BREAKING NEWS, OBAMA LEAD DOWN TO 3 IN TEXAS

[Herman Munster]

http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/primaries/results/epolls/#TXDEM

606,666 51%

565,331 48%

[RL3AO]

1. Breaking news

Houston, Dallas and Austin have 0% reporting with Obama winning 70/30 on early voting.

[Zynx]

4. Harris County has already reported something like 180,000 votes.

[RL3AO]

6. Since it is at 0%, I assume those are early votes.

[Obamaniac]

21. Those WERE early votes. 0% in means 0% in.

It's time we all start to accept something...

Hillary will win Ohio and Rhode Island.

Obama will win Texas and Vermont.

That's what happened tonight.

[mohc]

7. Those are only early votes

No votes from today included in the tally for Harris county yet.

[Renew Deal]

12. El Paso early voters just hit. 20K net for Hillary

That's why it tightened so fast. They were holding those numbers for some reason.

[Zynx]

35. They're in a different time zone than Houston.

[beachmom]

22. Russert said that Harris County (Houston) has NOT reported yet.

Which he called "Obama country".

[Zynx]

26. Reporters can make mistakes. Look at the results.

[Zynx]

Indeed. Those early numbers were bolstered by the early Houston and Dallas results.

A lot of the early vote hadn't even come in yet, like in El Paso.

[polticalpout]

2. wow, she closed in fast /nm

nm

[Crooked Moon]

3. yep...

http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/primaries/results/state/#TX

scroll down to the map and mouse over the light blue counties. huge leads for clinton with a lot of counting to do.

[musicblind]

5. Now, now, don't throw away too many posts tonight

As a fellow Hillary suppoter I'm a big fan of your posts! You always lift my spirits! So I cannot wait to see what you have to say IF she is able to win TX! Save one for that occasion! IF it happens, I worry it wont. (hoping it happens. *fingers crossed a million times over*)

:)

[4_Legs_Good]

8. Yeah, ouch!

Come on Obama!!!

David

[adapa]

9. Go Hillary Go!! I still think she'll win TX link

I like this link better
http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/primaries/results/state/#val=TX

[Dinger]

10. Are You Feelin' It Friends?

If Hillary can pull out TX, OH, and RI, it'll definitely take the sting out of Favre's retirement for me!

(I'm a die-hard Packer fan, can't help it.)

[JackORoses]

16. How bout them Giants?

[Dinger]

33. Good For The Giants, I'm Happy For Them & Eli!

I was at that game, and the Giants fans were wonderful. The Manning brothers make a great story!
(Boy have I changed my tune on that!)

[shawmut]

11. Excellent!

[JackBeck]

13. Too bad she has to win every state from here on out

by 62% or more to statistically catch-up to Obama.

[Colobo]

14. She might now even win TX tonight.

[I Vote In Pittsburgh]

15. It is unlikely she'll win texas

But very likely she'll win Ohio. Probably will take Ohio by 10-15 points.

[tandem5]

17. we're at 2% nt

[rodeodance]

23. no 10% look downstream

[tandem5]

44. I meant difference not reporting

;)

[Dbdmjs1022]

18. Looking at the CNN county map

All of the big cities that broke big for Obama in the early voting haven't even started reporting yet. Meanwhile a lot of the more rural areas are well over halfway done. It's far from over.

[rodeodance]

19. TX 10% reporting Obama 51 / Clinton 48

[rodeodance]

20. Bring it HOME HILlary-----your are CLOSING

[Obamaniac]

29. I'm beginning to understand why those with college degrees support...

...Obama and those without support Hillary. These Clinton people are dumb as shit. They don't seem to understand that the three largest cities in Texas: AUSTIN, DALLAS and HOUSTON have not yet reported and will come in OVERWHELMINGLY for Barack Obama.

Hillary has lost Texas. Probably by a larger margin than anything she won in Ohio. My prediction is that Obama will win Texas, Vermont, the popular vote tonight and most of the delegates allocated. Yet somehow Clinton will try to declare victory.

Why do Clinton supporters always do this to themselves? They build up their expectations only to have them crash down around them.

[rodeodance]

34. you are NASTY FOR saying that---'we' do understand--lighten up

[rodeodance]

36. and besides --you classist--go suck

[anigbrowl]

40. Hey, don't spoil my fun

I'm having a giggle while I wait for the Ohio results watching some of these folks thinking they're going to switch the direction of Texas.

[Unsane]

24. Dallas and Houston haven't reported. I expect a comfortable Obama win.

[NanBo]

25. is your CAP lock stuck?

just wondering

[populistdriven]

27. NO I ALWAYS TALK LOUD, DON'T YOU?

[Maddy McCall]

28. Down to 2! Can someone give me an "amen!"?

[rodeodance]

30. HOOT HOOOT

[LostinVA]

32. Amen!

[Maddy McCall]

39. LOL

No cold fried chicken for Haruka in the morning, mmmkay?

:rofl:

[LostinVA]

42. She's a vegetarian, so she's getting

Cold fried soy nuggets, dammit!

[Dinger]

38. How About A-Fucking Men!!!!!!!

Is that o.k. if I curse?

[Maddy McCall]

41. And I'll raise you to a "Good Gawd Awlmighty, A Fuckin MEN!!!"

:rofl:

:hi:

[Dinger]

45. I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

KEEP IT GOING HILLARY!!!!!!!!

[Iceburg]

31. If CNN exit polls are to be believed Hillary could pull off a trifecta

Rhode Island -

Male (43%) - 56% Obama, 43% Clinton
Female (57%) - 58% Clinton, 41% Obama

Ohio -

Male (41%) - 52% Obama, 47% Clinton
Female (59%) - 54% Clinton, 45% Obama

Texas -

Male (43%) - 52% Obama, 46% Clinton
Female (57%) - 53% Clinton, 46% Obama

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My Calcs based on the above..

If the above exit poll numbers hold

Clinton wins RI with 53% and
Clinton wins Ohio with 52%
Clinton wins Texas with 52%

[Obamaniac]

43. Iceburg, clearly you don't understand how to do math...

First of all...

Hillary got 50% of the vote today in Texas, according to those numbers. Obama got 49%.

However...

Obama HAS A HUGE LEAD in early votes. A 13% lead to be exact. One in three voters voted early. The numbers were 56% Obama to 43% for Clinton.

Therefore the final outcome of today's election in Texas will be:

Obama 51%
Clinton 48%

[Freddie Stubbs]

47. Where are you getting the 56%-43% for the early voting?

The SoS website has Obama with a 49.37% to 48.87% lead in early voting:

http://enr.sos.state.tx.us/enr/mar04_136_state.htm

[JCMach1]

37. Real Vote Count has Hillary ahead

http://enr.sos.state.tx.us/enr/mar04_136_state.htm

[AJH032]

48. crap, its 49-49 according to CNN

n/t

[Horse with no Name]

46. Those numbers are fixing to change

I just got back from the caucus and saw the raw UNREPORTED numbers from our county.
Hillary took 65% of the vote in our county.