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Whew! Obama still in the lead in BOTh popular AND electoral vote! - zero - 04-24-2008
She got closer, still not ahead.
Re: Whew! Obama still in the lead in BOTh popular AND electoral vote! - JoeH - 04-24-2008
Hillary needs to win by around close 70% of the vote in the rest of the primaries to close the gap in both categories.
And to add a P.S. Even though they are reporting it as a 10% victory margin, she only won by 9.4% over Obama. To be able to use the 10% figure, they had to round up her vote percentage and round down his. She was listed as a 20% favorite only a few weeks ago in PA.
Re: Whew! Obama still in the lead in BOTh popular AND electoral vote! - vision63 - 04-24-2008
There's no way she'll catch up. But since Obama won't get the required 2,024 delegates either, she's still alive. She'll need to "compete" in the remaining primaries, fight the fight for her life to seat the Mich and Fla delegates, and take the Supers into the backrooms. They can change their minds up to the convention. But she can't ever quit if she wants a chance.
Re: Whew! Obama still in the lead in BOTh popular AND electoral vote! - Dennis S - 04-24-2008
The thing that would drive a stake in the Democrats is if the loser doesn't fully, and I mean fully, back the winner. (Remember what Ted Kennedy did to Jimmy Carter)
Re: Whew! Obama still in the lead in BOTh popular AND electoral vote! - Lux Interior - 04-24-2008
[quote vision63]There's no way she'll catch up.
And there's no way she'll give up, either.
Sometimes, having the Atlantic as a buffer is nice.
Re: Whew! Obama still in the lead in BOTh popular AND electoral vote! - RgrF - 04-24-2008
But when you wake up in the morning you're still in France.
Re: Whew! Obama still in the lead in BOTh popular AND electoral vote! - Lux Interior - 04-24-2008
No. When I wake up in the morning, I'm in PARIS, bitch!
Re: Whew! Obama still in the lead in BOTh popular AND electoral vote! - karsen - 04-24-2008
Hilary is leading the popular vote if you count Michigan.
Re: Whew! Obama still in the lead in BOTh popular AND electoral vote! - OWC Jamie - 04-24-2008
Oh geez, let's go count hanging chads again, too. :-)
Re: Whew! Obama still in the lead in BOTh popular AND electoral vote! - karsen - 04-24-2008
Don't think for a minute Hillary is going to let those votes go with out a fight.