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Voting starts in 2 primary elections in Clinton-Obama battle
May 6, 2008, 11:30 GMT
Ninety three year old Weldon Kersey, (L), casts his ballot at the Cary First Christian Church in Cary, North Carolina USA, 06 May 2008. US Senator Barack Obama and US Senator Hillary Clinton are battling for the Democratic party\'s presidential nomination. EPA/STAN GILLILAND
Washington - Voting got underway Tuesday in primary elections in the states of North Carolina and Indiana in the battle between Hillary Clinton and Illinois Senator Barack Obama for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination.
Latest opinion surveys gave Obama a clear lead in North Carolina, but a close race between him and the former First Lady in Indiana.
The two states are the last of the largest ones remaining in the gruelling four-month-old primary election campaign. The initial returns are not expected before 2300 GMT.
Altogether 187 delegate votes - 115 in North Carolina and 72 in Indiana - are up for grabs in the two states.
Both campaigns played down expectations of landing a knock-out blow, as opinion polls suggested another split decision by voters in the two largest states left in the four-month-old nomination contest.
Obama, with his African-American background, has been expected to win North Carolina, a southern state which has a large African- American population.
In the mid-western state Indian, both sides are hoping to win over blue-collar workers that make up a large number of voters, a demographic group struggling amid an economic downturn in the United States that has typically favoured Clinton.
In the quest for the 2,024 delegates needed to capture the nomination at the Democratic Party national convention in late August in Denver, Obama currently leads by 1,743 to 1,606, according to a count by website realclearpolitics.com.
With just 200 delegates left in the six electoral contests remaining after Tuesday, both campaigns have turned to persuading nearly 300 undecided super-delegates - Democratic Party leaders and activists - who could still potentially swing the nomination in either candidate's favour.
The winner would face Arizona Senator John McCain, who has long since wrapped up the Republican Party's presidential race, in the national elections next November.
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It cant't be a racist religious terrorist as Bush is not entitled to a third term anyway and if he were not even 20 percent of the population would vote for him.That would be the same as hitting yourself with a hammer on the had three times.
Thank you for your comment. I laughed my head off. You provided the answer to my questions about SP4's diminished mental capacity. He's been hit by the hammer too many times.
now is time people to turn ours backs on this country that used to be the american dream...burn a flag to show bush what we think of his evil ways .
america is dead and we all know it..
You people are truly warped.
if mccain wins that means bush will still be in office .
he win still run the show you can bet on it .
mccain is a bush lover .......
If only McCain is standing for the reps and a worn-out, shoddy old bag or a descendant cotton picker for the dems, this is the most shocking example of democratic insanity the US have had in their entire proud and glorious history.
It is simply unbelievable that this gutter-quality selection of people is possible from a great nation of over 300 million 'candidates'. How can such a catastrophe happen ? When you have a list of super-stars to choose from, why pick the latrine cleaner ?
The prospect of a woman President is horrifying, the prospect of a black President is sickening and the prospect of McCain ? - I do not know him, but he at least looks like a President should and with a skilled puppeteer pulling his strings, he could just stumble-bum by for a term.
Rather like old Ronnie, he did OK as an stand-up comedian for a while, providing his aids kept a sharp look-out for his battery warning light to flash, then they quickly stuffed a new battery up him and off he went again, just like Pinocchio.
With all the violent and bloody world behaviour around today, much of it aimed against the US and costing thousands of American lives, whilst crippling ten times as many ; how on earth can these pathetic so-called political spineless apologies handle THAT as President and Commander-in-Chief ?
I have no problem with a black or female in the white house. What I do have a problem with is someone in the white house that represents bitter angry losers that never had a decent lay or paycheck in all their sorry lives. This class envy garbage is just so much same old same old. Historically. the underclass has produced leaders that have proven to be the most heinous by far. I have a real problem with americans with their 2 car garages, multiple TVs, cruises and trips to Disneyworld thinking that it's not quite enough. Especially in lite of the fact that there may be as many as 20,000 dead because of a cyclone on the other side of the planet. What a bunch of whiners we americans have become.
i think we all know ...the u.s.a. has hit bottom and is going to self destruct sooner than we think..
'Kathy May 6th, 2008 - 19:05:14
You people are truly warped.'
That is the nicest thing I've heard all day. I take it as a complement.
About this: 'With all the violent and bloody world behaviour around today, much of it aimed against the US and costing thousands of American lives...'
