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The Politico:
Berman's count: 606-534 — David Plouffe, on a conference call just now, offered the Obama campaign's estimate of where they stand at this moment in terms of delegates. — “We are, in terms of delegates, ahead currently: about 606 to 534, in terms of pledged delegates awarded tonight,” he said.
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Ari Melber / The Nation:
OBAMA CAMPAIGN PROJECTS 72 DELEGATE LEAD (FOR NOW)... Barack Obama's presidential campaign is claiming an early lead in pledged delegates for Super Tuesday. — In a media conference call at 10:30pm, Campaign Manager David Plouffe estimated that Obama leads Hillary Clinton in pledged delegates by 606 to 534.
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The Campaign Spot:
The Great Big Early Exit Poll Report — I just got a big pile of exit poll data. — The early wave in California: McCain 40 percent, Romney 36 percent, Huckabee 10 percent. — Fascinating and fun as it is, I remind my readers that this doesn't tell us that much, as we don't know what the district-by-district breakdown is.
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The Campaign Spot:
Latest Exits Include One Massive ‘Wow.’ I Mean, ‘WOW.’ — Here's a later round of exits. It includes an absolute shocker that, I suspect, will have Hugh Hewitt jumping out of his chair... Arizona: McCain 36 percent, Romney 36 percent, Huckabee 7 percent.
CNN:
McCain piles up delegates while Dems split theirs — (CNN) — Sen. John McCain cemented his front-runner status Tuesday, piling up big wins coast-to-coast, according to CNN projections. — Democratic voters remain evenly split over which of their candidates they would rather see get the nomination.
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MSNBC:
Clinton wins Calif.; Obama wins in South — But party's delegate rules mean Democratic race to end up virtually tied — Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton greets supports as she enters her Super Tuesday primary night rally in New York. — It's far from over — Feb. 5: NBC News Washington …
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New York Times:
Clinton and McCain Win in California; Obama Stays Close as G.O.P. Rivals Lag — Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton won primaries in New York, New Jersey and Arizona and captured the biggest prize of all, California, while Senator Barack Obama strung together nearly a dozen victories from Georgia …
Jim Kuhnhenn / Associated Press:
Analysis: Clinton and Obama Start Anew
Analysis: Clinton and Obama Start Anew
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
DEM EXITS, SECOND WAVE — These are the second wave exits. Not certain whether or not they're weighted. Assume they're not. — GA: C- 25.5, O - 75 — CT: C - 45, O - 52.2 — IL: C - 29.1, O - 69.6 — AL: C - 37, O - 59.6 — DE: C - 41.9, O - 55.6
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Matt Stoller / Open Left:
Early Exit Poll Rumors
Early Exit Poll Rumors
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Mark Steyn / The Corner:
The morning after — I think John O'Sullivan is right. There was an explicit anti-Romney vote in the south. A mere month ago, in the wake of Iowa and New Hampshire, I received a ton of emails from southern readers saying these pansy northern states weren't the “real” conservative heartland …
Andy McCarthy / The Corner:
Re: The Die Has Been Cast — Remember the Clinton years? We should — we may be on the verge of reliving them. But I recall being most frustrated when some anti-Clinton zealot would claim the president had ordered an assassination or run cocaine through Mena Airport.
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Jonathan Wiesman / The Trail:
Romney's Expenses Per Delegate Top $1M — Republican campaign operatives call it the Gramm-o-meter, the money a candidate spends per delegate won, in honor of Phil Gramm, the former Texas senator who spent $25 million and won just 10 delegates, or $2.5 million per, in 1996.
Jonathan Schwarz / A Tiny Revolution:
Lie After Lie: What Exactly Colin Powell Knew Five Years Ago Today, And What He Told The World — Colin Powell made his Iraq presentation at the UN five years ago, on February 5, 2003. — As much criticism as Powell has received for this—he calls it “painful” and something that will …
Kevin Drum / Washington Monthly:
CALIFORNIA....Hmmm. Exit polling suggests that Hillary Clinton won California by seven points, 51-44. If she won the absentee ballot race even more strongly, she'll beat Obama by 10 points or more. — More broadly, it's a little surprising that there have been so many big victories tonight on the Democratic side.
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ABCNEWS:
CIA Chief: We Waterboarded — Gen. Hayden Confirms the Agency Waterboarded Three ‘High-Value’ Detainees — CIA director Michael Hayden confirmed in an open session of Congress Tuesday his agency's use of an interrogation technique many consider torture — a technique at the center …
Mark Blumenthal / Pollster.com:
SUPER TUESDAY LIVE BLOGGING — We are live blogging tonight and posting the most recent estimates for each race derived from the official public exit poll tabulations as they are posted online. The table will update regularly (though you will need to reload the page to see updates) …
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Associated Press:
Clinton Wins American Samoa Caucus — Democratic Party Says Caucus Had Record Turnout — PAGO PAGO, American Samoa — Hillary Clinton has won the smallest contest of Super Tuesday, and she called the caucus to thank supporters. — A record 285 caucus-goers voted in a hotel in Pago Pago, American Samoa.