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Washington Post: Democrats Deadlocked In Texas Poll
Washington Post ^ | February 22, 2008 | Dan Balz

Posted on 02/21/2008 8:45:15 PM PST by Senator Goldwater

AUSTIN, Feb. 21 -- Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, facing a pair of big Democratic primary tests on March 4 that could determine the fate of her presidential candidacy, is deadlocked with Sen. Barack Obama here in Texas and holds a slender lead over him in Ohio, according to two new Washington Post-ABC News polls.

The closeness of the races in Texas and Ohio underscores the challenges facing Clinton over the next 12 days of campaigning as she seeks to end Obama's double-digit winning streak in their battle for the Democratic nomination. Those victories have given Obama a lead in delegates to the national convention and have put Clinton's candidacy at risk unless she can rack up a string of big victories of her own.

In Ohio, Clinton leads Obama in the new poll by 50 percent to 43 percent, a significant but tenuous advantage given the shifts that have taken place in advance of previous primaries as candidates intensified their campaigns. In Texas, the race is about even, with Clinton at 48 percent and Obama at 47 percent.

Independents lifted Obama to many of his early victories, but he has also carried the support of mainline Democrats since Super Tuesday. These new polls, however, show Clinton leading Obama by double-digit margins among Democrats. Both Ohio and Texas hold open primaries, in which any registered voter may cast a ballot.

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TOPICS: Government; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: democrats; hillary; obama; texas; tx2008
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To: Savage Beast

How about his decency if he is going to “destroy” his country?


21 posted on 02/21/2008 9:21:20 PM PST by Atchafalaya
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To: Aria
I tell you, the things I do to save the country.

I had a couple beers before I mustered up the nerve, and then had a few afterwards to numb the pain.

22 posted on 02/21/2008 9:22:20 PM PST by Henchster (Free Republic - the BEST site on the web!)
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To: F15Eagle
Imagine a thread “A Day in the Life of President Obama”. That would be the worst ...

When you think about it, those could probably get pretty fun. I don't see how that would be worse than those awful "A Day in the Life of President Bush" cheesefest threads. The actual Obama presidency, on the other hand, would be a lot worse.

23 posted on 02/21/2008 9:26:09 PM PST by Junior_G
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To: Onerom99
McCain will lose to Obama,

That's not my problem, you brought him you dance with him.

But victory in getting hill is priceless.

24 posted on 02/21/2008 9:35:47 PM PST by org.whodat (What's the difference between a Democrat and a republican????)
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To: SamAdams76
If the Clintons can steal the nomination, they can steal the election too.

And put bill on the supreme court. The thought of that is worth a double barf!

25 posted on 02/21/2008 9:38:12 PM PST by org.whodat (What's the difference between a Democrat and a republican????)
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To: Senator Goldwater

You know one of the things that I keep hearing is all this turnout for the Democrats. Is it really all of these democrats are coming out or are there a lot of independents and republicans voting in the Democratic primary to choose the candidate (the easier of the two to beat in November)? Will these independents vote republican in November?


26 posted on 02/21/2008 10:09:41 PM PST by ripcasc
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To: Onerom99

Everything that was the “conventional wisdom” has turned out not to be. I think when the real debates start, and the truth comes out about Obama, he’ll lose heartily. At this point, I don’t think either of these candidates can beat McCain. IMHO.


27 posted on 02/21/2008 10:30:18 PM PST by Hildy (You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep cause reality is finally better than your dreams)
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To: Henchster

I agree with you 100%...McCain will bury Obama in a debate. Let’s get rid of the Clinton’s..and the more humiliating, the better!


28 posted on 02/21/2008 10:31:16 PM PST by Hildy (You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep cause reality is finally better than your dreams)
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To: supercat

All republicans need to vote for Hillary now. We need to get this to a brokered convention. That way we can watch the democrats eat themselves alive


29 posted on 02/21/2008 10:34:12 PM PST by political1
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To: political1

hillary will take it to the convention no matter what. whynot have her 200+ delegates behind and stealing the nomination?


30 posted on 02/21/2008 10:37:45 PM PST by cdchik123
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To: Henchster

3) If Obama is the nominee, the Clintons will do every thing they can to make sure he loses, so she can run again in 2012.

If she doesn’t win this time, she won’t run in 2012. She went through XXX millions this time, cooler heads will stop her from doing it again.


31 posted on 02/21/2008 10:49:20 PM PST by Tymesup
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To: Tymesup
Her term as Junior Senator from NY ends in 2012. She either has to run for the Senate seat, or the Presidency. If she's not the nominee this time, she will be next time.

Remember their final day in the WH? They were late leaving because Bill was busy selling pardons, and Hillary was literally stealing the silverware. We're not going to get rid of the Clintons any time soon I'm afraid.

32 posted on 02/21/2008 11:25:34 PM PST by Henchster (Free Republic - the BEST site on the web!)
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To: Senator Goldwater

I want Clinton to win, which is an indication of how dangerous an Obama dictatorship will be.


33 posted on 02/21/2008 11:29:41 PM PST by John Robie
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To: Savage Beast

Is infanticide decent? Is hating America and being ashamed of it decent? Is negotiating with Iran and Castor decent?Obama is a sinister person who wants to change this counrty into a clone of the USSR.


34 posted on 02/21/2008 11:33:29 PM PST by John Robie
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To: Junior_G

Obama will probably shut this site down if he is elected.


35 posted on 02/21/2008 11:35:04 PM PST by John Robie
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To: ripcasc

That is exactly what is happening. No informed person actually believes that Virginia has three times as many democrats as Republicans.


36 posted on 02/21/2008 11:37:01 PM PST by John Robie
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To: John Robie

Yeah, he’ll invoke the “right” of the people to not have to read insensitive ideas.


37 posted on 02/21/2008 11:38:00 PM PST by Junior_G
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To: ripcasc

You know one of the things that I keep hearing is all this turnout for the Democrats. Is it really all of these democrats are coming out or are there a lot of independents and republicans voting in the Democratic primary to choose the candidate (the easier of the two to beat in November)? -Will these independents vote republican in November?


That’s the $64,000 question. My best guess is that McCain can grab the independents, particularly if the dynamic is an inexperienced black man against a seasoned white former POW.

I do know McCain blows Hillary away among independents, in some cases, six to one. But I want the Clintons gone once and for all. I don’t want her anywhere near the general election.

History’s verdict should be that her attempt to make this election a referendum on Bush instead became a referendum on Clinton.

One they lost.


38 posted on 02/22/2008 1:44:55 AM PST by Senator Goldwater
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To: political1

AMEN!!!


39 posted on 02/22/2008 4:38:14 AM PST by McCainNot
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To: political1

AMEN!!!


40 posted on 02/22/2008 4:38:15 AM PST by McCainNot
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