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The War Continues: Ohio, Texas, and... Puerto Rico?

Posted by Brian Fairbanks

Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are headed toward another showdown on Tuesday, and this one could again turn the race on its head. Right now, in Wisconsin, Obama holds a razor-thin lead, while Hillary had temporarily conceded the state and probably has only begun to fight.

As for you, Texas and Ohio, for possibly the first time ever, your votes will probably mean something.

Two different polls today show very different numbers for Texas, one with Obama slightly ahead, the other with him a million votes away. Fucking Pollsters, what do they know? All we can determine from this is that the race is going to be interesting all the way home, possibly even to Puerto Rico, which we didn't even know was allowed to vote. 

In other news, McCain got Bush the Smart's the endorsement... Obama is picking up the super-important backing of SEIU... plus, he may get John Lewis, but maybe not. 

If you think this process is getting out of control, or are getting bored by the swinging pendulum of momentum, check out this video for amusement:


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rufybaby said:

go Obama !

February 15, 2008 3:18 PM

peelo said:

Man, I would watch C-SPAN constantly if I could see a congressional Royal Rumble every now and then.

February 16, 2008 12:07 AM

eurrapanzy said:

second time ever in ohio.  they were pretty much the deciding swing state force in 2000 [meaning one of the last to report]

February 16, 2008 11:26 AM

bobb88 said:

Actually, Florida was the big deal in 2000.

Ohio was the state where some votes were switched for Bush in 2004. Otherwise, Kerry would have won. Also, Ohio is one of the states where the Republicans used some bull crap tactics to convince some black people they couldn't vote.

February 18, 2008 6:38 PM

Brian Fairbanks said:

Not only that bobb88, but the Ohio Secretary of State clearly sent more voting machines to conservative districts and limited the numbers of machines for black districts.

I've also seen amateur video footage of voters trying to get into locked polling places well before the polls were closed. Yep, they were black.

February 18, 2008 9:34 PM

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Brian Fairbanks, the Senior National Political Correspondent for Hooksexup, is a filmmaker living in the wilds of Brooklyn. He previously wrote for the Hartford Courant and Gawker/The Consumerist. He will be first against the wall, come the revolution.

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