiana and Carolina is a big win for Obama? Will Clinton still have an argument to make to the superdelegates or the DNC if things do break that way? I don't think so. As surely as her people can try to imply something by asking why Obama can't close the deal the same certainly applies to her.

By: AshenShard

AshenShard — Wed, 07 May 2008 02:19:28 +0000

What's wrong with the primary process? Gives more people a chance to participate, it is invigorating our damaged democracy I think. Just look at the turnout, the first time voter registration for evidence.

btw, msnbc just changed Indiana to 'too close to call'

By: Slamfu

Slamfu — Wed, 07 May 2008 02:14:04 +0000

Man I was really praying for this to be over by now. Honestly, I'm almost hoping the chaos of the primaries causes the GOP to win in November. Serves the dems right for such a stupid primary process.