Clinton wins New Mexico

Posted: Thursday, February 14, 2008 5:23 PM by Domenico Montanaro

From NBC's Domenico Montanaro
The results are finally in and after counting about 17,000 provisional ballots, Hillary Clinton has won the New Mexico caucuses 48.8% to 47.7% over Obama, per the New Mexico Democratic Party.

Here's the vote total:
Clinton: 73,105
Obama: 71,396
Edwards: 2,157
Richardson: 1,305
Kucinich: 574
Biden: 122
Dodd: 81

TOTAL: 149,779

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I don't believe the result of the New Mexico caucuse. Why don't you write about the 4 voting machines that were taken home by 2 election officials before the votes from those machines were counted. Also why don't you inform the Americans that the officials were supporters of Hillary Clinton. Why is it that the media is not talking about this incident. It was on the internet last week.

Keeping It Real! (Sent Thursday, February 14, 2008 8:27 PM)

Why have there been all these huge headlines every time Obama wins a state and this story about Clinton winning New Mexico is a little after-thought?

Obama has won states with fewer delegates and it's like Clinton's headquarters said, it's not the number of states, it's the number of delegates that count.

I'm just extremely aware of how heavily the press is favoring Obama -- and wonder if those in the press realize that the effect of that favoritism is as powerful as an ad campaign.

It would be really great if the people had a chance to vote before the press decides who has won. I wonder if that will ever happen in this democratic country that claims that the people have a voice. Seems more like the press has the voice.

Peggy Bair (Sent Thursday, February 14, 2008 8:28 PM)

No big deal, according to Clinton caucuses don't count.

me (Sent Thursday, February 14, 2008 8:33 PM)

typical billary win,...1/2 a percentage point,....obama wins in landslides!!

Obama Rama (Sent Thursday, February 14, 2008 8:36 PM)

First two points:

Re an Edwards endorsement: Given the various positions of the three as they presented themselves up to the point at which Edwards left, since he did not endorse Obama on leaving, that, and his disingenuous trial lawyer filibustering on the point of Obama voting "present" in Illinois suggested that he was no less self absorbed than Clinton. I HAD suggested, after Edwards' reaction to Kerry's endorsement of Obama, that should Obama become the nominee, Obama's pursuit of an Obama/Edwards ticket might not be a bad idea. No longer.

Re seating the FL and MI delegations: The rules were set. The candidates agreed. End of story. Thus any seating of those delegates should not inure to the advantage or disadvantage of either candidate in any way.

Second Clinton and Obama on the same ticket is a very bad idea. Quite frankly neither should offer, and, if it came to that, neither should accept. Reasons:

1. Their visions for the country and the functioning of the political system going forward seem entirely different.

2. Their visions of the primary role of potus are vastly different. Listening to them, succinctly, he envisions leader, she manager.

3. Bill Clinton. What will be awaiting one is Billary not Hillary. If they displayed the behaviour in public which they did, imagine what perniciousness one would face in, relatively speaking, behind-closed-door circumstances.

4. The significantly different mindsets brought to the task.

Looks like the establishment will know, in two to three weeks, whether or not it will get its lady. Obama is the underdog until he goes home or to the White house, whichever comes first.

POLpursun (Sent Thursday, February 14, 2008 9:14 PM)

what happens when Edwards endorses Clinton or Obama? Do those votes go to the endorsee?

buymerc, Los Altos (Sent Thursday, February 14, 2008 9:27 PM)

Why is this news buried. I'm quite sure if Obama had won New Mexico, no matter how small a lead, it would have been Headline News. But instead, once again, the men get the headlines. Give us a break with this blatantly biased reporting. Anything negative about Clinton seems to grab the headlines, but a WIN AT THIS CRITICAL TIME is made to be minor news. There is still a democratic campaign with TWO candidates. Barak Obama has been given all the headlines all week long. The media is up to their tricks alright. The making of stars and celebrities seems to be their specialty, certainly not fair and balanced reporting. I and a lot of people are absolutely fed up with the media's rampant favoring of Obama from the get-go. I thought opinions were reserved for the editorial page, not the front page!!!

Carolyne Hinkel, NY, NY (Sent Thursday, February 14, 2008 9:48 PM)

But those don't count as per the Billary rule since it is a caucus state

rajeev grenwood indiana (Sent Thursday, February 14, 2008 9:49 PM)

YOU GO GIRL! I new you could do it. DONT YOU OBAMA SUPPORTERS EVER COUNT OUT CLINTON YET. YOU BETTER HANG ON BY THE THREADS OF YOUR PANTS THIS AINT OVER YET.

cpm (Sent Thursday, February 14, 2008 10:06 PM)

You GO HILLARY

John (Sent Thursday, February 14, 2008 10:09 PM)

One must assume that the Clinton vctory in New Mexico that Obama supporters were unable to take off from work to vote.

