Logo
ISSUE #34.28 • NEWS •
Rogue of the Week

Hillary Clinton


The calculus of desperation

Social bookmarking | Permalink
Email | Print | Rate It! | 9 comments
Recently in "Rogue of the Week"

October 8th, 2008
Cynthia Harris | There’s wrong. Then there’s Army wrong.7 comments

October 1st, 2008
You Can’t Spell “Obsession” Without The O. | A new way to spark reader interest: Distribute a DVD that PO’s subscribers.15 comments

September 24th, 2008
Multnomah County Assessment & Taxation | Squeezing blood from a cucumber.13 comments

September 17th, 2008
David Powell7 comments

September 10th, 2008
John Nelsen | Truth in advertising?6 comments

September 3rd, 2008
Mayor Tom Potter | Fool me twice.8 comments

August 27th, 2008
Sue Castner | Serious Party Foul.28 comments

August 20th, 2008
Vladimir Putin | Georgia on our mind10 comments

August 13th, 2008
Clear Channel Outdoor | Company shows signs of cowardice.12 comments

August 6th, 2008
Senate Republicans | Thanks for nothing.2 comments


BYE-BYE, OREGON: Hello, Roguishly fuzzy math.
BY WW EDITORIAL STAFF | 503-243-2122

[May 21st, 2008]

In the days before Oregon’s May 20 primary, Sen. Hillary Clinton made a dubious claim while barnstorming Kentucky, which held its primary the same day as the Beaver State.

“I am leading in the popular vote,” Clinton said in a CNN broadcast. “More Americans have voted for me.” Clinton’s Oregon campaign echoed that claim in a news release May 18. But Clinton’s math is fuzzy or outright misleading, giving her at least one landslide victory before she leaves Oregon—in WW’s Rogue primary.

Her Oregon news release cites ABC News, which put the popular vote at 16,691,639 for Clinton and 16,648,060 for Sen. Barack Obama before May 20. Those numbers include the disputed results in Florida and Michigan. Neither candidate campaigned in those states after the national party stripped their delegates for holding early primaries. Obama wasn’t even on the ballot in Michigan.

And ABC’s tally uses caucus results in Iowa, Nevada, Maine, Washington and Texas, which never reported the number of actual votes cast. ABC instead counts initial delegates in those states, a far lower number. Obama won four of those five caucuses, losing only Nevada. If you estimate the number of votes cast in those states, ABC said Obama was slightly ahead in the popular vote, even including the disputed states of Florida and Michigan.

Julie Edwards, Clinton’s Oregon spokeswoman, stands by her candidate’s tally. “This is who people cast ballots for,” she says. “What is a better reflection of the will of the voters?”

Assuming Oregon’s polls before press time were accurate (check wweek.com for all the election coverage), state D’s delivered the best response to the bogus Clinton claim: They chose Obama.














icon Story continues below

advertisement

advertisement

Rate This Story
1.69 average/35 votes

 
read all 9 comments | add your comment
 

RECENT COMMENTS ON “Hillary Clinton”

4

The idea that Obama will be easier to beat is simply Republican propaganda aimed at convincing people that the Democratic nominee can't win, for no good reason. it's time to stop such nonsense.

Howard Behn, May 22nd, 2008 2:04am
5

I can't believe you chose Hillary as the rogue rather than some dirty dog up at OHSU snubbing the medical marijuana users for organ transplants.

Vanessa , May 26th, 2008 7:16am
6

I can't believe you chose Hillary as the rogue rather than some dirty dog up at OHSU snubbing the medical marijuana users for organ transplants.

Vanessa , May 26th, 2008 7:17am
7

Thanks "Sweetie!"

Let's all get behind johnny come lately because we're all for women in the white house and all, just not this one - you know, what with her healthcare fo...

Jessica, May 27th, 2008 10:45am
 
 
 




Stereotypes Audio
Ad

Ad
OMSI
Ad

Sponsored Links: WW Personals
Musician's Market
Snowboard Jackets


Recently in Willamette Week
October 12th 2008Unlucky Strike | The Oregon lottery is going into detox—and our state budget is along for the smoke-free ride.
October 12th 2008Jail Junkies | Who knows more about stopping property crime: Kevin Mannix or an ex-addict who stole 1,000 cars?
October 12th 2008Shipracked | Judy Shiprack wants to be your next county commissioner. Here’s what she doesn’t want you to know about a real-estate deal gone bad.
October 12th 2008Señor Smith | Low-wage Latino workers keep Sen. Gordon Smith’s family business humming. Not all of them are legal.
October 12th 2008OMFG IT'S MFNW!
October 12th 2008Sometimes a Great Lawsuit | Ken Kesey’s last prank pits his widow in a court battle with his best friend and a Playboy model.
October 12th 2008Sliced Bread, Beware | A better fire hose, a poker aid & a foldable clipboard—meet six Portland inventors whose big ideas are the best thing since, well, you know.
October 12th 2008How to Live Cheap in Portland | Throwing too much money away on food and shelter? here’s WW’s Recession Survival Guide.
October 12th 2008The Queer and the Qur’an | Ali is gay. And Muslim. Can he be both?