Amen!!

I think that is just great. I am really pulling for Obama. He is different and not the same old Washington. Personally, I cant wait to get someone young and energetic in the white house. Maybe we can start the Summer parties on the White House lawn!

WONDERFUL! and Obama got 24% of white voters

Ridiculous…

It always has to be about race.

Let's elect Obama because has so much experience in public service. Wow, thanks Oprah.

and only 1% difference between Clinton and Obama between white men voters

the dirty-attacks of the 2 clintons against obama surely must have gotten him a lot of sympathy-votes. the clintons divided the democrats so strongly that the only one who now has a chance to win against the republicans will be obama, as the blacks surely won't vote for the clintons in november after all the dirt they threw on obama. I'm personally hoping for a ticket obama-edwards, that would be super. but who would want to work with dirty-trickery hillery-billery?

This is great news for Senator Obama if this report is accurate. I'm not surprised. He is the best candidate to lead this country in a much needed "new" direction. I guess sometimes the "good" guy still wins and the American people can see through lies and innuendo. Thanks South Carolina for your hard work and your great foresight in selecting the "real" candidate for change and showing the Clintonians that our country still BELONGS to it's citizens.

I am a white woman and I was undecided till Hillary Clinton demostrated that she is after winning the election by all means.
To me Obama is now and issues we have right now. He is fresh blood to purge what is not needed in washington and that is why I voted for him.

CAN'T STAND YOUR EXIT POLLS.YOU GOT IT WRONG IN NEW HAMP?WHY CAN'T YOU WAIT TILL 80%- OR HIGHER.YOU ALREADY DECLAIRED A WINNR WHAT A JOKE.THIS IS WHAT TURNS ME AND MY FAMILY MEMBERS OFF ABOUT.CNN

True Change wins out again….I said it before…Obama is a movment…out with the old ….

Why do you think anyone cares what hicks in South Carolina think?Obama will never be president.Once people get into the voting booth in November people will not vote for a black person.If Obama is on the November ballot,I will vote republican for the first time,ever.

I wouldn't say that it was the 'drama' that benefited Senator Obama. His ability to communicate clearly as well as respond to attacks from his rivals in a mature way are two of his strong points that have shone through this past week. It looks to me like he does a fair job of trying to distance himself from any drama thrown his way. That is how he benefits.

I am proud of the people in South Carolina. They did not let Bill Clinton banboozle them with that hidden racism. That was a cheap shot Bill Clinton threw. We know that Barack is Black so what? Bill is White? Who cares about that. We are concerned about the issues, economy and other issues. H. Clinton is running on the female trip but she is trying to say that Obama is playing the race card. GIVE ME A BREAK-CLINTONS.

I knew South Carolina black population would heavily favor Barak Obama because I strongly believe that we are still a racially devided country. Take a look at the O J Simpson case when he was accused of murdering his then wife Nichole Simpson. O J walked a free man in just 4 hours of deliberations after a long trial. This is a very sad thing to see in this twenty-first century and I believe this will never change.

Can we please put the race issue to bed now…Obama won a sizable amount of the white vote as well as the black vote and from both genders…

lets move on

Do us all a favor; please stop using the media to separate us Americans. Today the fine people of South Carolina selected their person. This is not a matter of you “black”, and you “white” picking your candidate bases on skin color, but based on the selecting the best person for the job. So please do everyone a great service stop playing the race game so that you can increase your “ratings,” and just simply focus on the American votes.

finally people are waking up and smelling the clinton stinch!!!
obama Prez and edwards AG!!!

If this is really the case, then it looks like the folks from South Carolina see the real truth about Hillary. They see that Obama is much more trustworthy then Hillary Clinton is, has been, or will ever be.

It not right for them asking people as they come out of the voting post who did you vote for.If it were me I would said none your business.

white people for obama!

I agree completely with you , Ad. Go Obama! Fired Up!

I believe people here in South Carolina could see through what was occuring with the Clinton machine. They should really give us credit for having more intelligence than that. It was insulting to think that they thought people would not realize how they had misrepresented comments made by Obama concerning
Ronald Regan. I am stunned that they would stoop to such low level tactics. I think the Clinton camp brought the results of today's primary upon themselves.

