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Jonathan Alter / Newsweek:
Hillary's Math Problem — Forget tonight. She could win 16 straight and still lose. — NEWSWEEK WEB EXCLUSIVE — Hillary Clinton may be poised for a big night tonight, with wins in Ohio, Texas and Rhode Island. Clinton aides say this will be the beginning of her comeback against Barack Obama.
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Ben Smith / The Politico:
Obama lawyer ambushes Clinton conference call — Barack Obama's top lawyer, Bob Bauer, made an unexpected appearance on the Clinton campaign's conference call this evening, calling in on a line intended for reporters to challenge Clinton aides' claims of irregularities in several Texas precincts.
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2008Central.net:
Obama General Counsel Crashes Clinton Press Call On Voting Irregularities In Texas; Engages In Heated Exchange With Clinton Staff — This evening, the Clinton Campaign held an urgent press call to discuss reported incidents of voting irregularities and intimidation taking place at primary conventions …
The Politico:
Clinton scrambles to freeze defectors — A behind-the-scenes battle broke out late Tuesday over superdelegates who had secretly committed to Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.), with Clinton campaign officials scrambling to “freeze” them before they announced support for him.
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GOP voters crossing over in large numbers — Poll watchers throughout Ohio are noting large numbers of Republican voters crossing over to vote in the Democratic Primary between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. — In the Republican roost of Chagrin Falls, veteran poll worker Liz McFadden …
Marc Ambinder:
Caucus Problems In Texas — The Clinton campaign said tonight that Obama precinct workers illegally obtained caucus packets in the following Texas caucus precincts: — Precinct 2316 in Tarrant County — Precinct 1205 in Dallas County — Precinct 3127 in Bexar County — Precinct 3082 in Ft. Bend County
Gary Langer / Associated Press:
EXIT POLL: ‘Change’ Tops 'Experience"... Again — In Vermont, Obama Wins Across All Demographic Groups — The theme of change continues to resonate in Ohio and Texas, but not by as wide a margin as in most previous primaries. The ability to “bring needed change” beats “experience” …
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Associated Press:
Highlights of Early Exit Poll Results — Highlights of preliminary results from exit polls conducted for The Associated Press and television networks in Tuesday's presidential primaries in Ohio, Texas, Rhode Island and Vermont: — ___ — OPEN TO ALL — The primaries in Ohio …
Marc Ambinder:
Early Views From The Clinton/Obama Campaigns — Note: NONE of this information comes in any way from my own knowledge of embargoed exit polls. All references to the exit polls come from the campaigns themselves. — The Obama campaign expects to net seven or eight delegates out of the night …
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
EARLY EXITS — I'm looking at the second wave of exit polls. They show an Obama blowout in Vermont, which was entirely expected and basically dead even in Texas, Ohio and Rhode Island, the latter two of which would be pretty substantial surprises. At this point in the cycle, though …
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New York Times:
McCain Clinches Race as Foe Concedes; Democrats Battle Over 2 Crucial States — Senator John McCain, a one-time insurgent whose campaign was all but dead seven months ago, locked up the Republican presidential nomination on Tuesday night after he defeated former Gov. Mike Huckabee in the Texas …
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Little Green Footballs:
Idiotic Nutroots Scandal of the Day - Update: Now with Throbbing Obama! — Yes, the Daily Kos Kooks are now accusing Hillary Clinton of “darkening” an image of Barack Obama that appears in a video posted at the Clinton site: Nutroots accuse Hillary of darkening footage of Obama to make him look “blacker”.
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Marc Ambinder:
Vermont May Be The Most Important State Of The Night — Why? — Barack Obama will win this Dean-inflected anti-war bastion handily. — Vermont will allocate 10 delegates based on the vote at the congressional district level and award three proportionally according to the statewide vote.
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ABCNEWS:
Huckabee Quits Presidential Race — Conservative Republican Gained Respect but Faced Delegate Reality — Former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee has conceded the Republican nomination to rival Senator John McCain, R-Ariz. — But there is no doubt the longshot-turned-contender left his mark on the GOP race.
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Jeff Greenfield / Slate:
Bugs Bunny vs. Daffy Duck — WHY VOTERS ALWAYS CHOOSE THE WASCALLY WABBIT FOR PRESIDENT. — How did we reach the point at which Sen. Clinton, the clear Democratic front-runner six months ago, needs clear winds in Texas and Ohio to mute the calls for her to end her campaign?
David Weigel / Reason Magazine:
The Mini Tuesday Primary Thread: Paul and Kucinich Triumph, Clinton Endures, Mike Huckabee Splatters Against the Wall — UPDATE 8:36: Ron Paul has been re-elected to Congress in the Fourteenth District of Texas. — Campaign manager Mark Elam: “Chris Peden is toast. It's just a question of how big the margin is.”
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Megan McArdle:
Your primary liveblogging — 10:18 Pat Buchanan is claiming that this is basically a referendum on NAFTA. To the person with a hammer . . . 9:38: Commentator says “What George Bush did in 2004 was to create new Republicans, and John McCain will be looking to do that in a different way this time around.”
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Marc Ambinder:
Obama Calls McCain — Obama called McCain at 8:30 central from his hotel room in San Antonio, according to a source. — He congratulated him on the campaign he's run and said he looks forward to the fall.
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