Obama Takes Connecticut, Helped by Lamont Voters
Hell yeah!
Ned Lamont was not on the ballot, but his presence was nonetheless felt in Connecticut’s Democratic presidential primary.
It was the young, the rich and voters who called Iraq the top issue who helped provide the margin of victory for Senator Barack Obama in Connecticut, according to surveys of voters leaving the polls, narrowly defeating Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton in her own backyard.
With 96 percent of the votes counted, Mr. Obama had 50 percent of the vote, compared with 47 percent for Mrs. Clinton. The exit polls, conducted by Edison Media Research and Mitofsky International, showed Mr. Obama doing well among what some in that state might call the “Ned Lamont coalition.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/06/us/politics/06region.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
The 2006 Primary was a political enlightenment for CT Dems. They are all about embracing change.
Overall, good night for Obama. According to CNN, he has more pledged delegates than Clinton. The race is not over, but it looks good.
Ned Lamont was not on the ballot, but his presence was nonetheless felt in Connecticut’s Democratic presidential primary.
It was the young, the rich and voters who called Iraq the top issue who helped provide the margin of victory for Senator Barack Obama in Connecticut, according to surveys of voters leaving the polls, narrowly defeating Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton in her own backyard.
With 96 percent of the votes counted, Mr. Obama had 50 percent of the vote, compared with 47 percent for Mrs. Clinton. The exit polls, conducted by Edison Media Research and Mitofsky International, showed Mr. Obama doing well among what some in that state might call the “Ned Lamont coalition.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/06/us/politics/06region.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
The 2006 Primary was a political enlightenment for CT Dems. They are all about embracing change.
Overall, good night for Obama. According to CNN, he has more pledged delegates than Clinton. The race is not over, but it looks good.