Comments on: Leading Off (Day After Edition)

By: N. Hale

N. Hale — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 19:05:49 +0000

Based on the precincts reporting as of this minute, the caucus results are going as such:

NUMBER OF TX SENATE DISTRICTS WON IN CAUCUS (out of 31)

Obama 20
Clinton 11

Average # of precincts reporting is 40%

Additionally, all of the districts Clinton is winning have the least number of delegates.

Check it out:
http://www.txdemocrats.org/page/s/pcresults

By: Huh

Huh — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 17:50:01 +0000

Josh – Are you asking me if I feel my voice should be louder because I live in Texas and not Vermont? Yes. It’s Vermont. This is Texas.

Either way, I don’t feel Clinton or Obama are benefiting from the constant battle to win their own nomination. Since McCain (isn’t he really a Democrat anyway?) doesn’t have the same battles, he can stockpile his money and take this time to find all the flaws in his opposition’s plans.

By: Arec Barrwin

Arec Barrwin — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 17:12:13 +0000

After last night, I think it is clear that if
Hillary Clinton is the nominee, she would win the utterly depressed state of Ohio. That means, in all likelihood, thst she would win the Presidency, unless McCain were to take a heavily Democratic state (e.g., California).

If Obama is the nominee, I think McCain takes Ohio fairly easily. That makes the math tough on Obama, since he has won a lot of caucuses
in states that will go Republican.

By: Josh Pearson

Josh Pearson — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 17:04:15 +0000

Yes, I understand the electoral college, Bubba. My point was more along the lines that Obama has won more votes, and more delegates because he’s won more states by much bigger margins. As long as you have the popular vote AND the delegate lead, does it really matter where your votes/delegates originate from?

By: Bubba

Bubba — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:46:19 +0000

You didn’t realize your voice is louder in a bigger state? Josh electoral college, electoral college Josh

By: Josh Pearson

Josh Pearson — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:33:15 +0000

So, what defines a major state? I didn’t realize that if you lived in a “big” state that your voice should be louder than those living in “small” states.

Obama has the lead in teh overall popular vote and in overall delegates. That’s why he would get the nomination, regardless of geographical juxtaposition.

By: Huh

Huh — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:00:20 +0000

So Hillary could win the popular vote in every major state (except for Illinois….and we know that is Obama’s home), and NOT get the nomination?

Question for dems: Do you think it is good that this is continuing for at least two more months? I don’t.

By: china

china — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 15:29:49 +0000

Just want to thank Austin, Houston and Dallas for playing but lets just say for one night and maybe more to come, Texas was a Brown state.