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To Latina voter in CA – Are you seriously comparing Barack Obama to OJ Simpson!!? I hope this was just a temporary lapse in your thinking. Where is the similarity? Latinos have experienced enough racism – we should certainly not turn and direct it toward others. Barack Obama represents a new perspective and an invitation to all citizens to get involved in the direction of the country – a fresh start in both our domestic and foreigh policy which have not been headed in a good direction since long before the Bush presidency. Think back on US policy in Central America...Think back who was president during the Rwandan genocide..Barack Obama by himself can't remake the country but as president he can set a new direction and make it possible for us all to change our country together. Hillary is a good senator but I just don't think she'd make anything more than a mediocre president who would basically be more of the same.

OBAMA IN '08!!!

If Obama should become the Democratic candidate then I will vote Republican for the first time ever. I'm voting for experience, NOT skin color. Hillary clearly can do good for this country. Are you jerks so brain dead??? Have you forgotten what GOOD the Clinton's have done for America???? I'm voting for CHANGE alright, I'm voting for the end of the Bush chaos and the return of the Clinton good years! Not for your 'Look at me, I don't have a clue' Obama!!! GO HILLARY!!!

You idiot demokrats who vote for Hillary get what you deserve, she is an elitist limousine liberal. Please vote for someone other than one who "loathes the military"

CNN is censoring my postings!

Obama 2008!

Hillary will be good president!

I agree with Sean. I don't care how you put it race is a big factor. All you have to do is look at the numbers.
I am also tired about the way Obama keeps saying he didn't vote for this or that well hell he doesn't vote for any hard things.

Jack said:

Why is it that when whites vote white, they're being potentially 'racist'? How about the overwhelming number of blacks that voted black? Are you telling me they're not voting based on race?? Give me a break. The press (including CNN) are not reporting fair on this at all. I'm so sick of listening to Obama's attacks being categorized as as "brilliant" when Hillary's attacks are "vicious and racist". His tactics are genuine and her's are "political"… This is so one-sided I'm about to throw up watching the terrible coverage. Dare I say I'm about to start watching Fox news. At least it makes me laugh from time to time with their ridiculousness!
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See above for how ridiculous claims that CNN has an anti-Hillary bias are.

As for "blacks voting black" – how racist of you to simplify it that far. Ever think that Obama might appeal to their interests as a good candidate? If you doubt that, consider that Al Sharpton did *not* win SC in 2004. Your racist theory can't explain that at all. He was, after all, a black man and your simple racist sloganeering of "blacks vote based on race" would insist that they'd vote for him. Percieving the blacks in SC as thinking human beings who choose candidates based on due consideration *does* explain it – Obama would make a good president, Sharpton would not.

Becky I feel worry for you – I truly do. As a woman you should listen to what she says just like the blacks listened to Obama. You are older and that should bring you wisdom unlike these young people who are looking at a great speaker and would buy dirt from a feild if he was sellin it.

Women fought for years to get the right to vote as women have now. There was no memo – just issues, experience and pride that you seem to have missed.

Yeah when I was thir age I put my hopes in Jimmy Carter. Great human being but we all have forgotten what the 4 years were like.

Obama verses any republican and for the first time I will vote republican since the future is dependent on experience.

OMG! I am an older white woman and didn't get the old geezer memo telling me to vote for Hillary. I actually used my brain and voted for the best PERSON, Obama.

These are the naive voters? They overlooked the qualities of Hillary and remained blind to Obama's inexperience. Well, naivete will live long in American politics.

Elizabeth R. Baecher-

CNN probably won't post this, but one can hope.

Do you have kids? Maybe you can help me to explain to my teenage son (17) why he shouldn't do drugs to solve his problems when someone who did exactly that is running for president. Great role model for our youth. Yes, he stopped, but not everyone is able to quit. Do you want me to name a few great men and women who were not able to quit who ended up dead. Elvis Presley for one. Do you need more.

John, scandals you say, Ted Kennedy to endorse OPHAMA. Thank God he did not endorse Hillary. The filth would fly.

Older people know the value of experience. Younger people don't, because they haven't lived long enough. Gore ran on experience. Bush ran as a uniter. Look at the mess he's created.

Here is a young person who will never in my life vote for Barack Obama. . .If Barack Obama wins the nomination I will be very excited to back McCain!

Bill Clinton suggests race is an issue
Media screams at him over it
Barack Obama wins South Carolina
Wins only because of black vote
But race isnt a factor?????GIVE ME A BREAK, suckers.

Its interesting that when Hiliary was winning in South Carolina by 10-20 points in Nov in polls, there wasn't a question about race. However, fast forward to Jan. Hiliary's attacks on Obama, the crying spell in New Hampshire, the dual attack over superficial issues (MLK, REAGAN, ect).....its suddenly only about race.

I voted for Bill CLinton twice, Gore, Kerry ect. I have no problem with Hiliary being the first woman candidate. I bought into the 2 for one philosophy and the memories of the 1990's. However, what I'm witinessing in the past 2-3 weeks has caused me to consider the impossible. Could the republicans be right about the Clinton's? Are the Clinton's consumed with power so much that they will do anything to win?

Unlike the Republican campaign in 2000 ( negative rumors about Mccain had a black child out of wedlock), the negative politics in south carolina by the Clintons had the exact opposite effect. I applaud the South Carolinians. If this wakes up the Clintons and makes them state their vision for America instead of playing Rove style politics, I think the result has done the party good.

