Leslie Sanchez
spokesman and deputy press secretary at the Republican National Committee during the 2000 presidential campaign,
Author, “Los Republicanos: Why Hispanics and Republicans Need Each Other.”
Many of you have emailed my website, LeslieSanchez.com, asking about the Yahoo News search data I mentioned last night on CNN.
Like I said, according to the folks at Yahoo News that I spoke with, the most recent local “search buzz” stats for Pennsylvania (as of yesterday) show that users in city after city searched the word “Obama” four times as much as they did the word “Clinton.” They were more curious about Obama from one end of the state to the other:
Obama’s percentages vs. Clinton:
- Philadelphia - Obama 83% vs. Clinton 17% (Clinton up 4.3% since last week)
- Pittsburgh - Obama 81.4% vs. Clinton 18.6% (Clinton up 9.3% since last week)
- Harrisburg - Obama 83.7% vs. Clinton 16.3% (Clinton up 6% since last week)
- Allentown - Obama 88.9% vs. Clinton 11.1% (Obama up 1.4% since last week)
- Scranton - Obama 82.4% vs. Clinton 17.6% (Obama up 3.8% since last week)
- State of Pennsylvania - Obama 78% vs. Clinton 20% (Clinton up 1% since last week)
- United States - Obama 80% vs. Clinton 17% (Obama up 3% since last
week)
The problem for Obama was that his negative-related searches—searches of terms “Rev. Wright” and “bitter,” for instance – outnumbered all searches for Clinton by a margin of 7 to 1. While folks followed the rumor mill with Obama, even searching his name with Brad Pitt after reports surfaced they may be related, Clinton searchers predominantly focused on policy-related matters like “health care” and “economy.”
Was this by accident or did the Clinton PR machine masterfully play Republican politics and drive interest on silly or episodic wedge issues? Either way, the results bode well for Clinton.
CNN exit polls show of the 18 percent of voters who decided their vote the final three days, Clinton handily won those voters 58% to 42%.
For more information, check Yahoo’s website:
| Michael, NC |
April 23rd, 2008 11:25 am ET Random, but pretty cool. I guess either a lot more people support him than I thought, or they have their doubts and are looking for answers. Hopefully it’s a combination of both, and if it’s the latter,I hope they find credible sources that will clear up any muddy water that lots of people have with him (me included). |
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| nate |
April 23rd, 2008 11:42 am ET Obama’s dilemma of not being able to secure the Reagan Democrats, in which the vast majority are blue collar and Catholic, has been noted since the beginning of his campaign. The problem is that the media has not focused on this issue much. These Reagan Democrats, which make up almost a majority of the Democratic Party, have been shown to vote Republican. Moreover, 2 out of every 3 have stated in the polls that they will either not support Obama in the General Election or will support McCain. The Democratic party has not been able to address this which speaks to Howard Dean’s poor leadership. Go McCain! |
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| Sean |
April 23rd, 2008 11:50 am ET With 99% reporting in PA, the spread is 9.4%, but the media has rounded up Clinton’s number (54.7%) and rounded down Obama’s (45.3%), thus calling it a 10% margin of victory. In reality, if rounded correctly, the win should be called 9%. Although we’re splitting hairs, there seems to be a psychological barrier that is crossed with a double digit win. |
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| Naurine Pyle |
April 23rd, 2008 12:07 pm ET I don’t understand the media’s insistance that Obama is not “closing” - seems to me that Clinton is the old pro, started out with intentions of ending campaign by Super Tuesday, failed in that effort, failed at 30+ other primaries along the way, yet you continue to say that the newcomer, unknown, untested, (yet about to upset the thousand year reign of the Clintons), Obama should be the “Closer”. |
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| michael |
April 23rd, 2008 12:16 pm ET I was just curious as to what the Clinton campaign thinks will happen as far as the black voters who came out in record numbers to support Obama. Does she think that they will all just flock to her if she ends up winning the nomination . I doubt it. Now i am sure that there is people out there that get paid all kinds of money to figure stuff like this out so what does my opinion matter? But the majority of people i know say that if he doesn’t win the nomination that just aren’t going to vote at all come November. I don’t know how that will effect her chance of beating McCain. |
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| S. Doyle |
April 23rd, 2008 12:32 pm ET There were many comments last night on how Obama has spent more on advertising and still not “sealed the deal”. To properly compare advertising spend, why not look at how much money has been spent since 1991 on promoting the Clinton “brand” in the media. Even if the spend was inflation-adjusted, it would not compare with 2008 campaign spending. As any marketer knows, you need to spend more to compete with an established brand — whether it’s dish soap, fast food or a presidential candidate’s last name. |
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| Belle |