The chickens have come home to roost, so deal with it, shut up and stop whining. The US is just getting back a little of what it has dished out for over 200 years. These are just small interest payments. The principle is going to get paid back too. You forget the millions killed, maimed, injured, enslaved by your Imperialist ways. Wear it well, you're going to get more.
you're welcome.
It is OK some of you coming down hard on McCain, but WHAT alternative have you got ? NONE !!
Having made the most awful choice possible for a Presidential selection - Fanny Clinton, Obama and McCain, you should all now put politics aside and vote for McCain - he is the only person you now have to look after American interests and stand up to the hatred and threats present in the world of today.
These two pathetically low quality demo clowns have not got the bottle or ability to keep a classroom of 5 year old`s in order or manage the coffee break, let alone run the most powerful country on earth
In this ultra-violent world we live in, filled with lunatic leaders in many world countries, plus all the Muslim and other terrorist groups, plus Al-Qaeda, plus millions more fanatical scumbag groups, plus a myriad of martyr-seeking suicidal maniacs, all of which express intense hatred for America - YOU NEED A STRONG PRESIDENT WHO CAN STAND UP TO THESE VERMIN.
VOTE FOR McCAIN and at least have another 4-5 years of strong leadership. This will give America breathing space to select and groom some more suitable candidates for next time.
As I said somewhere else subjective attributes as strong leadership are but empty words meant to lure the most indecisive of you to Mc Cain.What exactly is his program ?That is the first issue to be analysed when considering a candidate .Well,what exactly is McCain's program on health care ?Not much but more gifts to the insurance tycoons already sucking the marrow out of the system .You have the most inefficient system in the world ,yet the most expensive .Only in your wildest dreams does it ever come close to the standards that you all need .it will only take a few simple laws and some organizing to take your health out of the claws of the thieves that feed from your misfortunes .just don't count on any republican to do it .Those guys are just there to shine with attributes as 'leadership' ,thoughness,stamina ' and whatever hot air they can cook up for you in their propaganada oven.
The same idiots that are wailing that you pay too much tax are the ones abusing those taxes to build the biggest military spending machine in human history ,filling the bank accounts of Raytheon,Lockheed,Northrop,General Dynamics,etc.You could all have better education,pensions ,health care if yourbucks where not poured into the miltary industrial complex.Nothing wrong with taxes,as long as the rich pay them and the poor recieve them .Another measure to be taken is nationalizing the oil industry .The same republicans using the argument that the USA is defending it's energy interests by staying in Iraq are opposing nationalisation of the oil industry .Are they perhaps wanting the US troops to defend their privatr interests ?So much easier to nationalize the oil industry and put an end to speculation at the same time using the incredible profits for the wellbeing of the population.There is abolutely not one valid argument in my eyes for the continuing pillage of naturalressources for the profit of a few tycoons .
Now if ever McCain is showing the strong leadership ad resolution that would go together with such bold move as to tax big industry ,h'd be me hero .I can just as well wait for pigs to fall out of the sky .
Leadership,stamina,resolution:just bulshitting you with hot air .
I have watched and read you comments for months.
It is very plain that you want the entire world to run as badly as the country you live in, so that things will improve there.
28% of all people there between the ages of 55-64 are unemployed!!!
Corporate tax rate including all taxes charged is 64.30% of profits!!!
The VW and other major companies have pulled out because of cost!!!
The idea you have of high tax is fine as long as you rob the rich to pay the poor , is only further proof of the lack of drive, and the you owe us everything mentality of someone that is either without skills or ambition or both.--I feel sorry for you
Re: Tony from Belgium.. you should never throw stone at glass houses.
Nationalizing the oil industry????
Everyone in the US is against that, so much so that it has never even been suggested---are you nuts Tony???
The US is not Venezuela
---We don’t steal---nationalization is another word for Steal--I don’t think you are really from Belgium--I would guess a South American country
Vous etes un arsehole.
L`Amerique est le plus grand pays le plus puissant et libre sur la terre.
Sans la civilisation Americaine sur le globe entier serait dans les haillons et l`anarchie serait etendue.
If you are really from Belgium, answer that.
AND in English - get stuffed !
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McCain justMay 6th, 2008 - 17:40:53
can't be president. They want him back at the home by 4:30 everyday. That leaves a star spangled bitch or a racist terrorist religious fanatic. Decisions, decisions...............
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