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March 4, 2008
Posted: 09:34 PM ET
Posted: 04:28 PM ET
NEW YORK (CNN) — It's certain to be long night, but here are some early indicators I'll be keeping my eye on as the first wave of exit polls roll into the CNN Election Center. The gender gap: Young voters Minority turnout Union workers Independents Republicans Watch Bill Schneider break down the demographics of the March 4 primaries Related: CNN's Ed Lavandera reports on early Texas voting –CNN Senior Political Analyst Bill Schneider Filed under: Bill Schneider Ohio Rhode Island Texas Vermont March 3, 2008
Posted: 02:30 PM ET
From CNN Associate Producer Martina Stewart (CNN) – A major ice storm is forecast for the northern half of Ohio as voters go to the polls to vote in a primary there that may determine Sen. Hillary Clinton’s fate and seal the GOP nomination for Sen. John McCain. Dayton and Columbus will likely see some wintry weather but be spared the worst of the ice and sleet forecast for Toledo, Mansfield, Cleveland, Akron, and Canton. The storm is projected to begin before polls open at 6:30 a.m. ET Tuesday morning and last much of the day, and there is a potential for widespread power outages in the region. Heavy rain and thunderstorms are also possible in the southern part of the state, where flood watches are in effect. Another state is expected to experience a primary day storm Tuesday: much of Vermont is likely to see winter weather Tuesday, with the heaviest snow, sleet, or ice expected in the afternoon. After a stormy Monday in Texas, the Tuesday forecast calls for calm skies. –CNN’s Dave Hennen and Martina Stewart Filed under: Ohio Rhode Island Texas March 1, 2008
Posted: 09:02 PM ET
Obama stopped in Rhode Island Saturday.
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island (CNN) — It was one week ago Sunday that Hillary Clinton stood in the rec center at Rhode Island College and mocked fellow presidential candidate Barack Obama for his campaign's theme of hope, saying Obama can't just "wave a magic wand and have the special interests disappear." Now, this Saturday, the Illinois senator took that same stage and couldn't resist bringing up her comments, now immortalized on Web sites like YouTube. "I think she was here, right?" Obama said toward the end of his stump speech. "She was saying 'Oh, you know, he thinks that the clouds will part and… [that] he's so naïve.'" The room quickly erupted in "boos." "Wait, wait, wait," he said. "He thinks he can wave a magic wand," he continued, mocking Clinton's impression, "and suddenly everything will be great." Obama then went in to his standard stump lines, saying it's true he "talks about hope a lot." He then defended his rationale in doing so. Related video: Clinton mocks Obama Related video: Obama mocks Clinton –CNN Political Producer Chris Welch Filed under: Barack Obama Hillary Clinton Rhode Island February 14, 2008
Posted: 11:45 AM ET
From CNN Associate Producer Martina Stewart (CNN) – Lincoln Chafee, a former Republican senator from Rhode Island, announced his endorsement of Sen. Barack Obama Thursday. Chafee, who became an Independent after losing his U.S. Senate seat to Democrat Sheldon Whitehouse in 2006, told reporters he intends to vote for Obama in Rhode Island’s Democratic primary on March 4. "I believe Senator Obama is the best candidate to restore American credibility, to restore our confidence to be moral and just, and to bring people together to solve the complex issues such as the economy, the environment and global stability," Chafee said. Chafee served in the U.S. Senate as a Republican beginning in 1999 after being appointed to the seat previously held by his father John Chafee, who represented Rhode Island in the Senate from 1977-1999. Lincoln Chafee was elected to his father’s Senate seat in 2000 but lost a re-election bid in 2006. In 2007 Lincoln Chafee became an Independent. Chafee is currently a Visiting Fellow at Brown University's Watson Institute for International Studies. While serving in the Senate, he was known for his liberal views and for his opposition to the war in Iraq – a position he shares with Sen. Obama. –CNN Associate Producer Martina Stewart Filed under: Barack Obama Rhode Island |
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