Caucus States Campaigns:

Senator Obama was ready for them "On Day One". Guess who wasn't?

Woooohoooo!

What's the total score then? Obama 16 states to Hillary's 10? The margin of most of his wins have been HUGE too. I'm starting to redeem my faith in voters.

The Virgin Islands go to Obama, as well. Four-for-Four. HRC's only chance to avoid going oh-for-eight since Super Tuesday is to win the Maine caucus tomorrow.

The Virgin Islands go to Obama, as well. Four-for-Four. HRC's only chance to avoid going oh-for-eight since Super Tuesday is to win the Maine caucus tomorrow.

Any link to those results?

The Virgin Islands go to Obama, as well. Four-for-Four. HRC's only chance to avoid going oh-for-eight since Super Tuesday is to win the Maine caucus tomorrow.

Any link to those results?

edit: strong.

Wstarr, I don't know about a link, but the talking head on MSNBC just called the Virgin Islands for Obama a moment ago.

money bomb on the 12th? Eff that (or maybe not) how about donating $25 for every state he won tonight? I juss made my $75 donation... and if there are skeptics wonderin if this is nuttin but irrational exuberance? False hopes? a roll of the dice? The guy is a politician with flaws and certainly not an ideal candidate, but where we are in time with how mucked up things look in the world for this person to be on the precipice of being a frontrunner with millions and millions of people donating tens of millions of dollars and doing at trench work is juss mindboggling. Corporate? sure, but as far from entrenched power as anyone can be in this day and age. Can't wait to see what is dug up on him down the road. YES.WE.CAN!

Wstarr:

Here's your And for the curious, I've been blogging the returns.

AP reports Obama win in Virgin Islands, care of the Indy. Star.

It's about time. And it's also so sad to see Billary's camp try to grow the MSNBC fuss to cover Obama's knock out tonight.

They are a sad, sad group - and I voted for Bill.

How low can you go . . .

I keep looking at the upcoming races, and I can't see how Hillary expects to win. Most of them should be going to Obama, especially if all these February wins build up momentum, and the ones she will win, minus maybe Texas and Kentucky (gotta love that racist vote), will be narrow wins. I just don't see how she expects to win. No wonder she is trying to get the unfair Michigan and Florida votes to count without a fair campaign and revote. The Clintons hate real Democracy about as much as the Bushes do. Hopefully they aren't as successful in massaging the process to their advantage.

... prolly should've typed Obama's hundreds and hundreds of thousands of financial backers as opposed to his millions and millions of them. Hmmmmm maybe that was irrational exuberance.

Did I read that Virgin Islands news correctly? Obama took 90% of the vote??? Hillary not even viable with the Virgins?

I am totally amazed that just a few years ago the average American public would have nothing to do with anything that even remotely sounded like a Middle Eastern or Muslim name - TODAY -we are ready to elect a man to to the President of the United States of America who's name is "Barack Hussein Obama". No wonder the entire world thinks we are crazy! It's amazing how the media can talk the America people into anything!

What's amazing is that people like you, lostwithamerica, could be so facile as to judge someone by their name alone.

The world thinks we're crazy because of our policies and our support for the most destructive administration our nation has ever elected...Bush...with a perfectly American sounding name. I'm out here in the world, and I can assure you that the view from ouside looking in offers a very different perspective. There are a lot of funny names out here, but names mean nothing. Intellect, judgement and ideas do mean something. Barack Hussein Obama is replete with those three qualities.

Perhaps the American public is on board with that? I certainly hope so.

Hey llam - I know what I wrote - exactly - it's just that your mind is so narrow - you cannot read between the lines.

By the way - I am Black ! Try to not be so polite and kind with your comments - look who is the racist - you thought I was white!

Since race still matters in this society, I will identify myself as Black, African-American, or whatever we are being classified as today. I am also the Democratic Party's worst nightmare - an independent voter.