April 23rd, 2008 12:41 pm ET Brother….a win is a win. Obama will NOT be able to carry Catholic voters and blue collar workers, and the answer is very simple. Most Catholics and Blue Collar workers do not believe in Abortion. Generally these are either very conservative Democrats, or Moderate Republicans. Obama believes in abortion, and made a HUGE mistake in the compassion forum. He talked about his daughter, and what if she got pregnant as a child. Clinton believes in abortion, but ALSO believes it should be RARE…adoption first if at all possible. That is a very conservative stance. She does not believe in divorce, and she is a fighter. Combine that with Experience, and you have a DIVIDED party. Clinton is not dividing the party…the party is already divided…it just so happens this year we have a liberal Democrat and a conservative Democrat in the the Primary. Would be VERY helpful if CNN would quit spinning, and start reporting. |
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| Candy |
April 23rd, 2008 12:42 pm ET Wonder how much negative ads will Hillary use in Indianna and NC. She need to be careful. |
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| lewis |
April 23rd, 2008 12:46 pm ET i would like to know difference in being better or angry my point is this john mcCain said the american people are angry with bush over the economy but over look the fact that we are bitter or angry over the war hillary clinton said that she was angry at bush administation. over the war and the economy which word are more offensive.i am from a small town in ripley,tn. and we do cling to our religion not only in good times, but in bad times to. we cling to our guns to. the truth is crime is comeing into our small towns so we have guns to propect our home and family. jobs are leaving small towns we are bitter over gas and food prices.ect . we cling to our religion which is of faith and hope in trust in ( GOD ) remember what our money says in god we trust religion is apart of this u.s. |
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| mike |
April 23rd, 2008 12:46 pm ET I can guarantee you, Reagan Democrats will not vote for OBAMA. I am a REAGAN DEMOCRAT and it is either HILLARY or MC CAIN. |
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| AZM |
April 23rd, 2008 12:52 pm ET People are curious about hime because they don’t know anything about it. He gets upset when asked questions of that nature but he needs to understand people simply don’t know. You hear about Wright and Ayers and these affilitations… with money raised for them and nominations for Farakan etc… people wonder about this stuff… for good reason. He needs to address these type questions with straight honest answers or the general election will eat him alive… if democrats are htiing him as hard as they are on these topics… what does he think the Republicans will do… with the cross over of republicans that voted for Obama that is concerning… they aren’t likley to do it in the general… so is it Obama they want to face… do they feel the above mentioned items can be seriously damaging to him in the general? I believe they do… those I know say they want Obama… cause he’s going to be easier in their opinions to fumble up in the general! Time will tell! |
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| jes |
April 23rd, 2008 12:56 pm ET Reporters have often referred to what a bad temper McCain has. Last night when Obama made his speech after losing PA to Hilary you could almost see smoke coming out of his ears & his eyes were blazing. He really should take a anger managment course with McCain, Hilarys speech was very gracious even making favorable reference to him. The more a person learns about him the more you see just how ill prepared he is to be Pres. Last night he was in a major pout & it was so obvious. What a poor loser!!! |
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| Greg |
April 23rd, 2008 12:58 pm ET The PA like the Ohio vote is giving Mrs Clinton and the last voting states a false belief that she should be the Democratic nominee. The Republicans crossed party lines in hopes of McCain facing her in the fall. If she does become the nominee, the Democratic party will lose a large block of disheartend voters and may never win another national election. Up until the last few elections Americans have always felt that one vote meant something. You could change the policy and direction of America with your vote. Now, we know the rules can change in the middle of the election. Right and wrong should not be determined by who benefits the most! Disgusted in Ohio |
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| Larry |
April 23rd, 2008 12:58 pm ET Hi Leslie; maybe all those searches were from the other nearly 2 million of the supposed 4 million registered Democrats that appear to have not voted for anyone. It was reported that there were problems at a number of stations. |
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| Jim |
April 23rd, 2008 1:02 pm ET Sean - they do the rounding that way because that’s how the delegate votes are rounded. |
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| Mike in NYC |
