Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Dispelling The Myth Re: Obama and Margins of Victory

Since we will get bombarded after Kentucky goes in the Clinton column tonight with the media's incorrect facts about Clinton's momentum and large margin wins, here are the facts. So should you need to set anybody straight, use the below information. Obama has won more states with more large margins of victory, and in states where there are not large African American populations

States & elections won with 60% or more of the vote:

BARACK OBAMA: 15 States + DC + VI
* Virgin Islands (89.9%)
* Idaho (79%)
* Hawaii (76%)
* Alaska (75%)
* District of Columbia (75%)
* Kansas (74%)
* Washington (68%)
* Nebraska (68%)
* Minnesota (67%)
* Colorado (67%)
* Georgia (67%)
* Illinois (65%)
* Virginia (64%)
* Maryland (62%)
* North Dakota (61%)
* Wyoming (61%)
* Mississippi (61%)

HILLARY CLINTON: 2 States
* Arkansas (70%)
* West Virginia (67)

Barack also won Philadelphia alone with more votes than Hillary got in the entire state of West Virginia!