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Comeback kids — Hillary grabs upset win; McCain tops GOP rivals
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Kevin of Arkansas | 7:09 a.m. Jan. 9, 2008
I think the spread was a very important part of the reporting and was not
reported very well. The article mostly talks about who won, but not by how much
they won. My question is does the writer of this article have a political slant
that made him write the article the way he did?
russ | 7:16 a.m. Jan. 9, 2008
Kind of a stunner, huh. Clinton is definitely back and has learned to be more
personal. Obama is hurt, but he has the south and his incredible abilities.
Edwards will play along. He is hoping for a break.
McCain got it done. Mitt is in trouble. But he has Michigan as his stopper. But then what? Huck can carry a lot in the south. Even in Michigan, actually. Lots of home schoolers there. I see Mitt the winner in Michigan, but... then where? In states that have numbers... not Nevada and Wy.
Mitt has the money. McCain has the true grit. For a 71? year old guy he is looking good. Had some tanning salon work the other day for the tv show. Looked much younger. Huck will play spoiler. Guiliani? He is almost off the radar. He has played his game, and the emphasis has moved to the economy. Thompson and Ron Paul are irrelevant. Have to admit, though, that Ron cracks me up. He tells the truth to the crowd and they boo him. How odd. How very odd. He'd make a good uncle.
McCain got it done. Mitt is in trouble. But he has Michigan as his stopper. But then what? Huck can carry a lot in the south. Even in Michigan, actually. Lots of home schoolers there. I see Mitt the winner in Michigan, but... then where? In states that have numbers... not Nevada and Wy.
Mitt has the money. McCain has the true grit. For a 71? year old guy he is looking good. Had some tanning salon work the other day for the tv show. Looked much younger. Huck will play spoiler. Guiliani? He is almost off the radar. He has played his game, and the emphasis has moved to the economy. Thompson and Ron Paul are irrelevant. Have to admit, though, that Ron cracks me up. He tells the truth to the crowd and they boo him. How odd. How very odd. He'd make a good uncle.
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AHMA | 7:35 a.m. Jan. 9, 2008
39% to 37%, a difference of ~8,000 votes, and the same number of delegates.
Please report data not just spin.
Timj | 8:31 a.m. Jan. 9, 2008
I don't really see this as a huge victory for Hillary. She and Obama got
the same number of delegates. It seems silly to focus on who won the state,
when the number of delegate votes is what really matters.
Charles | 9:17 a.m. Jan. 9, 2008
I want to hold out hope for Mitt, but two losses by a substantial margin does
not bode well for him. I can now see a Clinton-Obama ticket that will crush a
republican ticket that does not include Mitt which will bring the death of the
Reagan coalition and subsequently the death of the Republican party as we know
it now. It will be a very rough time for our country as a result. The future is
very bleak.
A fan | 9:24 a.m. Jan. 9, 2008
Why does 1.5% of the country (Iowa and New Hampshire) hold so much weight.
Candidates should not be considered favorites or have to drop out of contention
based on what happens in those two insignificant states.
Lew Jeppson | 9:24 a.m. Jan. 9, 2008
Ron Paul is in the race to the end, because he is trying to make a point as much
(or more) than he is trying for the nomination. As for connecting with the
public, Paul tries to make difficult arguments to the public. But when I ran
for office, I was told to "think the 4th grade" in framing my remarks.
Even the moderators of the debates can't focus on what he says.
As for Hillary and McCain's victories, I enjoy them to the degree that it raises the level of consternation at KSL radio (Wright and Hannity). They were figuring on finishing off Hillary and picking off the young Obama later. Too bad! Enjoy it, suckas, Wright and Hannity.
As for Hillary and McCain's victories, I enjoy them to the degree that it raises the level of consternation at KSL radio (Wright and Hannity). They were figuring on finishing off Hillary and picking off the young Obama later. Too bad! Enjoy it, suckas, Wright and Hannity.
Weight | 9:55 a.m. Jan. 9, 2008
Why do 2 states hold so much weight in the nominating process? I think we should
have all the primaries and caucuses on the same day, so only rich people like
Romney can possibly win.
Adam Lennon | 10:04 a.m. Jan. 9, 2008
Why are we even talking about Hillary? She's not going to win anything.
Barack is going to come out of the republican democracy and win in it all in a
landslide. Barack is as smooth as a pig in the mud.