April 23rd, 2008 1:02 pm ET Nate wrote: “… the Reagan Democrats, in which the vast majority are blue collar and Catholic, has been noted since the beginning of his campaign. The problem is that the media has not focused on this issue much.” It’s because the real issue is race. It’s impossible to understand why this primary is playing out the way it is without discussing, ahem, “demographics.” Obama wins states with lots of blacks, or ones with almost no blacks, but very little else. His success in the former is easy to understand. His success in the latter can be ascribed to a lack of racial polarization in overwhelmingly monoracial areas, with the opposite tending to be the case in more “diverse” regions. This jibes with the findings of a recent five-year study by Harvard professor Robert Putnam, described by the Financial Times as presenting “a bleak picture of the corrosive effects of ethnic diversity.” Not what a lot of people want to hear, and certainly not what the media wants to tell them. But it’s essential to understanding what’s going on here. |
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| Michael, KS |
April 23rd, 2008 1:02 pm ET I did not vote in our primary but I consider myself a Reagan democrat and have decided that if Obama is our nominee, I plan to vote for McCain. I am not comfortable with Obama’s abilities to help the middle class. |
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| Barb |
April 23rd, 2008 1:03 pm ET I guess Hillary was successful in her attempts at distractions and rumor mills. She has her campaign strategy intact which is not all that different from the Republicans. However, there’s no substance to them. If Obama had lied about sniper fire, he’d be out of the race. And if the “debate” was not focused on all those distractions by ABC which was designed to hurt Obama clearly by the pick of the moderators, the election results may have been different. I doubt the blue collar, high school educated rural votes spend a significant amount of time watching news shows on cable considering at this time of year, many of them are worried about their farms and many of them are holding 2 or 3 jobs in order to make ends meet. That’s the success of rumors. Plant them, let them grow and they’ll flower as well. Bush did it with Iraq why not Hillary with Obama. Sounds fair and American . . . doesn’t it? |
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| Susan |
April 23rd, 2008 1:04 pm ET Leslie: Nate stole a little of my thunder, but here goes. Senator Obama’s inability to connect with Reagan Democrats will cost him in the general election. His perceived lack of patriotism and disregard for the flag are symbolic messages that are very important to this voting block. This may sound crazy to some, but to many American’s the symbols are part of the fabric of this country. Susan |
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| Jaun |
April 23rd, 2008 1:06 pm ET People know less about Obama than Hillary. So, obvioulsy, search is going to be higher for him. Not a hint for anything unless one is desparately looking for one! |
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| Lake Hart (a Native American Writer) |
April 23rd, 2008 1:08 pm ET Because Obamas supporter are a lot more educated, web savvy and truly understands the issues - this is not about just winning an election - it is a desire by the “Americans who knows and wants better” -The Americans who will make it happen for this and future generations - not the “SAME’O ! SAME’O”! They want to “GHANGE” the secret handshake deals; I will scratch your back deals; the IOU deals, the my father was from the same Fraternity, deals. the “Special Interest” deals. You and I and every citizen of this planed is paying for these deals - basic commodities like Oil has quadrupled in the last eight years; basic food, corn, wheat and rice has doubled - watch out for the long term effect of these deals - we are mortgaging the lives and lively-hood of our children and grandchildren, and these younger educated ones, know! There is time for change and it is going to happen. Barack Obama will do it., Sincerely, Lake hart, a Native American Writer. |
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| Carolyn |
April 23rd, 2008 1:09 pm ET Why do the networks not post the percentage of African Americans voting for each of the Democratic candidates? Last night in the PA Primary, we heard all about older white women and the white vote in general and how it went to Clinton and how Obama is struggling. |
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| Mark |
April 23rd, 2008 1:14 pm ET For me the biggest thing is *how* she won. Why can’t Obama win big states? Maybe the fact that before this election his name was unknown? And he’s running against a former president who many liked. And his official opponent carries the enormous ‘Clinton’ second name / brand name. The real questions are: 1) Why can’t Hillary win most of the popular vote? Size of states alone is meaningless. It’s equivalent to asking “Why can’t Obama win on Tuesdays?” “The tide is turning”. Right. That’s why you were supposed to win PA by 25% to start with. Obama cut it to 9%, his name unheard of before his campaign. That is the way the tide is *going*. |
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| Al bush |