Obama is the only real choice we have of beating the Republicans, taking the White House back and turning this country around in the right direction. Even against all the media fixations on race and the Clinton machine's tactics of polarizing our nation we have to rise above and vote OBAMA 08′.

Exactly this man is Many one of the greatest Politicians i have ever heard of it used to be Bill Clinton and George Washington but now its George and Obama. This is like Pringles once you start you cant stop. His Hold over the public is astounding America WAnts Obama!

Obama is only winning right now because people (who do not know better) are pitying him because CNN made Obama look sooooooo beat up by CNN News.

Obama has won the S.C primary because his message of hope and change resonated with voters. He IS the candidate that can win in November.

I am so glad America can see that “white” Americans can see right through the Clintons! I also glad they “finally” mentioned the white vote. I think the media made it seem like “whites” were against Obama and blacks were only for Obama. Thank goodness, the votes were diverse!

Yes, I think that Barack Obama was seen as thoughtful, intelligent and fair, even with his criticism of Hillary Clinton. The exit polls showed that the majority of voters, both black and white, believed thatthe Hillary and Bill Clinton attacks of Barack Obama were unfair. Not only did Barack did well among African American voters, he also got a good share of white voters (15% more than projected). Moreover, he did as well with white males as Hillary did. The most exciting number is that of young voters. He clearly has attracted the support and energy of young people.

Obama is America's hope,can't you Americans see?

I actually think the MEDIA did more to bring the "RACE" thing into the picture. Far more damaging….let's face it, Clinton's plus AND minus is that she is married to Bill Clinton. Half of the comments that were made by Mr. Clinton would not even have been "NEWS" if he were not a former President of the United States.

After Iowa, All media had written Mrs. Clinton off. Now South Carolina was a "MUST WIN" for Obama to keep his campaign alive. (Is CNN going to slant the news again and suggest Clinton's campaign is on the downslide???)

It is the DELEGATES COUNT that counts. Mr. Obama could lose every state and STILL win half of the delegates. As could Mrs. Clinton. Edwards does hold the trump card in that if he hangs in…then NEITHER Clinton or Obama could come up with the delegates needed for the Democratic nomination.

Would be a great Change of pace, if the Media would just report the news, instead of slanting it.

Obama might have won SC but Hillary has won New Hampshire, Michigan, and Nevada. Hillary is still up! Go Hill you can do it. I have faith that She will come out on top come Feb 5th as well.

Obama benefits because his name is not Clinton. Somehow, "change" is not a word that comes to mind when the name Clinton is mentioned.

The results are problematic for the Democrats in the general election. It is obvious that the national majority group in the country, white males, have negative feeling towards Mrs. Clinton. It is most likely based on long-standing impressions that are most likely not deserved on her part.. It is vital for Democrats who desparately want to win in November to rally around a candidate who can beat the forces that promote the regressive-programs and the race based politics of the past 20-25 years. What is needed for the country is an FDR type politician who brought together those who were progressives and those who were steeped in the "southern "racial climate to put all this aside and realize their self interest in defeating the depression and then World War II. It is time for us to have such a person who can solve our economic woes, which are based on our energy consumption, loss of competitiveness in many industries with loss of our manufacturing base and therefore jobs. This has led to falling standard of living,.Compounding this is our deterriorating education standards, the falling health care system, and the incompetence in regards to our foreign affairs and the challenge from the muslim and arab world. The Republican candidates are non-players for solutions in these areas and the Democrats need to find a leader who can bring the FDR coalition of voters to return to power.
Senator Clinton it would appear will not bring in the white male Democrats and we can't win with only the minority vote as per Mr. Obama. Possibly Mr. Edwards can fill the vacuum, but can we hope for an open convention and the drafting of someone like Vice President Gore. Let us hope that none of the 3 candidates currently running can gather sufficient delelgates to win before the convention.

