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Second Potomac Primary returns thread here
Update 8: Obama takes the lead in CNN's delegate count, 1,170 to 1,168. That lead will increase throughout the evening.
Update 7--McCain wins Virginia: Darn. Still, it is clear he does not have the support of a large portion of Republicans, from Paul supporters to Dobson / Huckabee supporters to Rush Limbaugh. A fractured Republican base will be a serious problem for him.I feel confident that Democrats will start to exert significant polling leads on McCain. Also, I will stop updating the Republican results in Virginia.
Update 6--Democrats Abroad Won't Announce Until February 21st: I guess the voting finished today, but we won't know the results for a while:
The official winner of the Athens primary won't be made public until later this week, but unofficially I heard that Obama won by a comfortable margin. The global tally of expatriate Democrats in 33 countries will be announced on Feb. 21.
Lots of delays tonight, apparently.
Update 5--Virginia GOP pulling a Washington GOP? Well, it seems that the counting has stopped in the Virginia Republican primary for about 30 minutes now. Did they find it necessary to fix this one for McCain, too?
Update 4--Obama Wins D.C.: To no one's surprise, Obama is projected as the winner of the D.C. primary by MSNBC. Without an exit poll, CNN cannot project.
Update 3--Maryland Polls Open Until 9:30: Apparently, the Maryland polls will stay open longer than expected. Also, check out this great Virginia results link.
Update 2--Huckabee to win Virginia?: The exit polls are beginning to shift, as per usual. The biggest change is that the Republican exit polls now project Huckabee ahead by about 1%. Hahahahahahaha. I also find it interesting that the more likely someone is to attend religious services, the more likely that person is to vote for Obama. Overall, the non-Christian vote is split, as Obama seems to do well among "others" while Clinton does well among seculars. Also, there does not appear to be an education gap in Virginia, as we have seen in other states.
Update--Obama Wins Virginia: CNN and MSNBC call Virginia for Obama. Wait for delegate counts, of course. The exit poll indicates something like 61%-39% for Obama. No call in the Republican race, but the exit poll looks pretty good for McCain.
Exit polls are supposedly showing blowouts in the Democratic contests. There could be immediate calls when the polls close.
Democratic Presidential Results
| State |
Reporting |
Obama % |
Clinton % |
Delegates |
Obama Del |
Clinton Del |
| Virginia |
77.8% |
63.3% |
35.5% |
83 |
47 |
27 |
| D.C. |
0% |
0% |
0% |
15 |
0 |
0 |
| Maryland |
9:30 p.m. |
-- |
-- |
70 |
0 |
0 |
Maryland 4th Results
0% Reporting polls close at 8 p.m. 9:30 pm. eastern
Edwards: --
Wynn: --
Virginia Republican Results
62.9% reporting
McCain: 47.4% (projected winner)
Huckabee: 44.1%
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