US Election Coverage 2008

CNN) – How big of an impact did Rush Limbaugh's ‘Operation Chaos' have in Indiana? Did GOP voters really cross over to create havoc in the Democratic primary by voting for Hillary Clinton, as he'd asked his listeners to do?

Roughly one in ten of the state's Democratic primary voters were Republican - and that group did vote for Hillary Clinton, 53 to 47 percent over Barack Obama. But hold on: registered Democrats, who made up two-thirds of Tuesday's primary voters, gave roughly the same edge to Clinton, 53 to 45 percent. Only Independents - who made up about a quarter of the electorate - voted for Obama, 53 to 47 percent.

For whatever reason, self-identified conservative voters did overwhelmingly support Clinton – two out of three cast their votes for the New York senator
 
Kitila mama huyu ni fighter but she's fighting the wrong person.
Hivi Koba, Icadon, YNIM and rest of Obama Nation mmemwona Bill Clinton wakati wa speech ya Hillary? Mbona alikuwa amenuna hivyo na alikuwa mwekunduuuu! Ni pombe au he's sunburnt? Na kununa kwake is it the beginning of the end? Nimeona Begala na Donna Brazille wanachuana CNN, aisee huyu big Mama Donna alimweka sawa Paul ilibidi nicheke. Alafu akaja another whiney Clinton supporter Lanny Davis, akaleta utumbo wa Michigan na Florida, wacha Donna asimshukie. Ikabidi akiri hataki ugomvi na DNC especially with Donna! Duh naona DNC sasa wameamua hawataki tena upuuzi.
Haya for Hillarylanders: Barack has won North Carolina by more than 200,000 votes or 233,497 to be precise. Hillary won by 214,224 votes. So Obama has erased ALL her achievements, plus compensate for any possible loss in Indiana (even though he might win!)
GOBAMA!
 
Fd Hiyo Ni Wewe Na Akili Yako. Watu Kama Nyie Mko Wengi Tuu, Wewe Sio Wa Kwanza. Obama Hajaanza Kushinda Leo, Toka Yuko Havard Anashinda Na Watu Walikuwa Na Doubt Hivyohivyo, Ila Sasa I'm A Believer Kwa Obama Na Speech Yake Kama Kawaida, Kafunikaa. Hata Deval Patrick Governor Wa Massachusetts Ni Mweusi Na Ameshinda State Ya Weupe Wengi. Kwa Hiyo It Is Possible. It Is Over Kwa Mama.
 
End Game: Clinton's Exit Strategy

Opinion by Matthew Dowd, ABC News Political Contributor

In the aftermath of the Indiana and North Carolina Democratic primaries, I have at least one observation having watched the results and Hillary Clinton's speech.

What do President Bush and Hillary clinton have in common? Neither had an exit strategy ready.

The curtain on the long Clinton Broadway campaign is coming down. It hasn't hit the floor yet, but it's real close.

The math and the money and the message and the momentum are all now basically and inevitably against her. And her remarks after the results became clear show she is unprepared to accept defeat at this point and exit.

The writing is on the wall but it looks like she doesn't want to read it.

It will come but may take some time to accept reality.

Barack Obama cleared the last big hurdle he needed to clear this week. He had to show the superdelegates and the Democratic party that he wasn't damaged goods and could take hits and walk through adversity. That through the last month's struggle he could bounce back, that he could learn and grow as a candidate, and then win after that.

Obama's convincing win in North Carolina proved that he is ready for primetime and can fight the good fight headed into November. And that is one of the most important lessons in this presidential process.

My prediction is that slowly and assuredly superdelegates will move in his direction in the days ahead and that this will confirm his status as the Democratic nominee.

He now has a larger delegate lead than he had before the string of Clinton victories over the last six weeks. That is an undeniable fact.

Clinton will come to this conclusion at some point soon. It might take days. It might take a few weeks. But that truth will be faced. First in her head and then in her heart.

