PA Primary: 10:30pm Update

By: TheGreenMiles
Published On: 4/22/2008 10:35:06 PM

On to Indiana and North Carolina.

That's the takeaway from tonight's early primary results. With 70% in, Clinton is up 54/46. The media's already calling it a "crucial" and "much-needed" win for Hillary and she'll be able to make the case that she's entitled to hang around in the race.

But the estimated delegate count remains close at 37-31. To win the nomination (not just the spin war) Hillary doesn't need close wins - she needs big ones to dramatically cut into Obama's delegate lead. She didn't get one tonight.

Interesting tidbit: On the Republican side, Ron Paul has hauled in 16%.

UPDATE by Lowell 11 pm: With 83% in, it's 55%-45% Clinton. 

UPDATE by Lowell 4/23: With 99% of precincts reporting in, it's Clinton by 10 points, 55%-45%.


Comments



You can vote too. (Bubby - 4/22/2008 11:06:35 PM)
Right here  


Oy vey. (RFKdem - 4/23/2008 1:23:04 AM)
Well woo hoo.  Instead of uniting around a candidate, Pennsylvania chose to further polarize the party.

Sure, this contest may help toughen up the candidates...but what does it do for the supporters?

I'm so utterly sick of the Clintons I don't know what to do.



Many folks in PA seem ... (j_wyatt - 4/23/2008 1:39:16 AM)
mired in a shopworn past.  The future scares them.  


Okay so Clinton bought some time.... (bladerunner - 4/23/2008 9:43:09 AM)
....if she thinks she's going to change the system and try to win the nomination by cheating or undermining the peoples votes(ie get nomination with less delegates)--than this person MIGHT have to sit out this election. I can not vote for someone that operates in this fashion.The Dems need to find a new torch bearer other than the Clintons--WE HAVE CLINTON BURNOUT. NO MORE CLINTONS AT THE HEAD OF THE TICKET.