tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13589532.post5005809950701211385..comments2023-10-09T04:11:47.358-07:00Comments on Not A Potted Plant: Good PunchlineBurt Likkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16060980744675990412noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13589532.post-15062745816446940082008-03-25T16:25:00.000-07:002008-03-25T16:25:00.000-07:00Of course, Illinois votes count the same as New Yo...<I>Of course, Illinois votes count the same as New York and Arkansas votes </I><BR/><BR/>even the dead oneszzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09933063994246150989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13589532.post-35511387007693513852008-03-24T20:16:00.000-07:002008-03-24T20:16:00.000-07:00That's very interesting! Of course, Illinois vote...That's <B><I>very</B></I> interesting! Of course, Illinois votes count the same as New York and Arkansas votes, and Obama is still winning. But it is another demonstration that these are two candidates of almost equal strength.Burt Likkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16060980744675990412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13589532.post-88807997491430220682008-03-24T17:49:00.000-07:002008-03-24T17:49:00.000-07:00Saw this earlier, maybe the numbers are fudged a ...Saw this earlier, maybe the numbers are fudged a little.<BR/><BR/> <A>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.<BR/><BR/> 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.<BR/><BR/> That margin in Cook County represents almost 60% of Obama's total lead nationwide. </A>zzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09933063994246150989noreply@blogger.com