Politisite Exit Polls, Real Time Election Results, Breaking News & Commentary from Kentucky & Oregon
May 20, 2008 throught May 21, 2008
by Albert N. Milliron, Iron Mill Interactive Media Inc. & Politisite.com
0314 Hrs ET – 80% Reporting – Oregon
Obama 58%, Clinton 42%
McCain 85%, Paul 15%
0100 hrs – 62% Reporting – Oregon
Obama 58%, Clinton 42%
0025 hrs – 55% Reporting – Oregon
Obama 58%, Clinton 42%
Obama Letter -The polls are closed in Kentucky and votes are being counted in Oregon, and it’s clear that tonight we have reached a major milestone on this journey.
We have won an absolute majority of all the delegates chosen by the people in this Democratic primary process.
From the beginning, this journey wasn’t about me or the other candidates. It was about a simple choice — will we continue down the same road with the same leadership that has failed us for so long, or will we take a different path?
Too many of us have been disappointed by politics and politicians more times than you can count. We’ve seen promises broken and good ideas drowned in a sea of influence, point-scoring, and petty bickering that has consumed Washington.
Yet, in spite of all the doubt and disappointment — or perhaps because of it — people have stood for change.
Unfortunately, our opponents in the other party continue to embrace yesterday’s policies and they will continue to employ yesterday’s tactics — they will try to change the subject, and they will play on fears and divisions to distract us from what matters to you and your future.
But those tactics will not work in this election. They won’t work because you won’t let them. Not this time. Not this year. We still have work to do to in the remaining states, where we will compete for every delegate available. But tonight, I want to thank you for everything you have done to take us this far — farther than anyone predicted, expected, or even believed possible.
And I want to remind you that you will make all the difference in the epic challenge ahead.
Thank you,
Barack Obama
Clinton Letter -Once again tonight, you and I stood together and showed America what we’re made of.
Every time we win another state, we prove something about ourselves and about our country. And did we ever prove something tonight in Kentucky.
We showed America that the voters know what the “experts” will never understand — that in our great democracy, elections are about more than candidates running, pundits commenting, or ads blaring.
They’re about every one of us having his or her say about the path we choose as a nation. The people of Kentucky have declared that this race isn’t over yet, and I’m listening to them — and to you.
Your unshakeable commitment to that principle and your willingness to keep forging ahead inspire me every day. Let’s keep supporting one another in these crucial days ahead.
All the best,
Hillary Rodham Clinton
May 21st 0000 hrs – OR – 51% Reporting
Obama 58%, Clinton 42%
1138 hrs – OR – 50% Reporting
Obama 58%, Clinton 42%
1135 hrs – OR- 45% Reporting
Obama 58%, Clintion 42%
Breaking News Alert
The New York Times
Tuesday, May 20, 2008 — 11:27 PM ET
Obama Says Nomination ‘Within Reach’
Senator Barack Obama, who is projected to win the Oregon
primary, said that he had amassed enough pledged delegates to
claim a nearly insurmountable advantage over Senator Hillary
Rodham Clinton, who won a lopsided victory in Kentucky.
Read More:
http://www.nytimes.com/?emc=na
1130 hrs – Breaking News from ABCNEWS.com:
ABC NEWS PROJECTS SEN. BARACK OBAMA, D-ILL., WILL WIN THE OREGON
DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY; SEN. HILLARY CLINTON, D-N.Y., HAS WON THE KENTUCKY
DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY
2327 hrs – 40% reporting – OR
Obama 59%, Clinton 41%
2323 hrs – Listen to the Fox Stategy Room Live
2319 hrs – 30% reporting – OR
Obama 60%, Clinton 40%
2315 hrs – 25% reporting – OR
Obama 60%, Clinton 40%
2315 hrs – 5 counties are reporting at this time.
