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FOCUS · 06-01-2008, 05:48 PM

THE FIRST TIME IN HISTORY WERE WE GET TO VOTE FOR PRIMARY VOTES FOR PRESIDENT OF THE U.S. THE MARGIN IS MORE THEN ANY OTHER STATE IN THE U.S. SHE HAD MORE THEN 200,000 VOTES AND OBAMA ONLY HAD LESS THEN 50,000 AS A MATTER OF FACT OBAMA DIDN'T EVEN STAY IN PUERTO RICO TO SEE THE RESULT HIS BITCH ASS LEFT ONE DAY BEFORE THE PRIMARYS WITH MORE THEN 500,000 DOLARS FROM PUERTO RICAN PEAPS.......

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton won Puerto Rico’s Democratic presidential primary by a substantial margin Sunday, NBC News projected. But Clinton’s newly defiant campaign against her own party leaders may have been blunted by low turnout in the island territory.

Puerto Rico, once a political asterisk in presidential contests, was seen as Clinton’s last best electoral chance as she tries to build a case that she has won more actual votes during the primary season than her rival, Sen. Barack Obama. She, former President Bill Clinton and their daughter, Chelsea, spent a combined 15 days in the commonwealth hoping to keep her relevant in the contest.

Clinton’s campaign chairman, Terry McAuliffe, pushed that case strongly Sunday in an argument directed at unpledged party officials known as superdelegates.

“She continues to win these primaries. It’s extraordinary,” McAuliffe said in an interview with MSNBC’s Chris Matthews. “She keeps running it up, and I think it shows Hillary’s strength for the fall.”

At a rally in Mitchell, S.D., ahead of the South Dakota primary Tuesday, the last day of voting, Obama congratulated Clinton on her victory but did not otherwise refer to the Puerto Rico results.

Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, a prominent supporter of Obama, maintained that “the important thing is the contest between Senator Obama and Senator John McCain.”

“That is what will really unify the Democratic Party and bring us victory in November,” she said in an interview with MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann.

Microscopic turnout projected
Election officials projected extremely low turnout of perhaps 400,000 out of nearly 3 million registered voters. So while polls showed Clinton holding a lead, she was likely to win a majority of the commonwealth’s 55 delegates but not get a huge influx of popular votes.

“Even though there is some enthusiasm, you cannot compare this with a general election in Puerto Rico,” said former San Juan Mayor Hector Luis Acevedo, the local representative of the Democratic Party.

Acevedo said the primary was organized in just fewer than 100 days, after the Democratic National Committee approved a switch from a caucus to a primary.

Clinton campaigned hard in Puerto Rico, spending several hours Saturday on the back of a pickup truck in a salsa-blasting, 40-vehicle caravan through the outskirts of San Juan. In a sign that her supporters were unwilling to give up, an outside group financed by her labor backers bought $150,000 worth of television ads on the island promoting her views.

The group, the American Leadership Project, was also spending $300,000 on ads in Tuesday’s primary states of Montana and South Dakota, where Obama is deemed the favorite. Clinton planned to campaign Monday in South Dakota.

Little buildup to Puerto Rico vote
Puerto Rico’s politics is dominated by two local parties, known as red and blue, divided over the issue of statehood.

Along those lines, Clinton often referred to “bringing red and blue together,” but Puerto Rico Senate President Kenneth McClintock, co-chairman of her campaign, said the local parties would not be working to get out the vote because there was no political benefit.

“The State Elections Commission has put very little advertising, contrary to what they usually do," he McClintock said. “We’ve had some factors against us.”

In addition, the smaller Partido Independista, which advocates full independence for the island, held a public protest of the vote Sunday in San Juan. It discouraged followers from participating in the contest because the commonwealth does not have a vote in the general election.

Acevedo and McClintock both said that even if local voters were not interested in the outcome, the attention that had been paid to Puerto Rico by the candidates and the national press would help the islands.

“The Puerto Rican voter and the Puerto Rican citizens will enjoy more benefits, more attention, more friends in the Senate of the United States no matter who wins,” Acevedo said. “We will have more attention to our problems and to the solutions than we will have had if we not have this primary in Puerto Rico.”

Sunday’s vote followed the decision Saturday by a panel of the Democratic National Committee to give each Michigan and Florida delegate a half-vote at this summer’s national convention. It was a compromise that did no harm to Obama ’s near-claim to the nomination, but it infuriated the Clinton camp and prompted new threats to carry the fight to the August convention.

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“This decision violates the bedrock principles of our democracy and our party,” the Clinton campaign said in a joint statement from Harold Ickes and Tina Flournoy, two of her advisers.

Obama is 62 delegates short
The deal by the party’s Rules Committee placed Obama 62 delegates short of the total he needed to clinch the nomination, according to tabulations by NBC News before Puerto Rico’s delegates were allocated.

The primary Sunday and two final primaries Tuesday will close that gap, and Obama could attract enough superdelegates to secure the nomination this week.

Saturday’s party meeting did strengthen one of Clinton’s key arguments for staying in the fight. In seating the Michigan and Florida delegates, party leaders tacitly acknowledged her popular vote dominance in those states.

By including the Michigan and Florida results, Clinton can claim to have won the most popular votes since the primaries and caucuses began in January. Both states were punished by the DNC for moving up their contests in violation of party rules, and the party had refused to recognize the votes. The candidates did not campaign in either state, and Obama withdrew his name from the Michigan ballot.

http://edition.cnn.com/video/live/li...stream=stream3

Omaha bin Laden · 06-01-2008, 10:02 PM

She lost.

coca86 · 06-02-2008, 02:55 AM

she just trying to make her loss more respectable but whats to respect from her?

