Tom Elia at The New Editor - - -
In the race for the most popular votes in the Democratic Party's presidential primary contests, Sen. Barack Obama's lead over Sen. Hillary Clinton is about 711,000 votes -- not including Florida or Michigan -- according to Real Clear Politics.
Of Sen. Obama's 711,000 popular-vote lead, 650,000 -- or more than 90% of the total margin -- comes from Sen. Obama's home state of Illinois, with 429,000 of that lead coming from his home base of Cook County.
That margin in Cook County represents almost 60% of Obama's total lead nationwide.
Interestingly, Sen. Obama's 429,000-vote margin in Cook County alone is larger than the winning margin of either candidate in any state. …
Folks, the rest of Tom’s post is here.
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Thursday, April 03, 2008
Obama’s Cook County Vote
Posted by JWM at 2:30 PM
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...and given Cook County's stellar record, one couldn't possibly question the validity of Mr. Obama's votes. Could one?
Tarheel Hawkeye
John: I urge you to read Ann Coulter's colunm at humanevents.com. It is about Obama's autobiography, "Dreams From My Father" and is truly, TRULY frightening. I am amazed there has been np press regarding this book so far. Truly Frightening.
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