"I'd recommend they get there right now, bring their ID and prepare to be patient," White said during a news conference in the clerk's office. Four years ago, less than one in five Marion County registered voters showed up for the primary. White said she was "cautiously optimistic" that election staff ...
North Carolina Polls Close At 7:30 p.m. ET
cbsnews.comFound 9 days, 4 hours, 58 minutes, and 50 seconds agoCBS News projects that Barack Obama will defeat Hillary Rodham Clinton in the North Carolina Democratic primary. Only 17 percent in Indiana and 14 percent in North Carolina decided in the last three days. In North Carolina, 52 percent said that Obama would be more likely to improve the economy and 42 ...
Voters turn out for what could be Democrats' final round
cnn.comFound 9 days, 11 hours, 1 minute, and 47 seconds agoPoll workers in Indiana and North Carolina reported heavy turnout Tuesday for two primaries that could be pivotal in the Democratic presidential nomination battle between Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama.
In Indy, many 'hardcore' Republicans are voting Democratic
blogs.usatoday.comFound 9 days, 8 hours, 9 minutes, and 49 seconds ago
Obama rolls in N.C.; Clinton wins Ind.
msnbc.msn.comFound 9 days, 11 hours, 53 minutes, and 12 seconds agoBarack Obama resoundingly won in the North Carolina primary Tuesday night and declared he was closing in on the Democratic presidential nomination. Hillary Clinton apparently eked out a win in Indiana, NBC News projected. ...
For Two Primaries, Several Scenarios
nytimes.comFound 10 days, 10 minutes, and 59 seconds ago
Limbaugh issues orders for Indiana
boston.comFound 9 days, 8 hours, 11 minutes agoIndiana's primary is open to Republicans and independents, as well as Democrats. Limbaugh is urging Republicans to cross over and vote for Clinton to extend the Democratic nomination fight and, he hopes, further damage the eventual nominee. Exit polls suggest that Limbaugh's soldiers could have made ...
Is Limbaugh's Operation Chaos Working?
blogs.abcnews.comFound 8 days, 23 hours, 46 minutes, and 8 seconds agoMelanie Kerr is an Indiana voter we met over the weekend at the "Orchard In Bloom" festival. She was looking forward to casting her ballot for Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-NY. But she doesn't like Clinton. She likes Sen. ...
Calling It: Obama Wins N.C.
confederateyankee.mu.nuFound 9 days, 11 hours, 2 minutes, and 18 seconds agoI just got off the phone with Mike Ash, Director of the Durham County Board of Elections in Durham, NC. He doesn't have any numbers as far as percentages of eligible voters making it to the polls at this point,. ...
Most Democrats Not Eager for Either Candidate to Drop Out
gallup.comFound 9 days, 9 hours, 5 minutes, and 32 seconds agoPRINCETON, NJ -- Heading into Tuesday's important North Carolina and Indiana presidential primaries, 6 in 10 Democrats say Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama should continue their presidential campaigns. Democrats' opinions about the next steps in the campaign are, not surprisingly, highly influenced by ...
North Carolina, Indiana Primaries: Latest News On Democratic Race
huffingtonpost.comFound 8 days, 23 hours, 25 minutes, and 2 seconds agoCheck back here for all of the latest updates on the North Carolina and Indiana primaries. Or, check out coverage of each state individually at HuffPosts' North Carolina primary and Indiana primary pages. ...
Clinton campaign retools delegate math
washingtontimes.comFound 9 days, 14 hours, and 18 seconds ago
Exit Polls: Indiana, North Carolina Latest Information
huffingtonpost.comFound 9 days, 5 hours, 22 minutes, and 43 seconds agoUPDATE, 6:05 PM: Another round of exit polls has better results for Obama (who generally overperforms in exit polls): Indiana Obama: 50.5% Clinton: 49.5% North Carolina Obama: 60% Clinton: 38% Here's a glance at the first round of exit polls, which are notoriously unreliable: ...
Hoosier/Tar Heel Tuesday: Who'll be more bitter tonight? Update: Obama routs in NC; Update: CBS calls Indy for Hill; Hillary's Hail Mary talk heats up: 2,209 is the new magic number
michellemalkin.comFound 9 days, 5 hours, 19 minutes, and 36 seconds agoRead this post »
The Painful Obama-Wright Debacle
pajamasmedia.comFound 9 days, 14 hours, 24 minutes, and 20 seconds agoObama needed to make his presidential run about issues. Now it's about other things.
PJM Special Coverage
pajamasmedia.comFound 9 days, 6 hours, 31 minutes, and 49 seconds agoNorth Carolina & Indiana Primaries - PJM Special Coverage
Clinton Wins Indiana, Obama Takes North Carolina
elections.foxnews.comFound 9 days, 3 hours, 25 minutes, and 54 seconds agoBarack Obama delivered a stiff setback to Hillary Clinton's efforts to turn the tide of the Democratic race, winning the North Carolina primary by double digits Tuesday and holding Clinton to a narrow victory in Indiana. ...
Schneider: Did 'Operation Chaos' succeed in Indiana?
politicalticker.blogs.cnn.comFound 9 days, 42 minutes, and 44 seconds agoLimbaugh's 'Operation Chaos' plan was to have republican voters temporarily cross over to vote in the Democratic primary for Hillary Clinton. (CNN) - How big of an impact did Rush Limbaugh's 'Operation Chaos' have in Indiana? ...
Democratic turnout could hit 45 percent
newsobserver.comFound 9 days, 6 hours, 6 minutes, and 27 seconds agoA steady stream of voters Tuesday across North Carolina suggested the state could see record-setting turnout for the most consequential North Carolina presidential primary in decades.
This is the End
obsidianwings.blogs.comFound 9 days, 15 minutes, and 28 seconds agoby publius Tonight, I think, marks the end of the Clinton campaign. I mean, it's been over for some time, but tonight sucked the wind out of her rationale for staying in - particularly if Indiana flips when the Chicago vote comes in. ...
Eight Questions About Today's Primaries
washingtonpost.comFound 9 days, 13 hours, 13 minutes, and 54 seconds agoAfter Hillary Rodham Clinton's win in Pennsylvania's April 22 primary, the Democratic presidential candidates moved on to Indiana and North Carolina. Front-runner Barack Obama is hoping wins in both states on May 6 will ease concerns that he would not be a strong candidate in the fall election. Comments ...
North Carolina Predictions
ruralvotes.comFound 9 days, 12 hours, 1 minute, and 49 seconds agoIf this projection - which is more favorable for Clinton tomorrow than other colleagues have generally forecasted - comes true, it will bring Obama's pledged delegate count to 1,583 and Clinton's to 1,433. Thanks for dialing down the expectations as you've mapped out a probable albeit conservative estimation ...
NYT: Options dwindling for Clinton
msnbc.msn.comFound 8 days, 23 hours, 7 minutes, and 31 seconds agoSenator Hillary Rodham Clinton's loss in North Carolina Tuesday night, combined with a tight race in Indiana, where the counting was continuing deep into the night, did nothing to improve her chances of securing the Democratic presidential nomination. ...
MSM's Obama-love: 'Like a 9th-Grade Boy Embarrassed to Stand Up'
newsbusters.orgFound 7 days, 14 hours, 22 minutes, and 40 seconds ago"Thrill up my leg"? Forget about it. Chris Matthews's famous description of the excitement he gets from Barack is nothing compared to the tumescent terms in which MSNBC senior campaign correspondent Tucker Carlson has depicted the intensity of the MSM's love affair with Obama. ...
N Carolina poll win boosts Obama
news.bbc.co.ukFound 9 days, 20 hours, 54 minutes, and 51 seconds agoBarack Obama scores a clear win in North Carolina, against Hillary Clinton's slim victory in Indiana.
North Carolina And Indiana Reax
andrewsullivan.theatlantic.comFound 9 days, 15 minutes, and 26 seconds agoJohn Podhoretz : The key thing about this night for the Democrats is that it appears Barack Obama has actually done better than expected. It's the first time we've been able to say this about Obama since early February. ...
