As Goes Maine…
A pivotal weekend for Sen. Obama, who swept the four primaries and caucuses that took place — Louisiana, Washington, Nebraska, and, of course, Vacationland itself, the Pine Tree state, the state on which the sun chooses to shine first every morning: the great state of Maine.
From TPM Election Central:
Obama Wins Maine By Large Margin, Signaling Dark Stretch Ahead For Hillary Camp
With 70% reporting, Obama had 58% to Hillary’s 41%. The surprisingly big victory for Obama came on the same day as the Hillary campaign signaled a recognition of its travails by announcing a shuffling of their inner circle, replacing campaign manager and longtime loyalist Patti Solis Doyle with longtime Hillary confidant Maggie Williams.
Obama’s victory effectively left Hillary advisers grappling with the possibility that the worst case scenario that they’d been anticipating for some time could come true: The prospect of no victories for the rest of February. This coming Tuesday, Obama could very well sweep the Potomac Primary — Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C.
The train has left the station. Time to get on board.
February 11th, 2008 at 7:19 am EST
Obama won Pownal 4 to less than one. They had to round up HRC’s total because they couldn’t send .92 of a delegate to the state convention.
February 11th, 2008 at 12:36 pm EST
Having attended the Demorcratic caucus in Falmouth yesterday as an Obama supporter, I can confirm that indeed , “The Train has left the Station! ” Not only was there a noticeable difference in the magnitude of Obama supporters vs Clinton supporters(roughly 3 to 1), but the level of excitement, anticipation, and pure joy between the two camps was very palatable. There was a strong sense that we were a part of something that doesn’t come around very often(not since JFK here) and the energy was contagious!
February 14th, 2008 at 5:05 pm EST
Watch out for “I Clintonians” they make “I Claudius” look like amateurs!
May 15th, 2008 at 11:13 pm EST
BULL SHIT! he best not win!