Re: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] Vote today!

["Jim Locke" <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

On Feb 5, 2008 9:11 PM, Mike Miller <EMAIL:PROTECTED> wrote:

On Tue, 5 Feb 2008, Jonathan King wrote:

> CNN has Obama with a pretty big lead in MN with 10% of the results in.
> Obama is also well ahead in both ND and KS with about half of the
> results in, but nobody has called either of those.
>
> In any case, something that might be even more important than who wins
> the individual primaries is what the turn-out is like between Democrats
> and Republicans.

There was a huge turnout here.  People were lined up down the street when
the polls closed, but they were allowed to vote because they were in line.
The lines were so long that they took an hour after closing to dissipate.
I think this is Obama effect.  They are saying that early results are
going almost 2-to-1 for Obama.

Nice to see Obama projected to win there.

It's certainly mathematically possible the Obama still wins MO, but unlikely because the St. Louis area (where I live) had a large amount of cold rain in the evening, and polls closed at 7pm (relatively early).  Obama needs a big African-American turnout from St. Louis city to take the state.  Cold rain has to turn people away.

At least the CNN projections may not take weather into account w/ projections.

Yes, turnout is very important and I think it is an Obama strong-suit.  I
also think it is a McCain weakness because a lot of conservative
Republicans are saying they won't show up if McCain is the candidate.

> Ooh; this just in: Romney won Utah. I bet nobody saw *that* coming. :-)

I'm stunned.  I thought Wyoming was a fluke.  Well if he can win there, he
might even take Idaho!

Mike

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