4:28 p.m.: I thought the media weren’t releasing any results until the polls closed in the Panhandle’s Central Time Zone. MSNBC has early results up that show McCain slightly ahead of Rudy.
4:32 p.m.: Keith Olbermann explained that the numbers MSNBC is reporting were released officially by the state of Florida.
5:12 p.m.: The MSNBC anchors can’t decide what to call the Democratic contest since it is not officially a primary. There’s a saying that the only real opinion poll is a ballot so let’s just call it the “Florida Democratic Opinion Poll.” In that poll, Hillary Clinton leads Barack Obama by about 100,000 votes, with 22 percent of precincts in.
Exit polling found that 400,000 Democrats voted early, some as early as Dec. 20, and most of these were for Hillary Clinton. Of voters today, 69 percent said they made up their minds before last week.
Oh yeah, and John McCain is ahead of Mitt Romney by 9,603 votes.
5:40 p.m.: Latest Dem numbers: 447,003/49 percent Clinton - 264,096/29 percent - 137,178/15 percent.
5:40 p.m.: In her victory speech for what she called a “vote of confidence,” Hillary Clinton says Florida’s delegates should be seated at the convention.
I agree they should but the Dark Prince will see to it they don’t 2 million Democrats that showed we won’t be ignored and if you do do at your own risk i got to vote for my canidate John Edwards but won’t for the establishment boy cause he won’t win with the chain of Teddy and Johnnie around his neck look whats happend when these to stick there nose in it and as much as shes the late president Daughter she a recluse.Was Danm proud of my State over 2 million of new what civic duty is.
Just Heard That Senator John Edwards is dropping out of the race today at 1 pm thats it for me this election is over because i will not support obama after his pissy coment of what happend here being a Beauty Contest just makes me no hes petty and nasty
What is with these folks that profess to be lefties that they won’t vote if their candidate isn’t the nominee? Have we turned into the party of spoiled brats?
Are they really willing to give the R’s the chance to appoint another Supreme Court Justice? Are they willing to chance another 4 years like the past 8? People who talk like that just make me sick and it’s time we just started ignoring them. If they would take a chance like that because they’re not getting their own way they are worthless to begin with.