May 6, 2008
Posted: 06:50 PM ET
  A woman casts her ballot in Farmland, Indiana.
A woman casts her ballot in Farmland, Indiana.

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana (CNN) — Senator Hillary Clinton, who made a strong pitch to blue-collar workers in this state, was pulling a majority of the votes in rural and suburban Indiana during Tuesday's Democratic primary.

In early exit polling, Clinton was taking 53 percent of the vote in suburban areas, compared to 47 percent for Senator Barack Obama of Illinois, and an overwhelming 68 percent of the rural vote compared to Obama's 32 percent.

In all, 1,226 voters were polled.

Clinton was hoping for a big result in Indiana, where she was expected to win, and an upset victory in North Carolina — which also voted Tuesday — to flip the perception of a race that has remained close although Obama leads among pledged delegates, states won and overall votes.

The most recent CNN poll of polls in Indiana showed Clinton with 48 percent of the vote, compared to 44 percent for Obama and 8 percent undecided.

Filed under: Barack Obama • Exit Polls • Hillary Clinton


Capt. Smash, Salt Lake City, Utah   May 6th, 2008 7:16 pm ET

Oh well time for the Clinton spin.

Lisa in Georgia   May 6th, 2008 7:28 pm ET

This is nothing new… I hope SHE does not win but if she does … its just prolonging the inevitable….. a continuence of dragging the democratic party down!

Josh   May 6th, 2008 7:29 pm ET

Before making any value judgments we must remember that Indiana is the same state where Republican Tony Zirkle who is running for Congress thought it was a good idea to speak at a neo-nazi sponsored birthday party for Adolph Hitler last month.

James   May 6th, 2008 7:30 pm ET

She would loose Indiana.

NAPOLEON DYNAMITE 08   May 6th, 2008 7:30 pm ET

What do you expect, these people believe every lie she says. Talk about leaving in a bubble.

Becki   May 6th, 2008 7:34 pm ET

How many of the votes for Clinton in Indiana are actually Republicans trying to keep this going? They seem to have forgotten that most conservatives didn't want McCain and now they're supporting him by voting for Clinton.

Katie   May 6th, 2008 7:39 pm ET

That's how ridiculous people are thinking Clinton's got your back! The mulit-millionairre liar could care less about you!

Victory for Hillary   May 6th, 2008 7:39 pm ET

They'll be leaning for John McCain in the fall if Obama is the democratic candidate! The more we learn of him - the less we like!!

Mike in NYC   May 6th, 2008 7:40 pm ET

Come on, Obamaniacs!

It's time to let loose your inner racist!

Just start with "redneck," move on to "white trash," then take it from there.

You're "educated," so I'm sure you'll come up with more creative epithets than these.

smokesignals   May 6th, 2008 7:40 pm ET

No thanks to the media for their unswerving coverage of blatant, unrelated issues.

And it's no surprise….the uneducated rural, bigoted blue-collar voters have less of a grip on who would serve us best in the White House.

Hillary has done a huge disservice to the rest of America and it's disenfranchised youth who have come out to vote and support a smart and fair Democratic candidate. If she had not run…..the country would be on a huge wave of Obama support and it would have united the Democratic party to a unprecedented win in the White House.
Unfortunately, it seems it's going to be a huge ego fight for her and one that she just can't walk away from "under sniper fire". Rats!

Obama 08:white, female and 60   May 6th, 2008 7:43 pm ET

..oh well, another superdelegate for Obama…hopefully the flood will begin now…

Chris in Va.   May 6th, 2008 7:44 pm ET

So the people of Indiana would rather vote for someone that they do not trust versus a black canidate, HMMMM, you make the call.

chris in vegas   May 6th, 2008 7:51 pm ET

LAS VEGAS — Motorists in Nevada might not see a savings at the pump if Congress approves a gasoline tax holiday touted by two presidential candidates.
A state DOT official said Nevada has a law to increase fuel taxes to offset any drop in the federal tax.
It's designed to ensure funding for construction projects and bond funding.
Republican presidential candidate John McCain and Democrat Hillary Clinton have proposed suspending the 18.4 cents-per-gallon federal tax from Memorial Day to Labor Day to provide relief to motorists facing rising fuel prices.

lala   May 6th, 2008 7:56 pm ET

clinton has lost it.she should go back home and add a littla more of good value to her life.

