This could be a blow out
James Forsyth 7:03pm
Extra Democratic ballots are needed in a string of towns, this is great news for Obama—who won in Iowa by bringing new people into the caucuses—and bad for Hillary Clinton. A double-digit loss would be a hammer blow to her campaign and if the margin climbs to around 15 points we would be well into humiliation territory. John McCain’s team must also be a little worried that this suggests that very few independents are voting in the Republican primary.
One more sign of Obama’s momentum is that his campaign are having to turn away donors from a fundraiser in New York—the adopted hometown of Hillary Clinton—tomorrow night. The question is how far are the Clintons prepared to go to try and take Obama down?
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Truesdall
January 8th, 2008 8:02pmI guess we won't have another chance to rent the Lincoln bedroom.
V
January 8th, 2008 9:06pmhttp://v-politics.blogspot.com/
Austin Barry
January 8th, 2008 9:59pmWhat will be amusing going forward is to see just how negative the Clinton campaign will get. I expect that the following words will start to bubble from the Clinton mire: Muslim, Madrassa, drugs, etc. etc. The fugitive emissions from a corpse.
James Burdett
January 8th, 2008 10:36pmCould it be that turnout is high because both people are getting sizeable votes out and that the result will be closer than everyone is suggesting as a consequence?
TGF UKIP
January 8th, 2008 11:19pmJames, on the Republican side it was noteworthy that Ron Paul was not included in the debate Sunday night despite polling 10% in Iowa. Have any of the US hacks put to him the question, will he run as an independent when he doesn't get the nomination and what was his demeanour when replying?
Verity
January 8th, 2008 11:29pmAustin Barry - muslim and drugs are relevant, after all, don't you think? And you say "etc. etc." Care to elaborate on those two et ceteras?
Kelvin
January 9th, 2008 12:46amDrudge is saying Obama 36/Clinton 37. Maybe time to turn off the Obama hysteria in this blog (and everywhere else).