Obama, McCain claim victory in Wisconsin and HawaiiI love me some Barack, but didn't he overdue it in Houston?
"The change we seek is still months and miles away," Obama said Tuesday night in Houston, Texas."It is going to take more than big rallies. It is going to require more than rousing speeches ... it is going to require something more because the problem that we face in America today is not the lack of good ideas. It's that Washington has become a place where good ideas go to die," he said.
Obama and Clinton have turned their attention to Ohio and Texas, which hold contests on March 4. Early voting began in Texas on Tuesday. It cracks me up of late every time Hillary puts on that clown smile and plows through her "I've lost again but I won't acknowledge it" stump speech. You know CNN is telling the folks in the control room, "When's Barack coming out?"
Well, the biracial boy-wonder is still speaking as I write this post. And maybe it's me, but the senator from Illinois is starting to become a little long-winded. Okay, a lot long-winded, promising to end homelessness, poverty, the war in Iraq, influence of lobbyist in Washington, name-calling, and bad breath!
Timed at 45 minutes, It's a bit much my brotha!!!!
As Obama has emerged as the front-runner in the Democratic race, McCain has increasingly directed criticism toward him.
Speaking of my GOP party, Wisconsin gives McCain at least 13 more delegates; 24 more delegates are to be awarded to the winner of each congressional district. The remaining three GOP delegates are unpledged Republican National Committee members.
"I will fight every moment of every day in this campaign to make sure Americans are not deceived by an eloquent but empty call for change," McCain told supporters Tuesday night.
"Our purpose is to keep this blessed country free, safe, prosperous and proud," McCain said.
McCain is the presumptive nominee for his party, but he must pick up 1,191 delegates to seal the nomination. CNN estimates McCain has gathered 894 delegates.
Obama and Clinton have turned their attention to Ohio and Texas, which hold contests on March 4. Early voting began in Texas on Tuesday. It cracks me up of late every time Hillary puts on that clown smile and plows through her "I've lost again but I won't acknowledge it" stump speech. You know CNN is telling the folks in the control room, "When's Barack coming out?"
Well, the biracial boy-wonder is still speaking as I write this post. And maybe it's me, but the senator from Illinois is starting to become a little long-winded. Okay, a lot long-winded, promising to end homelessness, poverty, the war in Iraq, influence of lobbyist in Washington, name-calling, and bad breath!
Timed at 45 minutes, It's a bit much my brotha!!!!
As Obama has emerged as the front-runner in the Democratic race, McCain has increasingly directed criticism toward him.
Speaking of my GOP party, Wisconsin gives McCain at least 13 more delegates; 24 more delegates are to be awarded to the winner of each congressional district. The remaining three GOP delegates are unpledged Republican National Committee members.
"I will fight every moment of every day in this campaign to make sure Americans are not deceived by an eloquent but empty call for change," McCain told supporters Tuesday night.
"Our purpose is to keep this blessed country free, safe, prosperous and proud," McCain said.
McCain is the presumptive nominee for his party, but he must pick up 1,191 delegates to seal the nomination. CNN estimates McCain has gathered 894 delegates.
(Young Black folks like Derrick are totally into this race)
Clinton joined McCain in accusing Obama of lacking specifics as she addressed supporters Tuesday. "I want to talk to you about the choice you have in this election and why that choice matters. It is about picking a president who relies not just on words but on work -- on hard work to get America back to work," Clinton said in Youngstown, Ohio. Watch Clinton talk about solutions »
"We can't just have speeches. We've got to have solutions and we need those solutions for America. We've got to get America back in the solutions business."
Clinton and Obama were running a tight race for the Democratic nomination, while on the Republican side, presumptive nominee McCain was hoping voters could help him finally knock his last major rival out of the race. View pictures from the polls and campaign trail »
In addition to Wisconsin, Washington state and Hawaii were holding contests Tuesday that also racheted up wins for McCain and Obama. Both have been targeting each other in campaign speeches recently, but Tuesday morning, their wives got into the fray.
