My perception is that Obama is winning in conservative states and Clinton in Liberal states

[Stinky The Clown]

Does that mean anything?

[TheWraith]

1. It means that Obama draws in moderates. NT

[skooooo]

2. Caucus states too...

..have something to do with it. I wouldn't call Minnesota a conservative state, but it did hold a caucus.

[TwilightGardener]

3. It means that if he was nominee, he would win all the traditional blue states, and

also flip some purple states, and may even pick up a red state. It's a recipe for a Dem win.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

4. Not sure, but so far BO is kicking ass in Minnesota,

an infamously liberal state.

[jlake]

5. It means Hillary is a LIBERAL Democrat and OBAMA is something else.

[Bonobo]

10. Wrong, it means old labels applied by old labellers are getting worn thin as people suffer together.

[blm]

37. EXACTLY!!!!

.

[chascarrillo]

12. Take a look at the exit polls on CNN.com.

Look at liberal/moderate/conservative Democrat identification. Then edit your post.

[jlake]

13. Ha!

[Unsane]

20. He was voted the most liberal member of the senate, actually.

To me, he can have the best of both worlds--draw in moderates, but also be liberal.

[jlake]

24. Unfortunately, that won't work in the GE. Being *labeled* the most liberal

will not draw in moderates.

[nonconformist]

38. Bingo. nt

[MichiganVote]

6. Well for a non gender, non race primary its hard to tell cuz' we're not supposed to

talk about anybody but white men. They seem to live everywhere.

[DJ13]

7. It means people who like to think they're liberal arent liberal

Obama is far more liberal than Hillary in most senate voting surveys.

[cali]

8. Well, She's winning in her back yard

with the exception of CT- which is a liberal state. He's winning out west where they fear having her on the top of the ticket.

[Roland99]

9. OK, TN and ARK are SO liberal and MN and CT is SO conservative.

:eyes:

[madrchsod]

34. forgot illinois--- we really are conservative

[Roland99]

40. Of course...I mean...it's the land of Lincoln! And we know the GOP is still the party of Lincoln!

;)

[Tatiana]

50. Home of the "Republican Machine".... n/t

[madrchsod]

54. the alan keyes`s machine!

[madrchsod]

51. hey i`m so dumb i voted for dennis today!

but voted for obama's delegates

[buff2]

11. He's more to the right than McCain

No wonder. :grr:

[Bonobo]

17. A 4th grader could perhaps be excused for such an ignorant statement.

That is all.

[buff2]

60. Is that the best you can do?

Nice try,though. :eyes:

[AZBlue]

25. AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!! Good one!!

:rofl:

[madrchsod]

42. really? did`t know my senator was a republican in-disguise

thanks for telling me...good thing i did`t vote for him today

[ginchinchili]

14. But it's not because he appeals to conservatives.

It's because of the black vote in those conservative states, states that he'd lose in in the general election. However, so would Hillary. She might could carry Arkansas and Tennessee.

[DainBramaged]

15. She is wining in the educated states

[madrchsod]

23. oh please..illinois is stupid?

[tabasco]

33. A moron screeching about the "educated states."

LMAO.

Btw, genius, it's w-i-n-n-i-n-g.

[fishwax]

47. some of them, anyway,

just like Obama is winning some of the educated states.

[cottonseed]

48. You're really peddling this pretty well.

How many posts, and you've even got a thread going on it. Congrats.

Forgot Connecticut and all the western states however.

[ClericJohnPreston]

16. Yeah

Like I and many other Edwards folk always said....He's a REPUBLICAN!

[Bonobo]

22. A mind free from complexities.

Yes, I am jealous. What's it like?

[ClericJohnPreston]

46. I wouldn't know.

Being a true Democrat, honest to our core principles, I wouldn't know what a closet Republican sees, in that cluttered mind that is so easily swayed by mere rhetoric....like YOU.

I guess, being a Phi Beta Kappa, summa cum laude, graduate of college, followed by Law School, my mind remains uncluttered because it thinks so clearly.

Now, go back to your little cult meetings.