300 millions of americans voting for two family dynasties bush/clinton for 28 years.

You really wonder why Politicians care less about us and our needs, and shipping job overseas!

We really can do better than that!

Now, we have one chance in our lifetime, to elect a true Leader who wants to unify all americans, and put behind us, all the clintion politics of divisions of the past and move forward for the future.

One question for the Clinton Supporters here:

Why do you want to vote for the Clintons when you know Bill Clinton approved NAFTA and the Consolidation of the Media????

The illegal Iraq war sold by our Media is already a $ 1 trillion war, and the $ Currency is collapsing, because of laws such as NAFTA and so on, as we don't produce anymore!

Why are you concerned more about the race of Obama than the future of you children!!

Obama 2008!

Best not to forget that with age comes wisdom.

Obama clearly won across the age lines and the race lines. We do have Clinton fatigue.
Thank you SC

Errata: All of the *these* southern states are almost 100% to go for the Republican candidate in 2008.

This article is pure BS pure and simple.

Black Voters are disproportionally-represented across all Democratic demographics in South Carolina. The most parsimonious statistic from Obama's victor in South Carolina is that Blacks bolted 4-1 in favor of Obama when previous polls had shown that they would bolt 2-1 in favor of him.

To generalize that Obama won "all" demographics would seem to imply that this makes him a contender nationally, but for the informed voter working through the typical exaggerations of the media; you can't generalize upon the democratic voting populations of the entire country that Obama is suddenly viable when the demographics of South Carolina are not representative of any of the states except a few, select Southern states.

And lets face it folks, all the states, including South Carolina are almost 100% to go for the Republican candidate in 2008.

Again, the media makes much ado about nothing.

Unfortunately the US doesn't embrace runoff voting. With such high percentages of NO to Hillary and NO to Obama, John Edwards would be way ahead of both Hillary and Obama now. Too bad we can't fix the voting system. We'll be stuck with a candidate going into November that won't win.

"It is just so funny that a lot of these people, either supporters of Clinton or Obama, don't really do anything but attack each other on the internet."

Very true. This isn't a sports rivalry, but a campaign to be elected President of the United States of America. Let's take a little time. Fully consider the issues at hand. Realize what the President can and can't do, versus the promises being served to us. Let's see beyond the pundits and pollsters who jockey for every little bit of airtime they can get by manipulating facts or manufacturing issues.

BRING ON SUPER TUESDAY.....GO HILLARY GO.....OBAMA NEEDS TO GO HOME...

out with the old

in with the new.

I am writing to see if this gets posted. Hillary Clinton for President. CNN, why are you suppressing Pro-Hillary and Pro-Edwards comments? I think the CNN Board of Directors should know what is going on with this media outlet.

he'll never get the whitre vote in a national election....

Hillary is our only hope!

im rettarded!! zomglol

Future of Democratic Party is now hobbling.
Following is a reasonably high probability of things to come.

Obama & his supporters (Dean, Kerry & Kennedy et. al) have now concretised their base to be: 60% of democrats who are college graduates; 80% of African American men, 50% of African American women.

Hillary & her supporters (Bill, Spitzer, Rangel, Carter et al) have now concretised their base to be: 65% of registered women democrats; 50% of African American women, 80% of Hispanic & Asian democrats, 30% of democrats who are college graduates, 60% of registered democrats who are non-college graduates.

Result: Splintering of Democratic Party in Mar-Apr of this year and with the following Presidential Race make up:

New Democratic Party: Obama as Pres & Bloomberg as VP
Republican Party: Romney as Pres & Giuliani as VP
Old Democratic Party: Clinton as Pres & Rangel as VP or and outside chance that Edwards might also be considered for VP.

Well here's one young person (hey I am educated too) who will be voting for Hillary once it's Wisconin's chance. I am so tired of the media saying people who vote for Hillary are older and not as educated. I watched fox news and felt ill. I mean honesty how can you call that news when they were practically rolling off the chairs laughing at the aspect of Hillary coming in 3rd. I mean they were talking about will she be a gracious loser. How about if they show a little eithics and not be so bias. Obama won knew he would win and gave a great speech. At the end of the day thats all he can do is speek. I think the media is setting him up for the big okie doke. They love to bulid people up just to knock them down, they will turn on him if he gets the nomination and he wont know what to do.

I have to agree with you 59 Year Old Woman – Obama has all the sincerity of a snake-oil salesman.

"independent thinker January 26, 2008 7:57 pm ET

Unfortunately, this could be because the older folk have a racial bias against the blacks"

Or it could be that older people are wiser and can see right thought the style and see the lack of substance of Obama.

Well the DNC should be proud they caused a racial divide. They chose to let SC move up it's primary because of the large black population. For that reason we should also take the results with a grain of salt since it is not representative of the whole country. I am not belittling Obama's win last night but rather it is a fact that blacks backed their own in large numbers. Mr. Obama is an inspirational speaker but with all the major problems our country is facing I want someone in the whitehouse that can make the serious decisions quickly and not have to convene a panel to understand the problem. We need a serious candidate that has the capability to get things done and not learn on the job. Clinton is that person.

Just remember what Obama said…THIS will NOT be easy, they want power, the Establishment is entrenched. They are looking to throw ANY garbage they can at Obama to take all hope away from us so THEY WIN out of our discouragemnet. DON'T buy into it. Stay strong, use common sense, don't let them scam you. AND VOTE!!!!