2311 hrs 17% Reporting – CNN , NBC, Fox project Obama as winner. Politisite says by a 15% Margin
Obama 61%, Clinton 39%
2303 hrs – 11% Reporting – Oregon
McCain 85%, Paul 15%
55% of these results are from woman
Obama 63%, Clinton 37%
2300 hrs – we are monitoring the Oregon Secretary of State Elections Division for first results
2258 hrs – If you want to follow results on your own Oregon Results
2256 hrs – Dancing with the Stars – Christi Yamaguchi won!
2254 hrs – here is what the ballots look like in Oregon
- Sample Ballot – Democrat 423 KB
- Sample Ballot – Republican 387 KB
- Sample Ballot – Non Partisan 171 KB
2250 hrs – we are just 10 minutes from results from Oregon. 2.2 million ballots were mailed out. Oregon has mail in elections. Many foks remember the late reporting in the last presidential election. Tonight, we expect to receive results quickly.
When will election results be known?
Initial results are released at 8:00 p.m. election night and will continue to be updated through election night until all ballots have been counted.Source: co.multnomah.or.us via politisite
Video: Clinton Favored As Kentucky Heads to Polls
2245 hrs – Gallup makes the Clinton Arguement If McCain vs. Obama, 28% of Clinton Backers Go for McCain
A sizable proportion of Democrats would vote for John McCain next November if he is matched against the candidate they do not support for the Democratic nomination. This is particularly true for Hillary Clinton supporters, more than a quarter of whom currently say they would vote for McCain if Barack Obama is the Democratic nominee.
These conclusions are based on an analysis of Democratic voters’ responses to separate voting questions in Gallup Poll Daily election tracking. In each day’s survey, respondents are asked for their general election preferences in McCain-Clinton and McCain-Obama pairings. Democratic voters are then asked whom they support for their party’s nomination.
Source: gallup.com via politisite
2239 hrs – Fox imbed reporter says that there is no need to add Clinton to the ticket that Obama can win the nomination without her. CNN says that Obama is having a great deal of problems with PA, OH, WV, KY in a general election. These consist mostly of white working class worker.
2213 hrs Barack Obama gives speech in Iowa
2129 hrs – 97% Reporting in Kentucky Clinton wins with 65% to Obama 30%. Clinton wins by a 35% margin 5 points higher then the best estimates. Politisite said she would get 67% of the vote. It is not Mathematically impossible for Clinton to pass Obama in pledged delegates.
2127 hrs – Sen. Dodd says on CNN the race has been over
2112 hrs – He’s some talk from the Hillary camp. Real hard ball. My people will not vote for Obama. Don’t put me on the ticket I will run as an independant, not confirmed by more then one source yet. any thoughts from readers?
U.S. Politics Today
Consider this scenario:
–After the last primary election votes are counted in South Dakota and Montana June 3 just enough superdelegates declare for Obama to insure his nomination by the thinnest of margins.
–Hillary Clinton claims that the decision to exclude the Florida and Michigan delegations has distorted the nominating process and that the only way to have a fair resolution to this year’s campaign is to carry the fight into the general election. She decides to run as an independent.
Unlikely? How can anyone discount any bizarre development in this strangest of presidential election campaign years? In fact, some Clinton insiders have been floating this very possibility. At the moment, a Clinton independent candidacy is viewed as an idle threat, designed to pressure superdelegates with a party disaster if they don’t nominate Clinton. But when you look at the electoral college calculus, an independent run could represent a realistic path to the White House for Clinton.
Here’s how one Clinton supporter, who already has done the math, sees a three-way race unfolding:
Clinton would concede McCain the South, with the exception of Arkansas, Florida and Louisiana. She would concede him the middle west, with the exception of Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan. And she would concede him the Rocky Mountain west, with the exception of New Mexico, Nevada, Colorado and Montana. All of that would give McCain 196 of the 270 electoral votes needed to become President.
Keeping most of her current base of women, Hispanics, older voters and blue collar workers, Clinton would have a fair chance to beat both McCain and Obama in Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, New Mexico, New York, Massachusetts, New Mexico, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Nevada and New Hampshire. That would give her 165 electoral votes.
