Interesting to see how Obama reacts after losing "front runner" status...

[Greenwood]

I have made it clear I am a Hillary supporter but I wil vote for Obama if he is our nominee. However, I am strongly for Hillary.

I, along with the entire nation, will be watching closely to see how Obama reacts to losing the front-runner status he has enjoyed for some time. This day will be a BIG Hillary day and it WILL be interesting.

[Flabbergasted]

1. He will still be the frontrunner after today.

[Kittycat]

5. Shhh, HRC just finished teaching a class on Fuzzy Math.

Let the OP enjoy his Class A title :)

[Window]

31. Thank you. Hilly supporters buying the spin already.

If Obama only wins VT tonight, he will still be the front runner people.

[underpants]

2. What % does she need to win by? She can make up a Million votes deficit tonight?

A week or so ago I read here that it had to be 16% in each Tx and Oh to pull even (I think) does that sound right?

[jenmito]

11. She supposedly has to get 65% of the DELEGATES to even be competitive in the race,

which is about 70% of the vote according to Chuck Todd.

[tridim]

14. She has to win by huge margins in every remaining state

Not just OH and TX.

It aint going to happen. Obama is our nominee.

[underpants]

20. Only hope she could have is to get close and get to Denver

and then use their power inside the party uppermosts to turn "Superdelegates"

[tridim]

24. At which point she'd be a Democratic party pariah

and she'd probably be booed by thousands of protesters as she arrives here.

I know I'll be there expressing my disapproval as loudly as possible.

[papau]

23. The "MILLION VOTES DEFICIT" is based on what worksheet summary? - as it appears untrue

[scheming daemons]

25. According to RealClearPolitics.... the deficit is about 910,000 ... see here:

Obama 10,451,927
Clinton 9,540,370


If you include Florida:

Obama 11,028,141
Clinton 10,411,356


...still up by 600,000.... even WITH Florida.


http://www.realclearpolitics.com

[Taverner]

3. I think Obama will win, but should Clinton win I'll be behind her 100%

I may be an Obama supporter, but I still think Clinton is a party treasure. Yeah you heard that right.

[damonm]

22. With you on your HL,

not so much on "party treasure".

I'll support her in the GE should she get the nod, but not without reservations.

[JKaiser]

4. I agree.. I hope hillary wins tonight

[skipos]

6. She will have a delegate lead after today?

Could you explain your math to me?

[meow mix]

7. hillary is toast!

toasty toast

[LSparkle]

8. Don't count your chickens ...

I think you may be disappointed tonight.

[Dbdmjs1022]

9. Barring an act of God

Hillary will not be substantially closer to Obama tonight. He will still be the front runner.

[scheming daemons]

10. Um.... to lose the front-runner status... doesn't Hillary have to surpass him in delegates?

....

:eyes:

[tabatha]

12. He is playing down his chances today, so I am sure

he'll handle it with aplomb.

[grantcart]

13. Really?

After today He will still have

more votes
more delegates
more money
more donors
more caucus wins
more state wins
more dem govenor endorsements
more dem senator endorsements
substantial lead in national polls

so where exactly does he lose his front runner status?

[dchill]

15. There's no place in reality...

for your conjecture. Math just IS.

[amborin]

16. whoever wins Ohio wins the GE

you cannot win the GE without Ohio

Hillary is our next president!!!!!!!!!!!!

[dchill]

17. "whoever wins Ohio wins the GE..."

And Obama will win Ohio in the GE. So we agree.

[truebrit71]

29. "You cannot win the GE without Ohio...IN THE GENERAL ELECTION...

....what a doofus....:eyes:

[damonm]

18. Should the poll results hold up...

Clinton will still be able to hear the proverbial fat lady warming up backstage.

She's well behind in pledged delegates, and narrow wins in OH AND TX aren't going to cut into that much. The superdelegates are beginning to break Obama's way also. As I see it, she's gonna need, dead minimum, 5% wins in TX, OH and RI plus at least a tie in VT, and then a run of the table (with at least 5-7% margins) all the way to the conventions. Doable on paper, but a cast-iron BIATCH in the real world.

[amborin]

19. Hillary will win the GE

[damonm]

21. In spite of all data to the contrary...

[Qutzupalotl]

26. He's always described himself as the underdog.

This "frontrunner" thing is relatively recent, and not how he describes himself.

[enid602]

27. MAD TV

Remids me of the skit on MAD TV when Oprah's head explodes.

[truebrit71]

28. Enjoy the wait...becaseu after today he will be the nominee..as well as the "front-runner"...

...

[JackORoses]

30. usually the person in the lead is called the frontrunner

Obama will still be more than 100 delegates ahead at the end of the day.

So much for Hillary's Big Day...more like her last day.

[frylock]

32. he'll probably put together a presser and yell "shame on you"

[stillcool]

33. When did he get 'front-runner" status?

he hasn't won any states that matter, and the polls have been all over the place...but never showing him with up by more than a few points in either Ohio or Texas. Even though he has the most delegates, that doesn't matter. According to the Hillary campaign he has to win all four states tonight by an impressive margin to be considered the "front-runner"

[americanstranger]

34. Never been trailing in delegates.

Yeah, that might do it.

And that 'four states' crap is nothin' but pure spin, BTW.

- as

[Dinger]

35. O.K. , I'm Gonna Go Back On One Thing I Am On Record As Saying

Yea, I will vote for Obama if he is the nominee. That hasn't changed. But all he gets is my vote, that's it. Nothing more, nothing less.
The sick shit Obama people have posted here dampened my enthusiasm a bit.