Indiana Clinton 49, Obama 46

[monicaaida]

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/docs/In408rel.html

[Bicoastal]

1. Lookin' good for Oboe man.

[billbuckhead]

3. Behind again in neighboring state. Looking good!

:sarcasm:The more horseshit, the more likely a pony.

[Bicoastal]

12. Don't you ever get tired of being nasty?

All I said was "looking good," and you pounced. What the hell is your problem?

[Zachstar]

14. They are upset and desperate in my view.

Expect this to get even worse after PA if Clinton decides not to exit.

[Endangered Specie]

15. I don't think he knows much else.

[billbuckhead]

17. The Clinton years were the best in America's history for all races and classes

I hate seeing people's hopes being used to elect a smiling empty suited huckster.

[DUyellow]

19. Where are we at today? lossing the congress has a part in that, lossing 2000 when we should have

won. just saying, where did it get us?

[billbuckhead]

20. People's actual lives and prosperity were better

Unfortunately, Gore ran away from Clinton.

[Zachstar]

22. NAFTA

Next!

[billbuckhead]

23. The horse was long out of the barn before NAFTA

[Zachstar]

26. What horse?

[DUyellow]

30. i was going to say the same thing

[billbuckhead]

31. The global economy was already rolling, Reagan had already crushed unions

Toyota was well along in replacing GM/Ford/Mopar, Sony with replacing GE/RCA/Sylvania, foreign steel was putting big American steel out od business. The party was over before Clinton ever had a chance to anything about globalization.

[Zachstar]

21. No they were not. That is a fantasy in my view

The best years in America was following the end of World War 2.

During Clinton we got a bunch of crap and lost the advantage in Congress. Leading to George Bush afterwards.

If they were the best years then Gore would have won by a LANDSLIDE.

[billbuckhead]

24. The economy sucked after WW2 and the social conditions sucked worse

Nice try.

[Zachstar]

25. Wow!

Lets see during WW2 the economy picked up greatly from depression levels. Then afterwards the soldiers came home to start families and be in America again.

It was a greatly happy time. A true happy time not the happy you get when you stocks are high or your .com site during the 90s gets 20 thousand hits.

[billbuckhead]

28. Talk about a fantasy! A bad economy led to Truman's defeat

And what about the lives of the poor, women and minorities?

[Starbucks Anarchist]

32. Bill. Clinton. Is. Not. Running.

[Johnny__Motown]

18. A Reagan Quote... Nice... real fucking nice

[MadBadger]

2. Within the MOE

[tritsofme]

4. Right next to IL? Obama should walk away with the state.

Total blowout.

Right?

[polichick]

6. Two different kinds of states, but the Lee Hamilton endorsement will help.

[VolcanoJen]

8. Wrong.

Most of Indiana is rural and working class, Clinton's traditional "base." And Hillary enjoys widespread institutional Democratic support in the state. Hillary's the one who should be walking away with Indiana, save the Chicago suburbs like Gary.

This race ends in Indiana and North Carolina if Hillary can't produce blowouts in both.

[tritsofme]

11. The bottom two-thirds of IL is rural and working class.

I don't know it to be true, but I would imagine a huge % of IN's population lives within 50 miles of Chicago.

This should be his home turf.

[VolcanoJen]

13. Indianapolis is a very large city, one of the rural midwest's largest.

It's built for Clinton, based on demographics, but Obama performs exceedingly well in urban areas.

Another large population center of Indiana is the southeastern part that serves as an exurb of Cincinnati, Ohio. Cincinnati was Obama's biggest Ohio stronghold and should be strong for Obama.

The rest of Indiana is rural heartland. In any other year, against any other candidate, you'd have to hand the state to Clinton. This year, not so much, and it's going to be tight. But I'd really be surprised if Obama takes any part of the state outside of the Chicago and Cincinnati exhurbs, and Indianapolis.

If Clinton can't win Indiana, and coupled with an almost certain North Carolina loss, her path to the nomination becomes impossible. Race ends on May 6th.

[izzybeans]

10. Indiana? Is not Illinois.

I grew up in Indiana, live in Illinois.

That being said my mother is having a hard time keeping up with demand for Obama Campaign paraphernalia in Southern Indiana. A real hard time.

No one can remember the last time a presidential campaign set up shop in their town. Everyone is surprised that he is doing that well.

[bowens43]

27. Indiana is not illinois.

[40ozDonkey]

5. End the drama, vote Obama.

:toast:

[elizm]

7. LOVE it! nt

[VolcanoJen]

9. No more shock, vote Barack!

;-)

[Zachstar]

16. Sounds great!

Lovin it!

[Major Hogwash]

29. Yeah, I agree with 5 more weeks and Lee Hamilton behind Obama, he'll win there too.

Probably like he does everywhere else, by 20 points or more.