I wonder why?

Why do you all publish exit poll data when you are not supposed to until AFTER the polls close? I know for a fact that many polling places are still open.

She was WINNING the African American (60% to Obama's 30%) vote BEFORE HER AND BILL MADE IT ABOUT RACE.

Now she will continue to lose it.

Well, it's obvious where the racism really is, in our country.

Now theres a big suprise.

Clinton is a hate mongering woman. I see the lawyer in her. The "I have to prove that I'm Hawt Stuff"

It makes me sick each time I see her.

And it appears it's not winning over "African-Americans" either. (Why do we call them this? They are Americans.)

This is expected.

She played the race card. I'm offended.

And this is news because? Its no surprise!!! Just know, when the majority of whites support Hillary, please do not cry, "racism"

I suppose race doesn't play at part, they are all voting for the best candidate? So much for expecting fairness from voters!

Well, Duh. Did Clinton ever have strong support among African-Americans?

Four in 10 Indiana Democratic voters said the current recession or economic slowdown has affected their family a great deal. Nearly as many said that in North Carolina.

She played the RACE CARD, what do you expect….. this could have been a dream ticket, until she showed how she tried to DIVIDE AND DESTROY the Democratic Party !!!
Obama/Edwards08

Even though a report came out today that Oprah left Pastors Wrights church after 2 years because she was not comfortable with his sermons. Obviously Oprah has better Judgement then Obama because he is still a member.

Its too bad this day and age race is such a factor in this election. Vote on the isuues and not race people.

Go Hillary

DUH!

Wowwwwwwwwwwww. What has she done wrong?

So Obama got 2% more of the 14%?
So if a million people vote… that's a 2800 vote swing.

Could sway the numbers but not by much in my thinking… which by the way is often wrong… ha ha

Give me a break .. Obama could walk into a room, shoot 8 people and the blacks would vote for him … the "OJ" factor is in full swing!

So, African-American ARE NOT the biggest minority, Latinos are, and we are voting for Hillary! African-American have their right to vote for Obama if they want to, that does not mean that they are the only important vote in November.
Go Hillary!

She was winning that vote before February, before Bill started shooting his mouth off!!

She has done this to herself!

I guess the effects of being called racist so many times, does have an effect. CNN, you also showed a lady in your exit poll saying she was so proud to have the first chance ever for her to vote for a black man. So perhaps race is more important than platform in the minds of some. Seems to me that race identification is much more important than worrying about a gender issue.

How is she doing with the Japan-American vote?
Or what about the Australian-American vote?
I'd be curious about the American-American vote too.

Good, she has never done anything for African-Americans except pander for votes. OBAMA 08′

how come republicans keep attacking obama and not hillary .

is it because they would rather run against hillary in the general election .

Black people will vote for their own no matter what.

We all know which groups are really the racists in this country and which will always play the race card.

It actually took this long for Clinton News Network to post this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I usually hear from them that Obama has lost the working white vote. And yes, she does have a problem with blacks. Before SC, she was held in a higher standing. However, her tactics, lying and then laughing it off, different mental states, different personalities and her hubby's big mouth have made a lot of people distance themselves from her. Now she's trying to change the actual delegate count from 2025 to something like 2205. Get real!!!!

Now we know where is racism in this country.

So what?

Don't 90% of angry white males in America vote for McCain?

Yep. That says alot about her "electability". No democrat will win the White House by loosing 90 percent of the black vote. Period.

Had her campaign (and the media) not tried to make race a big factor in the contest, she would have done better. Unfortunately, it probably was a positive strategy for her - there are more racist white votes to be won than there are racist black votes to be lost. Very sad.

now my take was that obama would lose some chunk of the black vote due to his rejection of rev. wright a week ago,,, but these exit polls of black voters seem to be showing that wrong…. altho, we could be having a bradley effect in reverse among black voters….. they say they voted for obama but actually voted hillary,,, unlikely but still possible..

Obama: "We need to move beyond race…"

Translation: I'll take all of the black vote, but I need some of the white vote to win it all.

If Obama wasn't black, this race would be over, and maybe he'd have time to hold the first meeting of the Senate committee that he (technically) chairs.