April 23rd, 2008 1:16 pm ET This is the powers that be spinning as usual. If calculated correctly the win is by 9 percent not 10. It is ok though the psychology of the spin is effective to people who haven’t done their homework and wouldn’t have voted for obama anyways.This only proves in an odd way that many people haven’t done their homework. I believe that obama was right …people are bitter and they hold on to what they know. People’s views of the world and the issues that affect us are so limited. This political bs is for people who listen to the idiot box and their faulty networks and can’t see the big picture. So I ask those of simple minds and limited views hold on to those deep traditions and hate. The republicans are waiting but so are the islamic terrorist waiting to topple what was a great nation. ps thankyou republicans who voted in this ellection to manipulate the vote of the people. US politics as usual. |
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| Stacie |
April 23rd, 2008 1:20 pm ET I’m a white, younger (41) female and am with Obama all the way. Yep - he’s inexperienced. I really think that’s what we need here. Somebody that is not already corrunpted by Washington. He’s got a good head on his shoulders and he’s got common sense. I think America will be surprised when he is elected. I think America will be pleasantly surprised. Obama/Edwards |
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| Donna |
April 23rd, 2008 1:23 pm ET i am asking hillary if obama cannot win the big states then why can she not win the little states. There are maybe 5-10 big states, what about the other fourty states clinton? do we not matter? This is another example of her belittling the American People. |
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| Jack Davis |
April 23rd, 2008 1:26 pm ET Everyone keeps saying Hillary won by 10 POINTS !!!! WRONG - Hillary won by 9.375 points; which according to standard methods of arithmatic rounds to 9 POINTS. This may not seem like a big deal, but believe me it is!! Pass this on. |
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| bayglide |
April 23rd, 2008 1:27 pm ET Tomorrow was the night when the good part of Hillary came in light. I would like to emphasis few things to everyone reading online post… 1. Obama need to answer - why can he not win big states? If I can further extend this argument - if Obama worked well for steel town of Chicago then why his magic has not worked with people of Allentown? 2. CNN needs to publish analysis (or graphics) of last four general election that maps Hillary and Obama wins in primary. As per my analyis, Hillary is more electable then obama since she won all the states that democrates are used to win in general election. 3. If Obama is good man and like to collaborate with other side of aisle then why should he not end this fight by joining a ticket with Hillary. We all democrates can have a 16 years of dems rule of this country - 8 years of Hillary and another 8 years of Obama. 4. Looking into the vote split in PA, this democratic race is getting more into black vs. white. Even people might shot me down on this but this is TRUE. If Obama is not black then it would be difficult for him to lead in primary election. I do like him but i think he is trying to push the envelop too far this time. Most of his PR and supporter on CNN news are black - right?? Most of his white supporters (Casey, Kerry, Richardson etc.) are having feeling against Clinton - though not Hillary (I believe). 5. In the end, being dems throughout my life, I would like to see both of them on a ticket. One will bring her experience to deal with difficult condition (legs for a hope!!) that we are all in and other brings mass affluence and HOPE!! God bless our country. Enjoy. |
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| JERRY |
April 23rd, 2008 1:29 pm ET the reason is clear.. they are looking to find controversy.. bad news allways gets watched more!!!!! daaa!!! |
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| Bill Oh Really |
April 23rd, 2008 1:31 pm ET Hillary won and Obama lost. Hope does not get anything done in Washington and Obama fizzeled out after spending 3 times the hope that Hillary did. |
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| Angie |
April 23rd, 2008 1:31 pm ET If Hillary won by 9% that’s the marginal win that should be reported. If she had been in second place, she would have fought tooth and nail AND not conceded till she was satisfied. I am a woman, proud to be a |
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| Roy (San Antonio) |
April 23rd, 2008 1:35 pm ET CNN it is coming out that the rounding of your mathematical analysis of Pennsylvania is incorrect. That if done so using 1 or 2 decimals would give an accurate point lead of only 9%. IF THIS IS TRUE YOU HAVE THE RESPONSIBLITY OF REPORTING THIS. FOR THE SAKE OF UNBIASED JOURNALISM REPORT THE REALITY. |
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| Obama for President |
April 23rd, 2008 1:42 pm ET Why would people take time to do a web search about Hillary Clinton? She’s been around for over 16 years. She’s boring. Old fearful people vote for her. Obama’s supporters are young and old, bold and wise. He is fresh and exciting. Its kind of an obvious observation you make, but revealing, because Im sure if Obama was a white man with the name Barry OReilly we would have no questions about him and the searches may not be as high. America still has a long way to go, but were getting there. Obama has been running an amazing campaign. Considering Hillary has been running for 16 years and Obama for only 16 months and yet hes able to be in the lead is amazing. The favor of God is definitely with him. America is becoming a truly beautiful country. |