06-01-2008, 05:48 PM	#1 (permalink)
FOCUS Soldier Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 547	Clinton easily wins Puerto Rico THE FIRST TIME IN HISTORY WERE WE GET TO VOTE FOR PRIMARY VOTES FOR PRESIDENT OF THE U.S. THE MARGIN IS MORE THEN ANY OTHER STATE IN THE U.S. SHE HAD MORE THEN 200,000 VOTES AND OBAMA ONLY HAD LESS THEN 50,000 AS A MATTER OF FACT OBAMA DIDN'T EVEN STAY IN PUERTO RICO TO SEE THE RESULT HIS BITCH ASS LEFT ONE DAY BEFORE THE PRIMARYS WITH MORE THEN 500,000 DOLARS FROM PUERTO RICAN PEAPS....... SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton won Puerto Rico’s Democratic presidential primary by a substantial margin Sunday, NBC News projected. But Clinton’s newly defiant campaign against her own party leaders may have been blunted by low turnout in the island territory. Puerto Rico, once a political asterisk in presidential contests, was seen as Clinton’s last best electoral chance as she tries to build a case that she has won more actual votes during the primary season than her rival, Sen. Barack Obama. She, former President Bill Clinton and their daughter, Chelsea, spent a combined 15 days in the commonwealth hoping to keep her relevant in the contest. Clinton’s campaign chairman, Terry McAuliffe, pushed that case strongly Sunday in an argument directed at unpledged party officials known as superdelegates. “She continues to win these primaries. It’s extraordinary,” McAuliffe said in an interview with MSNBC’s Chris Matthews. “She keeps running it up, and I think it shows Hillary’s strength for the fall.” At a rally in Mitchell, S.D., ahead of the South Dakota primary Tuesday, the last day of voting, Obama congratulated Clinton on her victory but did not otherwise refer to the Puerto Rico results. Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, a prominent supporter of Obama, maintained that “the important thing is the contest between Senator Obama and Senator John McCain.” “That is what will really unify the Democratic Party and bring us victory in November,” she said in an interview with MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann. Microscopic turnout projected Election officials projected extremely low turnout of perhaps 400,000 out of nearly 3 million registered voters. So while polls showed Clinton holding a lead, she was likely to win a majority of the commonwealth’s 55 delegates but not get a huge influx of popular votes. “Even though there is some enthusiasm, you cannot compare this with a general election in Puerto Rico,” said former San Juan Mayor Hector Luis Acevedo, the local representative of the Democratic Party. Acevedo said the primary was organized in just fewer than 100 days, after the Democratic National Committee approved a switch from a caucus to a primary. Clinton campaigned hard in Puerto Rico, spending several hours Saturday on the back of a pickup truck in a salsa-blasting, 40-vehicle caravan through the outskirts of San Juan. In a sign that her supporters were unwilling to give up, an outside group financed by her labor backers bought $150,000 worth of television ads on the island promoting her views. The group, the American Leadership Project, was also spending $300,000 on ads in Tuesday’s primary states of Montana and South Dakota, where Obama is deemed the favorite. Clinton planned to campaign Monday in South Dakota. Little buildup to Puerto Rico vote Puerto Rico’s politics is dominated by two local parties, known as red and blue, divided over the issue of statehood. Along those lines, Clinton often referred to “bringing red and blue together,” but Puerto Rico Senate President Kenneth McClintock, co-chairman of her campaign, said the local parties would not be working to get out the vote because there was no political benefit. “The State Elections Commission has put very little advertising, contrary to what they usually do," he McClintock said. “We’ve had some factors against us.” In addition, the smaller Partido Independista, which advocates full independence for the island, held a public protest of the vote Sunday in San Juan. It discouraged followers from participating in the contest because the commonwealth does not have a vote in the general election. Acevedo and McClintock both said that even if local voters were not interested in the outcome, the attention that had been paid to Puerto Rico by the candidates and the national press would help the islands. “The Puerto Rican voter and the Puerto Rican citizens will enjoy more benefits, more attention, more friends in the Senate of the United States no matter who wins,” Acevedo said. “We will have more attention to our problems and to the solutions than we will have had if we not have this primary in Puerto Rico.” Sunday’s vote followed the decision Saturday by a panel of the Democratic National Committee to give each Michigan and Florida delegate a half-vote at this summer’s national convention. It was a compromise that did no harm to Obama ’s near-claim to the nomination, but it infuriated the Clinton camp and prompted new threats to carry the fight to the August convention. Click for related content Party seats Florida, Michigan delegations Obama resigns from church “This decision violates the bedrock principles of our democracy and our party,” the Clinton campaign said in a joint statement from Harold Ickes and Tina Flournoy, two of her advisers. Obama is 62 delegates short The deal by the party’s Rules Committee placed Obama 62 delegates short of the total he needed to clinch the nomination, according to tabulations by NBC News before Puerto Rico’s delegates were allocated. The primary Sunday and two final primaries Tuesday will close that gap, and Obama could attract enough superdelegates to secure the nomination this week. Saturday’s party meeting did strengthen one of Clinton’s key arguments for staying in the fight. In seating the Michigan and Florida delegates, party leaders tacitly acknowledged her popular vote dominance in those states. By including the Michigan and Florida results, Clinton can claim to have won the most popular votes since the primaries and caucuses began in January. Both states were punished by the DNC for moving up their contests in violation of party rules, and the party had refused to recognize the votes. The candidates did not campaign in either state, and Obama withdrew his name from the Michigan ballot. http://edition.cnn.com/video/live/li...stream=stream3 Last edited by FOCUS; 06-01-2008 at 05:58 PM.

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06-02-2008, 02:55 AM	#3 (permalink)
coca86 Thug Join Date: May 2008 Location: Washington ,D.C. Posts: 224	she just trying to make her loss more respectable but whats to respect from her?