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Obama Website Claims He Won Nevada and Texas

March 07, 2008 2:29 PM

Weird.

Click HERE

Go to "State of the Race."

Look at the map graphic -- the Obama campaign has claimed victories in Nevada and Texas.

There's the highlighted glow…the stamped hope/Obama "O" like a cattle brand…..

Obama officially lost both states, and lost the popular vote in both states, though he won one more delegate than Clinton in Nevada.

In Texas, Clinton won 1,459,814 votes, or 50.89% while Obama won 1,358,785 or 47.36%. She won 65 delegates in the primary to his 61.

We're still unsure of the final delegate outcome in the Lone Star State because of the subsequent caucus, from which the Texas Democrats have yet to announce a final tally.

It is more than possible if not likely that Obama will win more delegates there because of the caucus, but we will not know for quite some time.

"We got more delegates in both Texas and Nevada," Obama spox Bill Burton, referring to the Obama campaign's projection of delegates in Texas.

- jpt

UPDATE: I added the word "delegate" in the third to last paragraph above, for clarity.

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Well,
I noticed you all are complaing that Obama should win Texas , But it is officaly that Hillary win Texas last Tuesady, peroid

Posted by: Roy Morris | Mar 8, 2008 4:41:57 PM

I believe, Obama`s campgian stole or tore up people`s papers that are voting for Hillary. You never know. They should investigate or maybe they keep their secret for Obama.

Posted by: Roy Morris | Mar 8, 2008 4:31:36 PM

Dari:
If we harken back to 2000, if I am not mistaken, Gore won the popular vote AND Bush 43 won the Electoral College which I believe is the equivalent to Delegates in a primary.

So, if the above is accurate; AND in actuality Obama won more Delegates in both Nevada and Texas, he won those states.

Remember 2000. The popular vote did NOT count.

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I doubt Dari is a demos, or Gone's demos :)


Posted by: Victor | Mar 8, 2008 4:13:29 PM

I noticed Barack Obama alway talks too much on platforms. he talks about Hillary with negatives, peoples are laughing, that `s all. Why not peoples ask him many questions, also why not he tell peoples about his issues. He loves to talk about negative on Hillary and peoples laughing , Are their brain air?

Posted by: Roy Morris | Mar 8, 2008 4:08:22 PM

Ooops, I was counting percentage of votes in the Caucus. Obama still comes out ahead though.

Posted by: Rebecka | Mar 8, 2008 4:05:18 PM

Obama won 1 more delegate than Hillary in Nevada. It is projected that he will win more delegates in TX.

Does this journalist know the rules? The magic number of achievement is a DELEGATE number NOT a popular vote number.

Same is true for the national election.

Posted by: Minus Man | Mar 8, 2008 3:34:14 PM

Hillary won the vote in Texas. That is a fact. Obama has a problem with facts.

Posted by: onenibble | Mar 8, 2008 2:43:27 PM

Obama will win Texas when the delegates are finalized at the State Convention. It should be pointed out in the media that Texas HAS NOT been decided yet.

Posted by: Karl | Mar 8, 2008 1:35:23 PM

Barack Obama has the strength and moral fortitude to grow with America into a new era. Clinton has nothing but the same old tired politics we have lived with for far too long. She is the Rovian antithesis - opposite in parallel...the yin to the yang of the dark machine. I will vote against the democratic party for the first time in 20 years if she steals the nomination. I have voted for her family 3 times and finally saw the light when she chose the 'politically expedient' choice of voting us into Iraq. I've simply had enough. - Enough.

Posted by: PulSamsara | Mar 8, 2008 1:31:38 PM

To all of you who are assuming that some states are 100% blue or a 100% red, forget it! One of the most exciting achievements of Sen. Obama, whether his enemies like it or not, is that he has been able to defy partisanship, to build a bridge between Independents, Republicans and Democrats. That is where his strength lays, in the support of the people not of a particular party. You may notice that almost no independent or republican will waste his/her vote for HRC because all she preaches is hate, 'hate one another' is her motto. How can we ever survived as a country with such approach?

Posted by: carmen | Mar 8, 2008 1:25:59 PM

I am a Obama delegate in Nevada; Obama not only won more delegates in Nevada caucus,Obama picked up more delegates, including most of Edward's delegates, at the County Conventions in Nevada March 12.

Winning the most delegates is what wins the Primary and the nomination.

