Open thread: Super Tuesday results! Update: McCain wins New Jersey, Connecticut, Illinois; Update: McCain 36, Romney 36 in … Arizona? Update: Hillary wins Massachusetts, New Jersey; Update: Maverick takes Arizona; Update: Hillary wins Missouri
posted at 6:15 pm on February 5, 2008 by Allahpundit
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We’ll stay with this thread as long as we can. Georgia closes at 7 p.m.; if there’s a late conservative surge towards Mitt, presumably it’ll show up there first. Missouri, which is winner take all, checks in at 8 p.m. After that, it’s a long hard slog until California at 11.
Have I mentioned yet that it would be worth your while to cross over and vote for Hillary? I think I have, but in case you missed it, vote Hillary.
Exit polls as soon as I get them. Stand by.
Update: As of 6 p.m., Megyn Kelly says on Fox that Huck earns 33% of the half or so of GOP voters who voted today who call themselves evangelicals. Mitt leads among immigration voters, with 48%, but McCain leads among economy voters and Iraq voters.
Update: Mitt wins Missouri — but McCain wins California?
Update: Obama leads among black voters, 44-17, and trails among whites only 50-44. Among white women, he trails only 57-44. She’s in trouble, although she does lead big among Latinos.
Update: CNN should have Georgia results at 7 and other states at 8.
Update: “Obama large in exit polls,” says Drudge. Start praying.
Update: Via Drudge, brutal.
OBAMA: Alabama: Obama 60, Clinton 37… Arizona: Obama 51, Clinton 45… Connecticut: Obama 53, Clinton 45… Delaware: Obama 56, Clinton 42… Georgia: Obama 75, Clinton 26… Illinois: Obama 70, Clinton 30… Massachusetts: Obama 50, Clinton 48… Missouri: Obama 50, Clinton 46… New Jersey: Obama 53, Clinton 47…
CLINTON: Arkansas: Clinton 72, Obama 26… California: Clinton 50, Obama 47… New York: Clinton 56, Obama 43… Oklahoma: Clinton 61, Obama 31… Tennessee: Clinton 52, Obama 41…
Update: Obama wins Georgia on the strength of blacks. GOP is too close to call.
Update: Good lord — 86-13 for Obama.
Update: The exit polls give Huck a six-point lead among women in Georgia. It’s a proportional state, so each candidate will take about a third of the delegates.
Update: McCain wins New Jersey, Illinois, and Connecticut, as expected. Huck steals Alabama. Mitt wins Massachusettes. Hillary wins Oklahoma and Obama takes his home state of Illinois.
Megyn Kelly says Obama wins among whites(!) in Connecticut and Hispanics in Illinois, 51-47. Huckabee’s killing Romney among evangelicals in Georgia.
Hillary wins Tennessee.
Update: Wow indeed: Maverick’s home state is in play?
Update: Romney’s running a fairly distant third in Georgia right now, 37-33-25 with Huck in the lead. If Huck holds on, this makes three wins for him already: Georgia, West Virginia, and Alabama, which McCain was supposed to win.
Update: Rove is on FNC right now calling McCain’s decision to campaign in a lost cause like Massachusetts a huge mistake. Georgia was the early prize, not Mitt’s backyard.
Update: Good lord. As of 9 p.m., Fox still can’t call Arizona for Maverick yet. The Glacier wins New York and, whew, Massachusetts too, negating the Waffles/Teddy effect. But Obama wins Delaware and is in position to steal Connecticut.
Update: Whew. Hillary holds onto New Jersey.
Update: No surprise — Maverick takes New York’s winner-take-all delegates. As for Massachusetts, Hillary wins among women 57-40; in Delaware, Obama wins 90% of the black vote.
Update: Dean Barnett e-mails to say Hillary is doing better than the exit polls predicted — and Mitt’s doing worse. The only state McCain’s lost so far that he hoped to carry was Alabama. If Hillary sneaks out of California with a win, it’s a good night for her. 90 minutes until the polls close.
