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Thursday, January 3, 2008

Live from the Iowa Caucuses: “Hillary is not even Viable.”

posted by on January 3 at 17:59 PM

Sarah Mirk, going for Obama and not even considering Clinton, reports:

We just did the first vote through, where an old man shouted the names of candidates and everyone filed with their group into the voting hall. The precinct leaders counted heads and did some calculations while we all chatted and watched one another. I still have commitment issues, but a history professor just about fully swayed me to Obama.

“I know he’s a great guy and all, but do you think he’s really got the strong policy?” I asked, just before the county chair came on the loudspeaker to quiet us down. “I’ve met the man,” whispered my professor, “He’s brilliant.” That’s the last thing I heard before being forced to make a choice. I decided, what the hell. The caucus is the place to choose the president I want, not the one who’s on the ticket and I’ll reluctantly choose instead of a Republican. Edwards is smart and calm and intelligent but I really WANT Obama to be in charge of this country. I’d be excited about that in a way I can’t get excited about a tort lawyer from North Carolina.

The first vote from the precinct came up surprising: At this student heavy district, Hillary’s not even viable. Out of the 484 people voting here, only 44 went her way. Edwards got 102 and Obama 240. We now have 30 minutes to make our final decisions. This is it!

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Real time results... Direct from the source: Iowa Democratic Party...

http://www.iowacaucusresults.com/

Posted by oneway | January 3, 2008 6:20 PM
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“I’ve met the man,” whispered my professor, “He’s brilliant.”

Wow, that gave me chills.

Bill Clinton's right. It would be "a roll of the dice" to elect Barack Obama president. What more radical experiment could we have in this age of cynicism, selfishness, and mediocrity than to elect an individual of great intellect, character, and purpose to the highest office in the land?

Posted by cressona | January 3, 2008 6:28 PM
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I think I'm on exactly the same page as S. Mirk.

...except I live in WA so my opinions are totally irrelevant to the electoral process.

Posted by Dutch Crunch | January 3, 2008 6:48 PM
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For HRC being "not even viable", she's doing remarkably well at 30%.

Posted by Mahtli69 | January 3, 2008 7:00 PM
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29 percent. Compared to Sen Obama at 38 percent.

Posted by Will in Seattle | January 3, 2008 9:55 PM

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