Critical Tuesday Open Thread

[bailunrui]

This is an open thread to discuss the results and experiences of today's primaries and caucuses of Ohio, Texas, Vermont, and Rhode Island. There are still a couple of hours before the polls close. I'll update this thread with results as they come in.

As of 5:50pm ET on March 4, 2008

Democrats Needed to win = 2,025 of 4,049
Obama = 1378
Clinton = 1269

Up for grabs:
Ohio = 161
Vermont = 23
Rhode Island = 32
Texas = 228

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Republicans Needed to win = 1,191 of 2,380
McCain = 1047
Huckabee = 247

Up for grabs:
Huckabee has no chance in hell. Let's just put it that way...

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7:16pm ET

Both CNN and The Washington Post (TWP) are projecting (at 0% precincts reporting??) that Obama and McCain have won Vermont. That would bring current totals up to:

Obama = 1401
Clinton = 1269

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7:21pm ET

Preliminary numbers:

Vermont: 53% Obama, 47% Clinton; 72% McCain, 15% Huckabee
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7:44pm ET

CNN and TWP project McCain to win Ohio.

Numbers:
Vermont: 57% Obama, 41% Clinton (3% reporting); 75% McCain, 13% Huckabee (3% reporting)

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8:10pm ET

Numbers:

StateObamaClintonMcCainHuckabee% ReportingVermont58%40%70%16%13Ohio42%56%66%23%0Texas Primary58%41%53%37%0Texas Caucus----------Rhode Island------------------------------------------------------------------------

9:30pm ET

StateObamaClintonMcCainHuckabee% ReportingVermont59%39%72%15%45(D)/44(R)Ohio59%39%59%32%10Texas Primary53%46%56%32%2(D)/3(R)Texas Caucus----------Rhode Island46%53%65%21%8(D)/7(R)
10:16PM ET

Huckabee has conceded.

That's all I'm updating for this evening. You can get more information at CNN and TWP.