Bruce Greenfield
New Yorrk, N.Y.

Bruce GreenfieldNew York City (Sent Thursday, February 14, 2008 10:10 PM)

17,000 provisional ballots that went home with the wife of a Clinton supporter.

No need to question these results.

Sharon (Sent Thursday, February 14, 2008 10:41 PM)

FAVORING ONE CANDIDATE, OBAMA IS AN UNACCEPTABLE MEDIA/NETWORK PROFESSIONALISM.

JUST REMEMBER THE GOLDREN RULE"DON'T DO UNTO OTHERS WHAT OTHERS DON'T WANT TO DO TO YOU"....

MRS. CLINTON IS JUST A GENUINE AND SINCERE PERSON AND YOU ARE MISSING A GREAT DEAL OF HER ...

BAD MOUTH HAS NO PLACE IN MY TV SET!

Dave (Sent Thursday, February 14, 2008 10:59 PM)

WELL!!!!! MAYBE BILL RICHARDSON JUST BOUGHT HIMSELF A VICE PRESIDENT SPOT... I DON'T EVEN WANT TO SAY WHAT I THINK IT WOULDN'T MAKE IT TO YOU FOLKS,AND THE BLOG THE LAST ONE DIDN'T.....

KENNY (Sent Thursday, February 14, 2008 11:03 PM)

Congrats, Hilary. Of course, I don't see any big headlines about this nor are there tickers running across the bottom of the TV screen. And, funny, I didn't hear Obama offer his congrats today. Hmmm..didn't people rip Hilary apart for not acknowleding Obama's wins Tuesday?

oknOK (Sent Thursday, February 14, 2008 11:24 PM)

Uncounted Rio Arriba County ballots raise eyebrows

quote:
Several sources told me the ballot boxes spent the night at the home of Rio Arriba County Democratic Party Chair Theresa Martinez, whose state-lawmaker husband, Sen. Richard Martinez, endorsed Hillary Clinton. But Richard Martinez told Santa Fe New Mexican reporter Kate Nash that the boxes actually spent the night in the homes of three polling-place managers. He gave Nash no explanation for why the results from those ballots weren’t reported to the state party last night and why they were instead kept overnight in officials’ homes.

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Marbw (Sent Thursday, February 14, 2008 11:27 PM)

GO HILLARY GO !
SOLUTIONS NOT PROMISES
EXPERIENCE VS NOVICE - MUST SERVE OUT PROBATION
WELL KNOWN TO ALL WORLD LEADERS VS A BREAK IN PERIOD
AS THEY FEEL HIM OUT FOR THE DASHING SPEAKER - NO CAN DO - NO TIME TO WASTE.
COMES WITH THE MOST SUCCESFUL PRESIDENT IN OUR HISTORY
VS A NEW RECRUIT.
LETS NOT MAKE A MISTAKE - BARRACK WILL BE RIPE & READY IN 8 YRS - HE CAN WALK IN FOR ANOTHER 8 YEARS.
VOTE FOR HILLARY THE ONLY WOMEN FIT FOR A MANS JOB.
SHE WILL ALSO BE EMBRACED BY ALL OTHER WOMEN LEADERS
THE WORLD OVER. NO DOUBT.
VOTE FOR & PRAY FOR HILLARY & BARRACK - THE TWO BEST THINGS THAT HAS HAPPENED TO THIS COUNTRY IN A LONG LONG TIME. LETS TREASURE BOTH.
VOTE FOR MY HERO - HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON.

SOHAN PIERIS (Sent Thursday, February 14, 2008 11:41 PM)

Tight! This is not a state with a large African American population. The demographics are very encouraging. Good for U.S., obviously, we (the U.S.) are not as easily swayed by race as one of the Campaigns was hoping.

ladean (Sent Friday, February 15, 2008 12:55 AM)

I just wanted to tell keith that i'm an ex con, drug seller, user, abuser. For the last 14yrs i've proudly been on the straight and narrow.I WENT FROM LIKING YOUR SHOW TO LOVING IT TONIGHT! KEITH, THE PEOPLE THAT SUPPORT AND EARN FROM THE MIDDLE EAST SITUATION WILL TERRORIZE AMERICANS TO GET THEIR WAY. SHORT OF JESUS COMING BACK AND WALKING OBAMA INTO THE WHITE HOUSE, IT WON'T HAPPEN...

REGINALD CONNORS (Sent Friday, February 15, 2008 12:56 AM)

I am sick and tired of MSN counting out Hillary Clinton because Hillary has a beter chance of winning Texas, Ohio and especially Pennsylvania than Obama plus Obama is a muslim! I am not prejudiced but I cant see a muslim running this country!