Update: Obama locks up Alabama. Meanwhile, Huck’s on the brink of taking WTA Missouri while McCain leads in Tennessee and it’s a dogfight between Maverick and Huck in Oklahoma. Where’s Romney? The only state he’s won thus far is Massachusetts.
Update: MM notes that McCain’s in trouble in a number of states he was supposed to win: Missouri, Georgia, Arizona, and Alabama (which he’s already supposedly lost). True enough — but it’s Huckabee, not Mitt, who’s knocking him off.
Update: Maverick knocks off Huckabee in Oklahoma. Still no big wins for Mitt.
Update: Mitt wins Utah, as expected. So does Obama.
Update: Damn. Obama takes Connecticut from Hillary.
Update: Mitt takes the North Dakota caucuses. Obama takes the Minnesota caucuses.
Update: Took him long enough but McCain came through in his home state. Arizona goes to Maverick, winner take all.
Update: Drudge says Mitt takes Minnesota, Colorado, and Montana. That’s super, but McCain’s swept all the winner-take-all states and is poised to take Missouri too. If Romney doesn’t take California, this is a disappointment.
Update: Atta girl. The Glacier sneaks through in Missouri. But does she trail in the delegate count?
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Hey Genius, who else could win in this Blue stronghold.
I absolutely love McClintock, but he can’t win a statewide contest in this liberal mess we call my home state.
Arnold has delivered CA to us, twice.
And now Mac will keep the presidency in our hands.
I am happy, because I would rather win than lose.
JayHaw Phrenzie on February 5, 2008 at 11:28 PM
Hollowpoint-
The .308 caliber AK-47 is a Hesse Arms variation.
Go Mitt!
Begone Huck!
profitsbeard on February 5, 2008 at 11:29 PM
Honestly, I know Texas will go red in November. I have no reason to worry about that.
But I am not going to give McCain or Huck my vote. It would make me want to vomit. Sorry!
SimplyKimberly on February 5, 2008 at 11:29 PM
Don’t rely too much on the exit polls tonight. McCain is winning AZ by over 20 points and the exit polls had him tied with Romney.
bnelson44 on February 5, 2008 at 11:29 PM
Huh. I never knew Stormfront had a presence in California.
funky chicken on February 5, 2008 at 11:29 PM
I’ll do SK one better, if it’s McCain I’ll vote Democrat for the first time in my life. He’s consistently given conservatives the finger, now it’s our turn to return the favor!
jwp1964 on February 5, 2008 at 11:29 PM
Time to play some WoW before bed. Welcome aboard the Disappointment Train, Romniacs. We former Fredheads have been holding a seat open for ya.
Hollowpoint on February 5, 2008 at 11:29 PM
LOl no Im stealing off the CNN site
William Amos on February 5, 2008 at 11:29 PM
simply, if that’s so, how can you support Mitt? He did nothing to stop sanctuary cities while gov. of Ma, and he is pro-choice. Principled my ass, you just hate McCain because you think you’re supposed to.
myamphibian on February 5, 2008 at 11:29 PM
McCain wins the BIG STATES from NY,NJ, IL To CA!
Chakra Hammer on February 5, 2008 at 11:30 PM
Maybe, but he was basically fellating McCain when he was on Fox News a little while ago. He had to be proded into bringing up their differences. Didn’t seem like someone willing to try to fight Maverick in a prolonged struggle.
phronesis on February 5, 2008 at 11:30 PM
profitsbeard on February 5, 2008 at 11:25 PM
Ah, but tonight’s success will make Huck think that he can win Texas, where he’s heard there are plenty of squirrels.
Pax americana on February 5, 2008 at 11:30 PM
Mitt is not named John McCain and he seems like a smart and decent man.
And I KNOW I can’t trust John McCain.
SimplyKimberly on February 5, 2008 at 11:30 PM
Well, there ya go! I was looking at the absolutely useless Fox News site.
TX Mom on February 5, 2008 at 11:31 PM
Thats typical the moderates to win big states. Any conservative needs the South to offset them that isnt happening this election.
William Amos on February 5, 2008 at 11:31 PM
phronesis on February 5, 2008 at 11:30 PM
Huck knows his best bet is for the VP slot, and he also knows it ain’t coming from Romney.
