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David Zephyr Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Fri Feb-08-08 09:15 PM
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Obama Leads Clinton by Only 2 Delegates
Source: Associated Press

WASHINGTON - Three days after the voting ended, the race for Democratic delegates in Super Tuesday's contests was still too close to call. With nearly 1,600 delegates from Tuesday contests awarded, Sen. Barack Obama led by two delegates Friday night, with 91 delegates still to be awarded. Obama won 796 delegates in Tuesday's contests, to 794 for Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, according to an analysis of voting results by The Associated Press.

Nearly a third of the outstanding delegates are from Colorado, a state where Obama won the popular vote. California, a state that Clinton carried, had 20 Democratic delegates still to be awarded. Neither state expected to have complete results before next week.

Obama won the popular vote in 13 states Tuesday, while Clinton won in eight states and American Samoa.


Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080209/ap_on_el_pr/super_t...
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   "only" ?  Psephos   Feb-08-08 09:20 PM   #1 
   Like Michelle Obama said, the break points keep moving.  thunder rising   Feb-08-08 09:25 PM   #3 
   Nevada, e.g., was essentially a win for Obama  Nevernose   Feb-08-08 10:31 PM   #10 
   That coronation may still be on the way...  Orsino   Feb-09-08 02:22 PM   #24 
   This is confusing. I've been reading elsewhere that he was behind  Blondiegrrl   Feb-08-08 09:24 PM   #2 
   Frightening.  aquart   Feb-08-08 09:49 PM   #6 
   Why is it frightening? You want the unelectable candidate instead?  Ken Burch   Feb-08-08 10:21 PM   #9 
   Oh please.  wtmusic   Feb-08-08 11:24 PM   #13 
      With a comment like your's..  zidzi   Feb-09-08 06:40 PM   #27 
   Ditto.  LiberalHeart   Feb-09-08 12:55 AM   #20 
   Here's a NYT article explaining the reason for the seemingly endless different tallies  karynnj   Feb-09-08 02:14 PM   #23 
   AP sure ain't happy that Senator Clinton's success is not a sure thing.  kestrel91316   Feb-08-08 09:32 PM   #4 
   Give it a day. We're going to change that in Washington State.  Diane R   Feb-08-08 09:41 PM   #5 
   My gut can't take the stress.  aquart   Feb-08-08 09:56 PM   #7 
   American Samoa loves Hillary? n/t  NoodleyAppendage   Feb-08-08 10:00 PM   #8 
   CNN: Hillary 1033, Obama 937 total delegates  guruoo   Feb-08-08 11:01 PM   #11 
   such a misleading headline...typical piling on by the MSM  stopfascism   Feb-08-08 11:16 PM   #12 
   Now take a look at post #4  wtmusic   Feb-08-08 11:31 PM   #14 
      thanks for the welcome  stopfascism   Feb-09-08 12:57 AM   #21 
   A lead is a lead-period. n/t  wisteria   Feb-08-08 11:45 PM   #15 
   A lead is a lead-period. n/t  wisteria   Feb-08-08 11:45 PM   #16 
   A lead is a lead-period. n/t  wisteria   Feb-08-08 11:45 PM   #17 
   That's right - and CLINTON is leading...by over two hundred at last count...  TankLV   Feb-09-08 12:02 AM   #18 
   Nice framing! How about "Obama seizes momentum, leads race!"  Larry in KC   Feb-09-08 12:38 AM   #19 
   Just wait.  Voltaire99   Feb-09-08 03:12 AM   #22 
   Those counts are only the Super Tuesday delegates that Obama leads by 2  LiberalFighter   Feb-09-08 04:03 PM   #25 
   What is Obama's stance on gun control?  pandaexpress   Feb-09-08 04:10 PM   #26 
 
Psephos Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Fri Feb-08-08 09:20 PM
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1. "only" ?
That he leads at all is a stunning reversal of fortune. For the past year it was gospel that Super Tuesday would be HRC's coronation.
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thunder rising (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Fri Feb-08-08 09:25 PM
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3. Like Michelle Obama said, the break points keep moving.
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Nevernose Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Fri Feb-08-08 10:31 PM
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10. Nevada, e.g., was essentially a win for Obama
The week before, the polls had him at 20 points down. On caucus day, he lost by 4 points, and -- because of the weird delegate by district rules that I still don't fully understand -- he actually left Nevada getting MORE delegates. And he picked them up in the heavily conservative northern part of the state.
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Orsino Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Donate to DU! Sat Feb-09-08 02:22 PM
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24. That coronation may still be on the way...
...as the superdelegates can break either way. But it's a competition now, and I am glad that neither candidate seems able to walk away with the race. Now Clinton has to look better than Obama and McCain, and I think a little sweating would be good for her and for us.
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Blondiegrrl (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Fri Feb-08-08 09:24 PM
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2. This is confusing. I've been reading elsewhere that he was behind
in delegates.

