What Cost Obama NV?

[JCMach1]

Poll question: What Cost Obama NV?

Keeping in mind close to 71% of the voters were 45 or older in the Democratic primary... or was it something else?

[Renew Deal]

1. Reid and the hispanic vote, but I don't think anything was rigged.

[fascisthunter]

2. Not Being the Wife of a Former President WHo Was Popular

and not getting as much support from Wall Street?

[William769]

3. Baby Boomers rule!

[ellisonz]

4. The Clinton smear machine.

[ursi]

8. yep. I could believe that.

[ellisonz]

19. Not only does it drives people away from Obama, but it suppresses turnout...

[bunnies]

5. Other: Hillary Clinton. nt

[FrenchieCat]

6. The fact that she was 30 points ahead for a year.....

and had the entire establishment of nevada's government supporting her.

In other words, OBama lost to the Clinton Political Machine.

Hillary's is a woman running on her husband's record, and that part is sad.

[2rth2pwr]

7. Not enough Black voters. His campaign tactics may work in SC though. nt

[Unsane]

9. What cost Hillary her 20 point lead?

THAT'S the real story.

[JCMach1]

in meaningless early polling... Obama did well, no doubt about it,

but he couldn't get it over the top

[Konza]

12. Word. He was the underdog all along, lost by 5% instead of 20%!

[David Zephyr]

10. Obama came from way behind in the polls in Nevada. This is a very good showing.

Still this caucus is a fraud. John Edwards at 5%. This caucus demeans democracy.

[Maribelle]

11. Other: "I Support My Union, I Support Hillary"

This was a brilliant move by the Clinton campaign.

[goldcanyonaz]

15. It was genius!

[Tellurian]

13. Other: Nevada too far to bus students in from Illinois..

[JCMach1]

14. How will Obama reach out to Hispanics now?

It is difficult to win in the West without that part of the equation... or Florida for that matter...

[THUNDER HANDS]

16. nothing cost him except time

I'd imagine if the caucus was a week from now, he might have done better.

[Milo_Bloom]

17. He never really had it.

NV was supposed to be a cake walk for Clinton and Obama turned it into a contest. If Clinton wins SC, that will mean something "cost Obama" something, but the candidate expected to win, won and the one expected to lose, lost.

[comradebillyboy]

18. Hillary won big with hispanics and us old farts and

women. Where I live Hispanics are the majority and older voters, especially women are much more likely to vote. Hill will definitely take New Mexico.

[Mass]

20. Hillary was the total favorite in NV with polls giving her up to 9 or 10 % and even a lot more

last more. She had the Reid machine working for her. So, her victory was expected. If anything, Obama did BETTER THAN expected.