Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Obama and McCain win Maryland
9:45 pm update. Obama and McCain have won Maryland. Votes were delayed because a judge ordered Maryland polls open until 9:30 pm because of the ice storm in Maryland. Here are the vote totals:
Democratic
Obama 60.8%
Clinton 35.0%
Uncommitted 1.9%
Republican
Huckabee 27.7%
McCain 52.8%
Paul 7.4%
Romney 6.6%
Unfortunately, no news organizations took exit polls in the District of Columbia. However, I notice that CNN just now has called DC for Obama and McCain as well. It looks like Obama and McCain. Certainly McCain will make it, and the way he is winning, he will take Lichtman Key 2 as well. Obama has just taken a slender delegate lead over Clinton; he leads by a big margin in pledged or "elected" or "Clark Kent" delegates, but Clinton leads among superdelegates. If Obama keeps winning, he will take the Democratic nomination and probably the White House as well, but if Clinton wins in big states, it still won't be decided until the convention. This will not hurt the Democratic candidate's chances for reelection, however.
Democratic
Obama 60.8%
Clinton 35.0%
Uncommitted 1.9%
Republican
Huckabee 27.7%
McCain 52.8%
Paul 7.4%
Romney 6.6%
Unfortunately, no news organizations took exit polls in the District of Columbia. However, I notice that CNN just now has called DC for Obama and McCain as well. It looks like Obama and McCain. Certainly McCain will make it, and the way he is winning, he will take Lichtman Key 2 as well. Obama has just taken a slender delegate lead over Clinton; he leads by a big margin in pledged or "elected" or "Clark Kent" delegates, but Clinton leads among superdelegates. If Obama keeps winning, he will take the Democratic nomination and probably the White House as well, but if Clinton wins in big states, it still won't be decided until the convention. This will not hurt the Democratic candidate's chances for reelection, however.