White Working-Class vs. Change in Indiana
abcnews.go.comFound 9 days, 5 hours, 45 minutes, and 51 seconds agoIn North Carolina, Obama wins nearly unanimous support among African-Americans.
Early IN, NC exit poll highlights - The Associated Press
ap.google.comFound 9 days, 5 hours, 42 minutes, and 16 seconds agoNECN Early IN, NC exit poll highlights The Associated Press - 1 hour ago Highlights from preliminary results of exit polling Tuesday in the Indiana and North Carolina Democratic primaries for The Associated Press and television networks: ...
Quote For The Day
andrewsullivan.theatlantic.comFound 9 days, 2 hours, 37 minutes, and 3 seconds agoQuote For The Day
More than 3.5 million new voters, AP survey finds
news.yahoo.comFound 9 days, 16 hours, 52 minutes, and 17 seconds agoVoter excitement, always up before a presidential election, is pushing registration through the roof so far this year - with more than 3.5 million people rushing to join in the historic balloting, according to an Associated Press survey that offers the first national snapshot.
Live Blogging the Indiana-North Carolina Primaries
thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.comFound 9 days, 5 hours, 5 minutes, and 10 seconds agoBut the rest of TV land says it's still too close to call. Obama appeared on screen, many in the Clinton crowd booed. "I love this country too much to see it divided and distracted at this moment in history," he says.
Clinton leads in Indiana
politico.comFound 9 days, 1 hour, 48 minutes, and 44 seconds agoBarack Obama scored a resounding win in North Carolina Tuesday, securing a must-win victory as his campaign continues to try to fend off a never-say-die challenge from Hillary Rodham Clinton. Obama posted his expected but still welcome North Carolina triumph as the race in Indiana remained too close ...
Time and math now favor Obama in race to nomination
mcclatchydc.comFound 8 days, 23 hours, 8 minutes, and 34 seconds agoWASHINGTON - Barack Obama moved inexorably closer to the Democratic presidential nomination Tuesday, holding on to his lead as time runs out on challenger Hillary Clinton. His decisive win in North Carolina, even as he trailed narrowly in Indiana late into the night, denied her the two-state knockout ...
Obama beats Clinton in North Carolina
theaustralian.news.com.auFound 8 days, 22 hours, 10 minutes, and 55 seconds agoBARACK Obama looks set to easily win North Carolina over Hillary Clinton, while the race in Indiana is too close to call, according to exit polls of voters in the latest round of the epic battle to the Democratic presidential nomination. CBS News said the former first lady was on course to win in Indiana, ...
Obama Leads in N.C.
newsmax.comFound 9 days, 5 hours, 23 minutes, and 44 seconds agoUTICA, New York - The Democratic Party presidential contests in Indiana and North Carolina remained remarkably stable on Sunday, with Illinois' Barack Obama holding an 8-point lead in North Carolina and a statistically insignificant two-point lead in Indiana, the latest Zogby daily tracking telephone ...
Clinton Narrowly Wins in Indiana while Obama Romps in North Carolina
blog.washingtonpost.comFound 8 days, 22 hours, 34 minutes, and 35 seconds agoVisit www.washingtonpost.com/.
Obama attacks Clinton over Iran
news.bbc.co.ukFound 9 days, 11 hours, 42 minutes, and 54 seconds agoBarack Obama accuses Hillary Clinton of
N Carolina poll win boosts Obama
news.bbc.co.ukFound 9 days, 16 hours, 13 minutes, and 48 seconds agoBarack Obama scores a clear win in North Carolina, against Hillary Clinton's slim victory in Indiana.
Obama N.C. victory racially lopsided
msnbc.msn.comFound 9 days, 1 hour, 23 minutes, and 31 seconds agoWASHINGTON - Hillary Rodham Clinton lost her last best chance to score an upset on Barack Obama's turf Tuesday, putting the Democratic Illinois senator a step closer to becoming the country's first black presidential nominee. Obama was the long-standing favorite in North Carolina, and he won there with ...
The North Carolina/Indiana Primary Thread
reason.comFound 9 days, 5 hours, 38 minutes, and 34 seconds agoA word about exit polls: The early ones suck. I do lots of parsing of the first, post-poll-closing wave of numbers, but they are faulty and they get massaged as the night goes on. I anticipated a closer-than-my-prediction race in Pennsylvania when the early exits had him winning the Philadelphia suburbs, ...