CNN is pretheric who didn't know that Mr. Obama was going to win? Everybody knew that, I been watching cnn since 1990 and from now on i will never watch cnn again is unbelieveble the partial way that they report news, I wouldn't vote for neither of then. Clinton or Obama but cnn should have at least little respect with their viewer…

Obama's speech tonight needs to transcend the negativity of the past month and emphasize that he is a candidate for the people, not, as some have tried to suggest, merely a Black candidate winning only the Black vote. And I'm sure that he will be able to do this. The Clintons, their supporters, and the media shouldn't try to marginalize the South Carolina primary.

On another topic: read in the NY times that FL voters have cast 400,000 early ballots (4 times the number from the last primary). This is an exciting campaign for the Democrats.

Bill Clinton hurt Hillery with his interferance. Is he running for President or her? The question is can she run on her own. There is a lot of things that he didnt do when he was President like medical he had eight years to do something about it and he couldn;t do it. So how can Hiller? Hopefully everyone can run on the issues. Hillery send your husband home enough already.

AD, excellent post !! Well said my friend.

I really don't think it means a lot in terms of who American democrats are going to ultimately nominate. If Obama had lost he would have been in deep trouble. The fact that he won 60% suggests that race did play a big factor, which is disappointing. For me he clearly is a far more risky choice than Hillary. Hillary is solid. Obama is very shaky and if the Republicans take aim at him he is going to unravel rather quickly. There are just too many loose ends with Obama.

It was long clear that OBAMA will win South Carolina. Good Luck to him.

We're all glad that America may be different and American people can see new directions if those chosen by their politics seem to be wrong.

Sympathy from Morocco

I still do not know what Senator Obama stands for. I have read everything there is about him. Alot of fluff, but no substance. He has the charisma to gather a crowd. His employees have an affective way of avoiding issues that need to be addressed.

I know what Hillary stands for and I even know what Edwards stands for, but Obama…I don't.

As an independent voter…..The democratic party is not inspiring much confidence. I don't believe in following someone because they can speak well.

I wish the candidates would stop politicking for one minute and just get down to the facts. People should vote for the person who will best defend our country and get us out of this whole that we are in, and not because of their color or gender, enough already! After all we choosing the next President. This is not a beauty contest or a popular contest.

I agree with AD he has shown composure that i believe has set himself apart in this field.

To me, there wasn`t anything do with drama that benefited Obama..he is a real politian and is the only man that can unite America let come what may.There is alot of truth from what comes out of his words.Remember this!He is Biracial and for that, I think he will be the best uniter and a good image around the world for America .obama is for all and I ask all Americans to rally behind him to win and lead the broken America to its stage as a world leader as before…The Clintons should stop the race issue! Bill should should chill and watch his words otherwise Clinton might might miss out on the Vice President`s slot.

Why are some CNN journalists all up in arms against the Clintons. I think the job of a journalist is to present the facts and let the audience judge for themselves. No matter what spin you put on it , Barack Obama's win in South Carolina was racially motivated. Now that the winning field is level let us all wait for super tuesday and see how America votes.

P.S.
Can someone please remind Gloria Bogger that She is a journalist and part of the best political team on TV, put her personal feelings and hatred for Hillary Clinton aside.

I am not surprise he will win big in South carolina. As more of African-american voted for him. However, I still not see any experiences that Barack have during his last debate. Clintons have a right to run a negative campaign, soon or later this things will come from Republican site during the general election. If barack can't improve his debates performance, the worst part is the next president will come from Republican party. And democrate, again will blame each others after Gore and Kerry lost !

CNN pundits are way off and skewed towards Obama. One of them just said that Obama has more appeal across races when a few minutes before they had reviewed the numbers to reveal that of all Obama's voters, 80% were balcks and only 20% were whites. Then we see Hillary's numbers and find out that 65% of her voters were whites and 34% were blacks. So it seems that Hillary got more blacks then Obama got whites, in a percentage basis.

That goes to show that Hillary is actually more evenly supported by all races. But of course, CNN picks and chooses how to report the numbers.

We will see what happens in Super Tuesday when Hurricane Hillary takes over America.