Clinton would expect to lose only Illinois, Hawaii and the District of Columbia—28 electoral votes—to Obama.
Source: uspolitics.einnews.com via politisite
However, if Clinton does not win the Democratic Party nomination, 29% of Democrats say she should run an Independent campaign for the White House. Sixty-one percent (61%) of Democrats disagree. Clinton supporters are evenly divided on the question.
As for Barack Obama, 25% Democrats say he should drop out. That’s up from 22% following the Pennsylvania Primary, 26% earlier in April and unchanged from 22% in March.
Source: rasmussenreports.com via politisite
a woman scorned
Ratner based this on the fact that her sources within the Clinton campaign told her that investigators had been hired by Clinton to determine the viability of an independent run in November, and that this tack was only abandoned when they confirmed their inability to get Clinton on the ballot in all 50 states.
Source: democracyforvancouver.org via politisite
Hillary to run as independent?
Even if she does not secure the Democratic nomination, will Hillary Clinton run for president as an independent? Nearly a third of Democrats would like her to do so.
Source: worldnetdaily.com via politisite
2100 hrs – 95% Reporting – Ky Results
Clinton 66%, Obama 30%, Uncommited 3%
Barack Obama, assuming that two consecutive primary thrashings don’t cause the pause among Democratic superdelegates Hillary Clinton is hoping for, will get within shouting distance of Kentucky later this year as the party’s presidential nominee. The key swing states of Ohio and Missouri border it. So do Virginia and Indiana, which Obama might be able to put in play.
But actually setting foot inside Kentucky would seem a fairly pointless gesture by Obama, unless he’s got Clinton in tow as his vice presidential pick. Not only did she follow up her rout of Obama in last Tuesday’s primary in nearby West Virginia with an overwhelming win in the Bluegrass State, but exit poll data showed her voters feel none too kindly toward him.
Those figures found that only a third of Clinton supporters would vote for Obama in November, while about 40% would cast their ballot for Republican John McCain and the rest — roughly a quarter — would stay home. Source LA Times
Exit polls of voters show Hillary Rodham Clinton performed strongly among whites in Tuesday’s presidential primary in Kentucky. They also show how fierce her rivalry against Barack Obama has become among Democrats.
Preliminary results from the Kentucky exit polls show Clinton winning seven in 10 white votes, including three-quarters of whites who have not finished college. That group has consistently backed her strongly, even as Obama edges toward winning the nomination.
In addition, only a third of Clinton’s supporters said they would vote for Obama should he face Republican John McCain in the general election. And just four in 10 of each candidate’s backers want them to pick their rival as a running mate. Source Associated Press
Obama’s organizing skills now face a bigger test
WASHINGTON — Barack Obama is expected to announce tonight that he has won a majority of the elected Democratic presidential nomination delegates. But just as important as reaching that landmark is the symbolism of where he has chosen to celebrate it — in Iowa — and where he will fly Wednesday: to Florida.
With his Des Moines victory rally tonight, Obama returns to the state where nearly five months ago he defied expectations and organized his way to his first nominating contest victory, drawing new and younger voters into a caucus system previously dominated by party insiders and longtime activists. Those same organizing skills brought Obama later victories in unexpected places, such as Idaho, Connecticut, Utah and North Dakota, and pushed him to the cusp of claiming the Democratic nomination
Source: latimes.com via politisite
When the KY vote is fully in Politisite will break until 11 pm or 2300 hrs ET to resume with Oregon results
2037 hrs – KY- 85% reporting
Clinton 65%, Obama 31%, Uncommited 2%
2034 hrs – Clinton ends speech. We will post the details or a video later in the night
2032 hrs – Clinton tells listeners in Louisville that she is the one candidate that can compete with McCain in the fall.
