Rasmussen: "It has become clear that Barack Obama will be the...nominee" (Stop tracking primary)

[Flabbergasted]

Friday, May 09, 2008

Rasmussen Reports has been tracking the race for the Democratic Presidential nomination daily for nineteen months… since November 2006. For the last few months, the most remarkable feature of the race has been its consistency and stability. Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are both running historic campaigns and both have captured the votes and hearts of distinct and important constituencies within the Democratic Party. Obama has won Primaries in states where the demographics favor his campaign and Clinton has won in the states that favor her campaign.

However, while Senator Clinton has remained close and competitive in every meaningful measure, she is a close second and the race is over. It has become clear that Barack Obama will be the Democratic nominee.

At the moment, Senator Clinton’s team is busily trying to convince Superdelegates and pundits that she is more electable than Barack Obama. For reasons discussed in a separate article, it doesn’t matter. Even if every single Superdelegate was convinced that the former First Lady is somewhat more electable than Obama, that is not enough of a reason to deny him the nomination.

With this in mind, Rasmussen Reports will soon end our daily tracking of the Democratic race and focus exclusively on the general election competition between Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama. Barring something totally unforeseen, that is the choice American voters will have before them in November. While we have not firmly decided upon a final day for tracking the Democratic race, it is coming soon.

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_20082/2008_presidential_election/daily_presidential_tracking_poll

[Coexist]

1. I'll miss the daily (+) (-) posts

just kidding. Great news.

[Flabbergasted]

8. Oh...we'll still have that except we'll be united on the results.

[SoonerPride]

2. I think those waiting for a concession speech will be sorely disappointed.

She will never "quit" but that doesn't mean she isn't defeated.

[marylanddem]

4. Her blatantly racist pitch was her last hurrah, I think.

[KaptBunnyPants]

14. With DU in primary mode until she does, this will be an interesting election.

I wonder if the admins would do hold the primary window open if it was just Gravel that refused to quit?

[helderheid]

3. LOVE that picture!!! SO CUTE!!

[Flabbergasted]

20. Thanks nt

[FlyingSquirrel]

23. I like it too, but the mods might beg to differ

They made me re-size one I had in my sigline. I seem to remember that 200 pixels is the maximum height.

[Flabbergasted]

24. How high is 200 pixels? I thought it was based on size of the file. nt

[FlyingSquirrel]

25. Well I'm not really the sigline police.. I think it's both filesize and dimensions though

'cause mine wasn't that big in filesize.

[grantcart]

5. well that's definitely getting a fork out

[Joe the Revelator]

6. Looks like Hillary is going to be the last to admit this is over....

How embarrassing.

[JBoy]

7. This is the music playing during an acceptance speech at the Oscars.

[blogslut]

9. I understand Rasmussen leans right

But regardless, this a pretty bold statement. Kind of definitive.

[NoFederales]

10. Sweet, like BBQ pulled pork piled high, with onions, and a beer--damn

I know what's for lunch today. And I'll call it a celebration (cause the ol' Doc won't be favorable about my diet), maybe add a fried onion flower, too, and a pickle......

NoFederales

[Flabbergasted]

13. mmmm!!! My sig is begging. nt

[Cal Carpenter]

18. Oh, that's what it's doing? Begging?

I thought it was just freaking me out every time I see it!! :rofl:

(I really do laugh out loud everytime I see the damn thing. Thought I'd get sensitized eventually but apparently not)

[WeDidIt]

11. That's pretty close to the last nail

in the coffin lid.

[redqueen]

12. I love your sig pic!

:D

[Flabbergasted]

21. Thanks

[Better Today]

15. Bye, bye Hillary; bye bye animosity.

[ShortnFiery]

16. BTW I love the picture of your puppy dog - A Husky with those pretty light blue eyes?

[Flabbergasted]

19. Thanks...Beautiful dog isn't he? nt

[msallied]

17. The only way to really finish this is for the media and the Obama campaign to start ignoring her.

[TragedyandHope]

22. Let's guess who will be the last to realize it's over

:kick: