Posted on 05/07/2008 6:24:51 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
David Plouffe and a series of big gun endorsers are holding a conference call to stress the scale of last night's victory.
"He clearly did more than he had to and she did not achieve what she had to," said Senator John Kerry.
Both Plouffe and Kerry stressed the importance of the Limbaugh Effect.
"Rush Limbaugh was tampering with the primary," Kerry said "If it was not for Republicans taking Democratic ballots, he would have won," he said of Obama.
(I'm not sure that's true. The margin was about 18,500; Clinton only got 54% of the Republican votes, which made up 10% of the electorate. If none of those Republicans voted for either candidate, Obama would gain about 10,000. The question really is what share of Clinton's votes were Limbaugh voters. For them to have provided the margin of victory, by my math, about 38% of all her Republican voters -- that's a lot -- would have had to be voting tactically.)*
Kerry and other top Obama supporters stressed his gains with working-class voters and his strength with independents.
Plouffe also said May 20 will be "an incredibly important moment in the campaign."
That's the day "when Senator Obama clinches the majority of the delegates."
*To be a little clearer here, Limbaugh clearly had some effect. And 41% of the Republicans voting for Clinton said they'd back McCain in November -- a big number that clearly included some tactically-voting Limbaugh Democrats. But they also included people like the man I quoted yesterday who considered Clinton a preferable second choice to McCain. So don't give Rush all the credit.
ALSO: A reader points out that some Limbaugh voters are self-declared independents, possibly increasing the number.
I just laughed out loud.
Nah. Kennedy’s got 100 pounds on him, easy.
What a moron.
some asked me the other day, 'so, who you gonna vote for, Obama or Hillary?'
I don't answer questions like that but wrapped up in it is an interesting presumption: apparently there are no other candidates, 'cause it's all about Hillary and Obama.
(Incidentally, the question was asked by a black associate who is definitely not pro-Obama).
Then they are are morons that believe everything that emits form Kerry’s mouth. Sometimes the intellect of this country gets downright depressing.
Why do these exit pollsters continue to believe that a) the people who respond to their exit polls are a representative sample of the electorate and b) those answering the exit poll questions are giving them accurate information?
Time after time, the exit polls show something completely different from what really happens. I always answer the exit pollsters and I always tell them the exact opposite of what I did.
THANK YOU, Commander Limbaugh, for your valiant and successful execution of Operation Chaos!
and rudy clay of Gary wasnt?
Operation Chaos acted as a counterbalance to the obvious fraud attempted in Gary last night
It is interesting how the little episode in Gary/People’s Republic of Lake (we get to) COUNTy Tues. night has faded from view.
Haven't seen too many of those hysterical posts berating Rush for enabling the Clinton juggernaut all the way to the White House today. Where did all you guys go?
I would love to hee John Kerry say that in his nasally voice. LOL
Operation Chaos acted as a counterbalance to the obvious fraud attempted in Gary last night
It is interesting how the little episode in Gary/People’s Republic of Lake (we get to) COUNTy Tues. night has faded from view.
Huh? I haven't a clue what you are talking about.
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