As Cindy McCain introduced her husband at a campaign event, she told the crowd "I am proud of my country. I don't know about you, if you heard those words earlier -- I am very proud of my country."
The comment seemed to be a response to a remark from Michelle Obama the day before. On Monday, she told a Wisconsin audience that "For the first time in my adult life, I am really proud of my country, because it feels like hope is making a comeback.... not just because Barack has done well, but because I think people are hungry for change."
After Tuesday's event, the McCains were asked if the Arizona senator's wife had been responding to that comment. Cindy McCain did not directly answer the question, responding: "I just wanted to make the statement that I have and always will be proud of my country."
Okay Cindy, you seriously need to chill on that!
Obama also was looking for a win in the Hawaii Democratic caucuses, the state where the Illinois senator was born and still has family. Obama leads Clinton in the overall delegate count -- 1,263 to 1,212, according to CNN estimates. The estimate includes the support of superdelegates, the party officials and elected officials who are free to vote for any candidate at the party's national convention. Check out a list of the superdelegates »
Ninety-four Democratic delegates are at stake Tuesday.
Both candidates are short of the 2,025 delegates needed to win the nomination, and it is very likely the roughly 800 superdelegates will ultimately decide who will be chosen as the Democratic presidential nominee.
Democrats in Washington state were voting Tuesday, and election officials were opening ballots in the largely vote-by-mail state. The results will have no impact on how the state's delegates will be distributed because the delegate allocation was determined February 9 when Washington Democrats held caucuses. Obama beat Clinton, 68 percent to 31 percent.
The Republican candidates were competing for 19 delegates in Washington. Eighteen delegates were awarded earlier in the state's caucuses. [CNN]
"We can't just have speeches. We've got to have solutions and we need those solutions for America. We've got to get America back in the solutions business."
Clinton and Obama were running a tight race for the Democratic nomination, while on the Republican side, presumptive nominee McCain was hoping voters could help him finally knock his last major rival out of the race. View pictures from the polls and campaign trail »
In addition to Wisconsin, Washington state and Hawaii were holding contests Tuesday that also racheted up wins for McCain and Obama. Both have been targeting each other in campaign speeches recently, but Tuesday morning, their wives got into the fray.
As Cindy McCain introduced her husband at a campaign event, she told the crowd "I am proud of my country. I don't know about you, if you heard those words earlier -- I am very proud of my country."
The comment seemed to be a response to a remark from Michelle Obama the day before. On Monday, she told a Wisconsin audience that "For the first time in my adult life, I am really proud of my country, because it feels like hope is making a comeback.... not just because Barack has done well, but because I think people are hungry for change."
After Tuesday's event, the McCains were asked if the Arizona senator's wife had been responding to that comment. Cindy McCain did not directly answer the question, responding: "I just wanted to make the statement that I have and always will be proud of my country."
Okay Cindy, you seriously need to chill on that!
Obama also was looking for a win in the Hawaii Democratic caucuses, the state where the Illinois senator was born and still has family. Obama leads Clinton in the overall delegate count -- 1,263 to 1,212, according to CNN estimates. The estimate includes the support of superdelegates, the party officials and elected officials who are free to vote for any candidate at the party's national convention. Check out a list of the superdelegates »
Ninety-four Democratic delegates are at stake Tuesday.
Both candidates are short of the 2,025 delegates needed to win the nomination, and it is very likely the roughly 800 superdelegates will ultimately decide who will be chosen as the Democratic presidential nominee.
Democrats in Washington state were voting Tuesday, and election officials were opening ballots in the largely vote-by-mail state. The results will have no impact on how the state's delegates will be distributed because the delegate allocation was determined February 9 when Washington Democrats held caucuses. Obama beat Clinton, 68 percent to 31 percent.
The Republican candidates were competing for 19 delegates in Washington. Eighteen delegates were awarded earlier in the state's caucuses. [CNN]