[Bonobo]

59. Aww, you've gone and embarassed yourself now. I wish you could see it.

[usrbs]

58. Oh grow up, all of you!

Neither Obama or Hillary are Republicans. Both are fairly moderate Democrats. I chose Hillary after the real progressive, Edwards, dropped out, but that doesn't mean I automatically denigrate her opponents.

[EFerrari]

18. AR, TN, OK aren't exactly liberal strongholds. n/t

[BootinUp]

19. It means she is a liberal, and Obama has reached out to the center. nt

[Auntie Bush]

41. Or maybe he's actually reached out to right of center. nt

[AZBlue]

21. Illinois, Connecticut, Delaware, Minnesota are all "blue" states.

As of right now, those are all for BO.

[madrchsod]

28. illinois is an "average state"

northern illinois is split between republicans and democrats. central illinois is fairly conservative,and southern illinois is a rural southern state.southern illinois is the indicator to obama`s strength across the south.

[AZBlue]

Illinois went to Bush in 2004 - that's what determines red or blue labels.

Many, many states could be labeled "average" and none are pure on either side. You do remember the purple map, right? Nonetheless, I was answering the OP with the same terms and labels he used to post.

[Straight Shooter]

26. It means the conservatives still love Reagan and hate the excesses of the '60s and '70s.

Who knew.

[tammywammy]

27. Well at least

We've moved past Obama can only win the "black" states. :eyes:

[NoBorders]

29. It means Obama has a better chance to win the GE nt

[burythehatchet]

30. Yes. Clinton has been cultivating the Democratic electorate for years.

She has raised tons of money for them and she has done a lot of favors. Her strategy to the White House has always been formulaic. She sees a very specific electoral map as her road to victory. Where she won tonight reflects the investment she has been making for years.

[Bonobo]

31. Is that chowder? Yumm...

[Faygo Kid]

39. I'm pretty sure that's crow.

[mmonk]

32. Like Arkansas, Tennessee and Oklahoma?

[Faygo Kid]

35. Yep, that bastion of right wing thought, Connecticut.

Profound. Real profound.

[Stinky The Clown]

53. Two words about Connecticut: Lamont ....... Lieberman

[Little Star]

56. Hate to tell you, but CT is very right wing. I was born there, I

have family and friends there. I go down there often. CT is swarming with Repugs.

[ShadowLiberal]

36. It means a few things I think

I think it means a few things from what I've seen so far.

-Obama is winning big in caucus states so far, that shows that there's a lot more enthusiasm about Obama then Hillary in those states.
-Obama doing well in most red states is probably at least partially because voters out there are more concerned about Hillary being unelectable from her high negatives and unfavorable ratings. Their opinion of Hillary might also be shaped more by conservatives they know out there and their hatred of Hillary.
-In blue states like Massachusetts people probably are not as concerned about stuff like electability, and are less aware of Hillary's negatives, or think that she can overcome it, because they live around more liberal people, and democrats could win their states if they ran almost anyone.

[fishwax]

43. all it means is that your perception is wrong

Clinton and Obama have both picked up victories in liberal as well as conservative states tonight.

[cottonseed]

44. Colorado and western states are pretty progressive nt

[MoonRiver]

45. It totally reinforces something about Obama that has bothered me for a long time.

He really seems to be much more of a conservative than an liberal.

[tammywammy]

52. Except that the basis of the OP is wrong

When did Arkansas become liberal? When did Minnesota become a red state?

[rug]

49. It looks like her states will have democratic electoral votes and his won't.

[ikojo]

55. It means Obama doesn't have the negatives

associated with Hillary and the Clinton name. I wonder also, if he is doing well in states that have been affected more by the laissex faire trade policies championed by the Clinton camp, you know NAFTA, GATT, WTO?

[jackson_dem]

62. He favors the same trade policies as Hill

Obama and Hill have similar negatives among Dems. Obama is just liked by the DLC wing of the party.

[yellowcanine]

57. Minnesota, Illinois full of liberals. I think it is a stretch.

[jackson_dem]

61. It means DLC Democrats prefer Obama contrary to popular belief