2029 hrs- McCain 73%, Huckabee 8%, Paul 7%, 5% uncommited
2025 hrs – KY- 75% reporting
Clinton 65%, Obama 31%, Uncommited 2%
2018 hrs – Obama has only won two counties in Ky Jefferson (Louisville) and Fayette (Lexington) 57% of the voters in KY were woman. The largest voting block by age was 45-64 y/o both of these demographics favored Clinton
2015 hrs – Get ready for the, “go to Hillaryclinton.com” within the first two lines of her speech. She is down 20 millin dollars and she is trying to reduce her debt.
2008 hrs – 57% reporting
Clinton 62%, Obama 33%, uncommited 3%
Lanny Davis says that folks are turning off the other networks and watching FOX because they are the only MSM that is giving her a fair shake. Davis further stated that he knows what it’s like to be a Republican as Obama gets better coverage
2002 hrs – KY- 55% Reporting
Clinton 59%, Obama 37%, 3% uncommited
2000 hrs – Senator Clinton will speak in Louisville, Ky within moments
2000 hrs – KY- 53% Reporting
Clinton 59%, Obama 37%, Uncommited 3%
1955 hrs – KY- 50% Reporting
Clinton 58%, Obama 38%, Uncommited 3%
1951 hrs – KY- 45% Reporting
Clinton 58%, Obama 39%, Uncommited 3%
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1941 hrs – KY- 40% Reporting
Clinton 57%, Obama 40%, Uncommited 3%
1938 hrs – Live Blogging the Kentucky, Oregon Races
He says that some of the superdelegates who have not verbalized a choice yet want to wait to make a decision “in the best interests of the party,” meaning who can win in November.
Chris Matthews asks him whether Mr. Obama faces a “race-prejudice” problem or whether his problem with white men is confined to Appalachia.
Mr. McAuliffe spurns the race argument, saying those votes are based on who can best deal with the country’s economic problems.
Chris Wallace is asking the same question about race on Fox News. Bob Beckel, a pragmatic Democratic strategist, says people can’t look at the votes in Appalachia, including Kentucky, “and not say that race is not an issue.” He also wonders why the Obama camp didn’t use John Edwards to campaign for him in Kentucky.
Source: thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com via politisite
The most recent Gallup Poll, released today, shows Barack Obama with his largest lead yet — 55% to 39% — over Hillary Clinton, as evidenced by the following graph…
However, as her campaign advisers were were quick to point out, if you look at the graph like this…
…she’s totally kicking his ass.
If this election were taking place in Australia, she’d already be the Democratic nominee.
Source: blog.indecision2008.com via politisite
1936 hrs – KY – 35% Reporting
Clinton 55%, Obama 42%, uncomitted 3%
1930 hrs – KY – 35% Reporting
Clinton 58%, Obama 36%, uncomitted 3%
1927 hrs ET – KY- 30% Reporting
Clinton 57%, Obama 39%, uncommited 3%
1916 hrs – Kentucky, Oregon Exit Polls: Big Economy Issue And Big Democratic Divide
May 20th, 2008 by JOE GANDELMAN, Editor-In-Chief
The battles between Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama in the Kentucky and Oregon Democratic Presidential primaries aren’t just going to produce winners and losers — but a glimpse into the minds of voters. And exit polls show Democrats are preoccuped with the economy but also highly split and partially prone not to vote for their party’s nominee if he/she wasn’t the one they backed.
This means the Democrats have a big issue but grudges held over from the primaries could be so hard to heal that the election could turn on sore feelings rather than the issues. CBS reports:
According to CBS News early exit polling, in Kentucky, eight in ten Clinton voters said they would be dissatisfied if Obama was the Democratic nominee. Obama voters were about evenly split on whether they would be satisfied if Clinton got the nomination.
In Kentucky, just 33 percent of Clinton voters said they would back Obama in the general election if he is the Democratic nominee – 41 percent said they will vote for McCain, and another 23 percent say they won’t vote.
Oregon voters felt differently on that question, according to the exit poll. A majority of Clinton and Obama voters in the state would be satisfied if their opponent got the nomination. And 68 percent of Clinton voters say they will back Obama in the general election if he is the nominee and 80 percent of Obama voters say they will back Clinton in the general election.