So, hopefully one of her campaign generals is putting together that exit strategy so she can implement it soon

(Matthew Dowd has been a campaign strategist in races throughout the country. In 30 years, Dowd has worked for Democrats such as the late Sen. Lloyd Bentsen and Lt. Gov. Bob Bullock, and Republicans including Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and President George W. Bush, for whom he was chief strategist in 2004.)
 
Nyani Ngabu said:
Hivi Obama akishinda Marekani ita apologize slavery?
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....hahaha ahaha ahaha,hapana ila weusi wote tutakuwa tunapata free paycheck every sunday na Jeremiah Wright atakuwa secretary of state na cabinet yote watakuwa weusi from chicago.
 
Koba said:
....hahaha ahaha ahaha,hapana ila weusi wote tutakuwa tunapata free paycheck every sunday na Jeremiah Wright atakuwa secretary of state na cabinet yote watakuwa weusi from chicago.
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Kumbe ndiyo maana unajipendekeza pendekeza eeehh?
 
NN hata mimi nilikuwa nafikiria hivyo, lakini tatizo ni kwamba kwa mtu mweusi kuapologize kwa dhuluma aliyofanyiwa mweusi mwenzie, kisiasa inawezekana lakini ki hali halisi haitamake sense, inabidi raisi mweupe aapologize ndo itaweza kufit kote kote kisiasa na kihali halisi. Obama akishinda uraisi na akaapologize atakuwa amewafanyia kazi wazungu ambao miaka takriban 200 baada ya Utumwa hawajaapologize direct.ili kuheal ili kuheal haya maumivu inabidi raisi mweupe aapologize!.
 

Je weusi wataridhika au wataendelea kuiona nchi yao kuwa ni ya kibaguzi licha ya ukweli kuwa zitakuwa ni kura za wazungu zitakazompa ushindi Obama kama akishinda?
 
Je weusi wataridhika au wataendelea kuiona nchi yao kuwa ni ya kibaguzi licha ya ukweli kuwa zitakuwa ni kura za wazungu zitakazompa ushindi Obama kama akishinda?
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weusi kuridhika itakuwa bado ngumu!. ila itazidisha matumaini ambayo atleast sasa yanaonekana. athari za miaka 200 ya utumwa haiwezi kufutwa na cycle moja ya uchaguzi mkuu ila itasaidia katika reconciliation na kuweka precedent ya vizazi vijavyo, ni lazima weusi waone wanapata elimu ya uhakika, uchumi wao na kipato chao kinakua,health care inakuwa affordable, haki na sheria kwa wote
hapo ndipo machungu ya weusi yatatoweka kwa kasi, ila Mzungu kuapologize ni muhimu hilo halina ubishi.
 
Mtu wa kwanza aliyemwambia/aliyemshauri huyu mama agombee urais wa USA naomba awe wa kwanza kumwambia aondoke, ajaribu next election! Honestly hii nomination hawezi kuipata..au Iam missing something here bandugu? Let now Dems unite behind this jaluo..hatutaki tena watu kuanza kulia lia November 5..mnaaanza kutafuta mchawi wakati Makeni anafungua Champaign ya ushindi..please... mama should leave the stage! She is decent, fighter na intelligent, she doesnt need to be a president for us to prove that!

Matokeo yake sasa hata wanaomheshimu wataanza kudoubt strategy na ambitions zake....Anyway in politics, never say never...But ilipofika..let her withdraw in dignity and she will earn respect! ......just bow down gracefully!
 


Susu mimi Donna simzimii sana..alipreside over a LOOSING CAMPAIGN ya Al Gore, ambayo mpaka leo watu tunasikitika huku dunia ya tatu tulipo...!!!! alikuwa one of the kitchen cabinet..kwa hiyo maneno yake ni hot air! hana kitu cha kutuonyesha..at least Beggalla na Calville..wana something!

