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popular vote stories: 5 news summaries
Analysis

Why People Lie About Having Voted for Obama


Jun 19, 09 2:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - A lot of people are lying about having voted for President Obama. A recent Wall Street Journal poll gives Obama a 50%-39% edge over John McCain—a big bump over his actual 7% victory. A New York Times survey shows Obama winning with a nearly 2-to-1 margin. That’s a... More »

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Barack Obama • John Kerry • Election 2008 • George W. Bush • poll numbers • popular vote • pollsters • President Obama

analysis

 How Obama Could Get Gored 

As in 2000, Dem could win popular vote, lose Electoral College to Republican

Jun 19, 08 3:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - Observers are speculating about a split decision in November, with John McCain winning the presidency while Barack Obama takes the popular vote—and Harry Siegel, in Politico, says the chances might not be that slim. Obama looks likely to build massive margins in coastal states (already safely Democratic) while making... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • electoral college • North Carolina • Indiana • Bob Barr • popular vote

 Clinton Wins Puerto Rico Easily 

But turnout in victory likely insufficient to give her an edge with popular vote

Jun 1, 08 2:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton was projected to win the Puerto Rico primary by a wide margin today as polls closed, but turnout was estimated to be lower than the 700,000 that Bill Clinton said would support her emphasis on the popular vote. Hillary, Bill, and Chelsea Clinton had spent a combined... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • primary • Latino voters • Puerto Rico • Democratic nomination • popular vote

ANALYSIS

No, She Isn’t Winning the Popular Vote

Claim divisive at best, untrue at worst,
so let's just call it a tie

May 22, 08 12:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton’s insistence that she’s winning the popular vote not only promotes a meaningless rubric in a delegate contest, but it's also a dangerous claim—and a false one, Jonathan Alter writes in Newsweek. Not only is Clinton trampling on old sore spots (think Al Gore in 2000),... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Democratic nomination • Michigan primary • Florida primary • caucuses • popular vote

updated

 Superdelegate 
 Count Now 
 Favors Obama 

It's the first report that Barack has passed Hillary

May 9, 08 4:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama today moved ahead of Hillary Clinton among superdelegates for the first time. Obama picked up nine more by midday—one a defector from Clinton's camp, the Los Angeles Times reports. Both ABC and the New York Times put him ahead—the latter's count is 266-263—meaning he now... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • campaign fundraising • superdelegates • popular vote

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