Obama Takes North Carolina; Clinton Wins in Indiana
Barack Obama scored a convincing victory in N.C., while Hillary Clinton hung on to win IN. Stay tuned as PJM brings you the best in news and commentary from across the web.
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Razor-Thin Victory for Hillary in Hoosier State (ABC News)
Clinton Cancels Morning Show Appearances (Ben Smith)
Could Gary Flip It? “With Hillary Clinton’s statewide lead under 40,000, the pending results from Lake County loom large. While Clinton reportedly led voting in cities like Hammond, Whiting and East Chicago, Gary Mayor Rudy Clay is indicating a huge margin in favor of Obama in his city.” (nwi.com)
The End of the Clinton Strategy: “A win in North Carolina would have been powerful evidence that Democrats are turning on Obama and that the character attacks had rendered him unelectable. A very narrow loss might have helped the Clintons make this case as well. But a landslide defeat?” (Steve Kornacki)
Obama Limps Towards the Finish Line: “What happens next? I assume that Clinton will come under great pressure to drop out. My guess is that she will resist that pressure until even deeper into the primary season, and probably until the end of it.” (Power Line)
Take That, Jeremiah Wright!: Obama blesses America in victory speech. (Extreme Mortman)
“The story of the night is that this is not the night Clinton would have liked to have.” (Sister Toldjah)
Video: Fred Barnes Disses Hillary’s “Downscale Voters” (Hot Air)
Liveblogging from the West Virginia Obama HQ (The Other McCain)
If Every State Were North Carolina… “Barack Obama would have wrapped up the nomination weeks ago. He took over 90% of African American voters who make up a third of the electorate in securing his apparently comfortable win.” (Jennifer Rubin)
Clinton Takes Indiana (CBS News)
Obama Wins North Carolina (Fox News)
Is the Democratic Party Cracking Up? : “Forget the horse race numbers for a moment: if the surveys are accurate, the polarization within the Democratic Party has reached critical levels. Nearly six in ten Obama supporters in Indiana say they would be dissatisfied if Clinton were the nominee — that’s (I believe) the high percentage of Obama supporters who have ever said that. (Marc Ambinder)
Live Results: Indiana (CNN)
Exit Poll Roundup (TalkLeft)
Wright Controversy Casts Shadow on Races: “Preliminary exit poll results indicate that just under half of Democratic primary voters in Indiana and North Carolina alike call the controversy surrounding the Rev. Jeremiah Wright an important factor in their vote, a potential wildcard in the outcome of these two contests.” (ABC News)
Beware of the Exit Polls (Political Insider)
Five Things to Look for in Indiana (Politico)
Few Problems Reported in North Carolina Balloting:“State elections director Gary Bartlett said turnout was ’steady … not tremendously heavy.’ The presidential nomination seemed to overshadow primaries for governor, Senate and statewide office.” (WRAL)
It’s Super-Duper Tuesday Again: “So today voters go to the polls in Indiana and North Carolina to cast ballots in primaries that are often just afterthoughts but this year have the potential for extreme importance.” (Neo-Neocon)
Obama Expands Lead in NC (51-47); Dems Still Biting Nails in Indiana! (Zogby poll)
New Hillary vs Old Obama: Fair Fight? (Hot Air)
Most Democrats Not Eager for Either Candidate to Drop Out (Gallup poll)
Danger Day: Hillary’s inner circle fears 15-point defeat in NC, sees Indiana win (Drudge)
Eight Questions About Today’s Primaries (WaPo)
A Day For Voting: “My utterly unscientific prediction follows the principle established in Pennsylvania – neither Howard Dean’s luck nor the luck of the Democratic Party has changed, so the result tonight will be whatever is necessary to maximize confusion.” (Just One Minute)
North Carolina Prediction: Obama by Double Digits (FiveThirtyEight.com)
Hillary NC Camp Press-Friendly: Obama Camp Hostile (UK Spectator)
Obama T-Shirts and Buttons Far Outselling Hillary in Indiana (Deadline USA)
Getting Down to Business: Dozens of Reasons to Vote for Hillary Clinton (Buck Naked Politics)
Final Indiana Polls (IndyStar)
Wearing Blue Collar for Votes: With a Boilermaker Here and a Bowling Ball There, Obama and Clinton Try to Win Over Middle America (WaPo)
Has Obama Essentially Surrendered Indiana? (Chicago Argus)
Indiana Primary Predictions (Booman Tribune)
Indiana Not Been a Key Primary State Since… 1968 (Matthew Tully @ Indystar)
On the Ipsos Poll: “A ten-point shift in a week with the same pollster demonstrates a significant reversal for Barack Obama, at least for the moment … The question for Hillary will be whether this surge came too late.” (Ed Morrisey @ Hot Air)
Clinton (47%) Overtakes Obama (40%) Nationally On Eve of Indiana And North Carolina Primaries (Ipsos)
Two Primaries, Several Scenarios (Adam Nagourney @ NY Times)
Hillary Goes Negative in Last Minute Ad (CNN’s Political Ticker)
NC: Obama 48% Clinton 45%, Tied Within Margin of Error (InsiderAdvantage)
NC’s Charlotte Observer endorses Obama
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19 Comments
1. zephyrin:J’espere qu’Obama gagnera ces primaires car nous avons besoin d’apaiser ce monde le rendre moins conflictuel et entre les candidats encore présents aucun ne peut- apaiser le monde et le rendre plus sécure si ce n’est OBAMA.
Vote for Obama
May 6, 2008 - 5:15 am 2. david p:Americans are blind and dumb, Obama is our greatest threat national security.
May 6, 2008 - 7:00 am 3. abu al fin:To Obama and Clinton:
“We are the ones we have been afraid of. Test us and find out why.”
May 6, 2008 - 7:29 am 4. david p:Why do Americans think Barrack Obama’s feathers are any DIFFERENT from the birds in his flock?
If it looks like a duck, quacks like a duck and flies with other ducks, it’s a duck!
I’m tired of people defending a man who’s provided us with NO SUBSTANCE as to what types of “changes” he intends to make. We can only speculate and draw conclusions based on the content the candidate has been exposed to. A very disturbing and radical ideology which he shields from the public and denies its overwhelming influence.
May 6, 2008 - 7:32 am 5. buckw:Zephyrin: Judging by your posting language, I assume that, in addition to BHO, you are also a fan of Mumia Abu-Jamal, cop killer.
May 6, 2008 - 9:40 am 6. JD:That’s hilarious that somone is posting in french to support Obama. Are they working overtime to turn him into the same out of touch elitist liberal that Kerry was?
For those who can’t read french, it’s just standard liberal boilerplate about how he hopes Obama will win these primaries because we need to help the world return to a time of peace and no war and Obama is the only one who can make this magical wish come true.
May 6, 2008 - 10:17 am 7. May Pelletier:‘The gingham dog and the calico cat, side by side on the table (campaign trail) sat.
‘Twas half past twelve and what do you think
not one or the other had slept a wink!……’
(Next morning found no sign of the cat and pup)
‘……The truth is this, They ate each other up!’
Sorry I can’t remember to whom to attribute this poem, but it is old and it is not mine. As the fury of this ‘political’ show goes on, this poem keeps coming into my head!
May 6, 2008 - 10:52 am 8. Alan:Although I’m a Republican, I chose the Democratic ballet while voting in Indiana this morning. My only vote was for Hillary, because I’d rather have her in the WH than Obama if the Democrats win the election in November.
I wonder how many Republicans did what I did…?
May 6, 2008 - 11:08 am 9. ANTHONY:WHAT IS THIS IN THE NATIONAL INQUIRE MAGAZINE MAY 5, 2008 ABOUT OBAMA’S WIFE CAUGHT HIM CHEATING ON HER
May 6, 2008 - 11:13 am 10. Bill Bradley:Hey, I see all the Obama bashers on this non-repeating thread rather than my constantly repeating thread.
For those who prefer not to be challenged … that is a very good call.
May 6, 2008 - 12:20 pm 11. Ed Wallis:My goodness…and I thought “Bill Bradley” was desperately incompetent only on his OWN thread!
NOW he has to go on others’ to get some attention. SIGH.
SORRY, BILL…when you write tripe, you’ll only get the – AHEM – “attention” you deserve.
May 6, 2008 - 1:08 pm 12. Bill Bradley:This is my topic, “ed.”
You are rather slow on the uptake, sport.
You are welcome, of course, to come over to NWN and test your hyperpartisan take against the political center.
But I don’t expect to see you stuff around.
May 6, 2008 - 4:19 pm 13. Roger:CNN and MSNBC are so biased against Senator Clinton. They predict Senator Obama the winner in NC with zero percent precincts reporting, but with Indiana having 20% precincts reporting and Senator Clinton has 57% versus 42% for Senator Obama they are sayint it is too close to call (what a crock). They want Senator Obama to win so bad in Indiana. Just hearing him makes Chris Matthews leg tingle (??). Just like in Pennsylvania, these networks have to wait until it is so obvious that Clinton is the winner to everyone else but them, they dry up their tears and then declare her the winner. They are not news media, they are infotainment!! Shame on them!
May 6, 2008 - 4:46 pm 14. Dr. Ted Baehr:If we want someone talking French to us, we’d have elected Kerry, and thank Almight God that did not happen.
As founder of the Christian Film & Television Commission and of the website http://www.movieguide.org, I have a definite interest in the Republican Party holding on to the White House, which they have run more effectively than any President since the late great Ronald Reagan. Our economy is good (for me), the wars are proceeding extremely well (for me) with an estimated miniumum of 650,000 Iraqi Muslims dead, and we of the GOP are doing very well to replace the pagan-era Constitution with a much more Biblical set of family values.
It is imperative that the Democrats not be permitted to steal the 2008 election! Another honest election will put another honest white man in office, and see America maintain and extend its greatness world-wide!
May 6, 2008 - 4:47 pm 15. George Vreeland Hill:President Obama?
It is getting close to being a reality.
It is not over yet, and we still have a chance to see another President Clinton, although it is a slim chance.
One thing is for sure …
McCain has no chance.
In fact, every Republican must be shaking in their paid for out of your pocket shoes.
If you think the Republicans took a beating last time, just wait until November!
The brooms are coming out again to sweep up the Republican mess.
I am,
George Vreeland Hill
May 6, 2008 - 5:57 pm 16. huxley:I’d like to say I know that Obama can’t win in November, but I don’t.
It’s hard for me to imagine that a candidate as far to the left and from such a bizarre background amd with so little experience or accomplishments could be elected president, but I don’t know and I don’t think anyone does.
May 6, 2008 - 9:10 pm 17. M. Simon:Obama is the Uniter we need for America.
He will unite the Republican Party against him.
May 7, 2008 - 12:09 am 18. Ed Wallis:Why should a win in N.C. be “convincing” due largely to – what – 91 or 94% of blacks voting for him? Isn’t the word “racist” more fitting?
May 7, 2008 - 10:35 am 19. George:It never ceases to amaze me as to how little thought goes into being a Democrat. I have yet to understand what they see in this guy, I don’t think he’s qualified for anything above county government.
May 7, 2008 - 10:31 pm