Obama needs to add substance to message

If Barack Obama thought his message of "new politics" would carry him to victory without some retooling following his loss in New Hampshire, his popular-vote defeat in yesterday's Nevada caucuses might have convinced him otherwise.

After the New Hampshire primary, Obama and his supporters chose to look at the bright side: They had won the Iowa caucuses by a decisive margin and had come within three points of Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire. Full Story »

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Judith Brooks
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by Judith Brooks - Oct. 1, 2008

Since when does one lose an election for the delegates in a state primary when one wins more delegates than one's opponent? The story claims that Obama lost by six votes in the popular race but won one more delegate than Clinton. So why does the headline indicate that he lost. This is more of the bad reporting that has left the electorate so poorly informed. Actually at this point Obama has more elected delegates than Clinton. He won more in Iowa, They tied in New Hampshire and he won one more in Nevada. If one counts superdelegates Clinton is leading but those are not discussed in this article. Nor do they always stay with a candidate as John Dean learned four years ago.

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