Regardless, for a candidate who was lagging behind by more than 20 percentage points only two months ago, his rise to the top is stunning.
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aquart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Fri Feb-08-08 09:49 PM
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6. Frightening.
Is the word I'd go with.
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Ken Burch Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Donate to DU! Fri Feb-08-08 10:21 PM
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9. Why is it frightening? You want the unelectable candidate instead?
Some of us actually want to win this thing.
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wtmusic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Donate to DU! Fri Feb-08-08 11:24 PM
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13. Oh please.
I hope you feel better. Now grow up.
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Cha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Donate to DU! Sat Feb-09-08 06:40 PM
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27. With a comment like your's..
you have no room to talk.
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LiberalHeart (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Sat Feb-09-08 12:55 AM
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20. Ditto.
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karynnj Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Sat Feb-09-08 02:14 PM
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23. Here's a NYT article explaining the reason for the seemingly endless different tallies
It has driven me crazy too.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/09/us/politics/09delegat...
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kestrel91316 Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Fri Feb-08-08 09:32 PM
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4. AP sure ain't happy that Senator Clinton's success is not a sure thing.
"Only". If that isn't sour grapes, I don't know what is.

Disclaimer: I don't have a favorite between the two, but I REALLY hate some of the posting I've seen purportedly on behalf of both candidates. And of course the MSM is shameful.
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Diane R Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Fri Feb-08-08 09:41 PM
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5. Give it a day. We're going to change that in Washington State.
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aquart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Fri Feb-08-08 09:56 PM
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7. My gut can't take the stress.
Edited on Fri Feb-08-08 09:58 PM by aquart
How does the candidate?
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NoodleyAppendage (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Fri Feb-08-08 10:00 PM
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8. American Samoa loves Hillary? n/t
J
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guruoo Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Fri Feb-08-08 11:01 PM
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11. CNN: Hillary 1033, Obama 937 total delegates
Edited on Fri Feb-08-08 11:01 PM by guruoo
http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/primaries/results/scor...
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stopfascism (35 posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Fri Feb-08-08 11:16 PM
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12. such a misleading headline...typical piling on by the MSM
When is the last time you heard anything good about HRC in the MSM? They have taking to spinning the delegate numbers because they are running out of bullets and she still leads Obama. It's so freaking pathetic.
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wtmusic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Donate to DU! Fri Feb-08-08 11:31 PM
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14. Now take a look at post #4
where the poster feels the headline is skewed in the other direction.

Just sayin'. Hard not to get emotional, but let's try to keep our wits about us.

Welcome to DU

:bounce: :toast: :bounce:
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stopfascism (35 posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Sat Feb-09-08 12:57 AM
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21. thanks for the welcome
I like both Obama and Clinton but it seems like the MSM is so anti-Clinton...I think it's a testament to the resolve and strength of Clinton political campaign to swim up stream and still lead while Obama gets a great headline to float him down stream...okay not great with the use of "only" but for the typical MSM doesn't lessen it that much.

I just want someone to kick the crap out of McCain!!! oh, and Huckabee
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wisteria Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Donate to DU! Fri Feb-08-08 11:45 PM
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15. A lead is a lead-period. n/t
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wisteria Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Donate to DU! Fri Feb-08-08 11:45 PM
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16. A lead is a lead-period. n/t
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wisteria Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Donate to DU! Fri Feb-08-08 11:45 PM
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17. A lead is a lead-period. n/t
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TankLV (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Sat Feb-09-08 12:02 AM
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18. That's right - and CLINTON is leading...by over two hundred at last count...
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Larry in KC (464 posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Sat Feb-09-08 12:38 AM
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19. Nice framing! How about "Obama seizes momentum, leads race!"
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Voltaire99 (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Sat Feb-09-08 03:12 AM
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22. Just wait.
The ol' Arkansan, er, "magic" will soon be worked.

Super delegates to the rescue!
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25. Those counts are only the Super Tuesday delegates that Obama leads by 2
Further on down in the article

In the overall race for the nomination, Clinton has 1,055 delegates, including separately chosen party and elected officials known as superdelegates. Obama has 998.
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pandaexpress (12 posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Sat Feb-09-08 04:10 PM
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26. What is Obama's stance on gun control?
That's the ony thing keeping my from casting a vote for him :(
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