ONE PEOPLE, ONE AMERICA, UNITED…..OBAMA /2008

Just remember what Obama said...THIS will NOT be easy, they want power, the Establishment is entrenched. They are looking to throw ANY garbage they can at Obama to take all hope away from us so THEY WIN out of our discouragemnet. DON'T buy into it. Stay strong, use common sense, don't let them scam you. AND VOTE!!!!

ONE PEOPLE, ONE AMERICA, UNITED.....OBAMA /2008

Obama got a large numer of White votes, and blacks and latinos and asians. Let's look at it another way. He got Democrats, Republicans and Independents. Or another way, young, middle aged and old.

Hillary on the other hand gets white women who frankly, are being manipulated by her. SHE made it a race issue knowing that if large numbers of blacks voted for Obama, then women would feel its their responsibility to vote for Hillary.

DON'T LET HER MANIPULATE YOU. Vote for the candidate that can make this country work again. NOT DIVIDE US!!!!!!

In SC whites were open minded voting on issues .
But 81% of black voters showed how racial was this !

CNN exit polls didn't duck race question as some suggest. There 6 pages of these polls, please, people learn to read before posting. Now, people who try to ignore racial factor again, please look at exit polls – 78% of African Americans voted for Obama and only 24% of whites, so there.

However, those of you who exaggerate role of race, please, again look at exit polls (not only SC but all other) and then look at demography of the region. In general, Obama voters are younger and African america population is generally younger so here is another correlate, so yes social factors play more important role here. There was not much African Americans in Iowa, but a lot of young people. Population of NH on the other hand is much older.

One really important number coming out of South Carolina last night was that 50% of white voters under age 30 voted for Barack. Got that, you racist commenters who say Barack "only" won because he is black? No. Clinton and Edwards split the other 50% of the vote of young white voters. But HALF of young white voters were for Barack. His appeal is to the youth as well as to everyone else; some other candidates don't reach out to the youth.

What a surprise, of course white people will vote for one of their own.

IM SO hAPPY I WANT TO CRY, this man is doing it for the people. CLinton is doing it for...well the clintons. He is about bringing ppl together, white black lation asian, poor rich republican democrat. CLINTON is about breaking ppl apart black vs whtie, gender vs race...list goes on.

They are smart ppl and I respect them. But they are not what the country needs ESPECIALLY NOW. IM very happy that ppl were able to recognize this and STAND UP AND PROVE IT IN THE POLLS. They really made it loud and clear, SAME OL POLITICS, SMEARING, DOES NOT WORK ANYMORE!!!! esp not after Bush and karl rove.

Just a note for the political analysts.. I am a white single mother in the low income bracket and I will be casting my vote for Barack Obama – AND I would not vote for Hillary Clinton even if she got the Democratic Nomination and I am not alone in my opinion but you will find that out on Feb 5th!! GO BARACK!!!!

I agree with connie that the Obama supporters put a lots of negative attacks.

Yeah Connie,

I guess its too bad that Florida won't matter

Ann Jones – What are the main reasons Obama won in Iowa?

In the S.C primaries we all are paying attention to how the blacks voted here’s how the whites voted Hillary 28% white men 42% white women. Edwards 45% white men 36% white women, Obama 27% white men 22% white women.
If S.C were a predominately white state like Iowa or N.H Obama would have finished third, TALK ABOUT PREJUDICE!!!!!

The "nastiness" started with Clintons who only know how to sling dirt to win. I'm a 62 y.o. white man who hopes for the privilege to vote for Barack Obama.

Obama's win is expected considering more than 50 % are black voters while the white are split between Hillary & Edwards. HERE IS MY PREDICTION., HILLARY WILL BE THE NEXT US PREZ & OBAMA THE VP. AMERICA NEEDS A GREAT LEADER..... AND HILLARY IS THE BEST QUALIFIED.

It funny all you people are mostly Dems but you are getting caught up in Black vs White. I'm an independed voter and if this is what the Dem political base is about I will not vote Dem. I thought you guys wanted change from the Rep agenda, but I get it, only if it's not at the expense of electing a black man or women depending on your point of view. All you racist/gender bias people stay at home you are part of the problem, America is diverse Whites aren't going anywhere neither are Blacks, Latinos or Asian or others. If you are just waking up NEW FLASH racism is the minority in this country, our young children don’t mind playing with one another they have learned to judged individuals by who they are not by the color of a person skins. I don’t care who you vote for. If you’re going to say S.C was prejudice then so was N.H and Nevada Hillary won the majority of white votes in both states plus the majority of Latino vote in Nevada, and for the truly ignorant and dumbxxx S.C is 67% white, 29% black. Obama only won 24% percent of the white vote where as in Iowa and N.H he won in the 50’s % amongst white and high 40’s amongst white in Nevada, so the race card can be swung in both directions in S.C.

And how many Florida delegates are you COUNTING versus what the Democratic Party is counting? Super Tuesday will be another win for Obama! People want CHANGE- not more of the same! STOP HATING!!!!!!
Obama 08!

connie floyd

Continue to wait; Florida is not in play because ALL the democrats agreed they would not participate in Florida. Now that the Clinton's are losing they want Fl...THIS IS UTTERLY SHAMEFUL...AND I DID NOT EVEN POINT MY FINGER AT YOU...