Les Subrick, Pittsburgh Pa (Sent Friday, February 15, 2008 12:56 AM)

Hillary will win!!!!

Les Subrick Pittsburgh Pa (Sent Friday, February 15, 2008 12:57 AM)

Go Hillary!

Les, Canonsburg, Pa (Sent Friday, February 15, 2008 12:58 AM)

CUANTO SABES DE HILLARY CLINTON? GMA INVESTIGACION...
Clinton, para las mujeres, los hispanos, los trabajadores...NUNCA!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZVpPGxuafA

JUAN, Atlanta, GA (Sent Friday, February 15, 2008 1:20 AM)

Can You Say ... S-u-s-p-e-c-t?

If California, with over 10 Million Voters could tally its results by the next day ... What is the problem with the State whose Governor spent Super Bowl Sunday with President Clinton?

No wonder Richarson had to drop out. The handling of this primary by h-i-s election officials is disgraceful. There are reports that 3-boxes of ballots were in homes of some Clinton supporters. Over 17000 votes were disallowed.

Oh well: It is what it is ...

T Damion (Sent Friday, February 15, 2008 1:31 AM)

Not enought. Time to drop.

Rick, Germany (Sent Friday, February 15, 2008 1:46 AM)

GO HILLARY!!!

James Cleveland, OH (Sent Friday, February 15, 2008 2:06 AM)

I am very happy that Senator Clinton has Won New Mexico
Congratulations! I pray that she continue to keep her promise of universal Health Care for every America up front because Senator Obama only support Health Care for the Children, Don't he KNOW that you can't have the children without the mother! Hooray! Hooray Hillary Clinton for President of the United State of America.

Mary Hartsfield
Supporter of Hillary for President

Mary Hartsfield Chicago IL (Sent Friday, February 15, 2008 4:28 AM)

Great win Hillary. 9 states, not bad...if Obama didn't have 19!

And by the way....this probably isn't important to you anyway huh? Considering caucuses don't really "represent the electorate", and are full of those pesky "activists". So this win is a totally uneventful to the NY Senator.

If I were in one of these caucuses I would be ticked at her.

Jenny, Crystal Lake, IL (Sent Friday, February 15, 2008 5:21 AM)

It's something to be said that out of 144,501 total votes in New Mexico, with it's huge Latino vote, that Clinton only won by 1709 votes when Latinos are supposed to be part of her "base". I think this is a sign of things to come for other states and especially Texas.

Sean, Denver, Colorado (Sent Friday, February 15, 2008 5:29 AM)

Hmmm...yet she repeatedly put down the American caucus process, calling its participants "politcal activists" when Obama won all those caucuses. And now it's different when the caucus participants and Mexican and she wins? Americans really need to understand this mindset. I hold no disrespect for my Mexicans brothers and sisters, but why is she okay with the Mexican caucus but not Colorado and others?

LA Lawrence, Colorado Springs, CO (Sent Friday, February 15, 2008 5:29 AM)

I smell something very fishy with these New Mexico results! Obama had been in the lead by well over 1,000 votes when the results were first counted - and with nearly all the precincts reporting. Now Clinton has edged ahead by the same amount!!?
And why did it take so very long to count such a few number of votes? And yes, I'm talking about rigging here... everyone knows what happened in New Hampshire. And now it's spreading.

Chris, Durham, NC (Sent Friday, February 15, 2008 6:00 AM)

Clinton has major victories on Super Tuesday--and New Mexico is another now on the list!

Me and my family are FULLY behind Clinton with both support and financial contributions.

We expect the media to treat this race fairly.

We know she can prevail; JUST BECAUSE SHE IS SLIGHTLY BEHIND DOESN'T GIVE ANY NETWORK THE RIGHT TO WRITE HER OFF....THEY SURE DIDN'T DO THAT WHEN BARACK WAS BEHIND!

Clinton...YES WE WILL !!!!

Gavin Austin, Texas (Sent Friday, February 15, 2008 6:10 AM)

It is interesting that this has taken 2wks for them to count the vote. I wounder how many were added with boxes locked in somes home for 3 days?

Just something to look into.

cc, Boston, MA (Sent Friday, February 15, 2008 6:40 AM)

In political time, that was a million years ago.

Michael Johnson, Brooksville, FL (Sent Friday, February 15, 2008 6:41 AM)

here we go
for people who count Clinton off , I am sure they are having bad nights ahead as things are just started, I am a black man but am so ashame the way things are going . Black are calling black to vote for Obama (wich i idmire) but let face it , could white call for white to vote for Clinton? that race thing is not correct...
mike

mike,michael canada (Sent Friday, February 15, 2008 6:44 AM)

Is this how the Clintons want to win the coveted Democratic nomination - by rigging of the vote? It is well known that an election official (and Clinton supporter) carried home 3 ballot boxes. And what did she do with them? Your guess is as good as mine!
And then they try to pressure the Dem. Party to include the Florida and Michigan "delegates" - when there really was no contest in those states!! Come ON!!
Is Florida going to be synonymous with rigging - by the Bushs and Clintons? Shame on them!