Relevant   May 6th, 2008 7:56 pm ET

OPERATION CHAOS IS RUINING OUR ELECTORAL PROCESS AND RUINING OUR COUNTRY!

VAH   May 6th, 2008 7:57 pm ET

It is sad that this Democratic Presidential Primary in 2008 comes down to racial divide. How can white people and black people honestly look at themselves in the mirror after claiming to hold no racial prejudice and claim that all of that is in the past; that they are "not prejudiced ", when they know they are. To think that white people, who know that Hillary cannot win this democratic primary, would let a republican take other the White House rather than another democrat, just over race, is nothing more than ignorance. Please unite this party by voting for Barack. Hillary cannot win. I know this and she and her supporters have to know this! Please get past bigotry and race, (which by the way, he is half of your race also )and focus on putting a democrat in the White House so that we can move this country forward and bring real change!

Teri   May 6th, 2008 8:01 pm ET

The people of rural, suburban Indiana must be smarter than the rest.

young, gifted and black   May 6th, 2008 8:01 pm ET

I guess they view a woman that has made over 100 million dollars over the past 10 years and has been bought by washington as being more relatable than a man who doesn't take money from lobbyists, believes in real change that comes from the bottom up and not to mention he didn't make nearly as much as the clintons…oh i forgot one minor detail, i guess he would be more relatable to rural, suburban voters if he wasn't black… let's move out of the 1960s and vote for a TRUSTWORTHY candidate that has integrity and values not to mention has the ability and burning desire to CHANGE our lives for the better…

DEMOCRATS UNITED FOR OBAMA 08

Jane   May 6th, 2008 8:01 pm ET

Yes, how many superdelegates has Obama gained in the last recent days, and Clinton has gained NONE? :-)

Ellie   May 6th, 2008 8:13 pm ET

Maybe people in Indiana feel that a millionaire, who has lied her way though an election, is a down home country hunting girl. Sorry wrong state, that was PA! What exactly was she trying to be in Indiana???

silence do good   May 6th, 2008 8:14 pm ET

Ozombies have a pretty short memory so here's the cheat sheet.

Areas where Obama is ahead:
- voters are SO smart (they buy his lies)
- say this with a vacant expression

Areas where Hillary is ahead:
- republicans fault
- medias fault
- racism
- Hillary's fault
- sun was in their eyes
- everyone in the US besides Obama fault
- say all these while foaming at the mouth

Aces full of Kings   May 6th, 2008 8:14 pm ET

Super delegate gap is down to 14 now! And it still continues to narrow! Come on America, let's do this and unite behind Barack Obama and beat McCain in the General Election! Obama '08

Hillary the LIAR   May 6th, 2008 8:14 pm ET

Rural white fem vote will not save HillBilly.

GET OUT of the way, the Obama express is coming through.

dude   May 6th, 2008 8:15 pm ET

Teri wrote, "The people of rural, suburban Indiana must be smarter than the rest."

Laughable. You are basically making your pitch as a white supremist. You are arguing that white people of rural and suburban IN are smart, and we white liberals, black people, gay people…etc living here in Indy are dim.

Mike in NYC   May 6th, 2008 8:15 pm ET

VAH, you've managed to cram more trite, boilerplate prose into one post than anyone I've seen! What talent!

"is nothing more than ignorance."

"Please get past bigotry and race"

"move this country forward"

"bring real change"

Wow. You're a national treasure.

K   May 6th, 2008 8:15 pm ET

Count Florida and my vote you losers or lose to John McCain.

kenneth miaczynski   May 6th, 2008 8:17 pm ET

I GUESS HILLARY MUST HAVE PAID SOMEONE TO DO HER MATH BECAUSE MATH IS NOT HER BEST SUIT.HILLARY TIME FOR YOU TO THROW IN THE TOWEL.THE GAME IS OVER FOR YOU,TRY AGAIN IN 2012.SOMEONE ON T.V. SAID HILLARY SHOULDNT QUIT BUT RATHER OBAMA SHOULD BE THE ONE TO DROP OUT.DONT KNOW WHY OBAMA SHOULD HE LEAD HILLARY BY FAR WHERE IT COUNTS.ALL SHE IS DOING BY STAYING IN THE RACE SHE IS BRINGING THE PARTY.

