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Originally posted by RecycleMichael
Obama sure did well in South Carolina tonight.
I predicted Edwards would get just under 20% and he got 18%. I thought Obama would win easily, but was a little surprised that he got 55%.
Almost every black person in South Carolina is a democrat and I think Obama has energized them to vote like never before. I think that bodes well for democratic candidates in the state in 2008, even if Obama isn't on the national ticket. Twice as many democrats voted tonight than voted in the election four years ago.
"a little surprised"
-- yeah, kinda like "a little bit pregnant."
Clinton's people would have proclaimed any win by Obama of under 10% to be a victory... for Hillary. Obama's people would have considered double-digits a huge win. Obama won by 28%, more than doubling Hillary's vote totals...
Slick Willie tried to play the race card, and lost. Hillary tried to compare Obama to MLK in that King needed LBJ to get his agenda passed... then Bill compares Obama to Jesse Jackson...
Bill's really screwed up; after he did that, it pi$$ed off the black vote and also motivated more whites to vote for Obama. Polls the week before the primary indated Obama only had 10% of white voters; after Bill Clinton played the
Jesse Jackson=Barack Obama card? Obama gets 24% of the white vote.
Excellent speech in winning. And pointing out the divisive politics of the Clintons.
Bill Clinton is destined to become Hillary's Karl Rove... he just can't help himself.