| McCain Stands Out on Super Tuesday as Dems Prepare for Fresh Rounds |
| Wednesday, February 06, 2008 |
John McCain prepared to start his Wednesday as the Republican presidential primary front-runner after taking a commanding lead over his GOP rivals on Super Tuesday, but neither Hillary Clinton nor Barack Obama landed a knock-out blow, forcing the Democratic presidential candidates to prepare for new rounds in the post-Feb. 5 states.
The Democratic race was so close that one outcome was still uncertain well into Wednesday. In New Mexico, FOX News affiliate KASA reported that results won’t be known until at least midday Wednesday.
The latest numbers from the Land of Enchantment had Clinton and Obama with little more than 100 votes separating them after 98 percent of precincts reported early Wednesday morning. More than 6,000 provisional ballots were being kept for a review that wasn’t expected to begin until at least 11 a.m. ET.
And in Missouri, Clinton was thought to have pulled out a win until Obama managed to scrape out an apparent victory.
Clinton was able to hold on to victory in the delegate-rich states, capping off the night with a win in the major battleground of California, ceding ground to Obama only in smaller and mid-sized states and convincing political pundits that she had gained solid ground.
“Hillary won enough. She won the states she had to win. Obama did well, but Hillary comes out of this ahead and is the favorite for the nomination,” said Martin Frost, a former Texas congressman and a FOX News contributor.
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Hillary Clinton
8 states, 725 delegates
Oklahoma, Arkansas, Tennessee, New York, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Arizona, California
Barack Obama
13 states, 625 delegates
Georgia, Illinois, Delaware, Alabama, Utah, North Dakota, Kansas, Connecticut, Minnesota, Colorado, Idaho, Alaska, Missouri
2025 delegates needed for nomination. Delegate totals are latest Super Tuesday projections from AP
Mike Huckabee
5 states, 102 delegates
West Virginia, Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Tennessee
John McCain
9 states, 420 delegates
Connecticut, Illinois, New Jersey, Delaware, New York, Oklahoma, Arizona, Missouri, California
Mitt Romney
5 states, 130 delegates
Massachusetts, Utah, North Dakota, Montana, Colorado
1191 delegates needed for nomination. Delegate totals are latest Super Tuesday projections from AP |
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“I have no doubt that I can get the people who vote for Senator Clinton. … It’s not clear that Senator Clinton can get all the people I’m getting,” This is the most racist and sexist remark thus far in this campaign. In other words, if Clinton loses, the majority of her women supporters will vote for me but If I lose, my supporters black people and men will not vote for her. It’s too bad because the reality is if Hillary made this statement everyone would be all over it like flies.
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“I have no doubt that I can get the people who vote for Senator Clinton. … It’s not clear that Senator Clinton can get all the people I’m getting,” This is the most racist and sexist remark thus far in this campaign. In other words, if Clinton loses, the majority of her women supporters will vote for me but If I lose, my supporters black people and men will not vote for her. It’s too bad because the reality is if Hillary made this statement everyone would be all over it like flies.