I have not decided whether to vote for Clinton, Obama, or McCain. After reading the majority of the postings, it is obvious there is a lot of support for Obama. He is an exceptional speaker, but I have never voted for some one because of their oratory skills. I would like to vote for him, but I have a major problem with him that no one has addressed to my satisfaction yet.

Please consider the following scenario:
What do you think the national media would do if there was a presidential candidate who attended a church that describes itself as "unashamedly White" with a "non-negotiable commitment to Europe". The church goes on to say it has a White worship service and ministries that address the White community. The magazine of the church also gave an award to the leader of a White separatist organization because of his influence in the White community. If the above scenario was true, the media would be all over this story until it had run its course.

Well, it is true and the candidate is Senator Barack Obama. He is a member of Trinity United Church of Christ located in Chicago, Illinois. The church says it is "unashamedly Black" and it has a "Black worship service and ministries which address the Black community".

The church's magazine, Trumpet News Magazine, also gave its Lifetime Achievement Award to the Minister Louis Farrakhan, the leader of the controversial Nation of Islam. The church gave him the award because he "truly epitomized greatness".

Please note the following:

1) I do not have a problem with Obama being a member of Trinity United Church of Christ. He has the freedom to worship where ever he feels comfortable and there is nothing wrong with that

2) Trinity United Church of Christ has every right to establish and believe in their tenets of belief and worship. It is not against the law to have a "unashamedly Black congregation" just as it is okay to have a "unashamedly White congregation". I believe it's racist and wrong, but it is not against the law.

3) The church has every right to give their award to Farrakhan if that is what they want to do. I respect their right to choose their honorees, but I do not have to agree with their selections.

What I have a problem with is the national media coverage of this issue. If Obama was White, this issue would have been a front page story. Obama would have been forced to disassociate himself with his church and make a public denouncement of Farrakhan and his beliefs. Obama would have had to do more than issue a press release addressing the issue. It seems that the majority of the mainstream press does not want to press Obama on certain subjects because they do not want to be seen as racist.

It is not racist to ask Obama tough questions on racial issues or ideology. I don't care what some civil rights activists would have you believe. What is wrong with asking him questions regarding where he attends church? Republican candidate Mitt Romney is almost questioned daily regarding his being a Mormon. For example, I would like to know why is Obama's church asking its members to boycott Wal-Mart and Sam's Club? I would like to know the answer to that question? Maybe there is a reason I should not shop at those stores.

I just want to see unbiased press coverage of the candidates. Every day, I read about Senator Hillary Clinton's negative issues, which are well documented. However, I want to know about Obama's problems also. I will say this much - Obama and his campaign staff are running a smooth campaign. They have done a good job controlling when he is the "Black candidate" and the "American candidate". Obama does not want a debate about race during the primary campaign because he does not want to scare off some of his racially sensitive White supporters. However, it's okay if he brings up the subject of race to recruit the Black vote, but no one else can do it. These are the "Obama Rules".

I just want an explanation - maybe I'm making a big deal about nothing. - unfilteredopinion.com

Attacking Barack's church? Is that what you're trying to do?

I think you're right in that you're making a big deal about nothing.

Barack's already made a public statement about his church and Louis and everything else.

Get on the same page as the rest of us before you try to drag the conversation down again.

I keep hearing about how the Clintons win where it counts...those big states. Surely they must be the better candidate if they can carry those huge blocks of land.

Take a gander at ALL the numbers so far:

Super Tuesday
TOTAL VOTES CAST

Clinton: 50.2% (7,427,942)
Obama: 49.8% (7,370,023)

**Clinton wins this category by 57,919

http://www.time-blog.com/swampland/2008/02/super_tuesday_the_most_interes.html

Figures below do not include American Samoa and Virgin Islands as site does not have data. Clinton won AS, Obama won VI 3 delegates each unconfirmed.

