By Rod McCullom
In a stunning rebuke to Sen. Hillary Clinton, the longtime national frontrunner, Sen. Barack Obama wins a resounding victory in the Iowa Democratic caucuses and could be "poised to become the first African-American President in American history."
The data is remarkable: Obama beats Clinton among women and men. Many of the late deciders threw their support to Obama and Edwards. Obama's "first-timers" strategy paid off handsomely: Forty-one percent of the Illinois senator's caucus-goers were new. Last night's turnout was the largest Democratic caucus in history and has been called a "tidal wave." MSNBC's First Read: "The Iowa Democratic party says, 'With 93.5 percent of the precincts reporting we are seeing record turnout with 218,000 caucus attendees.' "
Across the virtual LGBT community there is a tidal wave of praise. On the left, Keith Boykin, who attended Harvard Law with the presidential candidate, says the night "belonged" to Obama. "To see my law school classmate standing on the stage as the first African American ever to win the Iowa Caucuses made me extremely proud. I felt proud to be a black man and proud to be an American tonight."
More praise on the right. "From a gay voter's perspective, it couldn't have gone better," notes Chris Crain. "Hillary may have given her Iowa concession speech at a podium labeled 'Ready for Change',"but Iowa voters, in unprecedented numbers, saw her as more of the same."
To relive the moments, Andy at Andypendence and Michael Crawford at Bloggernista has a YouTube roundup of Barack Obama's victory speeches and news coverage.
Iowa is just the official beginning of the primary season. Obama' victory is stunning, but, keep in mind the last two presidents (Bush II, Clinton I) did not win the Hawkeye State. Pam Spaulding offers a final thought. "So what does it all mean? I don't know, I haven't endorsed anyone, primarily because I don't want to be tied down to any candidate. I have never been a Hillary fan (understatement!), but even she would be more palatable than anyone in the GOP clown car.
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In a stunning rebuke to Sen. Hillary Clinton, the longtime national frontrunner, Sen. Barack Obama wins a resounding victory in the Iowa Democratic caucuses and could be "poised to become the first African-American President in American history."
The data is remarkable: Obama beats Clinton among women and men. Many of the late deciders threw their support to Obama and Edwards. Obama's "first-timers" strategy paid off handsomely: Forty-one percent of the Illinois senator's caucus-goers were new. Last night's turnout was the largest Democratic caucus in history and has been called a "tidal wave." MSNBC's First Read: "The Iowa Democratic party says, 'With 93.5 percent of the precincts reporting we are seeing record turnout with 218,000 caucus attendees.' "
Across the virtual LGBT community there is a tidal wave of praise. On the left, Keith Boykin, who attended Harvard Law with the presidential candidate, says the night "belonged" to Obama. "To see my law school classmate standing on the stage as the first African American ever to win the Iowa Caucuses made me extremely proud. I felt proud to be a black man and proud to be an American tonight."
More praise on the right. "From a gay voter's perspective, it couldn't have gone better," notes Chris Crain. "Hillary may have given her Iowa concession speech at a podium labeled 'Ready for Change',"but Iowa voters, in unprecedented numbers, saw her as more of the same."
To relive the moments, Andy at Andypendence and Michael Crawford at Bloggernista has a YouTube roundup of Barack Obama's victory speeches and news coverage.
Iowa is just the official beginning of the primary season. Obama' victory is stunning, but, keep in mind the last two presidents (Bush II, Clinton I) did not win the Hawkeye State. Pam Spaulding offers a final thought. "So what does it all mean? I don't know, I haven't endorsed anyone, primarily because I don't want to be tied down to any candidate. I have never been a Hillary fan (understatement!), but even she would be more palatable than anyone in the GOP clown car.
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Re: Barack Obama Wins Iowa - (any thoughts?)
Fri, January 4, 2008 - 9:41 AMWell, this is only the beginning. However, I do not support him, but I am happy for him and his campaign/supporters. It is quite a euphoric feeling to see a Black man actually being taken seriously for the presidency. I wish him well.