Democratic voters in both states said the economy was the most important issue, with 65 percent of voters in Kentucky saying that. Voters differed, however, on whether to suspend the gas tax was a good idea. In Kentucky, 57 percent thought it would be good idea and 39 percent said it would not be. In Oregon, 63 percent said they thought it would be a bad idea and 26 percent said it would be a good idea.
Source: themoderatevoice.com via politisite
1910 hrs – KY – 21% Reporting
Clinton 53%, Obama 44%, uncomitted 3%
1905 hrs – Senator McCain is winning with 74%, Paul 7, uncomitted 6, Huckabee 5
1901 hrs – KY – 15% Reportng
Clinton 51%, Obama 46%, Uncommited 2%
1900 hrs – CNN, Fox, ABC, NBC, NYT, NPR call Kentucky for Clinton
1855 hrs – Its economics not Race that drives voters – Polling from Tuesday’s Democratic primaries indicate a tale of two states, with differing profiles of the voters in Kentucky and Oregon informing vote preferences.
Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., hopes to declare a symbolic but not final victory in Oregon Tuesday as Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., looks for a big win in Kentucky.
(ABC News Photo Illustration)
More PhotosWorking-class whites dominate in Kentucky: In preliminary exit poll results about two-thirds of white voters there lack a college degree, far more than the number across all primaries to date, 49 percent.
In Oregon, the voter poll indicates that less-educated whites make up about half of the electorate, again well under their share in Kentucky.
Hillary Clinton has done better in past primaries with working-class whites, Barack Obama with their better-educated and higher-income counterparts. Preliminary poll results show that in Kentucky only about one in six whites have incomes over $100,000, compared with 29 percent in all primaries overall and about a quarter in Oregon.
Economic concerns are lower in Oregon than in Kentucky. And more independents are voting in Oregon, about a quarter of voters, than in Kentucky, just over one in 10.
Source ABC News
1853 hrs – KY – 13% Reporting
Clinton 50%, Obama 47%, Uncommited 2%
1827 hrs – KY – 1% Reporting
Clinton 65%, Obama 30%, Uncommited 3%
1825 hrs – KY – 1% Reporting
Clinton 63%, Obama 31%, Uncommited 6%
1821 hrs – Clinton 63%, Obama 32%, 3% uncommited
1819 hrs – Clinton 61%, Obama 32%
1817 hrs – Ky – 0% reporting
Clinton 84%, Obama 11%
1809 hrs – It is easy to see why Obama will excel in Oregon and Clinton will prevail in Kentucky. OR is more afflluent and KY is more working class. Obama does well with educated finacially secure voters, While Clinton’s message rings better with struggling hard working American’s. Obama will Take Oregon by 4-11 points and Clinton will take Ky with 30 points. Some poll watchers (including myself) think that Obama polls better then he produces. In Oregon we think he will do a bit better than expected.
Based on Exit polling, Clinton will win Kentucky with 67-76%. The DNC has a real problems as divisions have grown so much that Clinton’s people would stay home or vote for McCain if Obama wins the nomination
1752 hrs – We obtained the Exit Polls before the Drudge Report this time, Usually Drudge has them out before everyone
1744 hrs – Early results from KY, OR Dem primary polls
Preliminary results from an exit poll conducted for The Associated Press and television networks in Kentucky’s Democratic presidential primary Tuesday and a phone poll during the past week in Oregon’s vote-by-mail primary:
IDEOLOGICAL EXTREMES
Kentucky had one of the least liberal electorates out of 33 competitive Democratic primaries in which exit polls were conducted this year – only about a third of voters called themselves liberal. In contrast, Oregon was among the most liberal Democratic electorates to date, with close to six in 10 voters in the state’s vote-by-mail primary calling themselves liberal. In most primaries to date, Hillary Rodham Clinton has done better with more conservative voters, Barack Obama with those who are more liberal.
