Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Superman Obama Falls To Pennsylvania Primary Kryptonite


Democratic Candidate Barack Obabma before, yesterdays primary, was "Superman" to so many voters. He was on a roll and couldn't be beat. After yesterdays devastating loss, and it was devastating, he now needs to take a long hard look at the numbers that came out of the Pennsylvania Primary. They point to major deficiencies that Republican Lex Luther.... er... John McCain would use against him in a November General election. Kryptonite



Obama drew more than 90 percent of the vote among Pennsylvania's black voters, who are heavily concentrated around Philadelphia.

African-Americans made up about 14 percent of Tuesday's vote.

But whites made up about 80 percent -- and voted 60-40 for Clinton. Her supporters turned out heavily in Pittsburgh and the counties of western Pennsylvania, and she was racking up similarly lopsided margins in the state's industrial northeast, the exit polls found. See the exit polls

Obama also scored big with new Democrats in Pennsylvania.

One out of every seven Democratic party voters was not registered as a Democrat at the beginning of the year, and 60 percent of them cast their ballot for Obama, according to the exit polls.

Clinton fared better with voters who made up their mind in the last week, the exit polls showed.

Fifty-eight percent of those voters said they chose the New York senator. That includes voters who made up their mind in the aftermath of last week's heated Democratic debate.

Clinton also got the support of older voters, with 61 percent of those age 65 or older backing her, according to the polls.

More number info at CNN POLITICS