Obama projected to win Wisconsin
Barack Obama was projected by CNN and NBC tonight as the victor of the Wisconsin primary, winning his ninth Democratic nomination contest in a row over Hillary Clinton.
He is likely to lengthen his streak to 10 later tonight in the caucuses in Hawaii, where he grew up. That would mean that heading into her do-or-die March 4 primaries in Ohio and Texas, Clinton would not have won for a month -- since Super Tuesday on Feb. 5.
Her only glimmer of good news was the announcement last week, after all the provisional ballots had been counted, that she narrowly won the New Mexico caucuses on Super Tuesday.
While Obama's lead in delegates remains narrow and he is still far shy of the 2,025 needed to clinch the nomination, he is building up a huge lead in the number of states won and building his momentum toward the nomination. Heading into tonight's contests, Obama had 1,281 delegates to Clinton's 1,218, according to an Associated Press count that includes superdelegates who have committed to one of the candidates.



if you voted for Barak,
It's an...Obama-Nation!
If you voted for hillary...
just an ABOMINATION.
It's so unbelievable that so many innocent, shallow and stupid people vote for Hussein Obama. I feel disappointed for this country.
I'd prefer George W. Bush
Yes! Hillary has had her chance and she voted for every lousy idea that Bush and his neo-fascists could come up with...from NAFTA to FISA and from the Patriot Act to tax cuts for the wealthy. Oh wait, she's got tens of millions od dollars of her own. No wonder she's so out of touch with the rest of uIt's time for a change...a change in generations. She's the past and Obama is the future. Finally.
I vote in every election. I have had the privilege of supporting – and seeing elected, Democrats, Republicans, Independents and Socialist for local, state and national office. Only in a country as great as this one, can we exercise our independence in that way and do so without persecution. I am proud of my country every day – maybe not always our politicians, however this country of immigrants is still the example that other countries aspire to. That Michelle Obama is selective in her pride for this country sickens me, and it should sicken all who had the misfortune to hear her speak those words in re-run. While the constitution protects her right to speak these words, she is a disgrace to those of us who are proud of a country that allows her to voice her distasteful opinion. As an independent, I had been planning to vote democratic in November – mostly as a knee-jerk reaction to one of the worst presidents this country has ever known. However, the candidate that stands the best chance to actually clean up after our current president may not win the nomination, and I will not vote for a candidate who has little but empty rhetoric to offer. As an independent, that leaves me with another good man to vote for. McCain will not plagiarize the empty speeches of others and will not make uncounted substance-free promises to an electorate worn down by an economy sold out to the Chinese and by a war entered on false pretenses – he will not be perfect, however he will be a person of action, not one of empty rhetoric. If I am not able to vote for Clinton in November, I WILL vote for McCain. I sincerely hope the citizens of Texas, Ohio and Pennsylvania will resort to common sense and pragmatism and help to ensure that Hillary Clinton becomes the Democratic nominee.
Hillary is far too divisive. We need someone who has the ability to bring both parties together to bring the country back to AAA status in the world. Hillary cannot do it. Obama seem to have what is takes to do the job. "Bringing People Together who have been out odds for several decades now.
Obama's win in Winconsin clearly puts paid to the Hillary campaign's attempt to derail the Obama stampede. So desperate is Hillary that they will pounce trivial stuff and make it seem like a major crime. Obama's words, never mind if he borrowed it from pal Deval, is balm for the soul. Obama is messiah like.
I think the REPUBLICANS are crossing over and voting for Obama in large numbers, because their fall candidate has already been chosen and they knew that four years ago, when McCain and Bush made a deal for McCain not to run as a Democrat. They also know that the only chance they have of retaining the White House this year is if Obama gets the Democratic nomination and I want to be put on record as saying this on 02/19/2008. If he wins the nomination he will not win the fall election, McCain will beat him and the Republicans will probably take back control of the House, if not the Senate, too. Everyone thinks Obama will get a landslide victory, but he will get a landslide defeat. He is to far to the left to appeal to even me and I have been a Democrat my entire life and my family have been Democrats for over a hundred years, probably ever since the beginning of the Democratic party. My relatives go back to the Mayflower, so they have been here awhile. My other statement is Hillary is a left leaning Democrat and McCain is a right leaning Republican, Obama is probably as far left as Ted Kennedy and Ted Kennedy supports him. If you know Ted Kennedy's history, you probably would not support anyone he supported, either. He does not want windmills near his summer home, because it would hurt is view, even if the windmills would be beneficial to the people that live in the area, to the environment and to our energy needs. If it was in your back yard and not his would he fight for your right to have your view retained, no way. I will also say that if Obama gets the nomination, I will probably vote for and support McCain, because in my opinion he would probably be the best president of the three, but Hillary would be a close second.
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