Once Upon a Tuesday in the West: California, Arizona, New Mexico and Alaska

[Qsaint]

She keeps extending her lead in actual votes though, but not at the rate it was earlier, so that is why the percentage gap is a little closer. Her current lead of 360,500 votes is the largest it's been so far. The most important part is where the votes are, and the reason why she is going to score big in CA is because of Los Angeles county (4766 precincts) which is by far the most populated county in the state so therefore the most delegate rich. Currently her lead there is 57.8%-37.6%.

Other high populated states are; Orange County (2076 precincts) where she has a current 20% lead, San Diego County (1801 precincts) where she has a 12% lead, Sacramento County (1218 delegates) where she has an 8% lead, Alameda County (1204 precincts) which is currently evenly split, Riverside County (1194 precincts) where she leads by a massive 32%, and San Bernardino County (991 precincts) where she currently leads by 30%.

They are the counties where the delegates are in CA, and Hillary is strong in most of them.

Have you got any straws left too clutch. Clinton had a huge lead in Postals but probably at best drew even on the day the Momentum is all with Obama.

New Mexico was a big loss for Clinton

 

[Bugz]

HRC is winning New Mexico....

 

[MrMeaner]

Looking at the Dem's NM site, it doesn't look like it matters who is ahead at the end of the day as they will probably both get about the same number of delegates. It mattered yesterday as it contributed to the Super Tuesday narrative. It's all about momentum. Obama has it.

The funny thing is that it would not be too hard for him to lose momentum. He is expected to do pretty well in the next month (see Charlie's other thread to see his analysis). If Clinton was able to pull out a couple of shock wins, that might be enough to give her momentum going into Texas.

 

[Elle]

New Mexico to Recount All Democratic Votes

by Ted Robbins
February 7, 2008 ·

It will be awhile before the last of the Super Tuesday states declares a winner. New Mexico Democratic Party officials announced Thursday that they will recount every ballot. Hillary Clinton leads Barack Obama in the state by about 1,000 votes.

Originally, New Mexico's Democratic Party had planned to count 17,000 provisional ballots, largely ballots cast by voters whose eligibility was in question or who came to the wrong polling place.

But the Democrat-only contest was plagued by so many problems that the state party, along with the Clinton and Obama campaigns, agreed that only checking all ballots cast would insure an accurate result.

New Mexico apportions its delegates, so Obama and Clinton will each end up with a share of the 26 delegates at stake. And with the national race so close, each delegate counts.

There is no prediction of when the recount will be completed.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=18785663

 

[KissStephanie]

Either way, I think we're going to be bickering over the eventual outcome for a couple of months yet.

It seems that it will be going on for quite sometime yet, but today the talk of FL and MI keeps coming up. I am pleased though to see that Hillary Clinton won both the popular vote and the most pledged delegates on Super Tuesday. She turned a pledged delegate deficit into a pledged delegate lead, and that is certainly better than the other way around.

Have you got any straws left too clutch. Clinton had a huge lead in Postals but probably at best drew even on the day the Momentum is all with Obama.

Not according to the exit polls where it shows that she would have won regardless. She received 45%-46% of the male vote, but an overwhelming 59%-34% of the female vote to comfortably win the state on the day. Not only that, but she extended her lead in actual votes all the way through the CA count, and the winning margin of 397,061 was greater than at any previous time.

New Mexico was a big loss for Clinton

Loss you say? Clinton has all but won NM. Who is clutching at straws?

 

[meltiger]

^^ Out of hiding I see.

Shouldn't you be busy rounding up the sisters around the neighbourhood for the upcomming vote?

 

[KissStephanie]

Out of hiding I see.

Hiding from what? I hope it's okay that I've been on holidays since Wednesday for about a week and not as likely to post as much until then.

Shouldn't you be busy rounding up the sisters around the neighbourhood for the upcomming vote?

I got plenty together on Tuesday to help Hillary win in NY, and I take full credit for it too! I also helped spread the word with friends in NJ and MA, so it seems that I did more for Clinton than Ted Kennedy and John Kerry did for Obama combined! For her to win the popular vote and the most delegates on Super Tuesday was great.

I have a number of friends and colleagues in Seattle that will also be caucusing for Hillary Clinton today, although the aim is to win as many delegates as possible. The format for the three states today definitely suits Obama more though, but the race should remain equal after today, with some stronger states for Clinton ahead.

 

[Hawkamania!]

I got plenty together on Tuesday to help Hillary win in NY, and I take full credit for it too! I also helped spread the word with friends in NJ and MA, so it seems that I did more for Clinton than Ted Kennedy and John Kerry did for Obama combined! For her to win the popular vote and the most delegates on Super Tuesday was great.

I have a number of friends and colleagues in Seattle that will also be caucusing for Hillary Clinton today, although the aim is to win as many delegates as possible. The format for the three states today definitely suits Obama more though, but the race should remain equal after today, with some stronger states for Clinton ahead.

Since you've been cheer leading for Hillary, her support has been eroded nationally.

Good work KS, keep it up.

PS. Bad luck with Washington and send a thank you to your friends for helping Obama by campaigning for Hillary.

 

[PhilJohnson]

Hiding from what? I hope it's okay that I've been on holidays since Wednesday for about a week and not as likely to post as much until then.I got plenty together on Tuesday to help Hillary win in NY, and I take full credit for it too! I also helped spread the word with friends in NJ and MA, so it seems that I did more for Clinton than Ted Kennedy and John Kerry did for Obama combined! For her to win the popular vote and the most delegates on Super Tuesday was great.

I have a number of friends and colleagues in Seattle that will also be caucusing for Hillary Clinton today, although the aim is to win as many delegates as possible. The format for the three states today definitely suits Obama more though, but the race should remain equal after today, with some stronger states for Clinton ahead.

Holidays! Whee!

Darl, I hope the stronger states for Clinton ahead treat her better than your very own smarty smart Washington State!