To: Timj | 10:22 a.m. Jan. 9, 2008
The point Timj misses is that all pre-voter polls, both by the media and the
campaigns, show Obama winning by a comanding 10% to 13% over Clinton. Even the
Clinton team had accepted (at least publicly) they would likely loose New
Hampshire. Instead Obama lost by 4%. This is a significant watershed for both
the Clinton and Obama campaigns.
Obama is a wet behind the ears newcomer to this kind of politics while Clinton is an experienced power broker. Obama is in for one helluva eye opener as substance will now come to play more into the picture. His honeymoon with non-substance idealism and a neo-McGovern attempt is over.
Health care, social security and elderly needs, middle-age women wanting to see a qualified woman president in their lifetime, a keen understanding based on being in the trenches of international issues, a proven peace maker while also holding strong on national security... all of these are things Obama has only talked or thought about, while Clinton has done them!
Take the name, race, face and gender out of the picture and of all the candidates only one person rises to the top... Clinton! Thank goodness Utah's electoral vote doesn't count much.
Obama is a wet behind the ears newcomer to this kind of politics while Clinton is an experienced power broker. Obama is in for one helluva eye opener as substance will now come to play more into the picture. His honeymoon with non-substance idealism and a neo-McGovern attempt is over.
Health care, social security and elderly needs, middle-age women wanting to see a qualified woman president in their lifetime, a keen understanding based on being in the trenches of international issues, a proven peace maker while also holding strong on national security... all of these are things Obama has only talked or thought about, while Clinton has done them!
Take the name, race, face and gender out of the picture and of all the candidates only one person rises to the top... Clinton! Thank goodness Utah's electoral vote doesn't count much.
Anonymous | 10:25 a.m. Jan. 9, 2008
The Democrats are promising change. Unfortunately, their kind of change will be
terrible for our country. As much as the Democrats would like you to believe
it, voting for Romney or McCain does not mean more of the same in Washington.
You want to know what's wrong with America? It's that nothing IS
considered wrong anymore in America. I highly reccommend Robert H. Bork's
book "Slouching Towards Gomorrah".
Go Hillary. | 10:30 a.m. Jan. 9, 2008
Charles:
Are you implying the last seven+ years of Republican Rule haven't been BLEAK?
Are you implying the last seven+ years of Republican Rule haven't been BLEAK?
Mike | 11:11 a.m. Jan. 9, 2008
I'm rooting for Mitt, just because I see a lot of antimormon bigotry
against him.
Anonymous | 11:45 a.m. Jan. 9, 2008
Well, Mormons asked for it.
Nobody who is not Mormon is going to sit still and be called "an abomination"
Nobody who is not Mormon is going to sit still and be called "an abomination"
Timj | 12:02 p.m. Jan. 9, 2008
"To"-
Many of us are hoping to get ride of "business as usual". The only major candidates that offer this possibility are Obama, Edwards, and maybe McCain (although of late he's been less of an individual and more typical Republican).
Sorry, but Hillary is just business as usual--big business (including healthcare/insurance) paying big money for the candidate of their choice.
Many of us are hoping to get ride of "business as usual". The only major candidates that offer this possibility are Obama, Edwards, and maybe McCain (although of late he's been less of an individual and more typical Republican).
Sorry, but Hillary is just business as usual--big business (including healthcare/insurance) paying big money for the candidate of their choice.
wrz | 12:38 p.m. Jan. 9, 2008
We don't need a Democrat in the White House right now, with the Dems also
controlling the Congress. A truly disastrous situation. Even worse than the
Repub controlled WH/Congress we have just been through.
The ideal is one branch Dem and the other Repub.
The ideal is one branch Dem and the other Repub.
sb | 12:53 p.m. Jan. 9, 2008
I agree with wrz. Need to balance the power. With a democrat cogress we need a
republican president. If it were a republican cogress then we would need a
democrat president.
Thanks for the thought.
Thanks for the thought.
Concerned | 12:56 p.m. Jan. 9, 2008
After watching Hilary's enhanced smiles as of late, I am left wondering
whether she has dentures?
President Clinton - again! | 1:07 p.m. Jan. 9, 2008
The Clinton machine is just getting started and once running full bore no one
will stop it. Get ready for 8 years of dem's in the white house.
robear | 7:23 p.m. Jan. 9, 2008
8 years could never be enough! Go hillary.
Professor | 8:31 p.m. Jan. 9, 2008
Hillary: 9 Obama: 9
Hillary won! Keep those first voters coming in from other states!
Hillary won! Keep those first voters coming in from other states!
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