La'Vina from Greensboro   May 6th, 2008 8:20 pm ET

What's going on in Indiana!!!!!. "BALLOT SHORTAGE." In other words Senator Obama possiby did win Indiana. WHERE ARE THE NUMBERS FOR INDIANA !!!!!. I hope that this is not a repeat of Al Gore vs Bush……..even though this is just the primaries…. count the ballots and give the American citizens the TRUE outcome. GIVE us a break!!!!! Report the numbers and move on!!!!! BIG GIRLS DON'T CRY!!!!!!!

Tyrone   May 6th, 2008 8:27 pm ET

Becki.

Hundreds of Thousands. Fortunately, the Reps. could not be in two places at the same time, so hopefully North Carolina will be a clean result, I hope so. This cross over voting is disgusting. The Reps. should not be allowed to screw up a voting system like this. NONONONONONONOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. How can a leading country like the good USA have a voting system like this!

to mike in NYC   May 6th, 2008 8:29 pm ET

I will give you credit for at least wearing your racism on your sleeve.You must feel you are a brave man to come on here under the protection of being anonymous, and spew your ridiculous racist comments. I didn't know that any white trash rednecks lived in NYC. You must feel totally out of place there. If you would like I can recommend some places here in the south where you may feeling a bit more comfortable when leaving your home.

signed,
a southern educated non racist male who voted for Obama

No Bill, Hillary or McCain Ever/CA   May 6th, 2008 8:33 pm ET

Where there is ignorance there is a Clinton vote. Just wait until the Republicans drop her and they will.

Go Obama!

Mercy   May 6th, 2008 8:33 pm ET

Hillary makes me sick to my stomach,talking about Obama as out of touch,somebody that was raise by a single mother. You billary are the ones who is out of touch with your 100 million dollars.You told o'reily "we rich people god bless us" shame on you.

Ron   May 6th, 2008 8:38 pm ET

Go Obama / Edwards 08

Amy in Iowa   May 6th, 2008 8:45 pm ET

Hillary had to lend her campaign money…AGAIN! She is trying to fool everyone into thinking she is the better candidate. No one likes a person they can't trust. The Clintons simply can't be trusted.

delores   May 6th, 2008 9:03 pm ET

wolfe you are wrong–the story on the nun, she should have been allowed to vote by avadavit and been given 10 days to produce a valid and current id to the board of elections . you need to spend a little time researching your subject and quit given erroneous information. the avadavit mentioned above comes from the states attorneys office in indiana

Sad about BAD surveying on CNN pages   May 6th, 2008 9:06 pm ET

CNN, I just read through your 7 page poll/survey. You asked respondednts if Rev. Wright had anythng to do with their decision but you failed to ask anything about sniper fire in Bosnia. What gives?

george in hammond in   May 6th, 2008 9:16 pm ET

go go hillary go

REPUB OF LA.   May 6th, 2008 9:42 pm ET

OBAMA CAN'T LEAD A MOUSE TO CHEESE!!
GEAUX McCAIN!!!

Sarah   May 6th, 2008 9:44 pm ET

Time to move out to pasture, Clinton. OBAMA 08′

Vig   May 6th, 2008 9:45 pm ET

Hillary Clinton needs to stay in this until the convention. She should not drop out and I doubt she will. She is the only hope of beating John McCain, not Obama - Obama will lose a general election big time and the Democrats will have failed again. This will be John Kerry all over again.

Dave, IN   May 6th, 2008 9:53 pm ET

I see Lake county still hasn't reported. Just like Illinois where they hold the Chicago vote until they know how many votes they have to provide to steal, oops I meant win the election.

JC   May 6th, 2008 10:19 pm ET

Hillary wants to label Obama as the black candidate with Rev. Wright, because Bill and Hillary know fully some people will not vote for a black candidate no matter what.

I can testify that with my personal experience. Two of my senior white lady friends strongly expressed their resistance to voting for Obama, but they don't like Hillary, either. One decided to vote for McCain and the other, finally for Hillary.

Obviously, our education has done some good for America. Without teaching diversity after MLK, the US would probably have fallen apart a while ago. Hillary credited the civil rights movement to LBJ, instead of MLK. Just ask everyone in the US and around the world. It is laughable for a presidential candidate to speak such utter nonsense. BTW, I am not black.

Perhaps Obama should run ads about his white mother over and over, but he is just not that type of person. He doesn't want to use race to pander for votes.

