Foxnews - 41% of precincts reporting - 57 Obama, 42 Clinton

[NJSecularist]

Portland has yet to begin their caucuses, though.

[book_worm]

1. Is Portland a Obama or Clinton stronghold?

[Bicoastal]

2. If I had to guess?

Gravel.

(I'm a lousy guesser.)

[CalGator]

3. Obama, I think

...at least judging by reports on the ground. This thing is over.

[cali]

4. Portland seems to me that it should be an Obama stronghold

It's a lot like Burlington VT.

[joshcryer]

5. If Clinton can keep 40% then she gets almost half the delegates, she'll consider it a "win."

Kinda like how Obama saw Feb 5th as a "win."

[NJSecularist]

7. Except Obama won more delegates on Super Tuesday

[BL611]

10. What are you smok-

oh yes your avatar explains it. Gotcha.

[cali]

11. If she loses it's a loss. Obama won 13 states on Feb 5th

Maine was supposed to go to Clinton. If she loses there, that's news.

[ursi]

15. I agree

[CalGator]

14. Hillary taking 40% in a new england state is not a win in any way, shape, or form

She can spin that any way she wants, but nobody who isn't already supporting her will view her losing a state like Maine as a win. It's another lily white state, near NY, has a decent womens vote (judging by who they elect state-wide), and they are not voting for her. Her winning close would barely be a win for her there.

[NJSecularist]

6. Hillary needs to dominate Portland to win

I just don't see it happen.

I am not talking about 55-45 Hillary, I am talking about 70-30 Hillary.

[calteacherguy]

8. Why would she dominate Portland? nt

[NJSecularist]

12. I'm not saying she is going to dominate Portland

But that is the margin of victory in Portland that she needs to win.

And I just don't see it happening.

[Eurobabe]

9. which way does portland lean?

anyone know?

[grantcart]

13. Obama rally in Portland ME creates massive traffic jam yesterday

Democratic caucus-goers in Portland are waiting in long lines at Portland High School while a team of 30 registrars works to herd them into the event.

Organizers have assured the hundreds still waiting outside the high school that anyone in line by 4 p.m. will be admitted to the caucus. Voters waited in lines that stretched from the school’s entrance on Cumberland Avenue to Congress Street as recently as 2:30 p.m.
http://news.mainetoday.com/updates/022070.html

Obama should take Portland easily