What do you expect….. Obama is the one who played the race card and turn the blacks against Clinton. This after all the years of the Clintons opening up opportunities for minorities. I don't understand why the blacks stand behind Obama when he will obviously turn his back on even his closest allies (Wright) to get elected. Why do them trust him?

Everyside played the Race card.As Democrats let us play above the fray,and stop dishing our opponents the tools to curve their strategam.

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sue May 6th, 2008 6:07 pm ET

She was WINNING the African American (60% to Obama's 30%) vote BEFORE HER AND BILL MADE IT ABOUT RACE.

Now she will continue to lose it.
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Sue is absolutely correct. Whine all you want, but this happened, and they didn't get away with it.

EXPECTED.
GO HILLARY!!!!

She didn't play the race card. Obama didn't play the race card. The media did. The took one remark out of a Bill Clinton speech and took it out of context. Then the voters made it a race issue. Vote for Obama if you want but only if you believe he has the best solutions for the problems in the US not because of the color of his skin. And, sorry to be politically incorrect, some people do vote for him because of the color of his skin. Just like some people vote for Hillary or McCain because of the color of their skin.

Everyone talks of "racism" when Hillary wins upwards of 60% of the white vote. Why doesn't anyone use the word "racism" when 92% of African Americans vote for Obama?

No surprise. Angry white woman with a sense of entitlement plays the race card. Well, DUH!

Remember that exit polls aren't always accurate. Just imagine being a black woman having to admit you voted Hillary when your Obama-crazed boyfriend is standing right beside you. I know a lot of Afro-Americans that vote Hillary and they all tell me it can be tough to admit this to their friends and family, so I can imagine some of them just lie in exit polls…

No surprise, and I as an African American I can say I feel sorry because I think its a shame, Obama is not going to do anything for us. Tell me this how come people don't scream racisim at these statistics. I don't give me this highly educated barrack obama voters crap, because I know for a fact that most of these first voters who are black just got out of highschool and many arent in college, my brother is one.

It is Official

Obama has won both states.

LET THE FAT LADY SING.

WWWuuuuu

It is a great day.

Hillary fanatics start singing the blues.

Ah ha ha ha ha…………….

Now we can stomp John McBush

What is wrong with the 8% African Americans that still vote for her?

CNN is playing the race card now. It is too early to announce all this. The polls are still going on. U guys are dividing the people.

Shame on CNN.

i dont care if your black white brown pink or yellow. No one likes someone that lies and cant be trusted. Its ok Hillary your husband lied to you so you feel you can lie to America. Not your fault you are crazy

Shock, a black man is winning the black vote. I guess it's up to the women to make a difference. She never played the race card and neither did Bill. By the way, we are talking about a black man running. Why is it he can talk about race but white people aren't allowed to talk about race.

I think it's unsettling that this election has become so polarized on black-white racial lines, from both sides.

If anyone played the race card, it was Obama. This exit poll does not come as a surprise. Most (note I say most, not all) African-Americans feel obligated to vote for Obama because he is a black man which unfortunately is a huge mistake. Being an african american, I voted for Hillary in the Ohio Primary because she is the best candidate. Would I love to see an african american in the WH? of course! But I am not going to sell out my party for the lesser candidate just to achieve that.

HILLARY IS THE BEST CHOICE!!!!!

Surprise surprise….

Obama is losing white support to Hillary and Hillary is losing black support to Obama…

this is what happens when you have non-white males in the race

It is a race election. He played softly…..You can see it but it is a taboo in a free country, why?

This is the time for both HRC and BO supporters to unite. Whatever the result of today's primaries may be. Let the people of America know that the primaries and general election is not about Obama or Hillary. The affairs of this country is at stake. Americans have to decide weather this country should continue to go in the wrong direction or not. Stop the fighting and bickering. Let's reason together.

Big surprise. If a white candidate were getting +90% of the white vote, all the white people would be called racist. Funny how that works

Good grief…… blacks are sticking with the 92% vote for Obama regardless!! Kind of sad when you know that Hillary has done and will do so much more for all of us. The economy really effects a large amount of black communities and still, they vote for the guy who can not truly empathize with them …….