Zogby IN, NC (5/4-5
pollster.comFound 9 days, 11 hours, 57 minutes, and 13 seconds agoSome Indiana reports coming in about the early voting and absentee voting. These voters won't be counted, and thats a substantial number and could lower the sample of folks in those demographics. As much as I wish Obama would somehow win Indy and end this nightmare I don't think he will, Hillary will ...
On Election Eve, Hillary Leads By 12 In Indiana
beloblog.comFound 9 days, 7 hours, 26 minutes, and 48 seconds ago
How Obama Should Do In NC On Tuesday
mydd.comFound 9 days, 5 hours, 38 minutes, and 40 seconds agoWhile the RCP 8-poll average shows the North Carolina primary within single digits, Public Policy Polling blog cautions poll watchers not to forget the lesson we learned from the primary results in NC's surrounding states of South Carolina, Virginia and Georgia. ...
Obama wins N. Carolina, CBS says Clinton takes Indiana
feeds.reuters.comFound 9 days, 2 hours, 4 minutes, and 51 seconds agoWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Barack Obama took a big step toward the Democratic presidential nomination with an easy victory in North Carolina on Tuesday, and Hillary Clinton vowed to keep her struggling campaign alive after narrowly winning Indiana. The results helped Obama widen his lead over Clinton in ...
politicalwire.com
Charlotte Observer : "Long lines were reported this morning at some polling places across
North Carolina in the state's first significant presidential primary
election in two decades... Longtime N.C. political observers say that 1. ...
Found 9 days, 12 hours, 17 minutes, and 47 seconds ago
farnwide.blogspot.com
Another round of primaries, another game of expectations. Trying to figure what victory means, seems to depend on the source, or the respective campaign's spin. I thought I would offer what I think are legitimate scenarios, which would rightfully allow either side to crow. ...
Found 9 days, 11 hours, 29 minutes, and 33 seconds ago
blogs.abcnews.com
ABC News' Teddy Davis and Rick Klein Report: Count Al Gore among those who don't think the Democratic primary race will go all the way to the convention. Appearing Tuesday on National Public Radio's "Fresh Air," the former vice president. ...
Found 9 days, 5 hours, 41 minutes, and 13 seconds ago
pbs.org
Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton made their final pitches to voters in Indiana and North Carolina, looking for support ahead of Tuesday's primary contests. I know what they're doing to farmers, and truckers, and people who commute long distances, people who live in the country and have to drive just ...
Found 9 days, 6 hours, 49 minutes, and 10 seconds ago
feeds.feedburner.com
So what will happen tomorrow in the Indiana and North Carolina primaries?
If you look at the totality of all the polls thus far, they suggest that in terms of both the pledged del count and popular vote, an Obama win in North Carolina will be nearly canceled out by a corresponding Hillary victory in ...
Found 9 days, 12 hours, 32 minutes, and 47 seconds ago
instapundit.com
OBAMA HAS ALREADY WON NORTH CAROLINA, in light of record black turnout, according to this report.
Found 9 days, 11 hours, 2 minutes, and 17 seconds ago
gawker.com
"Finally, the pre-announced location of each candidate's 'victory' party tonight is telling: Mrs. Clinton will be in Indianapolis, Mr. Obama in Raleigh. That gives you a good idea of what each camp expects-and that tonight's results may be something of a wash. So don't be surprised to see everything start all over again tomorrow." [ NYT ]
Found 9 days, 9 hours, 40 minutes, and 33 seconds ago
ace.mu.nu
His reasoning? The 2,025 figure excludes Michigan and Florida from the total number of delegates (2,025 equals half of all delegates minus MI and FLA), and he says you have to include Florida's and Michigan's totals before you halve it.
So voila. 2,209.
Kind of late in the game to note a change in the how many innings per game, huh?
Thanks to DrewM.
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With North Carolina headed to the Obama column that dream was dashed. On the other hand, squinting at the Indiana returns trickling in, Mrs Clinton was daring to hope she had avoided the calamity of a double-loss.
