Tuesday, March 04, 2008

Can Clinton Pull It Off?

San Antonio, Texas--Vermont has gone to Sen. Barack Obama. 3 delegates is a good start, but can he continue the streak?

Unlikely. Well, at least not completely.

Mrs. Clinton is ahead in Ohio and CNN is reporting that she holds a lead over several percentage points among Union households. Yes you read that correctly.

Apparently no lesson was learned from Nevada after the "coveted" culinary worker leadership supported Mr. Obama, but failed to deliver him a victory.

The accusations of his double-talk on NAFTA dissolved rather quickly in the national press, but if you caught the "60 Minutes" round table Sunday night you'll know that voters in Ohio are already apt to believe that Mr. Obama does not know the national anthem and that he asked to be sworn into office on a Koran.

As for Texas, Mrs. Clinton is leading among Latino voters, women and last minute decision makers. Of course the African-American vote is being cleanly deliver to Mr. Obama on a silver platter, but the Latino population in the Lone Star State is far greater.

Mr. Obama can certainly pack in the crowds wherever he goes, but does that deliver the votes?

We'll see.

The Call: Clinton wins Ohio and Texas.

1 comment:

cgb said...

I don't know if you heard, but because of the open primary nature, Rush Limbaugh was urging his listeners to go vote for Clinton b/c he felt she'd be an easier target in the general election. The Dallas Morning News, through exit polls and voter interviews estimated that 8% Clinton's support was from Republicans, presumably from the 'Limbaugh Effect.'