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| donna sherman |
April 23rd, 2008 1:46 pm ET It’s difficult to understand if the democratic party is so worried about the injury to the party with the ongoing fighting between Obama and Clinton, that they don’t just vote for the stated winner and close this thing. All the projections say that Clinton cannot win without going to the convention, and then add that could be disastrous for the party. |
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| Hillary Clinton wins PA | FlishFun.com |
April 23rd, 2008 1:48 pm ET [...] So what is going on here? There are plenty of thoughts on the subject, for example this is from Anderson Cooper and deals with the “late voters”: According to Yahoo News, the most recent local [...] |
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| Jason Shifter |
April 23rd, 2008 1:49 pm ET What’s not said here are the types of people who use Yahoo compared to Google. Yahoo’s demographic is much older and leans more towards women than the people who use Google. Also Google makes up much more of the web search market then Yahoo does. Thus Yahoo’s demographic is the typical Hillary Clinton voter. |
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| nand mehta |
April 23rd, 2008 1:54 pm ET Mr Obama need to grow up and understand all the peopel of USA, not just young and restless who have no experince of reality of life, socialy elite who don’t have to worry about gas , food and home. Spend dome time in senate , run a state as governor and see the world then run to lead this wonderful conutry of ours. He may win democratic nomination with the help of move on and organization like this but guarenteed to lose in general elction |
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| Julius |
April 23rd, 2008 1:57 pm ET The political spin starts with media and not the individual campaigns. |
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| elise from ca |
April 23rd, 2008 2:00 pm ET I found this very interesting, it seems people are interested more in the controversies surrounding Senator Obama and in the issues with Senator Clinton. She has much more substance. The yes we can message is getting old with no concrete methods to acheive his unstated goals just sounds like far far to the left tax and spend. I am a Democrat and we require as a country someone to pull us out of the fiscal nosedive we are in, that my fellow citizens is Hillary Clinton and if her husband is enlisted in this deal all the better, perhaps we will realize prosperity once again. These are times where we need more than hope we need a proven problem solver in charge. |
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| Jo Ann |
April 23rd, 2008 2:01 pm ET Leslie, I find it rather strange that you don’t fault the media for any of this. If the media had done its job in the first place and given the voters all of the information on Obama instead of allowing him to hide his negatives, maybe the voters would not have been forced to “follow the rumor mill” and scramble around to find out what else they haven’t been telling them. If Obama is the Democratic nominee, I believe that many of the Reagan Democrats, the Independents, and the voters who voted for him in the primaries before all of this negative information came out, will hold it against him and the media and they will vote for McCain in November. Jo Ann |
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| Donna |
April 23rd, 2008 2:08 pm ET Are you all dizzy with spin now. Good because that is the way the media and Repub/Dems want you to be. Just remember the “Sound Bites” , the selective bits of info.They know that you are numb now and can come in for the kill. Can’t you see America…Clinton or McCain..The establishment doesn’t care. Either is in “The Pocket”. Cnn Please post this |
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| Vince |
April 23rd, 2008 2:09 pm ET Sean, BIG DEAL!!!!! 9% of the vote vs. 10% - Who cares? She was voted by a lead of OVER 200,000 individual votes! 1/5th of a million more people voted for Hillary than Obama, who cares about percent. Also, if you added in Florida, Hillary would be LEADING in the popular vote. Say what you want about that, but over 1 1/2 million people voted in Florida. 1 1/2 million individual American Voters voted in Florida. Take a look at the polls today, McCain would beat Obama in Florida as of today. And Hillary and dominate McCain in Florida - Do you want to win or not? |
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| PaliAl |
April 23rd, 2008 2:25 pm ET No negative for Mr. Barack Obama, we shall support you in all hardships. You speak for all our people. Negatives in campaigning only hurt you who follow a decadent savior. The internet is filled with deceitful banter and untruths. Mr. Barack Obama will rise to the mountain. |
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| bruce becker |
April 23rd, 2008 2:43 pm ET Her win is called 10% because Corzine said she should get out if she couldnt win by double digits in her home state. |