Wow, I'm sure Hillary would be proud of all her racist supporters, out hard and heavy saying, "Obama only won because he's black." Or as Frank put it: "Of course blacks will vote for one of their own." So since a black person voting for Obama is being racist, does that mean all the white people who voted for Clinton are racists as well?

Look, what these people are overlooking is the fact that not only did Obama get the majority of the black vote, he also picked up close to a quarter of the white vote, with Hillary and Edwards splitting the rest. The fact that almost 1 in 4 whites voted for Obama suggests that he is NOT the black candidate, he's the people's candidate.

I'm a white moderate conservative Southerner (and for you numbskulls who try to wrap everyone in convenient little stereotypes, this does not equate to shoeless, inbred racist), and I'd gladly vote for Obama over any of the Republican candidates, save maybe McCain.

Jack

I have to agree with Esmaralda. I do not share Clinton's brand of political views, lack of integrity, and ruthlessness...not because she is white...you have issues...

OBAMA 08!I BY THE WAY, I AM WHITE AND OVER 40 YEARS OLD...

Here's one "old" person who supports Obama. Not all of us fall for maudlin weeping!

It is just so funny that a lot of these people, either supporters of Clinton or Obama, doesn't really do anything but attach each other on the internet. I bet that if we took a time out of our lives, we can help our candidates win.

The coverage on Hillary vs Obama stinks. I am so sick of the bias that the media is showing against Hillary and for Obama. I want to know where is the beef? Obama is a great speaker, but there is no there there. Hillary is specific and I believe her sincerity. To the news media and all you pundits! please give her a fair shake and stop trying to influence this election!

Isn't it amazing how the candidate that's always attacked by everyone is almost always the very candidate that pushes for compromise instead of idiotic, hard-nosed and immature political mud-slinging? People are afraid of compromise. I mean, that would mean they'd have to think for themselves! Oh my God, could people handle that? Are people allowed to have some kind of..of..of voice or something? It's like, it's like we live in some kind of a...a...DEMOCRACY!

I have to agree that they are reading wrong things into the demographics.

Such as 'Obama won the women vote' .

Every poll in the country today shows Clinton winning the women vote. Yet in south carolina African american women soundly voted for Obama.

I think the fact is that race trumps everything here.

When you win 80% of the african american vote, and that vote is 50% of the entire voters, then chances are the reason is right in front of you.

Race trumps age and gender for african americans.

You people from CNN don't want to face the real issues race and re....

YES WE CAN. Go Obama!

Connie? it wont be a surprise to anyone, I'm from Florida, living in Texas so I know how they do things there, the same goes for how Texas is as well, thats another reason this country has such along wa to go!

You can see something great right in your eyes and still you can tear it down with your hated comments, remember Mr. Obama has white blood running threw him from his mother, so it's like denouncing your own race, or just showing what you still have running in yours and a few of the others on this comment line.

Why cant it just be a congrats for the best person to win America!

Obama won because of AA votes.All the other data is irrelevant , it's all racial blacks voting for black candidate.He got just 24 of white votes.He and media can spin it any way but there is no way in the world he is going to win on Feb 5th.

I wish the Clintons would just pack up and leave the national scene. I am tired of them. I hope to God Obama wins the nomination.

53% of voters were black and Obama won 81% of them. There is no way anyone else could have won this "contest" because the math made it impossible. It just goes to show that race works both ways and that America HAS NOT moved forward as all of the media and all the Obama supporters would like us to believe.

Look before the Clinton folks try to turn Obama's win in South Carolina about race, I want to remind them that Barack Obama also won 93%+ non-black Iowa!! Fact is black AND white voters had already started migrating towards Obama after his Iowa win, the Clintons saw this and the only way they saw to spoil the inevitable was to try to colour the victory as a "black" thing. It's not about race, which the Clinton camp will try to stir for their sole benefit. It's about who's the best candidate to lead and more importantly UNITE America. And America is thankfully realizing that that candidate is BARACK OBAMA!!! Barack Obama is about uniting America whereas Hillary Clinton is about exploiting division in America. And today the people of South Carolina stated CLEARLY what they want – a UNITED States of America!! Thank you South Carolina!!

Jack, you and and Connie have it nailed pertaining to whose remarks are racist and whose are not. My biggest dilema right now, though, is trying to determine why I'm not as moved by Senator Obama's oratory as the media says I should be.

Countdown start now After 10days Hillary Clinton will win the super Tuesday then AC 360 and situation room they won’t have any sponsors !!!!!! to air the program !!!!!!! Our economy in bad shape now Bill Clinton bring back the economy on track 1993 we all know that .

interested bystander and Jack? why should it make a difference of race? shouldnt it be about making a change of this going backwards country? Thats what's wrong with our country now we cant just take a person for their worth, it always have to be something we have no control of "RACE"! When over 500yrs whites have been voting for their own, when blks couldnt be caught reading and dont mention voting! Now glimmer of light, or anything that seems be a change or a worthy cause for this country, the true colors of what America's truely is, starts coming out of the woodwork!

You know if this country is ever attacked, they're not going to care about anyone's race because all of us will be in the same boat

It appears with each election, Obama's appeal keeps getting broader and broader while Billary, um...sorry Hillary's keeps shrinking. He started out being very popular only with the under-30-year-olds. Then it went up to include the under-45. Then 49. And right now it's gone up to the "under-64." Before we know it the whole nation across all age groups will be pulling for Obama.

im waiting for florida and super tuesday. i think barack will lose his shirt. then we'll have to see all the nasty comments again from you barack supporters. you people are really sick.