Pax americana on February 5, 2008 at 11:31 PM
California
McCain 45%
Romney 25%
6%
reporting
It’s over.
Chakra Hammer on February 5, 2008 at 11:31 PM
Romney panders too much even for other politicians. That should tell you something.
myamphibian on February 5, 2008 at 11:31 PM
How about South Carolina, Florida and Oklahoma?
How as Willard done in the South? LOL
Chakra Hammer on February 5, 2008 at 11:32 PM
McCain is from neighboring arizona. Tey veiw him as a straight shooting westerner out in californication.
William Amos on February 5, 2008 at 11:32 PM
For all of Mitt Romney’s faults, he has the only positive that matters. He is not John McCain. Thats enough for me.
SimplyKimberly on February 5, 2008 at 11:32 PM
Last poll I saw he had good reason to think that. It’s a shame.
TX Mom on February 5, 2008 at 11:32 PM
Pax-
Prairie oysters for Huckabee!
profitsbeard on February 5, 2008 at 11:32 PM
Oops, I forgot to finish my thought in the last post. Gov Swartz. carries the moderate Republican vote, which is about all that makes up the Republican party here. The only benefit CA brings to the primary are the number of delegates. The Governator, much like McCain, is not a conservative by any means. The Governator, much like McCain, is a sheep in wolves clothing (sheep = liberal, wolf = conservative).
Weebork on February 5, 2008 at 11:32 PM
I think Brit is starting to get a little punchy.
TX Mom on February 5, 2008 at 11:33 PM
Congrats McCain — I hope you won’t need my vote in November.
diesirae on February 5, 2008 at 11:33 PM
Simply, McCain’s running mate will not be named John McCain either.
myamphibian on February 5, 2008 at 11:34 PM
That’s easy, the southern bible thumpers won’t vote for a mormon…end of story.
jwp1964 on February 5, 2008 at 11:34 PM
What’s going on with Brit? I switched over to Showtime to watch In Treatment with Gabriel Byrne.
SimplyKimberly on February 5, 2008 at 11:34 PM
Is it just me, or does it seem like with the, seeming, emergence of McCain as the potential nominee coupled with his voting record and actions alongside Democrats, that the little difference which defined the two main political parties as separate is nearly eliminated?
Weebork on February 5, 2008 at 11:35 PM
Not directed at me, but most of hate McCain not because we think we’re supposed to but for:
McCain/Feingold
Gang of 14
Opposing Bush tax cuts
Shamnesty
Nearly going over to the Dem party
And, just generally giving the finger to conservatives with no sign of remorse.
That’s enough for me to despise the SOB.
BacaDog on February 5, 2008 at 11:35 PM
He’s just getting awfully giggly about their new big touch screen computer.
TX Mom on February 5, 2008 at 11:35 PM
It ain’t just you Weebork.
SimplyKimberly on February 5, 2008 at 11:35 PM
If you are voting for John McCain, you are voting for amnesty for illegal immigrants. Criminals.
If you are voting for John McCain, you are voting for campaign finance reform. An assault on free speech.
If you are voting for John McCain, you are voting for higher taxes. He voted against the Bush Tax Cuts.
If you are voting for John McCain, you are voting to kill 300,000 American jobs and a dramatic gas tax increase. All in the name of “climate change”.
If you are voting for John McCain, you are voting for baby killing judges. Because Alito is “too conservative”.
If you are voting for John McCain, you are voting against doing whatever it takes to stop another terrorist attack on American soil. They killed 3,000 Americans on 9/11, we can stick their heads in a little water.
And if you are voting for Mike Huckabee…you are voting for John McCain.
Stand by your conservative values–vote Romney.
malan89 on February 5, 2008 at 11:36 PM
SECOND LOOK AT CNN
Seriously, Fox News sucked tonight, better than my Oreck even.
Chakra, 6% reporting is over?
Well, it’s over for me. I’m going to bed.
SK, ask some military folks if they trust McCain to treat them decently. Really, they are the ones with their asses on the line for us all. The dems will screw them.