Chris, Durham, NC (Sent Friday, February 15, 2008 7:11 AM)

srf0711,15022008. I am so sorry The true democratics
did not vote for LauraBush! Ms,rice arrest them!!!!
clie,hannahHM.,mylo,0712dgz

Peninnah Hundinlieb,marksz (Sent Friday, February 15, 2008 7:13 AM)

The New Mexico Democratic Party caucus may be tainted by three ballot boxes that spent the night in the home of the Rio Arriba County party chair or the homes of other local election officials instead of being reported to the state party.

Those ballots still haven’t been counted, but they have been retrieved by the state party.

Several sources told me the ballot boxes spent the night at the home of Rio Arriba County Democratic Party Chair Theresa Martinez, whose state-lawmaker husband, Sen. Richard Martinez, endorsed Hillary Clinton. But Richard Martinez told Santa Fe New Mexican reporter Kate Nash that the boxes actually spent the night in the homes of three polling-place managers. He gave Nash no explanation for why the results from those ballots weren’t reported to the state party last night and why they were instead kept overnight in officials’ homes.

Parrish Lee, Willow Springs, NC (Sent Friday, February 15, 2008 7:44 AM)

Hillary may have won New Mexico but let's see the delegate split. I bet it is fairly even based on the votes both received.

C A, Tuscaloosa, AL (Sent Friday, February 15, 2008 8:14 AM)

GO HILLARY...This is great news even though it's a narrow margin. Add another state to the win column. Let's hope she does well in all the remaining contests. I'm looking forward to a Hillary & John Mc Cain match-up in the fall.

Linda Tiberi, Buffalo, NY (Sent Friday, February 15, 2008 8:20 AM)

I glad it has finally been posted that she won New Mexico.

Irene (Sent Friday, February 15, 2008 8:28 AM)

It's about time. Just another sign that Clinton has shown she can win anywhere.

Jerry in Dayton, Ohio (Sent Friday, February 15, 2008 8:38 AM)

Go hillary, we love you and will continue campaigning for you!!

students at UNF (Sent Friday, February 15, 2008 8:46 AM)

Okay heres start the political, deceitful "trickery". Does is really take 9 days to count 17,000 provisional or absentee ballots when millions were counted in other states? Obama was declared the winner of that state 9 days ago and because of his obvious momentum...17,000 ballots not counted on that day gave Clinton the victory? If they steal this election from Obama im changing my affiliations to Conservative Independent from now own. If you look at his turn-outs and support this race should not be as close as it is. Even in the states she won {outside of 2}, he is right on here heels in count, but he blows here out the water in his victories....

Darien, Raleigh, NC (Sent Friday, February 15, 2008 8:49 AM)

Congrats Hillary on long awaited win.You keep going and soon we will see your hand on the Bible doing us all proud.

woman for Hillary (Sent Friday, February 15, 2008 8:51 AM)

Congrats Hillary on long awaited win.You keep going and soon we will see your hand on the Bible doing us all proud.

woman for Hillary (Sent Friday, February 15, 2008 9:05 AM)

Go Hillary!
Win Texas, Ohio, and Pennsylvania!!
The Comeback Kid, Part II, Hillary saves America From Obamania!!!

J. Merle Stanley, Westchester, NY (Sent Friday, February 15, 2008 9:22 AM)

Hillary won New Mexico - by a whisker. Obama won Maine by a landside. And we did it trudging through a snowstorm. Go Obama!

Amy B Portland, ME (Sent Friday, February 15, 2008 9:22 AM)

Boy, this must have the media (aka Obama's cheerleader squad) stewing! I used to watch a lot of Hardball, Countdown and CNN programs but as much as I hate to say-they have become about as fair and balanced as FOX. I would think nationsl media types would be embarrassed by their obvious crush on Obama and all the passes they have given him. Just a pat on Barack's rump and a go get 'er attitude. But what do we have here? Mostly white, well paid males who clearly don't want a female as President so support Obaba. Olbermann made the comment last night about Clinton becoming more available to the press to one of his bobble head guests. If I were Senator Clinton, I'd tell most of these guys to take a leap.

well educated woman for Hillary (Sent Friday, February 15, 2008 9:23 AM)

Should obamites will be reacting this way if obama had won NM? give me a brake ... when she wins is not important, when he wins? again he is a slick talker but no substance. Do we need a president like him, no way

meg (Sent Friday, February 15, 2008 9:24 AM)

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