ISSUE DIFFERENCES
Kentucky continued a recent trend in Democratic primaries with voters overwhelmingly picking the economy when given three choices for the most important issue facing the country. Oregon defied that trend. About two-thirds of Democratic voters in Kentucky said the economy was the top issue, about 20 percent picked the Iraq war and half as many said health care. In Oregon, fewer than half picked the economy, three in 10 said Iraq and two in 10 said health care.
Voters in Kentucky were quite a bit more likely than in Oregon to say the current recession or economic slowdown has affected them and their families a great deal. Kentucky Democrats also were more likely than their Oregon counterparts to say it’s a good idea to suspend the federal gas tax this summer – an idea Clinton has promoted and Obama has criticized.
KEEPING HOPE ALIVE OR NOT
As Obama has built a daunting lead among convention delegates, his own supporters in both Kentucky and Oregon were nearly unanimous in thinking he will secure the Democratic nomination. Many Clinton voters maintained hope for their candidate but substantial numbers acknowledged Obama as the likely nominee – half of Clinton voters in Oregon and a third in Kentucky said Obama will win the nomination.
TIMING IS EVERYTHING
All balloting was by mail in Oregon’s primary and the phone poll asked when people voted or planned to. The survey found Clinton ran stronger among those who voted earlier while Obama ran better among those who mailed or delivered their ballots closer to election day.
In Kentucky, three in four voters said they made up their minds more than a month ago.
THE JOHN EDWARDS ENDORSEMENT
Nearly two in 10 Kentucky Democratic voters said John Edwards’ endorsement of Barack Obama was a very important factor in their vote and nearly three in 10 said it was somewhat important. The question wasn’t asked in Oregon, where the phone poll began before Edwards announced his choice.
DEMOGRAPHIC TIDBITS
As usual for this Democratic primary season, Clinton tended to run better in both states among older voters, those with lower income and less education, and those in rural areas, while Obama strengths included the young, urban, wealthier and better educated voters.
Source Associated Press
1741 hrs –
Kentucky
45% say Clinton is honest, 47% say Obama is
65% say eonomy is the top issue
47% looking for candidate who represents change
23% looking for candidate with experience
62% say Clinton more likely to beat McCain, 35% say Obama
45% say Obama shares their values54% Say Clinton shared their values
45% say Edwards endorsement was important to their vote, 51% say it wasn’t
57% say gasy holiday good thing, 39% say it is a bad ideaIn November Matchup
Clinton vs. McCain
77% say they will vote for Clinton, 16% McCain, 5% stay homeObama vs. McCain
50% say they will vote for Obama, 32% for McCain, 15% would stay homeClinton wins with
73% White Women, 74% White’s with no College, 92% of those wanting experience, 65% of churchgoersSource: electiongeek.com via politisite
1733 hrs – 54% of KY voters, Obama should pick Clinton as VP
47% think Obama unfairly attacked Clinton
65% KY voters say economy is main issue
65% of voters think that Clinton has a better chance of beating McCain in Fall
1716 hrs – OR Recession 28% effected a great deal, KY Recession 45% effected a great deal
1713 hrs – KY polls close at 6 pm, OR close at 11 pm ET. Exit polls are about to be released
1705 hrs – If you are a Twitter fan, you will do well to stay at NowPublic for your updates – Downtime is not good. We caused a database to fail during a routine update early this afternoon. Source – Twitter Blog
1700 hrs – A few voters also called about exit polling, which is legal in Kentucky.
“This is the first time many Kentucky voters have seen exit polling and they’re just unfamiliar with it,” Fugate said.
Voters from across the state have been called about a rumor that voters must participate in the primary to be eligible to vote in the general election. The rumor isn’t true, Fugate said.
“It seemed kind of coordinated to us,” Fugate said.
