New Mexico Final Vote Count, Clinton Over Obama

Published by Fred Soto• February 14th, 2008 RSS News Feed

The state party chairman announced the result after nine days of counting votes.  Hillary Clinton won the close race against Barack Obama for New Mexico’s delegates.  Clinton now has one more delegate to add to her total — she will receive 14 of the state’s pledged delegates, and Obama 12.  Barack Obama can still say he’s won “eight in a row”, but his victory in the southwest might suggest that Clinton has an advantage in Texas, a big delegate state that is just around the corner.

Just to make sure,  Hillary Clinton is sharpening her attacks on Barack Obama:

She pretty much implied that Senator Obama misled supporters on special interests.

“My opponent says that he’ll take on the special interests,” she said. “Well, he told people he stood up to the nuclear industry and passed a bill against them. But he actually let the nuclear industry water down his bill — the bill never actually passed.”

Wait, there’s more.  Clinton wants to distinguish herself from Barack Obama and what she feels is empty rhetoric.

“There’s a big difference between us — speeches versus solutions, talk versus action [...]  Speeches don’t put food on the table. Speeches don’t fill up your tank or fill your prescription or do anything about that stack of bills that keeps you up at night.”

Obama’s camp fired back, Obama spokesman Bill Burton:

“[Obama] doesn’t need any lectures on special interests from the candidate who’s taken more money from Washington lobbyists than any Republican running for president.”

Democratic strategist Jamal Simmons (Obama supporter)

“In my neighborhood, you know, you had to win games if you wanted to brag. [...] I think right now, Barack Obama is ahead in delegates. He’s ahead in states. He’s ahead in the popular vote. He’s winning.

Front-runner status has been a bad thing throughout the Democratic primary, but is that still true?

“Sen. Clinton has got to win some of these contests, you know, to get to the finals.”

It’s possible that if Hillary Clinton sweeps the big states that are coming up, including Texas and Ohio, that super delegates might have a difficult decision to make, but if Barack Obama can pull off those states, he’s going to have a very strong argument for winning the nomination.

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  1. snuckle on February 15th, 2008 at 9:56 am:

    Good for Hilary, no matter what she says or where she wins, CNN has tried every dirty trick in the book to run her down, & tell everyone how great Obama is, & he hasnt evan talked about politics. CNN has been paid alot of money, & only a lier will deny that.

    To all the Jews in America, where does Obama stand, i bet you smucks didnt think about that did you? Clinton supported you last time, Obama looks more Arab than African, are you guys sure he will support Isreal. No way.

    CNN rabbit on about Obama’s granny & grand daddy, maybe the USA is about to change and the USA will not stand for United States Of America, but The United States Of Africa. You all herd it first on CNN support the change.

    Sadly America has allowed Operah and Co. to pay CNN to brainwash you all, sad but true. The thought of The United States having a African telling them what to do is a good joke. But i guess that will happen in Africa, sorry i mean America. I guess ya all will be watching the flintstones tonight or lassie

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