Super Tuesday

The Los Angeles Times covered their state's most talked about primary race and the other 23 participating states well this Super Tuesday. From the Pacific to the Atlantic, LATimes.com tracked polling numbers and insider updates from staff bloggers Don Fredrick, Andrew Malcolm and Scott Martelle. Follow my chronicle of The Los Angeles Times, their bloggers, contributions from FOXNews.com and FOX News Television as Tuesday's race unfolded.

SUPER TUESDAY February 5, 2008

Delegates needed to win: 2,025 (Dem) and 1,191 (GOP)

LA Times: Top of the Ticket Politics, Coast to Coast, With the L.A. Times
12:22 pm PT
Huckabee: West Virginia

LA Times
5:19 pm
Republicans:
1. McCain (102)
2. Romney (93)
3. Huckabee (61)
4. Uncommitted (23)
Democrats:
1. Clinton 263
2. Obama 203
3. Uncommitted 75
4. Edwards 26

FOXNews.com
5 pm
McCain: Ill., Conn., N.J.
Romney: Massachusetts
Huckabee: Alabama
Obama: Illinois, Georgia
Clinton: Tennessee, Oklahoma

FOX News (Karl Rove is introduced during the campaign coverage as the new political contributor.)
5:30 pm
Clinton: Alabama
Huckabee: Alabama, ahead in Georgia at the moment
McCain (declared front runner): Delaware

LA Times Bloggers
5:50 pm
Hillary Clinton loses Georgia: What Next?---talking points memo leaked: “Surrogate Report” Super Tuesday Talking Points

FOX News
5:53 pm
Clinton: Massachusetts (Big “Symbolic” win)

LA Times Bloggers
6:10 pm
“Obama, Clinton, Huckabee and Romney win home states”

Projections:
Obama takes Ill., Ga.
Clinton wins Okla., Tenn.
McCain wins N.J., Ill., Conn., Del.
Mass. goes to Romney.

FOX News
6:17 pm
Romney: Massachusetts (approximately 74,000)

LA Times Bloggers
6:25 pm
“An intriguing McCain omission in California”--- McCain's campaign scheduled six "election watch" parties throughout California, excluding OC, rumored to be because of its “Very Conservative” Republicans. The McCain camp has yet to respond to the rumor.

FOX News
6:28 pm
Obama: Alabama

LA Times Bloggers
6:48 pm
Clinton: Wins New Jersey (AP)

6:55 pm
Clinton leads Democrats at 291, Obama 243, Uncommitted 75
McCain leads GOP (Grand Old Party) at 199, Romney 93, Huckabee 61

7:15 pm
Clinton leads Democrats at 291, Obama 243, Uncommitted 75
McCain leads GOP at 300, Romney 93, Huckabee 67

7:22 pm
“Was Clinton’s Massachusetts win a surprise?" --- Post-win talking point memo: “Upset of the night” featured: "Despite the fact that Senators Ted Kennedy and John Kerry were actively supporting and campaigning for Obama, Hillary Clinton won the state" and "Despite the fact that the Governor of Massachusetts endorsed Obama, Hillary Clinton won the state."

“Glitches Greet California Voters” --- “Some find locked doors and delays as they turn out for pivotal primary.”

8:01 pm
Clinton leads Democrats at 341, Obama 267, Uncommitted 75
McCain leads GOP 329, Romney 93, Huckabee 67

8:02 pm
Obama wins Kansas and Connecticut

8:13 pm
Clinton leads Democrats at 410, Obama 331, Uncommitted 75
McCain leads GOP 339, Romney 93, Huckabee 78

8:32 pm
“Schwarzenegger's daughter rejects his election advice” --- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger revealed tonight that his 18-year-old daughter Katherine rejected his choice for president (McCain) and opted for her mother Maria Shriver’s favorite Obama.

Who’s ahead in the California Primary?
Clinton 55%, Obama 32.7%, Edwards 9.9%
McCain 44.5%, Romney 24.4%, Huckabee 11.2%

8:39 pm
Clinton leads Democrats at 410, Obama 331, Uncommitted 75
McCain (declares himself the GOP front runner) leads at 349, Huckabee (moves to the second slot) 123, Romney 95

8:43 pm
McCain leads at 371, Romney (back at the number two slot) 160, Huckabee 128

8:55 pm (Approaching midnight on the East Coast)
“The View from Camp Obama” --- “A few minutes ago, though, we got an e-mail from Ben LaBolt, a top Obama aide, that focused on the degree to which his candidate closed the gap on Clinton in various states, regardless of the ultimate victor.”

Clinton leads Democrats 429, Obama 349, Uncommitted 75
McCain leads the GOP at 371, Romney 160, Huckabee 128

9:01 pm
Who’s ahead in the California Primary?
Clinton 55.1%, Obama 32.2%, Edwards (No longer Uncommitted) 10.3%
McCain 43.8%, Romney 25.3%, Huckabee 11.5%

LA Times Bloggers (Headlines throughout the night and early morning)
“Hundreds of Americans show up to vote, but oops!” --- Americans from Virginia to Texas showed up or called local elections officials today to find out why their regular polling places were not open. Officials in Maryland and Virginia reported hundreds showing up ready to vote, although their primaries are a week away.

“The Show Me State puts on the night's best show” ---Missouri

“Exit polls reveal some hidden secrets of California's voters” --- About seven in 10 Latino voters chose Clinton, while only three of 10 voted for Obama.

“Ron Paul makes his move” ---the oldest person remaining in the presidential race and the only one who's also simultaneously running for Congress (you know, on the off chance he doesn't reach the White House), came in second in the Montana Republican caucuses, right behind former Gov. Mitt Romney.

“Mitt Romney makes it clear, very clear” --- Romney: “This campaign is going on.”

8:37 am PT (12 hours later)

“With no losers, the fight goes on” --- LAtimes.com homepage

1711 of 4049 Democrats Delegates declared & 1109 of 2380 Republican Delegates declared.

Clinton leads Democrats at 845, Obama 765, Uncommitted 75
McCain leads GOP at 613, Romney 269, Huckabee 190

9:09 am
California results (96% of precints): 22,217 of 23,110 Democratic precincts reporting & 22,217 of 23,110 Republican precincts reporting

Clinton leads Democrats at 51.8%, Obama 42.4%, Edwards 4.2%
McCain leads GOP at 42.1%, Romney 33.8%, Huckabee 11/5%

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