Turnout was steady across the state early in the day. Source Kentucky.com
High Turn out in Northern Kentucky based says an election official. There is a lot of rumors going on claiming Paducah is going Obama, Lexington, Louisville. Oh Calloway County is Obama stronghold?!?! I seriously doubt that this is true. Source Murray State Univ Democrats
Update 1645 hrs – Obama is already blaming his KY loss on an email campaign about his religious beliefs Source fox news
Update 1640 hrs – Kentucky slightly olders then US avg. Unemployment in some areas tops 6% favoring Clinton, KY is very similar to WV favoring Clinton, Bill Clinton won in KY in 92-96. HRC is up nearly 30 points in KY
Update: 1635 hrs – 2.2 million ballots were sent out in Oregon, Obama has 14 point lead in OR by local posters, national polls have the race closer at 4 points just above the margin of error. As of Monday 8% were still undescided.
Kentucky Exit Polls (Primary)
Kentucky Polls
All of the latest pre-election polls are here, a sampling of which is below. Ignore Zogby.
American Research Group (May 14-15):
Hillary Clinton – 65%
Barack Obama – 29%Research 2000 (May 7-9):
Hillary Clinton – 58%
Barack Obama – 31%Survey USA (May 3-5):
Hillary Clinton – 62%
Barack Obama – 28%Source: rightpundits.com via politisite
Here are the latest polls from Oregon
All of the latest pre-election polls are here, a sampling of which is below.
American Research Group (May 14-16):
Hillary Clinton – 45%
Barack Obama – 50%PPP (May 10-11):
Hillary Clinton – 39%
Barack Obama – 53%Rasmussen (May 1):
Hillary Clinton – 39%
Barack Obama – 51%Survey USA (May 9-11):
Hillary Clinton – 43%
Barack Obama – 54%Source: rightpundits.com via politisite
The Politisite Bottom line is that you should keep NowPublic and Politisite Blogs in Que for updates throughout the night until all of the results are in. You are at the Nets HOT SPOT for all of Kentucky & Oregon election coverage
Source: politisite.wordpress.com via politisite
The Candidates on Kennedy
John McCain has a statement on Ted Kennedy today:
“Our thoughts and prayers go out to Senator Kennedy and his family. We hope and pray his doctors will be able to effectively treat his condition and that he will experience a full recovery. I have described Ted Kennedy as the last lion in the Senate, and I have held that view because he remains the single most effective member of the Senate.”
We’ll put up the other candidates’ statements as they come in.
UPDATE: Halperin has Obama’s statement from CNN:
I would not be sitting here as a presidential candidate had it not been for some of the battles that Ted Kennedy has fought.
Here’s Hillary’s:
“Ted Kennedy’s courage and resolve are unmatched, and they have made him one of the greatest legislators in Senate history. Our thoughts are with him and Vicki and we are praying for a quick and full recovery.”
Source: time-blog.com via politisite
See Rachel’s article Ted Kennedy has malignant brain tumour on Senator Ted Kennedy’s Condition . No matter whether you are a Liberal, Moderate, or Conservative we all know how much this man has contrubuted to America. The Kennedy Family has had more than their share of heartache. Folks cried over his health today, from Sen. McCain to Sen. Byrd.
Hello all you pundits, politicos, politstes, pollsters, politisites, political junkies, and casual political readers. Your at the right place for exit polling data that is beginning to leak from Kentucky & Oregon. We will start with brining you that coverage first. Later, tonight when the polls close we will bring you real time election results right from the Kentucky & Oregon election department of the Secretary of States offices.
We often receive chatter from the campaigns, sometimes called leaks to the press. Politisite has sources in both campaigns so you will be sure to hear some of those stories here first. We suggest you check back several times during the night as we will be providing updates every few minutes following the close of the polls.
If there is any problems at any of the polling stations, those reports are a matter of public record. if any legal action takes place, you will hear that here as well.
Our extensive satellite equipment is on line for this primary. We will provide video as it unfolds from on scene, We have Satellite feeds from Louisville, Ky for Clinton, WISH TV Indiana, and CNN in OR. We expect a feed from Iowa later tonight
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