I just hope those old white ladies to remember that had Obama's mother, Dr. Ann Dunham, an anthropologist, still lived today, she would have looked like you.

Beth   May 6th, 2008 10:34 pm ET

Personally, I feel Senator Clinton without the support of the media has accomplished a fantastic campaign. Furthermore, Senator Obama is nothing more than an inspirational speaker which reminds me of Joel Olsteen. Additionally, Senator Obama does not tell you how he is going to accomplish what he is promising. Furthermore, he cannot accomplish anything without Congress. Additionally, I persoally feel Clinton is the only one who can beat Senator McCain in the fall.

Thank you

Chris, Middletown, CT   May 6th, 2008 10:38 pm ET

its time…..time to send literacy volunteers into Indiana - fast….none of them seem to see that Hillary lies….and lies….and lies….and lies….and yet….it makes you feel better to parrot "they all do it" - when in fact….they really don't….only Hillary does…

Anonymous   May 6th, 2008 10:41 pm ET

I wish people would see that all this boils down to is race.Obama would not have come this far without all the african american votes . He won in several states with over ninety percent of the african american vote. I do not feel that african americans speak for the whole of United states.There are several races in this country.Hillary Clinton is clearly the obvious canidate and I hope that the democrat party takes that into consideration.I do not feel Obama would have come this far otherwise.

Linda   May 6th, 2008 10:43 pm ET

Cnn…..you are a disgrace…………………..Now that Clinton won the Indiana vote and is ready to give her victory speech you are still saying it's too early to call………….you are a joke and a Obama supporter……….that is very clear…………………just wait until November.

Linda   May 6th, 2008 10:44 pm ET

When will CNN say that Clinton won the Indiana vote.???? next year some time maybe?

Linda   May 6th, 2008 10:51 pm ET

Thank you CNN…………….I am a Democrate, but will be voting for McCain come November if Obama gets the nomination……….You are truly a Obama supporter………………….

charlie   May 6th, 2008 10:51 pm ET

Does anybody know what influence did republicans play in giving Hillary votesin Indiana? Rush Limbaugh called for republicans to vote for her.

Linda   May 6th, 2008 10:52 pm ET

Go. McCain…………Go McCain………..from a Democrate of 50 years……

Linda   May 6th, 2008 10:53 pm ET

CNN all one-sided……………OBama……..supporters

Bobby M. Wright   May 6th, 2008 10:53 pm ET

Please end this "NOW". Nominate Obama now. Give him your Super Delegatw vote and lets get on with "Business as not usual".

Bobby Wright

John   May 6th, 2008 10:54 pm ET

This will not make it in print, Cnn is biased. Never voted for a republican for president, but if the liberals in the democratic party wants Obama, then McCain gets to be the first republican I am going to vote for and I have been voting for Presidents since the 72 elections.

Dawn Townsend   May 6th, 2008 10:57 pm ET

I've been listening to CNN by satellite and now CNN on TV. I listened to Obama's speech and now am listening to Clinton's. She has repeated almost every theme Obama used in his speech. I want to know why the news analysts and commentators never pick up on this. When Obama is up, she says things like "we're very similar". When he's down, she emphasizes how different they are from each other. The other point I want to make is that the news analysts constantly are asking "what Obama needs to do". HE'S WINNING AND HAS BEEN. Why can't they acknowledge it. It's the same old thing my father (and many other African Amercian parents tell their children) — you (we) have to be BETTER to be considered equal!

Mosesi Smith   May 6th, 2008 11:06 pm ET

Obama has to drop out I don't see him winning against McCain. The States that Obama won are or more likely to win by McCain. The citical States to win against McCain are NY, CA, OH, FL, PA… all this states won by Ms. Clinton (FL and Michigan should be count peoples in that State have the right to be count if not Demo will have a hard time to win those state)
Everyones knows Clinton's pros and cons, but Mr. Obama no want really know him. There is rumor about Mr. Obama and Larry Sinclair, I believe he will have difficult time run against McCain because McCain will come strong against him and he will punch him left and right.

fred   May 6th, 2008 11:12 pm ET

Time and time again throughout elections, the news decides who wins and who losses. I notice throughout the day people turn to the news to see how things are going and who is ahead here and there. Have you ever noticed they vote by who you tell them is ahead or who is behind. They want to be a winner to their friends and family so they vote accordingly. You need to keep your two cents out until the election has been decided instead of telling people how to vote.

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