McCain told the folks in Iowa he opposed ethanol subsidies, told the folks in MI he wouldn’t send federal money to rebuild the automotive industry. It cost him votes in both places.
He certainly wasn’t my first choice, but he’s so much better than the dems.
funky chicken on February 5, 2008 at 11:36 PM
yup.
TX Mom on February 5, 2008 at 11:36 PM
Fox just announced that Mac is trouncing Romney in Santa Clara County.
:)
That’s my county!!! That’s my peeps!!!
MACMENTUM!!!!!!!!!!!!
JayHaw Phrenzie on February 5, 2008 at 11:36 PM
Oh well, I can understand that being a tech geek myself.
Show me new technology and get a bit drooly too.
SimplyKimberly on February 5, 2008 at 11:36 PM
bnelson44 on February 5, 2008 at 11:29 PM
Yeah I noted that crappy exit poll in Arizona. Must go down for one of the worst of the year so far, unless HH craftily slipped it into the figures at NRO.
Pax americana on February 5, 2008 at 11:36 PM
Weebork, we don’t care about that now. What we care about is can McCain win there in November. I hope so, and I know Mitt would have lost in a general election there. Folk like Kimberly who are okay with losing had their say, and they lost. Time to lead, follow or get the hell outta the way.
myamphibian on February 5, 2008 at 11:36 PM
I can name only twice time that a nominee named someone else running that he was running against in the same election. 1960 when Kennedy did it and 1980 when reagan did it.
Honestly all huck has power to do is with the republican platform. McCain will likely pick someone else.
William Amos on February 5, 2008 at 11:36 PM
Sorry, but CNN is blowing FOX out of the water by explaining WHERE the votes are coming from in Missouri and Georgia. Good job by them.
SouthernGent on February 5, 2008 at 11:37 PM
And don’t forget about the dirty Washington trickery (like what we saw today in W.V.) that you will be voting for if you vote for McCain.
malan89 on February 5, 2008 at 11:37 PM
Not just you. That’s why I have no problem voting dem to stick it to McShamnesty.
jwp1964 on February 5, 2008 at 11:37 PM
In CA two million people handed in absentee ballots today! ???
bnelson44 on February 5, 2008 at 11:37 PM
I gotta give it up. My kids will be up at the crack of dawn even if I did stay up late for Super Duper Mega Fat Tuesday.
I know y’all will all be here to console me tomorrow.
TX Mom on February 5, 2008 at 11:37 PM
So, um, remind me again why CA was supposed to be close?
They’ll call it for McCain within the hour.
American-Infidels.com on February 5, 2008 at 11:38 PM
Politics is more important than the troops. Just like for John Kerry!
funky chicken on February 5, 2008 at 11:38 PM
McCain doesn’t pander to the voters or the talk show hosts.
Pax americana on February 5, 2008 at 11:38 PM
Republican front runner with a Democrat on the stage…BWAHAHAHAHAHA.
SouthernGent on February 5, 2008 at 11:38 PM
Was that crowd chanting, “AM-NES-TY!!”?
fiatboomer on February 5, 2008 at 11:39 PM
McCain back up in Missouri!
Missouri
McCain 175,639 33%
Huckabee 173,143 32%
91%
reporting
Chakra Hammer on February 5, 2008 at 11:39 PM
malan89 on February 5, 2008 at 11:36 PM
What a steaming pile of BS.
Pax americana on February 5, 2008 at 11:39 PM
Good night TX MOM
myamphibian on February 5, 2008 at 11:39 PM
Supposedly, the absentee voters went heavily to McCain and those who voted today went heavily to Romney.
What is coming in now is the Bay Area, which is McCain country.
bnelson44 on February 5, 2008 at 11:40 PM
Mac is back!!!!
Mac is back!!!!
Mac is back!!!!
Let us all support our parties nominee.
The folks that suported Mitt and Huck all brought up good points and they have had their voices heard. Now is the time to focus on staping Hobama!!!
Mac is back!!!!
Mac is back!!!!
Mac is back!!!!
Woot!!!!!!
