Slog - Comments on Lake County is Not Enough; Clinton Wins Indiana

Comment by bill

bill — Tue, 06 May 2008 22:15:07 -0800

If Obama loses 51-49, that's a moral victory, something that can happen in politics if not in sports. Clinton was supposed to walk away with Indiana, and this close a result means Obama wins for all practical (ie, delegates for the nomination), in terms of popular vote, delegates pledged, and the media narrative that the super-delegates are attending to.

Comment by montex

montex — Tue, 06 May 2008 22:17:50 -0800

Even with Rush Limbaugh's help, Clinton barely wins by a two point margin. Color me unimpressed.

Comment by Steve

Steve — Tue, 06 May 2008 22:23:11 -0800

I forgot about Limbaugh... Andrew Sullivan was talking about how he might've made a 7-point (!) difference.

Comment by stinkbug

stinkbug — Tue, 06 May 2008 22:26:32 -0800

It's actually less than 2%, more like 1.75%.

Comment by Fnarf

Fnarf — Tue, 06 May 2008 22:26:49 -0800

Her net delegate take is about two. She loses considerable ground on the night. Obama's close to going over the line if you count the superdelegates (which are his).

Comment by Rob

Rob — Tue, 06 May 2008 22:33:29 -0800

How do they call such a close race when Marion and Hamilton still have 2% and 1% unreported? These are big Obama counties.

Comment by josh

josh — Tue, 06 May 2008 22:48:58 -0800

Rob@6: 1 percent of 180,000 (the total of Marion) is still much smaller than the difference separating them. That's how they can call the race now.

Comment by konstantconsumer

konstantconsumer — Tue, 06 May 2008 22:52:25 -0800

@ steve: could you believe that!!! 7% of clinton voters would not vote for her in november??? that's really remarkable. it really makes me rethink my views on open primaries. though i suppose people would just change their party from R to D, or D to R, for the primary...