I’m sitting right now next to Alex Steffler, a real devotee of Barack Obama who just said something insightful about many (not all) Obama supporters. He said that many Obama advocates support “his aura” — not his substance.
Everyone I know is shocked that with Ted Kennedy and John Kerry endorsing Obama, Massachusetts went big for Hillary Clinton. I guess I’m surprised too — but Obama still did very strongly tonight. He has 11 states so far out of 24 — not bad. . .and may get more.
I’ve been on Al Jazeera Arabic for a few hours tonight and enjoyed encounters with a number of thoughtful Republican and Democratic strategists.
An odd moment during Mitt Romney’s address to supporters tonight: Romney promises to govern in the tradition of Ronald Reagan, George Herbert Walker Bush and Teddy Roosevelt. I’ve heard him and others lay claim to the Reagan legacy before, but by bringing George H.W. Bush into the picture, Romney is smacking down President George W….
More. . .Romney gets his home state of Massachusetts. McCain takes Connecticut (thanks to Joe Lieberman) and New Jersey.
Barack Obama and John McCain score golds in Illinois. Hillary Clinton takes Oklahoma. My mom lives in Bartlesville. Hi Mom! She just told me that she voted for Obama. We have some humdinger political debates so don’t presume that her vote prejudices me.
Regrettably, I have to be on TV interpreting the election results for 80 million Arabic speakers in a few minutes — and that is when the next bundle of state results will begin to roll out. So, I’ll be back with TWN readers in an hour. . .
Here is a statement from the Obama Campaign on his win in Georgia: Georgia: Obama’s victory in Georgia was achieved through a broad coalition of voters.
From the Clinton Campaign, two sets of talking points. First, on Super Tuesday overall: We’re excited by what we’re seeing. We have 21 states that are still outstanding where we expect to pick up a significant number of new delegates.
57% of white voters went for Clinton and 39% to Obama in Georgia — not surprising. Black voters were overwhelming in support for Obama. 49% of white men went for Clinton and 46% for Obama — but a whopping 62% of white women went for Clinton and just 36% for Obama.