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Clinton more electable than Obama, Mark Penn claims
In a memo, Clinton's chief strategist says she has a better chance than Obama to beat McCain.
Alex Koppelman [2008-02-11]

  • Micki - you're confusing votes with delegates

    All those BANNER HEADLINES about his huge wins are an illusion -- yes, he garnered the most "votes" in certain caucus states, but in my state -- Washington -- fewer than 50,000 people participated in Saturday's caucus for BOTH PARTIES combined. THAT IS LESS THAN 1.3% of Washington State voters!

    I assume that you're referring to the counts on websites that say Obama has 21,629 and Clinton has 9,992.

    Those aren't the number of people who voted. Those are the number of state delegates awarded. I know my district caucus had about 90 votes for Obama, 6 of which are going to represent him. That's a 15-1 ratio.

    I don't know if that's average or not, but those totals are not the number of voters.

    -- thezzyzx
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    Monday, February 11, 2008 04:43 PM
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