Washington POLL: Obama: 53, Clinton: 40

[NJSecularist]

http://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollReportEmail.aspx?g=74221038-6d06-4283-bfd3-6054dcc54677

97 delegates at stake

[MadBadger]

1. Since Apparently they are the pollster of record now, GOBAMA!

[BluegrassDem]

I don't see Hillary doing much in eastern Washington

[Unsane]

2. Obama could conceivably win the next 8 primaries/caucuses.

[JeanGrey]

10. Yes he could and Hillary will be thankfully done. We might

actually win the election.

[book_worm]

16. Nope, she won't be done. She'll put all her cookies into Texas, PA and OH

[JeanGrey]

19. Think that basket will hold up?

[zonkers]

27. No way. Obama is the real deal. . I can see the fear in everyone else's eyes. How much

money did he raise in one day? 6 million? This earns respect.

[mihalevich]

3. Yes, Goobama

[gateley]

4. Doesn't look like the Washingtonians are fans of caucusing.

[Truth2Tell]

7. If the Washingtonians in question

are Democrats they had best caucus in addition to - or rather than - vote in the primary. The Washington Primary is only a beauty contest on the Democratic side. All the delegates are chosen by the caucuses. And to make matters even more confusing for potential caucusgoers, the Republican Secretary of State made sure all the absentee Primary ballots arrived before caucus day in a cynical attempt to keep caucus turnout down.

[gateley]

12. Has it always been this way? I don't recall caucusing when I lived there --

but I really didn't pay attention to the GE, anyway.

It's interesting they have both. I've heard some states changing to caucus because it was less costly, but that doesn't seem to be the case here since they have a primary as well.

Thanks for explaining this to me. Standing by for more continuing education! :toast:

[Truth2Tell]

13. It hasn't always been this way.

For many years we used the caucuses exclusively. Then, I think right after 92 the (then) Repug Legislature mandated open primaries. The Dems objected. Then a few years later there was a Gov race where large numbers of Dems crossed over and helped elect a nutjob in Republican primary, who was then soundly defeated by the Democrat Gary Locke. After that both Parties began to oppose the open primaries and eventually the courts threw them out.

Now the Repugs choose 1/2 of their delegates in the primary and 1/2 in their caucuses. This is why we still have a primary at all.

More on Wa caucuses and why we have them in the latest Chair's update in my 34th district Dems newsletter:

http://www.34dems.org/news_chair.htm

:toast:

[ursi]

9. they are as pissed as most of Nevada is ...

[ruggerson]

5. I'd wait till the Zogby poll comes in

Obama 83 Clinton 11

[angie_love]

6. LOL ruggerson i'll give you that one, that was funny

Zogby is a fucking idiot. Never will I believe another poll of his again. freakin dumbass.

[Clintonista2]

18. LOL

[ursi]

8. thanks for posting this! I just sent this to someone in Washington

...and they have decided to caucus for Obama on the 9th!

Peace!

[Cha]

11. Great! The more the merrier for

real change in Washington DC!

[book_worm]

14. Looks good, but we can't take anything for granted.

[Nimrod2005]

15. GOBAMA!

[grantcart]

17. great

[marlakay]

20. doesn't surprise me we like obama around here nt

[Bullet1987]

21. FUCK POLLS!!!

[grantcart]

22. how about czechs?

[rufus dog]

24. them too

Fuck all of Eastern Europe!

[bilgewaterbill]

23. That means Hillary will only win by 5 %.

[comfycouch]

25. Dude, Washington has 40 delegates, not 97

I don't know where you are getting your numbers.

[NJSecularist]

26. Umm... what in the world are you talking about?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Party_%28United_States%29_presidential_primaries%2C_2008

78 total delegates, 19 super delegates

Total of 97 at stake

[comfycouch]

28. But why did you include the superdelegates? they were not polled

That's the only way you could explain telling readers that in a 97 delegate state, X candidate has a 13% win.

[NJSecularist]

29. Fair enough

But 79 is still double 40.

[comfycouch]

30. True

I think I was looking at some data for the Republican delegates in the same state. Got it confused.

[sfam]

31. At least this is a SUSA poll...never again will I look at Zogby...

They are truly clueless.

SUSA got CA mostly right.