New York Remains True Blue to the Democrats
There is very little doubt about the outcome of the Presidential election in New York. The Empire State is leaning very heavily to the Democratic side of the ledger, which is one reason why very few polls are being taken in New York State, but there are two very recent ones that not only show Barack Obama in the lead, but they actually have almost the same results.
New York has voted Democratic in seven of the last Presidential Elections and has picked the winner in six out of the ten. New York may not have a good record picking the winner, but then New York is heavily Democratic not only in the Presidential Elections, but in the State elections as well. It would take something drastic to change New York from a blue to a red state.
The polls that came out in June are from Quinipiac University - released on June 11th. which has Obama leading McCain by a margin of 50% to 36%. According to this poll, Obama has picked up support among white voters. Black voters support Obama 87 to 6%. They do not differentiate between men and women in relation to the votes that Obama picked up and that would be a useful statistic because Clinton’s greatest support came from white women and if that was where Obama pick up his support from, it would indicate that Clinton’s supporters were shifting their support to Obama.
The other poll was taken by the New York Times from June 6 -11 and shows Obama leading by 51% to 32%. However, this poll focused more on issues relating to the state goverment and very little on the Presidential race, so there is no detailed information that can be gathered from it. Just as a side bar, both of New York’s Senators, Hillary Clinton and Charles Schumer are considered to be doing an excellent job.
There are two reasons why there is not a bigger lead for Obama in New York. One is the fact that McCain won the New York primary by a good margin - 51% to 28% for Mitt Romney, 11% for Mike Huckabee and 7% for Ron Paul. The second one is that New York is Hillary Clinton’s adopted home and not all of her supporters have lined up in the Obama camp. If that were to happen, a fact that will be evident in the polls coming out next week, the margin will grow even more. But, again the chances of New York ending up in the Republican column is remote if not non existent.
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Comment by jacksmith on 29 June 2008:
I hope that all of us that can will do our best to help Hillary Clinton pay off ALL of her campaign debt quickly. She deserves that. You all knew Hillary, and Bill would go out on a limb for us if they felt they had too. That’s what they do.
As I said before Hillary Clinton was STUNNING!!!
You witnessed the greatest political campaign struggle in American history. One for the textbooks, and the history books. Hillary Clinton fought her heart out against all odds to win for all of the American people. While at the same time doing her best to prepare Sen. Barack Obama to win in November if he was the nominee. STUNNING!!! WELL DONE HILLARY CLINTON. WELL DONE! Your AMAZING!
Sen. Obama could not have had a better opponent than Hillary Clinton. Nor could he have had a better opponent to prepare him for the battle royal to come against John McCain and the Republicans ahead of the November elections. Hillary Clinton was like a big Mama cat determined to teach her kitten how to hunt, and hang with the big dogs for the fights ahead. The Clinton’s have won the Whitehouse twice before. They know what it will take.
Hillary Clinton took Sen. Obama to every brawl, and cat fight she could find for him to develop his fight, and his chops. She even let her men (President Clinton, Governor Rendell, and many others) loose on Sen. Obama a little bit. So as to give Sen. Obama a taste of just how rough, and tough the big boys will be to do battle with.
From sea to shining sea and US territories Hillary Clinton took Sen. Obama to see all of America. To meet, and greet all it’s people. And to ask for their votes and support, which he will need if he becomes President. She took him to see what he will be fighting for. And to see what she and President Clinton have fought so heroically for over so many years. Sen. Obama could not have ask for any better. Nor had any better teachers.
Bill Clinton, Chelsea, Mrs. Rodham, and the whole Clinton team were magnificent. They really showed their metal. BRAVO! TEAM CLINTON… BRAVO!
And YOU! my fellow Americans. I’m so proud of you. And proud to be one of you. You showed what you are made of. And what makes America so great. You never gave up on your Champion Hillary Clinton. Time, and time again you eagerly waited your turn to vote for Hillary Clinton. To raise her up and pass her along down the line to the rest of your waiting fellow Americans.
You never gave up on her. Just as Hillary Clinton never gave up on you. No matter how many times they counted her out. No matter how many times her detractors, and attackers brutally knocked her down. You knew she would get back up and get after it. And when she did you were ready to support her. This is your role model America. AMERICA LOVES A FIGHTER. AMERICA UNDERSTANDS A FIGHTER. AMERICA IS A FIGHTER. I’M PROUD OF YOU AMERICA!
Sen. Clinton looked a little tired her first day back at work in the senate after her history making heroic campaign. She has good reason to be tired. Doesn’t she America. But with time and good attention to the basics she, and you will recover. The basics are good well balanced nutrition, hydration, rest, exercise, recreation, POSITIVE! emotional support, and time (the greatest healer of all).
Y’all be good to President Clinton. I never saw a man fight so hard for a woman, and the American people as President Clinton fought for Hillary Clinton, and you. It’s going to take Bill a while. No one except Hillary Clinton could have fought any harder than President Clinton did for you.
I imagine President Clinton still remembers how the American people wailed, reached, and cried out for him as he took that last flight home as your President on Air Force One after the 2000 elections. Yes, many of us knew back then what was coming for the American people under a republican administration. Back to living like dumb animals again. Fighting over territory, and scraps of meat. You are dieing like fly’s now. Republicans too. But it’s ok because some people are making a lot of money off of your needless deaths.
As always, Hillary Clinton, and President Clinton did their best for all of us. It was an EPIC!
YOU MADE US VERY PROUD HILLARY CLINTON! HOLD YOUR HEAD HIGH
WE LOVE YOU. AND ADMIRE YOU…
jacksmith… Working Class