Na sasa hivi tunataka Axelrod adeliver ushindi..siyo kelele tuu na kulalamika..dont mind the pundits..aim at the ultimate prize... (at least jamaa mpaka kumfikishs Jaluo hapo alipo..huts off for him!)...At times I dont want to admit it..but I admire Karl Rove na umafia wake.. why? he is always in a winning team! so the tactics he uses..is another subject all together.....Ila ushindi unapatikana. Na ndicho pundits wa democrats inabidi waonyeshe hapa, tumechoka na maneno yao..we want a winner..Its a shame kwamba mtu kama Al Gore walishindwa kumuuza kikamilifu...
 

Hivi unaamini kuwa Gore alishindwa uchaguzi?
 
Sasa Barack Obama anatakiwa ampe Hillary nafasi ya U-VP. Yeye atakuwa anafanya kazi shifti ya kwanza na ya pili 7AM mpaka 9PM, halafu Mrs. Clinton kutokana na suggestion za kampeni yake awe anapiga jaramba shift ya saa 9 usiku kuchukua phone calls...hahahahaha.
 
Nyani Ngabu said:
Go Mama Go!
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....go where, nyani ngabu!!?? primaries kwisha last night kilichobaki ni fujo tu toka kwa billary!! sore loser, aibu sana.
...naona wanazidi kujikopa wenyewe, sijui watapata wapi pesa ya kujilipa??
...former senator McGovern(billary supporter) ameshapendekeza "fighter" ajitoe!!!
...wame-run kampeni kama wapo in 90's, dunia imebadilika, watu hawataki fighters bali wanataka uniters na compromisers!! watu wanataka kuambiwa ukweli na sio pandering, ku-pin watu kwenye gaffes na associations za mbali ambazo hazitabadilisha maisha yao ktk wakti huu mgumu........

poleni sana NN na buraza KK....sisi tunasema, "change we can believe in, yes we can"!!.
 
Nyani Ngabu said:
Hivi unaamini kuwa Gore alishindwa uchaguzi?
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Kumbe? au WH imehamia Nashville? hahahaha..... He is one of the few remarkable men I admire on this planet! Mungu ambariki yule baba! Ya Mungu mengi...kwa hiyo we dont need conspiracy theories!

All in All Hillary should go and recuperate from this campaign....Aaanze kumsaidi Jaluo ashinde November!
 

Ha ha ebanae Masanja hilo jibu(in red) limeniacha hoi!!!
 
Nyani Ngabu said:
Hivi unaamini kuwa Gore alishindwa uchaguzi?
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in a longtime ktk thread hii umeongea point kwa kuuliza swali zuri sana!!

Masanja,
binafsi kilichonifanya niunge mkono Obama ni tactics, Donna ali-run kampeni nzuri sana against Bush lakini uchaguzi kwanza uliibiwa FL na Gore mwenyewe alikuwa betrayed or otherwise na watu wa kwao TN........kimsingi ktk pitapita yangu yaani wewe ndio wa kwanza kuona una blame Donna kwa kushindwa kwa Al Gore!!

karl rove sio genius kihivyo kama anavyopambwa, alikuwa ktk right place @ the right time...ile miaka ya mwisho ya 90's na mwanzo mwa 00's ilikuwa ndio peak ya influence za southern christian coalition ambayo ndio ili propel bush madarakani....tetesi ni kwamba wameshtukia kwamba wanatumika tu kisiasa!!.
kama unashabikia wizi wa kura basi utaona karl rove ni genius, kama unashabikia politics za mudslinging i.e McCain alizaa mtoto wa nje na mfanyakazi wake mweusi ilihali ni adopted daughter toka Bangladesh then utaona karl rove ni genius..........inawezekana kushinda bila kuongopa na bila kupaka matope wengine, hojaz tu, mfano ni hii kampeni ya Obama!! hivi kuna kitu popular kama ku-support gas tax holiday summer hii!!?? lakini angalia BO kasema no na still kashinda NC na IN kamaliza very close.
 
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