May 07 2008
May 6 finals and $6.4 mil
Good Morning. Here are the final numbers from yesterday’s primaries…
NORTH CAROLINA: Barack Obama, 890,695 votes, 56%; Hillary Clinton, 657,920 votes, 42%.
INDIANA: Barack Obama, 623,294 votes, 49%; Hillary Clinton, 641,734 votes, 51%.
The popular vote in the two states combined was 1,513,989 for Mr. Obama and 1,299,654 for Mrs. Clinton — a difference of 214,335 in favor of Mr. Obama.
I’ll stand by my prediction of last night. Senator Obama clinches the nomination in Oregon on May 20.
Meanwhile, the Clinton camp is having financial difficulties (again)…
Clinton lends herself $6.4M as Obama’s lead grows
WASHINGTON (AP) – A campaign aide says Hillary Rodham Clinton lent herself $6.4 million in the past month.
Politically wounded and financially strapped, Clinton plunged back into the presidential campaign Wednesday even as Barack Obama declared that Tuesday’s primary results left him with a “clear path to victory.”
Obama beat Clinton soundly in North Carolina and fell just short in an Indiana cliffhanger, a rebound for the Illinois senator that presented Clinton with fast-dwindling chances to deny him the Democratic presidential nomination.
The loan more than doubles Clinton’s personal investment in her bid for the Democratic nomination. She gave her campaign $5 million earlier this year.
Clinton has been struggling financially behind the record fundraising of her Democratic rival, Barack Obama.
In their meeting before Mrs. Clinton concedes the race, I imagine some sort of deal will be struck whereby Mr. Obama will help her retire her debt. That’s usually the way these things are handled.
Congratulations, Senator Obama! (No, I’m not gloating at all. Really, I’m not.)
It's been fun!
8 Responses to “May 6 finals and $6.4 mil”
And you can put Hillary’s victory in Indiana down to The Oxycontin Cow’s “Operation Chaos,” designed to make Hillary an easier “aunt sally” (as the British would call a target for attack) as would guarantee (in theory) sure victory for The Terrible-Tempered Mr. Bang come November.
And if it weren’t for the Rev. Write scandal Obama would’ve taken Indiana easy. She’s hanging on hoping another scandal will break.
Go Obama!
The word lose is not in the Clinton vocabulary and I figured she would go all the way. I don’t think they know when to quit. She will go to the extent of wrecking the party if need be. Someone ought to talk some sense into her. They know it’s a losing proposition, and are probably going to fight for Florida and Michigan – again.
But Chelsea’s expression was giving their fight away; she had a pained look while Hillary addressed the North Carolina supporters. If Bill Clinton was JFK’s heir, he should know that the legacy he holds will have to be passed on. I’m sure he realizes that the person deserving that legacy is Barack, not Hillary.
–Durano, done!
Wasn’t there something by BO about Indiana being the tiebreaker…because that would be the last state he could possibly win in the primaries…and that if he couldn’t get that with his projected 20 point lead…he probably couldn’t do squat in the general election?
Just as an aside to another forgotten memory; remember when we all wailed and moaned because Kerry quit too early and Gore never really put up a fight. Oh how we pined for a real fighter, one that would not roll over.
We really should be careful what we wish for.
@jay : I think you may be a little confused, my friend. First, it was Hillary, not Barack, who was saying that Indiana would be the tiebreaker (as if there ever was a tie). Second, it was Hillary, not Barack, who was projected to win Indiana by 20 points (and ended up winning by 2 – probably owing to Big Fat Idiot Limbaugh and his dittoheads).
As I recall, Gore put up a fight. You really can’t take it much further than the Supreme Court. When the Supremes are stacked against you, you’re toast. And I never really cared much for Kerry, so you can downtalk him all you want.
I don’t mind that you support Hillary Clinton. She’s a smart, tough lady and a lot of people do. I just wish she was a bit more of a Democrat and a little less of a Clinton.
don’t have a horse in this race
hillary won’t drop out until at least after June 3rd and BO can’t win (ie wrap up the necessary votes) until the convention. For some reason the undecided (undeclared?) SD’s [my how democratic 
] won’t come out of the closet.
Will he win, of course, she hasn’t a shot unless the SD’s do what they were created for (to overcome the will of the people, not necessarily for Hillary).
And BO did say Indiana was a tiebreaker
@Lord Nazh : If you live on Planet Earth, you have a horse in this race. You just don’t realize it yet.
I’ll stand by my prediction of May 20 (until at least May 21).
And you’re right, Senator Obama did say that Indiana would be a tiebreaker. (I apologize, Jay. That was my first mistake ever, and words cannot begin to describe how devastated I am at this moment.) Though why he would believe there was a tie to be broken is beyond me. Oh, well… I’m sure it’s probably not the only thing he’ll say in the next eight years that I won’t necessarily agree with.
I don’t believe there’s anyway for Clinton to win at this point. I think they need to unite the Party and get on with it.