Found 9 days, 2 hours, 28 minutes, and 15 seconds ago
politicalwire.com
The Washington Post : "Clinton needs at least one victory today to keep alive a rationale to
stay in the race. Obama could effectively shut down the nomination
battle by winning in both states, and Clinton has been equivocal about
whether she will keep going if she loses both."
Found 9 days, 14 hours, 24 minutes, and 40 seconds ago
julescrittenden.com
Majority of Dems want what is turning out to be a wildly popular grudge match to continue. Gallup : (more…)
Posted by Jules Crittenden at 1:12 pm Comments (5)
Found 9 days, 9 hours, 5 minutes, and 19 seconds ago
mydd.com
Here's what they say :Economy becomes the huge issue, and Iraq has considerably lessened in importance:
Found 9 days, 5 hours, 55 minutes, and 7 seconds ago
mydd.com
Polls opened this morning at 6am Central time in Indiana and close tonight at 6pm. In a sign of the sort of turnout we should expect today, here's one anecdote from the Indianapolis metro area:
More voters have turned out in the first half hour than usually turn out in a half day, said Democrat precinct committeeman Cordelia Lewis-Burkes.
Found 9 days, 8 hours, 5 minutes, and 21 seconds ago
talkleft.com
Update [2008-5-6 14:14:16 by Big Tent Democrat]: Al Gore expects Michigan and Florida delegations to be seated.
Bumped and updated (BTD) This story has become a big one today. Hillary Clinton said 2209 is the magic number. Howard Dean said the DNC wants to seat FL and MI. Andrea Mitchell does not like it.
Yesterday, on the Clinton Media call, I asked if the Clinton campaign agreed that that Magic Number for securing the nomination was 2025, or did it believe that the Magic Number must include the MI/FL delegations, which would make the magic number 2209.
Found 9 days, 11 hours, 57 minutes, and 33 seconds ago
proteinwisdom.com
, the spread seems to based largely on the number of undecided voters (fewer tends to benefit Hillary Clinton) and in North Carolina the projected number of black voters in each sample (more tends to help Barack Obama). As 40% of the early voters in NC were black, and the number of undecided voters will be zero, I would not be surprised if the polls showing both races tightening do not pan out, with the result that Clinton does toward the top of her range in Indiana, while Obama does toward the top end of his range (or possibly better if the black vote holds closer to that 40%) in North Carolina.
Found 9 days, 15 hours, 57 minutes, and 35 seconds ago
themoderatevoice.com
, they might want to rethink their strategy in light of yesterdays news that more than 3.5 million new voters registered in the first three months of the year.
Many of us believe those Voter ID laws are clearly intended to block the vote -- if not, why not advocate, instead, Rick Hasen's suggestion that we affirmatively, pro-actively register everyone ?
Found 9 days, 16 hours, 48 minutes, and 42 seconds ago
themoderatevoice.com
Indianapolis Star ELECTION2008 :
A Couple of Snippets…
If you haven't voted yet, Marion County Clerk Beth White offered this advice just before noon: Go now. "I'd recommend they get there right now, bring their ID and prepare to be patient," White said during a news conference in the clerk's office. Polls close at 6 p.m., and White said turnout already is looking less like a primary than a general election….One thing was clear by noon: Election results will take a while tonight. White said she would be surprised to have them available before 8:
Found 9 days, 6 hours, 56 minutes, and 47 seconds ago
newsbusters.org
McCain courts conservatives on judges ( Sundries Shack )
Found 8 days, 10 hours, 41 minutes, and 5 seconds ago
theleftcoaster.com
Reuters photo of Clinton in North Carolina yesterday
Just a quick note about today's contests. From a common sense perspective, Hillary needs to somehow win both contests in order to further her argument that her late-charging campaign provides a better chance for the party to win in November. Similarly, if Obama wins both contests and shows he can carry working class voters in Indiana, Hillary is done and should drop out. Will she? Probably not, as the Clinton campaign has thought all along that the nomination was deemed to them from Day One, no matter how god-awful a campaign they ran.