Hillary 08

As expected blacks in S Carolina voted in block for a black person
If you believe CNN exit polls:
82% of the black in S Carolina voted for Obama.
Also, 75 % among whites voted for Clinton or Edwards.

Two conclusions : Race is the main issue of this election.
Obama just became the Black Candidate.

REPUBLICAN MEDIA played the race card for the last 3 weeks, continuously talking about race and not about issues. Health, Economy, Iraq was not discussed when it came to the Democratic Party.
They succeded to make race as the main issue of this elections.

Well done CNN, MSNBC

I am lost regarding your comments. It was Senator Obama who threw the first mud the other day at the debate. (rewatch the debate) It is also Senator Obama who has not defined who the 15 million people in these United States who will NOT be covered under his Health care proposal.

I haven't heard his communication clearly as to who will be excluded….and I don't think that starting the mud slinging exempts him from responsibility.

I will vote 'present' for Obama…..but clearly if everyone does not get out and vote the decisions will be made by only a couple of sectors of US citizens.

I think many of them had the chance to see Hillbilly at its best (worst). The negative, deceitful, ugly Bill Clinton and Hillary following up with cries of innocence and "experience". People are tired of hearing it and are ready to move on.

The more Willy talks, the worse that it looks for them and the Democratic party as a whole.

Maybe it was the media coverage only being negative against Clinton, If the media ever covers Obama in the same way maybe it will be a fair playing feild. All week long that is all you have heard,

I am glad to see that Senator Obama is handling under-cuts and racial slurs, by the Clintons in a mature way. I think that mature manner which he is handling the situations has lead too his success, in winning South Caronlina and Iowa. I believe that if he conitnues handling these racial put downs he will be successfull in winning other major primaries.

It is such a shame that we in America still discriminate against women when Hilary is working twice as hard to win in a man's world and the men dominated media along with the other women who are prejudiced against their own sex are fueling the fire . It should be a matter of pride that she is an intelligent woman who can really lead the world but we women are blind to it.

I feel that the poll in SC shows everyone in this country want a change from the "old style" politics that Hilary has shown so beautifully. I as a voter am happy to see that there is a candidate that will stand by his conviction with grace and maturity.

OK, so Barack Obama won South Carolina. Wow!!! That does not mean that he won the whole thing. Jesse Jackson won South Carolina back in the day and did he win the Presidency? I think not.

Seems to me that each state is going to be special for each candidate in this presidential campaign. As time goes on, we shall see who reigns supreme. Congratulations to Senator Barack Obama.

I am a Hillary Clinton supporter and sorry for all the supporters of Barack Obama, but there is just something about him that I do not trust. Call it a gut instinct or woman's intuition, but there is something there and I'm afraid that something will come out about this gentlemen in the very near future, which will derail his campaign.

Ciao!

Mr. Obama seems steady on his feet, a man on a mission, clear to all, and determined not to be dragged off course. As carefully as I listen to Mrs. Clinton, I don't sense a force for change. I sense only desperation for power, desperate enough to push the best interest of the country behind her and drag out her husband who let this country down hard, in itself an alarming example of bad judgement on her part.

What is it with Obama that voters think he can change America and even the world? Obama speaks with so much arrogance about CHANGE and HOPE. He has a vision, yes, but i just hope that if he wins, it will be delivered as he promised otherwise it will be another broken words from another so-so politician!

Gee, CNN is good to predict Obama won, what next global warming, it doesn't exist.

Obama!

Any one see the exit polls? Hillary on experience 83% Edwards 9% Barak Husein Obama 7%.

You people really want a person totally lack of experience running this country in one of it's lowest points due to Bush and company.

WHO DO YOU TRUST? ASK THE GOOD PEOPLE OF SOUTH CAROLINA….THEY KNEW AND SHOWED IT.
I CHALLENGE THE REST OF THIS COUNTRY`S VOTERS TO SHOW THE SAME
TRUST LEVEL FOR OBAMA,,,,,

looks like he has the black vote…is he therefore a president "for all"…..he certainly unified one group of people.

James, you are as funny as Bill Clinton. Are you really so satisfied with what the experienced guys have done to our government?