Primary Tuesday
Super Tuesday proved not to put much separation between Clinton and Obama, the two presidential campaigns for the upcoming 2008 election, representing the Democratic Party.
Clinton and Obama would both win their home states, with Clinton taking New York, and Obama taking Illinois. The Associated Press in USA Today had Clinton winning six states as of 11:05 p.m. ET. The states included, New York, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Tennessee, Arkansas, and Oklahoma. Obama would take eight states which included Connecticut, Delaware, Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, North Dakota, Kansas, and Utah. Both candidates won delegates in both parts of the regions.
The Clinton and Obama campaigns brought a lot of attention to televisions, radios, newspapers, and the internet. There was an assortment of headlines the Wednesday following Super Tuesday. In USA Today, some headlines and subtitles were “Clinton, Obama battle”, “’Bragging rights’, go to both Dems, “Closing the gap, Obama has late momentum vs. Clinton”, Early wins indicate a fight far from over”, “Clinton fans end frenetic day with NYC celebration” and “Busy on phones Obama backers push bandwagon.”
In talking with a local resident of Greenville, Amy Howard felt as a citizen it was very important to follow Super Tuesday so she could be knowledgeable as to what was going on with the presidential campaign. She followed Super Tuesday closely through the two mediums, television and the internet. CNN News and Fox News were the stations she decided to watch, with CNN News focusing more on the Democratic Parties, and Fox News focusing more on the Republican Parties. She agreed with the news coverage in that not much was decided on Super Tuesday in regards to a frontrunner for the Democratic Party.
Filed under: Spring 2008, Super Primary Tuesday