JayHaw Phrenzie on February 5, 2008 at 11:40 PM
I just want McCain to NOT READ HIS FRICKIN’ SPEECH!
SouthernGent on February 5, 2008 at 11:40 PM
That’s less than 500 votes
bnelson44 on February 5, 2008 at 11:40 PM
It would be some Shock if Mac took Missouri! He’s been behind almost all night. That together with a decent win in CA should seal Super Tuesday as McCain’s victory.
Pax americana on February 5, 2008 at 11:41 PM
What was “BS” about any of that. You are afraid of the truth. You are NOT a conservative.
Probably.
Imagine what kind of world we would be in if Joe Lieberman was elected vice president in 2000…
malan89 on February 5, 2008 at 11:41 PM
Some good news 10% reporting
Clinton 475,881 55%
Obama 273,461 32%
Edwards 89,317 10%
William Amos on February 5, 2008 at 11:41 PM
Mac Attack!!! Strafing the field from above!!
GO Johnny MAC!!!!
Chakra Hammer on February 5, 2008 at 11:42 PM
McCain extending olive branch…I say to Romney…break it in half!
SouthernGent on February 5, 2008 at 11:43 PM
McCain 177,370 33%
Huckab 174,793 32%
91%
reporting
Chakra Hammer on February 5, 2008 at 11:43 PM
jwp1964 on February 5, 2008 at 11:43 PM
Gracious speech from McCain
bnelson44 on February 5, 2008 at 11:43 PM
I do hope McCain tries to reach out to the righties. Some of their points are valid, but if he takes the high road, maybe the bruised egos on both sides can heal.
myamphibian on February 5, 2008 at 11:44 PM
Ok. Alka Seltzer for my ulcer and off to bed.
Geez! While typing that, Big John just extended the olive branch to Mitt.
Lord. What nightmares I’ll have tonight.
BacaDog on February 5, 2008 at 11:44 PM
And stuff it up his old dusty ass!
jwp1964 on February 5, 2008 at 11:44 PM
He’s rather concilliatory tonight (at least)…he didn’t get the mandate he predicted. Heh.
SouthernGent on February 5, 2008 at 11:44 PM
I swear, if he says “my friends” one more time, I am going to detonate my tv.
muyoso on February 5, 2008 at 11:44 PM
Southerngent, that’s not very gentlemanly. Man up and don’t be a sorry loser.
myamphibian on February 5, 2008 at 11:44 PM
I can’t wait for the MSM to turn on John McCain the minute he gets the nomination.
I’m going to enjoy watching them pick him apart.
And when Hillary or Obama are in the White House, I am going to ask if all of this gloating was worth it. Because really what did you win? The Republican party has lost with McCain as the nominee.
SimplyKimberly on February 5, 2008 at 11:45 PM
Obama cuts off McCain. Priceless.
malan89 on February 5, 2008 at 11:45 PM
Myamphibian,
I see what you’re saying but I don’t look at it the same way you do. I don’t look at the Republican nominee as someone who can just beat Clinton. I want the nominee to be someone who is best for the country, because after Hillary is defeated, potentially, then the rest is the policy and leadership direction that we will need if we as Republicans get the win come November. To me, simply defeating Clinton is like being one of those single issue voters who only vote for X because they are against abortion, or abortion, etc. Such voters are, in my opinion, weak and don’t have much principles to stand on (so they pick one to focus).
I think it does not only our party, but the country as well to elect someone purely because they appear to have the potential to defeat the other “guy”. To me it’s utterly shallow, short-sighted, and dangerous to do so. Despite any potential electability of McCain against the Democrat rival, McCain will not serve the country well as president.
Weebork on February 5, 2008 at 11:45 PM
McCain is talking like a nominee
bnelson44 on February 5, 2008 at 11:45 PM
Just for the record, I’m not a McCain person…
I’m a Rudy Giuliani Fan always have been.
Chakra Hammer on February 5, 2008 at 11:45 PM
Ah-huh.
SouthernGent on February 5, 2008 at 11:45 PM
He is.
