Comments on: Predictions and polls: South Carolina and Nevada; Update: Fox News calls Nevada for Mitt; Update: Fox calls Nevada for Hillary; Update: Wow — Hillary carries disputed culinary union sites? Update: Hillary wins Latinos, 64-24

By: Hot Air » Blog Archive » Obama revealed: He’s a doctrinaire leftwinger on immigration

Mon, 28 Jan 2008 20:15:24 +0000

[...] voters, or at least he didn’t in that state. Hillary Clinton won among Latinos in Nevada, 64-24, making her win there a sign that as the primary season heads west, Obama is going to meet a racial [...]

By: Tzetzes

Tzetzes — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 05:54:00 +0000

Update: Remember that guy at Luntz’s focus group who warned people not to count on Obama winning the culinary workers despite the union endorsement because of the large Latino demographic? He might have been right. The Las Vegas Sun says Hillary carried six of the nine at-large sites on the strip and may end up with seven.

Update: A forty-point margin for the Glacier among Latinos. Amazing.

B-b-but, Hispanics can't be racists!

By: fourstringfuror

fourstringfuror — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 18:53:51 +0000

I have a theory as to why HRC was able to take the Mexican vote (not Latino). There is a long-standing enmity between blacks and Mexicans, and with all the racist remarks coming from the Clinton machine the last few weeks, it’s easy to see how that would be attractive to Mexican voters. With all the black voters running to the Obama camp, HRC needed a way to recoup her minority quotient. Looks like she got it.

In short, I believe the race debate between Obama and HRC could have been manufactured by the Clintons to drum up more support in the Mexican community. I certainly wouldn’t put it past them.

By: Sierra Faith

Sierra Faith — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 18:29:33 +0000

Mitt Takes Nevada…

Another Gold for Romney.

…

By: leanright

leanright — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 17:50:52 +0000

Hillary wins Latinos, 64-24

Which is reason enough for any real American to vote her a$$ out of existence.

By: maverick muse

maverick muse — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 15:24:55 +0000

FOXNEWS Mitt is promising pie in the sky, to go to Washington and CUT OUT BUREAUCRACY! It would take a bloody revolution to remove government bureaucracy. Hollow promises, anything for a vote. Mitt’s GOVERNMENT must raise taxes to INCREASE expenditures. Mitt must increase the bureaucracy he says that he will cut down to size in order to increase the current government’s INVESTMENTS. Furthermore, Mitt claims that the government currently invests in everything, and that those investments must be increased. Mitt will raise your taxes and convert free enterprise into socialism.

No thanks!

Mitt the wonder boy is no cure-all for America.

By: Dems 2008: Allahpundit Should Visit More Often [Karl]

Dems 2008: Allahpundit Should Visit More Often [Karl] — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 03:04:16 +0000

[...] his shock at Sen. Hillary Clinton’s big win with Hispanics in Nevada, which is influencing his analysis [...]

By: BKennedy

BKennedy — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 02:15:36 +0000

Mitt got 94% of the vote in Nevada. That means he did worse than Bush in 2004 in the general election were “W” got 95% of the Mormon vote in the entire country.

joncoltonis on January 19, 2008 at 8:44 PM

Uh yeah, Mitt got 4% in a caucus against other Repubs, Bush got 85% (presumably) in the general. Who wants to bet it all shifts Mitt’s way when his opponent is Barack or Hillary?

Besides, 94 vs. 95% is irrelevant.

By: joncoltonis

joncoltonis — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 01:44:44 +0000

Mitt got 94% of the vote in Nevada. That means he did worse than Bush in 2004 in the general election were “W” got 95% of the Mormon vote in the entire country.

By: Weebork

Weebork — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 01:43:28 +0000

I just counted the counties that each Democrat candidate won in Nevada and Sen Obama won more counties than Sen Clinton (10 vs 6).

I think that’s why Sen Obama received more delegates.

HA!

By: Weebork

Weebork — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 01:33:15 +0000

If Cong Paul does well when independents vote for him but not so well when Republicans do, doesn’t it make more sense to run independent? He can start his own party, like Ross Perot did and say wacky things in debates like Perot did…

…er ok, well he’s got the last thing taken care of.

On the Democrats side, I think its hilarious that Sen Obama will get more delegate votes even though Sen Clinton won! My guess is that it’s related to how many counties each candidate won. I’ll bet while Sen Clinton won more people (e.g. the popular vote), Sen Obama won more counties (think of them like electoral votes). Funny!

By: michaelo

michaelo — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 01:25:48 +0000

Well, Paul is dead last in SC tonight. I just wish Fred was doing better. The dynameic that will keep Fred in until at least Feb 6th? The possibility of a brokered convention, as predicted before.

By: Hot Air » Blog Archive » Stupid: Obama camp spinning Nevada loss as delegate win

Sun, 20 Jan 2008 01:25:14 +0000

[...] question: I wondered in the other thread if Obama will use this defeat to appeal to black voters in SC to be his firewall. Can he do that or [...]

By: right2bright

right2bright — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 01:11:38 +0000

Romney, Huckabee, or even McCain wouldn’t have a chance against that.

JoeBrooks on January 19, 2008 at 7:38 PM

That’s money…Not a chance.

By: madmonkphotog

madmonkphotog — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 01:11:14 +0000

I’m with Mitt!

By: Weebork

Weebork — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 00:49:53 +0000

Should have brought out these Badgers before the start of the voting. It might have helped distract more McCain and Huckabee voters until the polls closed.

By: JoeBrooks

JoeBrooks — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 00:38:42 +0000

The Hillary win is suprising and disapointing. I’m not as confident as others are on the conservative side about facing The Hillabeast in the general election. A lot of uninformed voters will pull the lever for her just based on her name. Romney, Huckabee, or even McCain wouldn’t have a chance against that.

By: fred5678

fred5678 — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 00:24:50 +0000

Just looking at the raw numbers on Fox’s ticker and there was roughly 50K people who voted. I thought Nevada had more people then that.

Just A Grunt on January 19, 2008 at 5:00 PM

It was a caucus, not a primary. First time here, early and mis-managed, thanks to Reid.

The ‘vote’ was a preference vote as you left the caucus, just like a straw poll.
The elected delegates (like me) can vote for whomever they please at the county caucus next month, and then at the state caucus after that.

By: Gartrip

Gartrip — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 00:21:52 +0000

I thought Obama would win Nevada for sure. That Hillary just keeps surprising.

SoulGlo on January 19, 2008 at 7:11 PM

Yeah… Bill’s “powers of pursuasion” are fierce.

By: SoulGlo

SoulGlo — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 00:11:22 +0000

I thought Obama would win Nevada for sure. That Hillary just keeps surprising.

By: Gartrip

Gartrip — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 00:06:47 +0000

does this mean that Silky will finally go back to the Biltmore Estate and actually take care of his ailing wife and illegitimate baby?

By: Fed Up

Fed Up — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 00:01:05 +0000

I doubt it.

Limerick on January 19, 2008 at 6:51 PM

Well, the debate would be one sided…

By: Limerick

Limerick — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 23:58:43 +0000

profitsbeard on January 19, 2008 at 6:54 PM

Well…ya got me on that one….I have always said he woudn’t accept it, but if bombs in SC and he stays in that is the only answer.

By: profitsbeard

profitsbeard — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 23:54:42 +0000

Fred for Veep! (It's a sleepier kind of job, and he'll fit right in.) You need a Mitt to handle a Rodham.

By: Limerick

Limerick — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 23:51:37 +0000

I’m sure we’d have a good debate over a few Black and Tans…

Fed Up on January 19, 2008 at 6:50 PM

I doubt it.