Odds and ends from yesterday...The Raw Numbers:
Obama's vote total is more than McCain's and Huckabee's combined :
Democratic Primary:
Obama 295,091Total Democratic vote: 530,322
Clinton 141,128
Edwards 93,552
Kucinich 551
Republican Primary (last week):
McCain 147,283Total Republican vote: 442,918
Huckabee 132,440
Thompson 69,467
Romney 67,132
Paul 16,054
Giuliani 9,494
Hunter 1,048
That's a nine-point spread - 54.5% Democratic to 45.5% Republican - in a state that's about as red as it gets in presidential general elections. I'm under no illusions that most southern states will be in the Democratic column in November, but, in a state where voters can vote in either party's primary, Saturday's numbers must have Democrats in a giddy mood; and I would bet they're giving the Clinton team heartburn. These results - in South Carolina - more than prove Obama's electability over Clinton's.
The Race Card:
I'm sorry...WHO'S playing it?
Shame on Bill Clinton! And good for the voters of South Carolina for rejecting him and his wife for playing it.
Around the Edges:
Exit polls show Obama received 53% of the female vote in South Carolina, Clinton got 30%. I'd say Bill's attack dog strategy on the campaign trail hurt Hillary tremendously. Will he back off? I doubt it. It seems to me our former first family has forgot that this election is really about the failures of the current Republican government, and instead made it about them.
Obama's Speech:
