All eyes on PA; 8pm: Polls closed, “competitive” race is “too close to call;” 8:50pm: Fox calls it for Hillary, MSNBC follows; 10:15pm: Obama falls flat in Philly, Hillary basks. “Yes, we will”…now send me money!
Hillary’s theme song tonight: Ha, ha, ha. Stayin’ alive, stayin’ alive…
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Polls close at 8pm Eastern in the Keystone State.
I’m waiting in the studio to do a Fox News segment on Billbo’s latest eruption in a few minutes.
FNC is reporting a few new exit poll results…
Take with the usual grain of salt.
- Crackerquiddick fallout? Gun owners went for Hillary over Obama, 58 percent 42 percent.
- BO gets the college-educated vote, 54 – 46.
- Who’s more negative and “unfair?” Hillary over BO, 67 – 49.
Stay tuned.
Waaaay to early to think these are worth anything, but Drudge is touting the Hillary/Obama 52-48 early exits. More at HA.
No matter the outcome, Hillary’s not going anywhere.
More intra-party bickering. More Purple Fits of Rage to come. More Clintonian fables to be uncovered More Obama-supporting nutballs to be discovered. Bring it on!
7:46pm Eastern. The media narrative of the night: Divisiveness is turning every one off…
Despite all the down-to-the-wire campaigning, preliminary exit poll results indicate that nearly eight in 10 Pennsylvania voters made up their minds at least a week ago, and six in 10 decided on their candidate more than a month ago — a higher number of early deciders than the norm in Democratic primaries to date.
As far as campaigning, many discern a negative tone and more blame it on Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., than on Barack Obama, D-Ill. Two-thirds of Pennsylvania voters in preliminary exit poll results say Clinton attacked Obama unfairly; fewer, but still about half, also say Obama unfairly attacked Clinton.
Late deciders are going for Clinton over Obama, 58-42, sez CNN.
8:02pm Eastern. Polls are closed. The cable nets pronounce it a “competitive” race that’s “too close to call.”
While we wait for the verdict, be sure to check out See-Dubya’s handy guide to which terrorists support which Democrat candidates.
8:24pm Eastern. Tidbit from Allah at the HA liveblog: “Operation Chaos mythbusted? Among people who switched their registration from GOP to Democrat, Obama wins 55/40.”
8:50pm Eastern. FNC calls it for Hillary, with 1 percent of precincts reporting.
8:52pm Eastern. MSNBC projects for Hillary.
Now, the important question: By how much?
8:55pm Eastern. Bill Bennett joking about Hillary and Obama pandering to working-class voters: “She did shots better than he bowled.”
8:56pm Eastern. CNN explaining why it’s not calling the race yet…waiting for Center City returns…nothing from Scranton yet…not enough results to make a call…
9:26pm Eastern. CNN has finally called it for Hill. FNC says Hill might run “Chicken Obama” ads mocking his pulling out of the NC debate.
Bob Casey is shilling for Obama. Casey says Obama was the underdog.
McAuliffe says Hillary was the underdog.
Everyone’s an underdog.
9:30pm Eastern. Current spread from actual poll returns: Hill/Obama: 53-47.
Here’s a Tuzla photoshop flashback to celebrate Hill’s triumph tonight. Credit: commenter franksalterego’s.
10:00pm Eastern. My eyes, my eyes. FNC is running that stomach-emptying Pelosi-Gingrich global warming ad.
10:05pm Eastern. At CNN.com, here’s what the PA returns map looks like right now:
10:18pm Eastern. Hillary’s on stage. Bill has escaped from his cage. He’s standing behind her.
The crowd is screaming, “Yes, she can!”
Recounting her blue-collar roots again. Will she pull out a shot?
10:23pm Eastern. Hillary grinning from ear to ear, whipping out the gender card, recounting little girls sitting on their mothers’ shoulders whispering, “See, you can be anything you want.”
Yes, you can be a professional pathological liar, too, and get away with it, just like me!
10:25pm Eastern. Hillary takes a crack at the See-Dubya-coined Crackerquiddick: Tips her hat to waitresses and police officers and other regular folks. “You deserve a champion who stands with you.”
10:27pm Eastern. GREEN JOBS!
Superhero Hillary will solve global warming, save science, cure autism, Alzheimer’s, AND diabetes!
10:32pm Eastern. Hillary thanks Bill and Chelsea. Do I see her gritting her teeth? Hillary thanks her loser brothers, her mom.
“As long as you stand with me, I’ll always get right back up…So let me ask you: Will we once again be the can-do nation, the nation that defies the odds and does the impossible? Will we break the barriers…reach out to the world and lead by the power of our ideas? Take back the White House and the country?”
Lame.
“My answer to any who doubt is ‘Yes, we will.’”
The cable talking heads say she’s “energized.” I found her perfunctory.
The most animated she became was when she plugged her website and begged for money.
10:37pm Eastern. With 74 percent of precincts reporting, Hillary’s ahead by 8 percent.
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Hey Grey. That image is truly unsettling. Thanks for the upcoming nightmare – I won’t need to blame Arby’s.
I. R. I respect your wisdom but believe it to be flawed. I think you underestimate the emotion on the left. Most people do not have a clue that Super Delegates were created for precisely this reason. After McGovern was a$$ raped by Nixon in ‘72 they wanted to have a way to undo the will of the people. Now they are hosed. They did not imagine it would come to a white woman and black man. If HRH gets the nod when it appears the Messiah is ahead…..well it will be Rich White People stealing th election. Denver will explode and it will be 1968 all over again.
okay…we’ve given it a good airing. Now let’s watch the fun. Thanks!
It looks like Her Royal Highness by 10. Good enough to keep the carnage going.
Noobama got pwnt!
So far, CNN has Hillary slated to gain all of 12 delegates on Obama from this massive victory. Rinky-dink!
Just as long as she considers it enough to continue the bleeding.
You have to tell the origin of Roastbeef for you moniker.
your I meant of course
Grey Fox #94
I thought that was the old Celtic spirit, but if it’s Norse, so be it. What it had jolly well better be now is how we Conservatives go down in the battle to win back our country.
Ignatius and Dejack, it’s going to be interesting.
The President, whether popular competant or Rodham/Obama…..has powers that can HELP or F@#$-UP America as we know it. Judges. Defense Secretary etc.
Is there a rational human alive, that seriously believes that Obama is qualified for Asst Manager at Lowe’s?
If so, that “rational human” is retarded.
Rodham is a dirt bag. This broad would sell her own soul for power. She has no clue. Much like her narcissistic husband. But in Rodham’s defense, I’m fairly certain that she isn’t a RAPIST.
Dejack, you are soooooo correct.
The outcome of the Democrat race is VERY MUCH, STILL in the balance.
Wow. Denver is going to get ugly.
As much as I hate to say it… I’m really glad that Hillary won. She’s the lesser of the two evils, from what I can tell. However, the fact that I’m admitting this tells me that our nation is in a sadder state than ever. Who would have ever thought that I, or anyone else, would be cheering for a Clinton?
Perish the thought.
Rinky-dink and bleeding are good. Fox News reports a percentage of his, a percentage of her, voters will not vote for the other. Continue the bleeding.
Now I hope another open microphone incident sinks one or the other. One calls the other the N word or the B word, honkey, whatever. If the Rush Limbaugh Operation Chaos had any effect I do not know, but it sounds fun.
Maybe Denver will turn into Chicago 1968 and I can cheer the way I did when the police and National Guard whipped on the damn Hippies.
Continue the Bleeding!
Very good Brian Roastbeef
We have a weak candidate – unfortunately and our best hope is our aversaries go kamikazee. Check out the “Recreate ‘68″ website and you can see what we may, genuflect and pray, be in for. I think this may be another 2000 election whereby I assign devine intervention to save the country I love.
How’s this for interesting? Howard Fineman just said that Elizabeth Edwards is going to campaign for Hillary in North Carolina.
Divine…..damn spelling…
Howard Dean must be pulling his hair out lol
Signs and wonders
http://recreate68.org/
Thanks dejack.
Anything we Bitter, Church Going, Gun Totin Right Wing Radical Knuckle Dragging Neanderthals can do to help?
Yes, let’s genuflect and pray.
99% of the vote in-Hillary 55%
O-WAAAHHHHHHHH-ma – 45%
ArizonaNeanderthal.
Any predictions for Denver? I am hoping for Tom Hayden, head-busting, action but I don’t know if I am fantasizing or not.
#103, dejack:
It refers to Brian Vickers from an Arby’s commercial a couple of years back. He had it so bad, that he couldn’t remember his own name and introduced himself as “Brian Roastbeef.”
#109 ArizonaNeanderthal: Thanks for the comment. I’m certainly with you there.
Is Obama crazy? He gave his concession speech in another state? What a doofus! You want a waffle with that Barry?
Mookie!! Howard Fineman told you that Elizabeth Edwards was going to XYZ.
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You are hilarious. Elizabeth Edwards!!
This is so fun.
I don’t want either to get the nomination. Heck, I don’t want McCain to get the nomination. However, I did want Clinton to win Pennsylvania. This primary finally got me to decide whom I don’t like more. I definitely now do not like Obama more than I don’t like Clinton.
As much as I really, really, really, really, really do not want the Clintons back in the White House, I at least believe a President Hillary Clinton would not make the country the world’s b**ch. A President Barrack Obama I know would do so.
A President John McCain wouldn’t either.
Sigh, a President Fred Thompson and it would have been guaranteed.
So it goes on and on. I can’t wait until the conventions are over to end this farce. 2 inept candidates battling each other on a daily basis, is exhausting. Either way, the American public loses, come November.
What are you talking about?
I thought it was K-os
I guess this tip of the hat is the only tip the waitresses will receive from the Hildebeast.
Last time I heard that, a maniac was saying it and he lost the nod quite soon after.
This is really bad for Obama – he lost by 10 points.
Consider that Obama has, by most people’s accounts, locked up the nomination. People in the Democratic party have been applying pressure to consolidate around Obama. Obama outspent Hillary in Pennsylvania by a large margin.
And he still lost by 10 points.
We all know that this is more about folks being anti-Obama than pro-Hillary. The Wright and bitter scandals have fatally wounded his candidacy. If Hillary whoops Obama in Indiana, she might take the nomination.
Every time I see or listen to Hillary, I want to toss my arugula. BO will win NC and IN but she still won’t concede. As this drags on the Clinton nastiness is going to increase exponentially, and I think BO and others underestimate this.