Frank, Ann Jones, and Jack:

Over 92% of us who voted for Obama in Iowa are white. What is wrong with blacks voting for Obama, allbeit at a comparatively lower percentage?

You are the ones who cannot look beyond race. Search your own hearts.

Obama is not just influencing 21st century folks, he is also impacting messages globally, telling young people like me that hey! is time to let go the electoral apathy and come together to decide for our country...his is half black, half white, thinks beyounf race, gender and faith...has the style and message to get us working...

Barrack got 52% of young white Americans not just black or latino voters, these election is not about Race, it is about the issues that is affecting all Americans.

South Carolina have shown that Americans people are matured people and understand that they are a multicultural country, it is not about black,white, latino or asian anymore. It is about Americans, one people, one nation and one mission – to change America and Barrack is the man for the job.

Go Obama 08!!!

Congratulations to all candidates for hard-fought campaign!

The amount of interest being taken in this election is a good sign for America...

Why does CNN's exit poll duck the race question?

It has a category "race and age" and others like "age", "church attendance", "most qualified" but never just "race".

If you do a little math on the "race and age" exit poll, Obama won the black vote by a huge margin, Hilary won the white vote by a smaller margin, and more black people voted so Obama won the primary.

it's time to go it's time for reality it's time to time the time, I support Barack is not because is black or is too smart , but because I know is going to make real change here in America and out side America, I have some QS 1. is Edward running for vise or??? Q2. What's up Hillary can you run without Bill or??? here guys I fell like Bill is read to come back after W.!!!!!!!!!

I will vote for Obama if he is the Democratic Candidate and vote for him in the primary. At least he gives us hope. I will not vote for Hillary because she is the Machine candidate which turns me off. Whether it is the GOP or DEM machine, I will not vote for their candidate even though I did vote for WILD BILL twice.
Go Obama!
Yes We Can!

South Carolina lost the chance for participating in the election of the next President of the United States. I hope that this state will pay attention and listen to Hillary Clinton in the future campaigns .... not the media's personal opinions in the pretense of presenting unbiased reporting...and the personal agenda of selective groups. You very well may change your minds and recognize Hillary is the only chance we have to become a better nation.

Jack – how about many people vote based on their convictions, not considering race or gender! I am a white woman and I will not vote for Clinton because I do not agree with the core of her policies. It is that simple. And I do not believe I am the only one in the United States of America.

What about Iowa? More black voters there as well? Not!!! I live here in SC and well, no Oprah here campaigning; but Bill Clinton (our forner President) was here campaigning for his WIFE (as he has been everywhere else)!!

Wow!! Oprah has more influence than Bill Clinton???? Must have, since the majority of her audience (97%) is WHITE!!!

Dear God!! What is it with people?! I’m curious…No where in this short article is any mention made of race, yet right off the bat we have some un-evolved creature dragging it in like some nasty, disgusting, thing. Obama won because he “…overall garnered 58 percent of the vote among 18-64 year olds.” Not among blacks, whites, Hispanics, native Americans, or any other “racially identified” group. The man won the primary because he appealed to a broad range of South Carolina’s voters. That’s it. People truly need to allow themselves to evolve beyond all this race nonsense.

If this election comes down to race, the Republicans will win.Carl Rove is just laughing all the way to the Bank.

CNN is so biased and partial. Obama won SC because he is black, it would have been competitive in other States. CNN would talk and criticize how others voted for Clinton, but barely mention or criticize the overwhelming black population that voted Obama.

best be careful, Interviewer......the most powerful voting segment of the population ARE the "older folks"-–ALL of them-–the baby boomers.....how old are you, 20?

Well this will probably be Obama's last primary victory. No other state has such a large number of black voters who voted overwhelmingly for him. The US Census bureau states that only 12% of the US is black while over 80% is white.

Frank!!!!! If you're white...you guys do it all the time. It's not about race......even
Bill Clinton tried to make it about race. People just saw through the Clinton
lies....lies....lies...lies.

Why is it that when whites vote white, they're being potentially 'racist'? How about the overwhelming number of blacks that voted black? Are you telling me they're not voting based on race?? Give me a break. The press (including CNN) are not reporting fair on this at all. I'm so sick of listening to Obama's attacks being categorized as as "brilliant" when Hillary's attacks are "vicious and racist". His tactics are genuine and her's are "political"... This is so one-sided I'm about to throw up watching the terrible coverage. Dare I say I'm about to start watching Fox news. At least it makes me laugh from time to time with their ridiculousness!

With over 80% of the Black vote going to Obama how could the results be different? How is this anything more than a racially motivated contest? I wonder what the result might have been if there were two black candidatees in this primary contest...

It's just a start of things, give it a little over a week for the bigger picture to take place in the Feb primary, when white america will show it's power to make sure the uppitty little black man stays in his place as they have always done in the past, when any blk shows he's or she is not ignorant as the media only seem to portray of us.

How come your analyst stopped analysing when they reached the electability exit item. I would like to know who those who felt electability is the most important factor supported. In a primary where the candidated are close to identical on issues, electability may be the factor that will "win" at the end.

Not surprising!!!!!!!!!!! Whites have always been voting for one of their own!!!!!

When will people learn OBAMA IS BI-RACIAL HE'S BOTH BLACK AND WHITE!!!

why are nasty, hateful comments against Hillary posted, and posts in support of Hillary not posted? Hatred of any kind is an ugly thing, and un-American, I don't care who you are. I may not support Obama, but I don't go spew hatred and immaturity in my comments against him. It's also un-Democratic, and I am ashamed that there are such people in the same party that I am in.........

