By Jennifer J. Foster
Posted 05/06 at 07:57 PM
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Bill Schneider and Soledad O’Brien have just provided us with the most useless statistic of the night—and perhaps of the primary season.
Did Republicans in North Carolina cross over and vote for Hillary Clinton—JUST LIKE RUSH LIMBAUGH TOLD THEM TO???
WHO CARES?!?!?!
I can’t believe that they would dignify that ridiculous drive by Limbaugh—he’s dubbed himself the “commander-in-chief of Operation Chaos.“
Seriously, CNN, that is atrocious.
If you’re interested, Republicans voted for Clinton 53-47 for Obama. But independents voted for Obama 53-47.
So I guess the Commander-in-Chief of Operation Chaos needs to develop a new battleplan ... or come to his senses, stop trying to manipulate the electoral process and worry about how his own candidate is going to motivate his base.
But that would be affecting a positive change. And we are talking about Rush Limbaugh, who makes a living (and a good one, at that) tearing down, ridiculing and belittling anyone who doesn’t bow to his unctuous brand of superconservatism. So we can’t expect him to act counter to his own financial interests—and that’s why we should be able to count on CNN to ignore him.
By Jennifer J. Foster
Posted 05/06 at 07:17 PM
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In his victory speech from Raleigh, N.C., Barack Obama congratulated Hillary Clinton for “what appears to be” her win in Indiana.
Tallies right now show Clinton ahead by six percentage points, or 47,000-some votes. But Obama beat her in St. Joseph County, home to Notre Dame and an area pundits had highlighted as an area Clinton had to win big to wipe out what is expected to be big pickups for Obama in the Chicago suburbs.
But then again, maybe his numbers there are wiped out by her wins in the Evansville area, which had been expected to go for him.
We’ll know shortly—I hope.
In any event, Obama defied the predictions of the pundits who said he wouldn’t use this stage to roll out the new Obama. It was a new speech, a deeply personal speech, that focused on who he is and why he runs. If his original stump speech was all about change and why it’s needed, this speech makes the case for why he should be the leader who brings that change.
Jeffrey Toobin coined the phrase, “Obama triumphalism.“ I’ll be interested to see whether that catches on.
FYI—Clinton’s lead in Indiana is now down to four points—and dropping, with 74 percent of the vote in. John King notes that Clinton lost not just North Carolina, but likely the thrust of her argument to superdelegates to override the results of the primary season in the interests of electability.
Gloria Borger makes the point that because of tonight’s results, Clinton may well begin to have trouble raising money. Speeches and polls and commercials and pundits and spin notwithstanding, if there is no money, there is no race. That’s the political reality by which even the most dogged and determined political fighters must live—including Hillary Clinton.
By Jennifer J. Foster
Posted 05/06 at 06:52 PM
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Returns from the southwestern part of Indiana show Hillary Clinton in good shape, and that portends well for her. If Obama ends up with a 12-or-so point win in NC, Hillary will need a similar win in Indiana for her electability argument to retain any credibility.
By Jennifer J. Foster
Posted 05/06 at 05:59 PM
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One of the downsides to the ongoing primary season is that I am constantly forced to choose between election results and American Idol.
We’re moving toward sweeps, which brings the Idol finale. And this presidential contest looks likely to go on for at least another couple of weeks (unless Obama pulls a surprise knockout punch in Indiana tonight).
I should have listened to my husband when he extolled the virtues of the picture-in-picture feature. If only I had seen an application for it beyond football!!
By Jennifer J. Foster
Posted 05/06 at 05:48 PM
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... just said something that made me laugh.
Breaking down the results in North Carolina, King gestured to the western portion of the state and said of Barack Obama, “It will be interesting to see how he does out here in rural white land.“
The sensitivity about race combined with the pressure of live TV sometimes make people say stupid, funny or just plain strange things—and that’s why this statement from King will make a few lowlight reels. 
