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...Clinton's margin been slimmer, the end of the nomination battle might be in sight. Indeed, early in the night, some commentators speculated (perhaps hopefully) that she might use a Pennsylvania win as a chance to "go out on top." Any lingering thoughts along those lines evaporated when Clinton arrived at her victory rally in Philadelphia and triumphantly declared: "The tide is turning...
...Obama collapse of the sort Clinton needs to gain the nomination was ever going to happen, it was in that month and a half between Ohio and Pennsylvania. Yet despite increased criticism and scrutiny, Obama has expanded his lead over Clinton in national polls. He cut her margin in Pennsylvania down to 10 points, and he actually improved his performance from Ohio in the demographic groups he needed to demonstrate he could win: voters with no college education or those over 65, white men, those making less than $50,000, and self-described conservatives...
...Even so, the real winner of the Democratic race in Pennsylvania is John McCain. The most significant number coming out of Tuesday night wasn't Clinton's 10 point margin of victory, but 43. That's the percentage of Clinton voters who say they would stay home or vote for McCain if Obama is the party's nominee in November. It is no longer just the Chicken Littles within the party who openly worry about an outcome that leaves large blocks of women or African-Americans frustrated and alienated...
...past few weeks.”Making something of a turnaround from last week’s uncharacteristic performance, the novice eight won both of its races, scorching Texas, Dartmouth, Notre Dame and Syracuse in turn. In the morning, the boat blazed by Texas with a 9.22 second margin, clocking in at 6:39.5. Dartmouth finished at 7:02.6 and Syracuse pulled in at 7:11.5. In the afternoon, the Big Green was one upped again by about eight seconds and Notre Dame pulled across a full ten seconds after Dartmouth.“They did have a great turn...
...definitely a lot more speed to come from this boat. We’ve yet to have the perfect race.”After the start, Princeton jumped out to a quick lead, using the race’s first 20 strokes to put a comfortable half-length margin between itself and the trailing Crimson. In the early going, Harvard sat nearly even with MIT. At the 500-meter mark, the Tigers held a six-seat advantage over the Crimson. Coxswain Joe Lin called out an early move to keep Harvard close, urging his boat to push back on Princeton...