You mean kind of like Frank?

"Of course blacks will vote for one of their own!"? Give me a break man.

Frank, you racial intolerance is disgusting. Obama has played very competitively in EVERY state, even Michigan when he wasn't even ON THE BALLOT. It has nothing to do with race–people think he's the best candidate. He won Iowa which only has 3% of African Americans, completely negating your comment.

wisdom and integrity finally score a decisive victory over dirty politics...please people, pay attention

"independent thinker" why did you say "the blacks"?
could it possibly be that you have a racial bias as well? And FRANK something you need to remember is that blacks only made up a little less than half of the democrats. And what about Iowa? What happened there? 90 something percent white and Obama one there. so you theory about "blacks" voting for their own is unfounded. Does anyone screen the ignorant people who try to post blogs before they post? HELLO CNN...

Frank January 26, 2008 7:56 pm ET

What a surprise?????!!!!! Not! Of course blacks will vote for one of their own!

Frank....GROW A BRAIN!! Hillary got stomped by BOTH BLACK AND WHITE

I think America is smarter than we think they are. They are independent thinkers.
My wife is a Clinton supporter. I support Senator Obama. We can agree to disagree. I more note, don't under estimate the african american new voter. We vote on issues not on gender or race.

The main reason Obama beat Hillary Clinton was due to Oprah's campaigning on his behalf and the fact that over 50% of the voters in South Carolina are black!

Frank, your apparently a illiterate racist. The report says voters UNDER 65 years of age and has no mention of race. Not ALL voters in South Carolina are African American, with emphasis on American.

The main reason Obama beat Hillary Clionton was due to Oprah's campaigning on his behalf and the fact that over 50% of the voters in South Carolina are black!

My 82 year old father is a Hillary fan because of Bill. He is a life-long democrat and has a strong loyalty to Bill Clinton. I am thrilled that Obama will be the next president and he will change EVERYONE'S mind when he is in office and my dad will have a new hero.

Hey I guess the only fairytale was Bill Clinton not being impeached and imprisoned for lying under oath! lol

GO OBAMA 2008

I have talked to alot of my freinds that are Democrat and everyone told me that if Obama wins the nomination they will all vote Rep.

Barack won big in South Carolina, but so did Jesse Jackson sometime ago. African-Americans will vote one of their own, nothing surprising here... I think, though, that Hillary will win the nomination and the presidency.

Obama Hussein? no way – President of the USA No way Come on people wake up

the black vote in S Carolina isn't what determined the win. It was what the people wanted. So all of you people out there trying to make this about race and gender(the ignorance in your way of thinking is showing).

I agrred with independent. You got it right, OBAMA just getting on my nerves, althougt I am an a democrat.

Uh, Frank? Believe it or not young people, black or white have the decision making ability to gather enough information to make an intelligent decision about who their leaders should be. You should be ashamed of making remarks such as the one you posted here, it was totally inappropriate, not for the sake of political correctness, but just for the sake of decency.

If this is so I will vote for a Republican Candidate

The Clintons badly miscalculated in their decision to attack Obama in the way they did. It came off as underhanded and sleazy to many people, even to those who weren't Obama supporters. What's worse for Hillary is that even if she does win the Democratic nomination, enough people will be so turned off by what she and Bill did leading up to the South Carolina primary that they may stay home in November and not vote. If the Clintons think people are going to forget what they did, they are very mistaken.

With 80% of the Black vote

I am a 51 year old white male , and today my faith in the American people has been lifted greatly. I am also disabled and live on a fixed income , but i do intend on supporting Barack Obama with a donation to his campaign.

The right person at the right time !

Yes we can

Fired up

Ready to Go

OBAMA 08

Thank You South Carolina !

People say that Barack Obama has no experience. It's better to have no experience, then having the experience the Clintons' have both in Arkansas & Washington!!!!!!!!

I actually agree with independent thinker. I think these women (my grandmother would fit in this category) still struggle with black vs. white. You can see it when my younger sibling brought home a non-white boy as her boyfriend. I don't think my grandmother was hugely fond of it to be honest.

Vote Obama 2008, the clintons are the same old political down fall tactics we see in the bush administration, arrogance and ignorance!

" What a surprise?????!!!!! Not! Of course blacks will vote for one of their own!"

Moderators, I hope you reconsider letting such a racist comment stand. Is this what we are expect of America? What a narrow and elitist attitude!

If Hillary had won, would somebody make a racial innuendo about that?

weren't these voters mostly lack? as such, age makes no difference...blacks are voting for obama bacause he is "one of them"

only 25% of whites support obama
hispanics prefer clinton 2 to 1
clinton will win the nomination

WOW ONLY OLDER PEOPLE HAVE BRAINS LEFT TO SEE WHAT WE NEED NOW . I M GONNA SEND MY GRANDPARENTS TO VOTE NOW TOO

Hillary is not getting stomped, " You fool ", I f you think this race is over "Think Again " We have 10 Months to go. People will see What Barack Obama is really about. He is Charismatic, gives good speaches. educated, BUT HAS NO EXPERIENCE!!!!!!!! In other words, he talks the talk, But cannot Walk the Walk.
THIS JOB -IS NOT ON THE JOB TRAINING, !!!!!!!!!