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| Joseph |
April 23rd, 2008 2:53 pm ET I am A North Carolina voter and have lived here my whole life. I Am a Hillary Clinton Supporter and will vote for her in the Primary and the General Election. However, I will vote for John McCain if Obama wins the Democratic Nomination. If he is for Change then why is the Entrenched Politicians such and Ted Kennedy and John Kerry supporting Obama, who is a young and impressionable or the better word is “controllable” candidate. I want an President who will not always bend to the will of the party but one who can fight for us against the grain if needed. That is why the Democratic Party will be better off with Hillary Clinton then Obama. Vote…..Hillary 08 |
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| RT |
April 23rd, 2008 2:55 pm ET Go figure. Folks are searching to find out more about Obama. Why? Maybe because he continues to refuse to let Americans know where he stands on any issue outside of “hope” and “change.” |
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| wolfsbane |
April 23rd, 2008 3:01 pm ET Clinton has the name recognition and the flak machine - late deciders are more likely to not be as informed about politics, and more easily swayed by distractions, as those who decide earlier. |
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| D. Casey Sebastopol, CA. |
April 23rd, 2008 3:46 pm ET It just goes to show you what morons the general public actually are. These are the same people who believed that Hillary ducked sniper fire in Bosnia because THEY DON’T READ. There is no way to know who did those searches — they could have been done BY the clinton campaign. Hey, I know… I’ll go do a day of searching Hillary Clinton and every negative thing I can think of and skew someone’s results. Don’t laugh… it’s not only possible, but easy.. just write a program to do it for you. 10+ years in web development, doh! |
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| Jay W. (Los Angeles) |
April 23rd, 2008 4:43 pm ET You know what surprises me more then anything? How people are so eager to be placed into a box… Democrat/Republican/Liberal/Conservative/Left/Right….. the spin machine has Americans right where they want them, divided…. Can all Americans win, when only a few play the game while the rest follow? Food for thought |
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| Dave |
April 23rd, 2008 5:12 pm ET I am one of the registered Democrats (in Oregon) that has been doing searches on Senator Obama. The association with Reverend Wright for 20 years, the statement about “bitter” small town people, etc. show insight into Senator Obama’s judgement. Especially with virtually no actual accomplishments or track record. My investigation leaves me cool to accepting Senator Obama as a leader. I do not believe that these are minor incidents as the wrapup to the above article indicate, “Was this by accident or did the Clinton PR machine masterfully play Republican politics and drive interest on silly or episodic wedge issues? Either way, the results bode well for Clinton.”. |
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| Joselito |
April 23rd, 2008 6:37 pm ET Yahoo is not the only search engine. Not all voters have Internet access or cell phones. Were these reliable sites or blogs? Be more scientific because your effort was…well…What was your point? |
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| philofficer |
April 23rd, 2008 6:47 pm ET Sure, Barak, held to the standard of Messiah, falls short. But let’s not forget Hillary’s negatives. Of the three remaining candidates, she is the most hated, the least trusted. Can someone with a 55% negative rating really win the presidency? Her considerable flaws are old news while Barak’s distractors jump on his every foible. |
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| Jeffery J. Roth |
April 23rd, 2008 7:44 pm ET First off I have always voted Republican. This year may be different as my vote may go to Obama. What really does a president do? They have to be motivational, dictate a course to their various constituants of varying parties. Even at times those factions can be at odds over a presidents own affiliation. I think Obama has that ability and not polarizing as Ms Clinton. I think he can reach across the diffence and bridge an agreement of what is best for America. I am of a time when the excuss was a “right wing conspiracy” and now the “media is tough on my poor wife”. Think of all those entitlements yet released or all that money going to the “library”. I see a comment that Obama is far “left left tax and spend”. OK. Clinton supports health care for everyone and Obama doesn’t. OK. If you do not pay for health care - either your stupid or can’t afford it - the Gov’t will take money away from you as a “penalty”. Isn’t penalty another word for tax? Have not we taxed the people that can least afford it. Isn’t that tax and spend with your good friends benefiting? The first Clinton Health Care Reform missed the Florida “Sunshine Law”. We missed who was involved I |
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| Karen |