Overall primary vote
Clinton 9,060,808 - 870,303 (FL) - 327,419 (MI) = 7,863,086
Obama 8,598,013 - 575,794 (FL) = 8,022,219

Obama wins this category by 159,133

Total States won
Clinton - 10
Obama - 18

19 primaries
Clinton - 9
Obama - 9
New Mexico too close to call? Both site have Clinton leading, but neither has awarded a win, not sure why.
http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=2008&st=NM&off=0&elect=1&fips=35&f=0

10 caucuses
Clinton - 1
Obama - 9

Earned delegates
Clinton - 877
Obama - 908

Obama wins this category by 31

Superdelegates
Clinton - 223
Obama - 131

**Clinton wins this category by 92

So the Clintons, by focusing on the big states has managed to win the super Tuesday popular vote by 57,000 and the unearned superdelegates by 92...and THAT'S IT.

So please...someone tell me why they are showing they are winning?

Data site:
http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/national.php?year=2008&off=0&elect=1&f=0

Delegate data site:
http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/primaries/results/scorecard/#D

Michael which one of those states has Obama won will take him through the General Election? Will it be KS, ID, NE, AK, IO, AL, GA, SC? Which one? Obama hasn't won the majority of states that matter. Washington is holding another vote, this time a Primary it is going to be interesting to see who the MAJORITY votes for, obama doesn't do well when EVERYONE gets to vote, now does he. People really need to start looking at the racial divide and there is one, you may not want to hear it, but he won't win the general becuase of it. WE saw it in NV, SC, FL, and LA. LA Clinton/Obama:
White Men 66 28
White Women 73 24
Black Men 19 80
Black Women 16 84
You may think obama can win these votes, maybe a few, however, then you go back to the ethnic diversity on the West Coast, the majority will go to MCCain, if you think I am wrong again you are living in LaLa Land.
The delegates won by obama yesterday were 29 more than Hillary, and we haven't even included MI and FL, which we will eventually, Hillary clearly is winning this in all ways that count. You people better wake up and see the writing on the wall. I am not even going into obamas lies and distortion, but the rightwing are already preparing their attacks. 4 more years of Republicans? Thank god there is TX, OH, PA, FL, MI who will make the final decision on this primary season.

Unflitered Opinion wrote about Obama's church - "If Obama was White, this issue would have been a front page story."

Sorry, that's wrong. Hillary is a Methodist (as is McCain). The United Methodist Church has been accused of anti-Semitism for it's pursuit of divesting from companies doing business with Israel. Hillary has not been called on the carpet about this - as far as I can tell she hasn't condemned it. It's not my issue but it's not on anyone's front page either.

Joe Lieberman attends a synagogue whose chief Rabbi, Barry Freundel, is a leader of a group, Alliance for Marriage, that has lobbied for a Constitutional amendment to outlaw gay marriage - trying to use the Constitution to block access to human or civil rights is despicable. I haven't heard Lieberman forced to denounce him or leave the congregation. It's not on anyone's front page.

Rudy and other Catholic politicians are not asked to defend the Vatican's decades of aiding and protecting child-molesting priests. Not stopping child rape is a lot worse than some idiot making stupid, hateful remarks.

Huckabee and Bill Clinton are Southern Baptists - where do we even even begin with them?

This is, frankly, a foolish road to go down. If you want to question Obama's church then you have to question everyone's - and as far as I'm concerned everyone's church is vulnerable. I'm not religious and have little use for organized religion. But I accept that it's a major part of other people's lives and figure live and let live.

But the moment someone starts questioning someone else's church I really get miffed. If you want to make his religion an issue then Hillary's Methodism and Bill's Baptist church have to be deeply examined as well. And I'll bet you anything I could find something offensive or despicable if I looked hard enough into their churches. They just haven't gotten the years of press coverage Farrakhan got. BECAUSE they're white.

Sorry, the true double standard is that every black politician is required to denounce Farrakhan, whether they have anything to do with him or not. And the fact is Obama HAS been asked about this. And he denounced Farrakhan. And it's time to move on.

If you google Maine Caucus , the top link is one sponsored by Obama's campaign recruiting/assisting caucusers (my word) for today's event.

No similar link for HRC.

If she does get the nomination she should drop
Mark Penn.