County Obama Clinton Uncommitted Total
Carson 32 27 59
Churchill 13 11 24
Clark -- --will take palce later
Douglas 30 23 53
Elko 24 10 34
Esmeralda 1 0 1
Eureka 1 0 1
Humboldt 6 6 12
Lander 2 2 4
Lincoln 2 5 7
Lyon 27 27 54
Mineral 4 6 10
Nye 26 29 55
Pershing 2 3 5
Storey 4 2 6
Washoe 329 232 561
White Pine 9 5 14

Obama = 512
Clinton = 388

124 more delegates so far for Obama...


Posted by: tara | Mar 8, 2008 12:56:40 PM

I think Hillary's resume has promise but she's not quite ready to be president.

I want someone with a history of commitment to serving others. Someone who chose a path of service, not a path of self service. Clinton is doing well, in the beginning stages of her political career. Let's see how she evolves.

Posted by: mo | Mar 8, 2008 12:33:02 PM

An Opinion wrote, "Well, she won the popular votes, but he's right.. he did win the "vote twice" caucus in TX.. but does it matter? The big kahuna was Ohio. If he can't win OH, MI, PA or FL he's going to have a hard time. Those are the states that put us over the edge in the general. A democrat is not likely to take Texas."

You haven't been paying attention. This is a whole new Political landscape. Just take the Texas Primary, (leave out the Caucus)
Obama-1,357,683.
McCain-709,431.

In fact, going by the 'votes cast, Obama has lost only 4 States to McCain so far in States where both Parties have held their Primarys, legally.
Arizona, Iowa, Nevada, and Alaska

Posted by: Rebecka | Mar 8, 2008 12:32:19 PM

I live in England. I turned on ‘Larry King Live’ this morning and almost choked on my cornflakes when I heard the disgusting comments made by Kellyanne Conway about ‘Obama getting on the back of the bus’.

Is that the voice of the Republican Party? If so the USA can keep John McCain. Europe loves Obama and we want Obama to be the next President of the USA.

Kellyanne Conway represents all that is wrong with the Republican Party. She should never appear on Larry King Live again. Conway should apologise to the world for the offence she has caused. Her comments were ugly - very ugly.

I think you should demand an apology and an explanation from Conway and CNN. ‘Larry King Live’ should not be made in to a platform where bigots can express their hateful views without being challenged.

Thank you.

Posted by: H Walker | Mar 8, 2008 10:28:46 AM

There's nothing fuzzy about this math. When Clinton was ahead they said over and over that delegates is all that matters. Obama won more delegates in Texas. Bottom line is that he won.

On the tax return issue, it does us no good to see Clinton's records AFTER the election. What is she hiding? Clinton says she should be elected because she is fully vetted. Then she says she won't release her tax records or records as First Lady. Again, what is she hiding? If there's nothing to hide, why not release them today?

Lastly, anyone that says Obama isn't providing specific SOLUTIONS for our problems is just repeating empty Clinton campaign rhetoric without thinking. Go to Obama's web site or read his book. There are just as many specific plans there as Clinton has provided. Use your brain and quit just accepting everything that Hillary says.

Posted by: KD | Mar 8, 2008 10:10:48 AM

Winning more delegates = winning the state. Those are the democratic party rules.

I agree with the Obama campaign. It's inaccurate to report Clinton as the winner of a state she _hasn't_ won.

If you don't understand this, then check the constitution. The delegate system is similar to the electoral college, which also allocates votes in points, rather than as a popular tally.

Posted by: Mac | Mar 8, 2008 9:58:27 AM

Obama DID win Texas AND Nevada! Remember what the Clinton Campaign said? It's ABOUT DELEGATES. Obama won MORE delegates. Simple.

Posted by: sue | Mar 8, 2008 9:47:56 AM

Go Hillary...experience, real solutions to real problems not empty rhetoric smoke and mirrors.

Posted by: Sandra Lea | Mar 8, 2008 9:45:56 AM

All things being in balance, I think both matters: popular vote and delegates. Therefore, both sides won.

Posted by: An Adult American Female | Mar 8, 2008 9:39:37 AM

As an fyi, Obama has more delegates in Nevada and will pass Clinton in Texas.

Only the delegates matter. Therefore, Obama won both Nevada and Texas. This is not difficult to comprehend.

The thing that is 'weird' is that neither you nor the majority of the 'MSM' has chosen to report on this yet, most-likely because it hurts Clinton's 'comeback' storyline that is so currently in vogue, and it might suggest to Clinton supporters that your reporting, though factual, has a decidedly pro-Obama slant.

Posted by: Mark | Mar 8, 2008 9:27:39 AM

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