Democratic enthusiasm
Amid the , surely the most important long-term figure is the turn-out: something around 100,000 did I hear?
How many did they get to vote here in 2004? Nine thousand.
I know the Nevada caucus is more important now than it was then - but the fact is that Democrats are coming to the polls this year, they are up for it. Republicans are not.
It could change of course. Republicans could get enthused somewhere down the road, but at the moment they are not.
Perhaps conservatives feel disoriented when every candidate feels like an insurgent - none has the clear backing of the national party leadership and there is no obvious frontrunner. Whatever the reason, they are lagging behind in the enthusiasm race.
Never mind the winner in Nevada, feel the width of the voting pile...
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The Nation stated that Obama still won the most DELEGATES, which, at the end of the day, is what matters, right? So did the Washington Post, who is claiming the AP is going to look into their math.
Are you a Clinton supporter? Your blog lacks objectivity. That is not surprising though, considering you work for the ´óÏó´«Ã½.
Yeah, that was noticeable in Iowa, too, though nobody paid attention.
The most interesting thing about the New Hampshire primary was the turnout. It has been a traditionally conservative/Republican stronghold. Almost twice as many people voted for the top three Democratic candidates as did for the top three Republicans. McCain won. Big deal. The Republican primary did not draw even a respectable percentage of its own registered Republicans much less any independent voters. In the general election any of the republican candidates would have been trounced, in a red state no less.
Well, the Republican caucus was virtually uncontested, right? So it would make sense that their turnout is a lot less. But +360,000 people voted in the Repub. SC primary today, so I'm not sure if I see your point...
Obama did win the most delegates...but the point is that Clinton is gaining momentum going into Feb. 5th. The more she wins, the more those 20+ states will see a her as being able to win...and thus she will receive more votes! I really want Clinton to win...but Obama would be good too!