Did she not win only 8% in PA? Going down from 10% to 8% - Wow! huge deal! I am just curious to find out how people would have responded if the white had voted 92-8 for Clinton or the female had voted 92-8 for Hillary.

Of course the media played the race card even though Hillary and Barack have been trying to avoid making this primary about race. Obviously the media keeps pushing the notion. It's like the media can't get past the idea and have been shoveling it down our throats. If there is a race clash after this primary we can blame the media for it.

All of these exit polls just prove that Barack will be the nominee for the Democratic Party and Clinton should give up. The Clintons made it about race. Go Obama!

Bill - Florida May 6th, 2008 6:16 pm ET

Everyone talks of "racism" when Hillary wins upwards of 60% of the white vote. Why doesn't anyone use the word "racism" when 92% of African Americans vote for Obama?

Because Idiot, when this race started, she had the majority of the Black vote.

It's ironic that we seem to have a despareate need to place people in boxes in this country. Obama the black candidate with his ties to Rev. Wright. Have we all forgotten about Obama's white grandparents and late white mother.

"Go Hillary!!!!"? As in, "Get out of here"?

Time to change pant-suits

What a surprise…they vote on skin color alone and nothing more!

I think most Af-Ams are still thinking "us- vs- them" and its really getting pathetic. Anytime something don't go in their favor its becuase of race. If Sen. Obama doesn't win I'm sure millions of people will blame it on race and "The Man" keeping him down

The Clintons have done alot for the black community.

I am a white over 50 female, and will vote for Obama. She has lost their support because of her pandering and lying to all A ericans!

Yes she is losing African-American votes… because most A-A vote in this order: 1) A-A Democrat, 2) Democrat, 3) no one.

This is great. I can vote for McCain in the general election because I am a white male.

well that is not a surprise. she knew who she was courting all along.
It was the white uneducated voter, who believed what she had to say, and also the rednecks.

African Americans can play that game too, but it's more costly to her.

Blacks will vote no matter what. Race card wasn't even played. If Rev. Wright case hit the street long ago, it would have been black against white. Guess what? Whites outnumber blacks believe or not. Obama is another McGovern and Democrats could only blame themselves. Kerry, Pelosi, Kennedy and all of your socialists be happy that we got another 4 years of Bush to deal with. Obama's black power is not that significant in the general election. I wonder if Democrats understand math. I would never contribute money nor vote Democrat if Hillary loses.

And how do we know this before the polls have closed?

So, you guys at CNN realize that exit polls have margins of error, right? And when you try to breakdown the poll numbers into subgroups (like young voters, black people, Catholics and so on), the margin of error grows. So the difference between 8 and 13% when the margin or error is +-5-6% is really not that much.

No news here… .we already knew this.

""Well, Duh. Did Clinton ever have strong support among African-Americans?""

Yes.

Before Bubba opened his mouth, Hillary had overwhelming support from Blacks.

dUH!!!!

This has nothing to do with Obama's race. It happens that he is Black and he is a better choice than Hillary for democrats. The last time I voted in a local election for a woman no one said it was because I was female. Why does his race matter so much to you people? It doesn't matter what racial makeup he is. It is his message that is important. Obama is half black. He is Black, but he is so much more than just his race. Too many Americans are showing their fear through bull____ excuses. It is just too much to take in. It is over tonight!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks to the polls and other measures we now know what you bought today,where you went,who you talked to,what you said,who you voted for,the color of your underwear etc.Is there anything we left out?Well keep giving us the info for our data base and we will tell you tomorrow.Thank you your Government in action.

I think the media is cranking this up more than it needs, as usual.
I look at Obama and the people that come to see him talk are white, black and everything in between. Exit polls can be rigged to make it look like an issue just by the way the questions are asked.

If you vote for Obama because he is black, that's wrong.
If you vote for Hillary because she is white or a woman, that is wrong, too.
If you vote for McCain, you need your head examined.

Forgive me for reminding all, Obama is both black and whte. I do know where the true racism lie. Oh, by the way, "It's a Fairy Tail," Jessie Jackson won South Carolina.