OBAMA IS IRREVELENT

Its time for the youth to take back Government. If we dont take it back now we will be railroaded to financial ruin. Goverment wants to pump money into wall street to make the top 5 percent wealther but when it comes to basic health care peasants like our selves have to fight with insurance companies or be pushed into financial ruin. Hillary and old goverment out

Obama the start of new Government in !!!!

YaY!!!!

Go OBAMA!

Obama wins only 24% of whites....What a divider

This Tony Rezko scandal shows that NObama is phony

According to what I have read..a key support base for Clinton are white, uneducated females over the age of 50...what is it going to take for people to wake up ..prune juice maybe...and see the Clintons for what they are...pathological liars and frauds.

Thank you South Carolina and Iowa you woke up! .

Bill "George Wallace" Clinton blew it. Good!

i am proud of the people of SOUTH CAROLINA because i love hillary clinton but previously has used the race card on obama... congrats obama because you are what the people of america need... change, intelligence,and wisdom. you deserve it . and the american citizens deserve you!

YAY and HOORAY! CONGRATULATIONS ON A WELL-DESERVED VICTORY!

We are praying that the American people will continue to stand up for HONEST, FORTHRIGHT leadership – to fight against political corruption & underhanded campaign tactics! There is a critical moral difference in the top Democratic candidates - one pair is seasoned and lost in their own blind ambition & need to be in the spotlight. The other is a man (and amazing wife) who has not been subverted by the political process and personal gain. He is dedicated to the welfare of the people – not the power and prestige of office. He does not twist and bend the truth without restraint then brush it all off by saying "...a fella's gotta do what a fella's gotta do". We must constantly fight for TRUTH, JUSTICE & THE AMERICAN WAY, which has not yet completely gone the way of crooked politicians.

Thanks to Barack Obama, we still have HOPE ... now more than ever!

Clintons see our country in red & blue colors, using their mirrors & monkey dust to divide, polarize, and exploit all that is wrong with the world of politics. We must be vigilant to stand against their blatant evil. Bill Clintons' words "this is a contact sport" , and "I kind of like seeing Barack and Hillary fight" ... just do not fly in the same air space as our beloved stars and stripes. He shames his own party and the people of America who, in my opinion, are more relevant than an ex-president whom we tried to impeach. Like one blogger said, "... like an over-the-hill actor who won't get off the stage". And another: "... the Clintons are the Tanya Harding's of politics".

May the we join together & rally behind Barack Obama with his efforts to UNIFY and strengthen the American people ... from the bottom up ... and restore our pride to be vital, relevant citizens of the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA!

God Bless you, future President Obama. May your people nurture you, strengthen you, and keep you FIRED UP AND READY TO GO!

We pray for you every minute of every day.

its not hillary that lost to obama> it was the clinton machine that was beaten. before this is all said and done we will hear that obama is black,to young,inexperienced and that he smoked at a very young age. this ploy wont work because we have seen it all to many times.

Shame on you Frank. I am woman. I am white. Are you implying

1) I will vote for Hillary Clinton (the majority in US are women)
2) I will vote for a Caucasian candidate
3) I will not vote for a African-American or Hispanic or other non-Caucasian candidate.

???

Do you think the rest of the U.S voters vote based on race or gender. I for one don't. And I for one do not know of anyone that does.

Shame on you Frank.

So, will the press report that Blacks vote for Blacks. No matter the age, generation, whatever.

My guess is the Sunday morning political pundits will hardly mention the race based voting at all......

Frank, Frank, Frank... When will you learn? He didn't just win votes from "his people" he won vote from EVERYONE! Blacks got 50% of the votes but the other 50% pretty much went to Obama as well. One day you'll understand...

The fact that voters didn't have to register by party in order to vote in today's primary, do you have the numbers of how many white Republicans voted for Obama to make sure Hillary isn't the Democratic nominee? Would love to know!

Barack Obama has transcended the race gap and brought black & white voters to the polls. He's reignited a spark of hope in Americans. He's come at a time when we NEED a President who can unite our country, who isn't afraid of speaking to our foes. He has a hundred times more charisma than Clinton, and he actually speaks TO the issues we are all so greatly concerned about. At 8:30PM EST, Barack is winning by a 20% lead, and I believe he is the only candidate who truly has the ability to do the same thing in November.

Thank you Mr. Obama for offering all of us hope again. Thank you for taking a chance! Your supporters will be with you for the long haul! Leave the Clinton's behind and continue to speak to your supporters about our shared values.

obama can't carry the white and latino vote

We need a new face in the white house No Bush and No Clintons.Time for change.

I think the independent thinker is right on point .

Yawn... I can't wait for Super Tuesday when Hillary Clinton obliterates Obama in important states like California, New York, and New Jersey.

Blacks voted for both their own and Hillary!! Luckily for Hillary about 17% of blacks voted for her which allowed her to beat Edwards. Edwards would have came in second place if Hillary did not have those black votes.

Obama also won big among white voters under 30.

I think it makes no sense on a night when Obama crushes Hillary,CNN and msnbc show Bill Clinton speaking in Missouri.

This is not a race that will be decidided by race or gender no matter how hard the media tries to push it...this is about a generational change!!

Obama is awsome. He has my vote!

If Bill Clinton has always considered him self to be the first black president. Does that perception still stands after seeing tonights electoral out come in South Carolina?

Its a surprise that there are people like Frank in the USA.