Chakra Hammer on February 5, 2008 at 11:46 PM
Listening to Hussein … Bread and circuses! Bread and circuses!
BowHuntingTexas on February 5, 2008 at 11:47 PM
Manning up does not mean bending over and letting McShamnesty stick it to you again! I’m with ya Southerngent!
jwp1964 on February 5, 2008 at 11:47 PM
I see Lieberman is standing with McCain and his yes-men. Is this really the man we want?
fourstringfuror on February 5, 2008 at 11:47 PM
I don’t know if I should be in any satisfied that I am not the only one out there who thinks this.
Weebork on February 5, 2008 at 11:48 PM
No, but it is the man that the Washington establishment wants. “It’s his turn.”
malan89 on February 5, 2008 at 11:49 PM
Why doesn’t Obama vote the way he speaks? He says one thing, but does another.
SouthernGent on February 5, 2008 at 11:49 PM
Heh.
I was a George Allen fan, and look where that got me.
Looks like we’re both bad judges of electamania, Chakra.
BacaDog on February 5, 2008 at 11:49 PM
Mac is a class act and an absolute professional. He will reach out to Mitt and Huck and their supporters and if they are “true conservatives” they will come home. If they don’t they were never loyal to begin with and we need to win without them.
Obama would have sept over Romney like a fire through dry wood. Against a man like McCain though, Obama’s total lack of accomplishments is glaring.
I am listening to Obama’s speech right now. He has personlity. He is charming. But, he is an empty suit. Another empty suit, but devoid of personality, like Romney would have had no chance.
A man of accomplishment like John McCain will show Obama for the inexperienced child that he is.
JayHaw Phrenzie on February 5, 2008 at 11:49 PM
Argh.. I keep leaving out words in sentences. Great way to really be articulate.
Weebork on February 5, 2008 at 11:51 PM
Lord!!
I keep waiting for Obama to say “Now take a drink of this Kool-Aid people!! Your pain shall be healed!”
BacaDog on February 5, 2008 at 11:51 PM
Apparently so.
billy on February 5, 2008 at 11:51 PM
Perhaps. I mean, clearly the word “amnesty,” used as a trope like that, means a great deal to a signifigant number of people.
Hiney Von Pewps on February 5, 2008 at 11:52 PM
Missouri
McCain 180,239 33%
Huckabee 176,889 32%
93%
reporting
Chakra Hammer on February 5, 2008 at 11:52 PM
We need Clinton to win in CA at least – looks as if she will still be narrowly behind on delegates.
Johnny Mac is looking good in Missouri and CA.
Pax americana on February 5, 2008 at 11:53 PM
Saint Louis will carry it for McCain. Blech.
SouthernGent on February 5, 2008 at 11:53 PM
Ahhh.. Go GOP!
Chakra Hammer on February 5, 2008 at 11:54 PM
I’m not used to this complete disgust with the GOP. I grew up with Reagan as POTUS and everyone else trying to run as him. This is the first election in my lifetime that I have said none of the above. I wanted Fred! I could have voted FOR Fred! Romney was my suck it and vote for the party guy.
SimplyKimberly on February 5, 2008 at 11:54 PM
Now that’s funny. Using Class act and professional to describe McCain. A known hot head and vindictive jerk. That is hilarious, especially the part about having conservatives come home…I think McShamnesty is the one that needs to come home from the dem side of the aisle…he considered being THEIR VP. You and the other McCain supporters are obviously not Repubs!
jwp1964 on February 5, 2008 at 11:55 PM
Nut roots shout out from the Obama.
SouthernGent on February 5, 2008 at 11:55 PM
But don’t you hope you’re wrong? Or are you too proud.
myamphibian on February 5, 2008 at 11:55 PM
Jay,
I have to firmly disagree with you on your assessment of McCain’s level of classiness. Anyone who has class do not continue to speak out against opponents about things which have been irrefutably proven to be untrue and false. I heard McCain speaking about Romney earlier and every point that McCain made were flat out lies against Romney. Not just spin, or campaign points, but lies. Classy people don’t lie.
Weebork on February 5, 2008 at 11:55 PM
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