Obama Wins Maine
Sunday, February 10, 2008
The latest Clinton spin has been to discount caucuses since they don't "represent" the will of the people. This morning the governer of Maryland on This Week stated twice that he doesn't support caucuses and that everything should be a primary vote. It blows me away that these people would spit on the very essence of democracy, getting together with your friends and neighbors to discuss and vote for a candidate. I will admit there are some pros and cons with caucuses, people automatically know who you are voting for and you can be shamed or pressured into supporting one candidate over another. On the other hand you can privately vote for who you want to in a primary. Caucuses can take up more time than filling out a ballot or pulling a lever and less people are inclined to participate. Even with all of these things, the idea that a caucus is undemocratic is obsurd, if people are passionate and willing to put the time in, why not let their voice be heard? What is wrong with gathering in a room to cast your vote in public? I could go on about the subject but will leave it at this point. In the end the final election is all done in private so those of you who cringe at the thought of expressing your political beliefs can rest assurd your secret is still safe.
I found this list of states courtesy of daily kos and thought I should share it with you. Obama is ahead of Clinton by 9 states and many of these states have gone red in the past. I know Obama will not win all of these in the general but you have to admit the inroads that he is making in "Red America" is amazing and has the chance to convert many disenfrancised independents and repubicans. After the sweep this weekend of 4 additional states and more to come in the next week, February is shaping up to be big for Obama. He now needs to make his way into Ohio, Pennsylvania and Texas if he plans on winning the nomination.
The latest count of states won by popular vote, plus the margin of victory:
Clinton (10)
Arkansas +43
Oklahoma +24
New York +17
Massachusetts +15
Tennessee +13
California +10
New Jersey +10
Arizona +9
Nevada +6
New Hampshire +3
Obama (19)
Idaho +62
Alaska +50
Kansas +48
Washington +37
Georgia +36
Nebraska +36
Colorado +35
Minnesota +35
Illinois+32
South Carolina +32
North Dakota +24
Louisiana +21
Maine +18
Utah +18
Alabama +14
Delaware +10
Iowa +9
Connecticut +4
Missouri +1
I found this list of states courtesy of daily kos and thought I should share it with you. Obama is ahead of Clinton by 9 states and many of these states have gone red in the past. I know Obama will not win all of these in the general but you have to admit the inroads that he is making in "Red America" is amazing and has the chance to convert many disenfrancised independents and repubicans. After the sweep this weekend of 4 additional states and more to come in the next week, February is shaping up to be big for Obama. He now needs to make his way into Ohio, Pennsylvania and Texas if he plans on winning the nomination.
The latest count of states won by popular vote, plus the margin of victory:
Clinton (10)
Arkansas +43
Oklahoma +24
New York +17
Massachusetts +15
Tennessee +13
California +10
New Jersey +10
Arizona +9
Nevada +6
New Hampshire +3
Obama (19)
Idaho +62
Alaska +50
Kansas +48
Washington +37
Georgia +36
Nebraska +36
Colorado +35
Minnesota +35
Illinois+32
South Carolina +32
North Dakota +24
Louisiana +21
Maine +18
Utah +18
Alabama +14
Delaware +10
Iowa +9
Connecticut +4
Missouri +1
Posted by mardenhill 2/10/2008 10:29:00 PM
Labels: Politics
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