April 23rd, 2008 8:20 pm ET I live in Indiana. This evening I saw my first campaign ad sponsored by the Obama camp. I couldn’t believe the negativity. This is all so sad. I am a Clinton supporter but it comes down to this: Good grief–give the woman her due. She did win Pennsylvania. Let her at least have 24 hours to enjoy it before you start with the criticism. But, the primary wasn’t even over before the the panelists were laying out why she can never win. Nice going. Do you truly believe we’re so ignorant we can’t see the bias? I think the bloggers would do well to remember that each of us has an opinion and attacking others for their viewpoint shows your limited understanding of the issues. |
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| Annie Kate |
April 23rd, 2008 9:23 pm ET In the weeks prior to Pennsylvania all the pundits and media said was that Hilary needed to win by a healthy margin, preferably a double digit margin to stay a viable candidate. Last night as I listened to these same pundits and media wonks they reported her win, analyzed it, analyzed some of Obama’s problems, but then downplayed Clinton’s win saying that Obama still was ahead. I think you would have to be living under a rock not to know that Obama is still ahead - but Hilary is gaining momentum. Hilary did what the pundits said she needed to do - so why still negative on her? Can we at least give her credit for the win she had to have? The more I find out about Obama the less I like him. I also have never cared for how liberal he is; I much prefer Hilary’s conservative approach.. Will I vote for either of them? I don’t know - I am very impressed with the honor, honesty, and integrity of McCain. At this point I’m not writing any of them off as choices - wish the press would do the same. Annie Kate |
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| Amber |
April 23rd, 2008 9:34 pm ET There is a real reason why Obama has more search hits; we don’t know Obama. I consistently hear him say “I have a plan” yet rarely hear the plan. What I do hear about Obama is his ‘gaffs’ . Hence the reason people search for the info about them. Makes perfectly logical sense to me. If Obama supporters spent more time and energy to put his plans and ideas on issues out there they would see better hits. They need to move beyond just the idea of change if they want to win a general election. What are they going to change? I think the old adage about “the devil you know” is holding true for Obama particularly in blue collar workers. Yes they want change but they want to know exactly what the change is. Change is not a new concept in politics. Rallys that raise people up and get them excited only last so long, real life intrudes fast. I think the superdelegates need to decide whether they truly want a democrat to win in November or if they want to simply go with the guy they like. These are the serious questions. The popular vote is close, delegates are close, Hillary leads in Superdelegates. As for the Yahoo news results; Obama has been campaigning for over a year and the main thing people ask about are his ‘gaffs’. Whose fault is it really? Blame the media all you want but if Obama’s plans and messages were really out for the American people after over a year of campaigning the American people would know it. |
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| Carla Ontario Canada |
April 23rd, 2008 9:41 pm ET @joanne and Karen, I totally agree with you. Also if the media had done its job and vetted Obama from the beginning then people would know him better. I have learned more about Obama on the internet in the last 3 months and I don’t like what I see. P.S. CNN please get ride of Jamal he does not make any sense. |
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| Robert Bor |
April 23rd, 2008 10:12 pm ET We speak to the matter that Obama cannot attract the blue collar workers, and we collectively credit Clinton as having the ability to reach out to those very voters. What amazes me is that the matter of race is not discussed. Is it not possible that THAT is the matter at hand, the factor that the blue collar folks could not, and would not admit. |
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April 24th, 2008 12:45 am ET this goes out for both Hilary/Obama supporters .. many of you are saying if your candidate doesn’t win the nomination …. you’re jumping ship and voting Republican ……… (You all are the ones who voted for Bush two terms and see what he did to America’s economy etc) ….. and we all know Mc Cain is going continue the same Bush Policy .. both democratic candidates share the same policies so who ever wins the nomination … democrats should be backing the winner …. this shows that many of you are not voting on the issues .. you all are voting out anger/hate/revenge (all things negative) Many say if MC Cain win the Election .. they are going to purchase a bumper sticker stating “don’t blame me i didn’t vote for Obama/Clinton” … the stickers should say instead “blame me i voted Mc Cain because my democratic candidate didn’t with the nomination” BEFORE YOU VOTE COME NOV I URGE YOU TO THINK ABOUT HOW YOUR VOTE WILL AFFECT NOT JUST YOU BUT GENERATIONS TO COME …. see my logic ? THINK BEFORE YOU VOTE COME NOV >> VOTE WISELY .. NOT OUT OF ANGER/HATE/REVENGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YOUR VOTE DOESN’T JUST AFFECT YOU BUT YOU CHILDREN >> GRANDCHILDREN AND SO ON >>>>>>>> |
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