State, Obama, Clinton, Ratio
AK 74 25 2.96
AL 56 42 1.33
AR 27 70 0.39
AS 42 57 0.74
AZ 42 51 0.82
CA 43 52 0.83
CO 67 32 2.09
CT 51 47 1.09
DA 76 33 2.30
DC 75 24 3.13
DE 53 42 1.26
GA 66 31 2.13
HI 76 24 3.17
IA 38 29 1.31
ID 80 17 4.71
IL 65 33 1.97
KS 74 26 2.85
LA 57 36 1.58
MA 41 56 0.73
MD 60 37 1.62
ME 59 40 1.48
MN 66 32 2.06
MO 49 48 1.02
ND 61 37 1.65
NE 68 32 2.13
NH 36 39 0.92
NJ 44 54 0.81
NM 48 49 0.98
NY 40 57 0.70
OH 44 54 0.81
OK 31 55 0.56
RI 40 58 0.69
SC 55 27 2.04
TN 41 54 0.76
TX-C 56 44 1.27
TX-P 47 51 0.92
UT 57 39 1.46
VA 64 35 1.83
VI 90 8 11.25
VT 59 39 1.51
WA 68 31 2.19
WI 58 41 1.41
WY 61 38 1.61
Data from <a href="http://politics.nytimes.com/election-guide/2008/results/votes/index.html
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That struts and frets his hour upon the stage
And then is heard no more: it is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.
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Compare the numbers who watch David Ortiz at batting practice against those who watch Ortiz at fielding practice.
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p>At an Obama rally, one sees him using his greatest strengths — inspirational speaking to a friendly crowd. The reason why so many of his ads use clips from his campaign rallies is because that’s when he’s at his best. You don’t see Hillary at her best at a campaign rally, so why go to it?
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p>I’d rather see Bronson Arroyo pitch, and see the Dropkick Murphys rock out. Just because they each do a little of the other doesn’t mean I want to see it.
Those of us who worry about how to beat John McCain worry about this exact thing…
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p>How can a candidate who keeps losing big blue states with millions of voters and winning red state caucuses with thousands hope to compete in a high turnout general election against a Republican?
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p>Compare Iowa’s turnout [8%] with New Hampshire’s [80%] to get a sense of what I’m talking about…
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p>Or compare the results of the Texas primary [almost 3 million people] with the Texas caucus [barely 100 thousand people].