Super Tuesday bonanza
7:00 p.m. - We're starting early because they've already called Georgia for Barack Obama. Shoot, Matt and Tim aren't even here yet.
7:14 p.m. - Always good to see some Campbell Brown. Been a fan of hers for some time now.
7:15 p.m. - After 2004, I've grown increasingly wary of exit polls but ... the numbers look very, very good for Obama. Must dampen expectations ... long haul ... want delegates only.
7:21 p.m. - According to the exit polls, 88 percent of African-Americans voted for Obama and 77 percent of the youth vote went for him as well. Plus, they said the youth vote (18-29 year-olds) was up 40 percent and almost all trended toward Obama.
7:31 p.m. - Obama up 64 to 36 in Georgia according to, well, one percent reporting.
7:41 p.m. - CNN recognizes that the South is not barefoot and backward ... though Tim offers the caveat that racism might still be more vocal in the South while it's more compartmentalized in the North. I don't necessarily disagree, but I'd also argue that sexism might be more prevelant these days than racism.
7:53 p.m. - Because Tim and I have a morbid interest in the macabre, we watched a bit of Fox News ... who have already called Alabama for Obama, despite the fact that the polls aren't closed yet. And they have less than one percent reporting somehow.
8:09 p.m. - Only six percent reporting for Georgia after an hour of tabulations? Good Lord ... still, looking at the Athens-Clarke County numbers, Obama rolled in predominantly African-American District 2A 668 to 136.
8:17 p.m. - Tim notes that they could have prepped Wolf Blitzer a little better on the color swatches for the candidates. 'Is that Warm Gingerbread' for Ron Paul?'
8:40 p.m. - In Athens-Clarke County, 5,061 votes for Obama and 1,972 for Clinton. And Obama with a huge early lead in Alabama, but Clinton showing strong in Missouri after, of course, one percent.
9:01 p.m. - The exit polls appear to be a bit off as Clinton's prospects are looking better. Obama is running well where we thought he would and Clinton is running well where we thought she would too.
9:05 p.m. - CNN calls Delaware for Obama, which is a pleasant surprise. And he figures to roll in Alabama. The Missouri numbers are disappointing to me, but aside from that I'm quite satisfied with the results so far.
9:08 p.m. - By contrast, MSNBC has called Massachusetts for Clinton. It's a rough loss, but consistent with polling prior to primary day.
9:28 p.m. - Finally, Alabama is called for Obama. Missouri, though, looks awful for him. Again, that's the only one that surprises me.
9:34 p.m. - Tim notes that something is really off in Fox News's coverage as they have John McCain with 12 votes. Also, we concur that their graphics package makes them look like The 700 Club.
9:37 p.m. - Watching Fox News is nothing short of a train wreck. Tim comments that it appears that Brit Hume's forehead is collapsing into his eyes, though he calls Kansas for Obama.
9:56 p.m. - What's up with this 'Endless Enchilada' thing at On The Border? I mean, exactly how many enchiladas can one person eat?
9:59 p.m. - Based on the photo CNN is using, I'm conviced Mitt Romney has been sent from the future to kill the future leader of mankind.
10:10 p.m. - Mike Huckabee: 'It's time to make sure we tell folks that parents raise children better than government does.' ... Awesome. I completely forgot that former Augusta mayor Charles DeVaney actually raised me and not Don and Suzanne.
10:17 p.m. - OK, let's try to update some wins ... Obama has won Illinois, Alabama, Georgia, Delaware, Kansas and North Dakota, and he holds confident leads in Connecticut, Idaho and Minnesota. Clinton has won New York, Arkansas, Tennessee, New Jersey, Massachusetts and Oklahoma, and she holds a confident lead in Missouri.
10:20 p.m. - And they call Connecticut for Obama.
10:30 p.m. - CNN calls Minnesota for Obama. This is big, and I hope folks pick up on this. He's closed to 10 percent in Missouri and is down just eight in New Jersey, but he's picked up wins in Connecticut, Delaware and Minnesota where he trailed in the final polls. It's still shaping up to be a pretty good night for him.
10:44 p.m. - For the local angle, Athens-Clarke County went overwhelmingly for Obama by a count of 9,413 to 3,651. Obama's win total is updated to include Idaho and Utah now, meaning he should figure to win a majority of states.
11:01 p.m. - In Mitt Romney's speech, he noted that he's won all the states he's lived in ... just 46 more places to move to Mitt!
11:20 p.m. - California is gonna be crazy close. The exit polls show white voters backing Obama 49-43 and blacks going for him 81-16. The Latino vote is 66-33 for Clinton and the Asian vote (eight percent) is 71-16 for her.
11:38 p.m. - McCain's mom? Was she 11 when she gave birth to him?
12:01 p.m. - 'We are the ones we've been waiting for.' I mean, damn ... chills just went through my entire body.
7:14 p.m. - Always good to see some Campbell Brown. Been a fan of hers for some time now.
7:15 p.m. - After 2004, I've grown increasingly wary of exit polls but ... the numbers look very, very good for Obama. Must dampen expectations ... long haul ... want delegates only.
7:21 p.m. - According to the exit polls, 88 percent of African-Americans voted for Obama and 77 percent of the youth vote went for him as well. Plus, they said the youth vote (18-29 year-olds) was up 40 percent and almost all trended toward Obama.