Like we did not all know how the vote would go. As days go by, watching CNN political desk it becomes clear that they are biased against Mrs. Clintion. It also become obvious that there are two sets of presidential candidates in this race, Hillary Clinton and OTHERS. Clinton is one candidate the CNN team will not see surge forward. Listen to the team. If you expect to hear or read anything positive about Bill or Hillary , forget CNN. This is sad because some of us had trusted CNN for "objective" journalism. Those days are gone!!!!!!

It is a race thing. Obama won the blacks and a few whites. Edwards and Hillary split the majority of the whites. No big deal.. this was expected. We'll see how he does on Super Tuesday. That will be the true test of Obama's viability. Remember.. Jesse Jackson and Edwards both won SC primaries. We see how those campaigns turned out.

FRANK

..what was your excuse for him winning in IOWA... and a tie in New Hamp shire....lets see... whites like him...blacks like him ...republicans and indies like him.....Yes Franky your ..argument holds true...by your argument you obviously will be voting for the "MORON" candidate

Go OBAMA 08

Hillary Clinton ,she is the best

"The Wind of Change" has hit America. There's no turning back, America needs a new fresh leader and Obama is the man.

Let's see how Barack does on Super Tuesday! I think Hillary will win overwhelmingly!

its all because of race, i guess most people forgot what the Clinton's did for them, some people are just traders

I agree with you...look at the results in iowa...and even in new hampshire...where were the black people???? GO OBAMA

Most of the older people in my family (black) will not vote for Obama because they don't think whites will vote for him or he will be killed. I don't understand their thinking because I've never been told I can't use the same bathroom as a white man or that I can't get past the "white man". Not even the results in Iowa can change their minds.
My roadblock has nothing to do with a white man but it's more with the ignorance of my elders. My kids didn't say white and black people until someone told them. Maybe I should have kept them in daycare!

One person, one vote. The American Citizens went to the polls today, and voted for Senator Obama by a margin of more than Hillary and Edwards combined. All votes are counted equally, and America needs to stop telling black people that their vote is lesser than a white person's vote. I, as a white person, am disgusted by the constant attempts to discount votes that are cast by black people. Shame on you.

So when Clinton won in NV and NH did they vote for one of their own? Is there a white card in this race. Why can't we all just be counted as Americans. Period!

Not true that we older voters are biased against race because of our age and generation. What is true is that we've been through 10 to 12 presidential races and we know the value of candidates who are smart about the ways and means of getting things done in Washington. Remember this. We all saw George W. Bush as being totally inexperienced and uneducated in the ways of running this nation on a worldwide stage. We were overruled by younger voters who were taken in by the likes of Sean Hannity and Rush Limbaugh, not to mention Karl Rove. How sad and bad has that misspent trust been for them.

So give us old folks some credit in knowing that who is qualified to take on the presidency, which has nothing whatsoever to do with race and all the qualities that Senator Obama posesses. It has all to do with our reason for favoring Senator Hillary Clinton and all that she stands for.

hopefully hillary will pound obama on super tuesday.

Go Obama...! Go Baby im not young i have no racil bias thats just a bunch of bull ..i just want change I want Transparency..!Obama is new blood ...our govt needs to work for the people...! we all know our govt needs to start working for us ..and i feel in heart he is the man for change hillary would just bring us back to start..Go Obama were with you !!!

Seems that a lot of people around don;t really care about listening to the elderly nowadays... The ones who have life experience and enough knowladge to make better decisions... And still nobody takes it in account... good luck to all of us..

The youngest demographic is voting for Obama all over, but OF COURSE that is the case– how old were they when Bill Clinton took office? All they are aware of is the last horrific 8 years of Bush! They were little kids during the prosperous, no-deficit years of Clinton. Of COURSE they want a change from the last 8 years! Funny I haven't heard any talking head talking about this.

I used to like mr clinton and his family, but the fact that he is criticing the obama of being african-american is useles and can not be accepted.
if these continues i will vote for the republican in the coming election.

I would like to address the above comments by Frank. Frank, most of us are beyond "race" especially young people like me (Gen X). This whole blacks going for Obama is not like the 1980s when Jesse Jackson ran. Back then we all knew Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton were frauds. Obama is the real deal and ALL people of ALL stripes would vote for this young man (Obama).

Kyle

No surprise, just wait until the big states that are much more diverse...Obama will not win

CLINTON 08...

Racism won the day today, and that is very very sad. I hope that Florida and the rest of the country vote on merit and experience rather than race ... in which case, Hillary will win.

A sad sad day indeed.

It was obvious he would win tonite........ oprah and him combined for the 'race' factor.

Sadly, Hillary supporters like "Frank" will be coming out for the next several days trying to trivialize this victory as a "black thing". That's pretty unfortunate, but expected from people like Clintons and their supporters.

This is common sense. The Clintons are old hat. The Democrats need to move forward with a new vision and ditch the 1960s Feminist Liberals like the Clintons. The younger crowd sees Obama as a new hope and vision for the future.

Kyle

Unfortunately, this could be because the older folk have a racial bias against the blacks, as they were brought up in the times of segregation and still have the "segregated mentality" in their minds.

What a surprise?????!!!!! Not! Of course blacks will vote for one of their own!

the old fossils came out for Hillary tonight, baby!!!

haha Hillary's being STOMPED tonight and it's beautiful. It's not a race thing either, it's a QUALITY OF CANDIDATE thing

Halleluja – go President Obama