Found 9 days, 12 hours, 47 minutes, and 25 seconds ago
truthdig.com
Barack Obama has won North Carolina by a wide margin--thanks, in part, to a solid showing at the polls by African-American voters, who overwhelmingly favored Obama over his rival, Hillary Clinton. However, Clinton is expected to win Indiana's primary, though the race remains close .
Found 9 days, 2 hours, 24 minutes, and 59 seconds ago
firedoglake.com
Shortly after CBS News projected Clinton the winner in Indiana, Obama essentially conceded the state in his speech to his supporters in North Carolina. But he also jabbed Clinton for declaring last week that North Carolina would be a "game changer" in the race.
Found 8 days, 20 hours, 40 minutes ago
rudepundit.blogspot.com
As the Hoosier state votes today on the Sherman's March to the Democratic nomination for President, the Rude Pundit figures now's as good a time as any to out himself: he lived in that hideous shithole of a state for over half a decade, and if Barack Obama wins the primary today, it's because someone told the backwards ass rednecks hunched over in the toxic ditches that bisect the poisonous landscape of Indiana that black people would be at the voting booths waiting to shiv any whitey who dared show his inbred face.
Found 9 days, 12 hours, 17 minutes, and 46 seconds ago
salon.com
Appearing on MSNBC on Monday, Terry McAuliffe made a pledge sure to strike fear in the hearts of some Democrats.
McAuliffe, the former Democratic National Committee chairman -- now filling the same title for Hillary Clinton's campaign -- told the network's Norah O'Donnell: We are going through to June 3rd. I know there's been a lot of commentary -- Norah, I can unequivocally tell you we are in through June 3rd.
That date isn't coincidental; it's the day of the last Democratic primary for the year.
Found 378 days, 5 hours, 38 minutes, and 26 seconds ago
reachm.com
He calls Indiana pretty much as I did, but give Obama 2.8 more points in NC . Far more important is the rest of what he notes. Margins this small are meaningless. And in two weeks, Obama's pledged delegate lead will be absolutely past any possibility that Clinton can match it.
So skip the drama, the agonizing, the anger. The superdelegates can add 2 and 2 and by the 22nd, Clinton will be able to do the math, too.
Found 9 days, 12 hours, 1 minute, and 36 seconds ago
ronmwangaguhunga.blogspot.com
Just as Wade County -- and the suburbs of Raleigh -- will be the the places to watch tonight in North Carolina exit polling, so will Marion county be in Indiana. if Hillary exceeds expectations, she may well win the state by a large margin. And she may have a certain swinish right-wing radio personality to thank. From Boston :
Found 9 days, 8 hours, 10 minutes, and 54 seconds ago
reachm.com
From the Indy Star :
10:51 AM -- 'Hardcore' Republicans voting Democrat
The two precincts at Broad Ripple Family Center selected Republican Jon Elrod over Democrat Andre Carson in March's special election for U.S. Congress. But by 9 a.m., just 21 voters in one of those precincts had requested Republican ballots -- out of 168 cast.
Found 9 days, 10 hours, 45 minutes, and 27 seconds ago
observer.com
AP calls it .
Clinton is ahead in Indiana, but it's still too close to call.
Found 9 days, 2 hours, 18 minutes, and 22 seconds ago
politics.nashvillepost.com
Instapundit links up to a blogger declaring an Obama victory in North Carolina based on black turnout .
Found 9 days, 10 hours, 31 minutes, and 14 seconds ago
freerepublic.com
The Boston Globe ^ | May 6, 2008 | By Foon Rhee
Found 9 days, 8 hours, 10 minutes, and 56 seconds ago
centristcoalition.com
Hill seems to be narrowly
winning Indiana and have taken a hiding in North Carolina .
I was expecting Obama to do worse in Indiana, because of the "bitter"
thing. I WAS expecting Obama to do well in NC because of the
coalition between blacks and the high-tech guys like me that've widely
gone Obama's way.
Looking ahead at the next round, I think PR will be a tossup between the many with good Clinton memories (yes, Bill was VERY popular there)
and those sympathizing with Obama
because he partly grew up in ex-colonies like PR.
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