7:31 p.m. - Obama up 64 to 36 in Georgia according to, well, one percent reporting.
7:41 p.m. - CNN recognizes that the South is not barefoot and backward ... though Tim offers the caveat that racism might still be more vocal in the South while it's more compartmentalized in the North. I don't necessarily disagree, but I'd also argue that sexism might be more prevelant these days than racism.
7:53 p.m. - Because Tim and I have a morbid interest in the macabre, we watched a bit of Fox News ... who have already called Alabama for Obama, despite the fact that the polls aren't closed yet. And they have less than one percent reporting somehow.
8:09 p.m. - Only six percent reporting for Georgia after an hour of tabulations? Good Lord ... still, looking at the Athens-Clarke County numbers, Obama rolled in predominantly African-American District 2A 668 to 136.
8:17 p.m. - Tim notes that they could have prepped Wolf Blitzer a little better on the color swatches for the candidates. 'Is that Warm Gingerbread' for Ron Paul?'
8:40 p.m. - In Athens-Clarke County, 5,061 votes for Obama and 1,972 for Clinton. And Obama with a huge early lead in Alabama, but Clinton showing strong in Missouri after, of course, one percent.
9:01 p.m. - The exit polls appear to be a bit off as Clinton's prospects are looking better. Obama is running well where we thought he would and Clinton is running well where we thought she would too.
9:05 p.m. - CNN calls Delaware for Obama, which is a pleasant surprise. And he figures to roll in Alabama. The Missouri numbers are disappointing to me, but aside from that I'm quite satisfied with the results so far.
9:08 p.m. - By contrast, MSNBC has called Massachusetts for Clinton. It's a rough loss, but consistent with polling prior to primary day.
9:28 p.m. - Finally, Alabama is called for Obama. Missouri, though, looks awful for him. Again, that's the only one that surprises me.
9:34 p.m. - Tim notes that something is really off in Fox News's coverage as they have John McCain with 12 votes. Also, we concur that their graphics package makes them look like The 700 Club.
9:37 p.m. - Watching Fox News is nothing short of a train wreck. Tim comments that it appears that Brit Hume's forehead is collapsing into his eyes, though he calls Kansas for Obama.
9:56 p.m. - What's up with this 'Endless Enchilada' thing at On The Border? I mean, exactly how many enchiladas can one person eat?
9:59 p.m. - Based on the photo CNN is using, I'm conviced Mitt Romney has been sent from the future to kill the future leader of mankind.
10:10 p.m. - Mike Huckabee: 'It's time to make sure we tell folks that parents raise children better than government does.' ... Awesome. I completely forgot that former Augusta mayor Charles DeVaney actually raised me and not Don and Suzanne.
10:17 p.m. - OK, let's try to update some wins ... Obama has won Illinois, Alabama, Georgia, Delaware, Kansas and North Dakota, and he holds confident leads in Connecticut, Idaho and Minnesota. Clinton has won New York, Arkansas, Tennessee, New Jersey, Massachusetts and Oklahoma, and she holds a confident lead in Missouri.
10:20 p.m. - And they call Connecticut for Obama.
10:30 p.m. - CNN calls Minnesota for Obama. This is big, and I hope folks pick up on this. He's closed to 10 percent in Missouri and is down just eight in New Jersey, but he's picked up wins in Connecticut, Delaware and Minnesota where he trailed in the final polls. It's still shaping up to be a pretty good night for him.
10:44 p.m. - For the local angle, Athens-Clarke County went overwhelmingly for Obama by a count of 9,413 to 3,651. Obama's win total is updated to include Idaho and Utah now, meaning he should figure to win a majority of states.
11:01 p.m. - In Mitt Romney's speech, he noted that he's won all the states he's lived in ... just 46 more places to move to Mitt!
11:20 p.m. - California is gonna be crazy close. The exit polls show white voters backing Obama 49-43 and blacks going for him 81-16. The Latino vote is 66-33 for Clinton and the Asian vote (eight percent) is 71-16 for her.
11:38 p.m. - McCain's mom? Was she 11 when she gave birth to him?
12:01 p.m. - 'We are the ones we've been waiting for.' I mean, damn ... chills just went through my entire body.
posted by Jmac at 7:01 PM
3 Comments:
Holy cow! this is awesome... he did well in not only the AA vote (86%) and the young'uns, but kicked it in the 40-59 age group, too, among whites. But these are exit polls, I haven't gotten my first email from the sec of state's office, and there's nary a vote up on the ACC site, I bet they've got some polls still open.
I'm holding my breath for the real numbers, and think it's still going to be a long night.
Maddy
Maybe this is nothing but for me it sort of summarizes a bit of why I prefer Obama to Hillary..... I'm watching Obama give his speech at this moment and he NEVER has to look at any notes.... Hillary, on the other hand, when she gave her speech was constantly glancing at her notes. To me, this gives a perception that Hillary is having to be careful to say what she is supposed to say while Obama is simply saying what he feels and, therefore, comes naturally to him. Once again, this may be nothing but to me it makes a huge difference in the way it symbolizes the difference between the two candidates.
It also could mean that Hillary is saying something substantial which she needs to reference, while Obama is just talking a lot of feelgood nonsense.
(I have no idea, but Hillary needs some spin too)
I only have one wish this election: that the republicans lose so bad the party is literally wiped from the planet. What a useless organization.
-Matt
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