I, too, am Cherokee.

Gee what a shocker - Hillary is losing the African American vote. Obama from the very beginning has been getting the black vote. And they call white people racist, what a joke.

I would say Geradline Ferro might have hit on something with her comment hey. Oh but excuse me, she was also called a racist, and then so was Bill Clinton. By golly we white, poor folks are just plain all racists.

Don't you voters worry , the democratic party will do what ever it takes i.e. letting Michigan and Florida in on the action , changing rules, whatever, to make sure Bill is running , oops I mean Hillary is nominated . Hillary talks about getting a rid of Wright if he was her pastor, well there is a lot of women that would of dumped Bill if he was their husband.

You got that right!

Go Obama!

I am not an African American but I have to say this: Clinton has Rev. Wright, a gift that keeps on giving. It is only fair that the rest of African-Americans support Obama.

I am a woman..was happy for Hillary when she threw in her name for the Presidency..but have lost faith in her…SO ready for change!

There is a qualitative difference between voting FOR something vs voting AGAINST. This is also why republicans voting against Obama is so saddening.

I wonder, where was this outcry for the A/A vote before Barack . Now the African Americans are being called racist for voting primarily for a black & white man.

Where's the outcry for the catholics who vote primarily for Clinton, or the white people that vote primarily for Clinton.

Barack is questioned about "closing the deal" with the white blue collar workers. Why not question Hillary why can't she "close the deal" with African Americans.

The democratic party has taken for granted the African American vote for over 60 years. Maybe we should stop criticizing them and think that just maybe they like Barack better. After all Hillary has been linked to so many lies it's ridiculous!

Hillary may win the nomination, but without black support and young voters (who will certainly not vote for her), she cannot win the White House. Hillary Clinton will be remembered as the woman who handed the presidency to John McCain. Her behavior is nothing short of disgusting! It took the Bush presidency for me to forget just how awful the Clintons really are! Yuck!

GOOD! SHE DOSENT DESERVE THE OTHER 8%.
OBAMA 08.

Not surprising. Oddly enough, Obama claims this is not about race. Then why are we measuring polls by race? Why is it that so much of his vote is African-American? I tell you why..because racism is a big part of this country and blacks themselves cannot let go of the past. They teach their kids to focus on their history instead of focusing on living color blind. HIstory is supposed to be just that…History..in the past. Now it's their time to shine. Who cares whether or not he's really capable or not.

Without sounding like a racist- did anyone really think that once Sen Obama started to show signs that he could win, that he would not get the African American vote? These two canddiates admit to almost the exact same platform and ideas. So that being said, it would seem natural for a given group to support the person they closest related with.
If a person in this same positon, with t e same credentials and platform were up against Hillary and happened to be Hispanic, with the same chance of winning, these number would be the same among that canddiates Hispanic voters

The reason why is simple. It's not because we, people of color, are racists. It's because we finally woke up and realized that the Clintons have been using us for YEARS. Being from Mississippi, I understand the stump speech on the back of the pick up truck that says "I'm like you, and he's not" argument.

We have been voting for caucasion candidates for years, and no one complained, but because we happen to support a black candidate, we are racists? Give me a break!

Many of us are college educated and can make a selection based on policy, and not race!

O8ama

MAYBE US BLACKS ARE JUST SMARTER! OBAMA 08!

The blacks have been voting for white folks all their lives.
stop with the race nonsense!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well, about 95% of African American also said "OJ" was innocent. Brilliant, GENIUSES!!!!!!!

And I am sure that is NOT because of race….

Wow, what a surprise!

As my dear black friend P. Clark says: "We are taught from a young age … we are black FIRST."

Should be a 100% balck and 100% white.

Go Obama

As an african american, I am ashamed of all these people who vote for Obama, simply because he looks like them. This is pure racism and very unamerican. May be they should start their own party, the black liberation party or something like that. It is a sad day in America, a land where many of us have the greatest opportunity to be what ever we want, even aspire to be a president. However, Obama has strategically injected race into this campaign as long as it benefits him. To accuse the Clintons of racism is so wrong that I really get mad.