Indiana Democratic primary, 2008
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The 2008 Indiana Democratic primary took place on May 6, 2008. It was an open primary. Senator Barack Obama and Senator Hillary Clinton were the only two Democratic candidates for President on the ballot. There are 72 delegates who will be awarded on a proportional basis and 12 superdelegates with 1 to be added by the state party. Polls were open from 6 AM to 6 PM, prevailing local time.[1] (Most of the state is on Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4), but twelve counties in the Evansville and Gary metropolitan areas are on Central Daylight Time (UTC-5).)
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[edit] Polling
In the last polling conducted before the primary, from May 4 to May 5, Obama led Clinton by a statistically-insignificant 45% to 43%, with 7% undecided and a 3.9% margin of error.[2]
[edit] Superdelegates
There are 13 superdelegates up for grabs, who are not bound by the primary results.[3]
- Joe Andrew; Former DNC Chairman - Supporting Barack Obama, having switched his support from Clinton[4]
- Evan Bayh; Senator - Supporting Hillary Clinton[3]
- Cordelia Lewis Burks; Indiana Democratic Party Vice-Chairwoman - Supporting Barack Obama[4]
- André Carson; Representative (IN-07) - Supporting Barack Obama[5]
- Phoebe Crane; DNC Member - Supporting Hillary Clinton[6]
- Joe Donnelly; Representative (IN-02) - Supporting Barack Obama[7]
- Brad Ellsworth; Representative (IN-08) - Committed to Hillary Clinton but has not endorsed[8]
- Baron Hill; Representative (IN-09) - Supporting Barack Obama[9]
- Joe Hogsett; Former Indiana Secretary of State - Supporting Barack Obama[10]
- Dan Parker; Indiana Democratic Party Chairman - Supporting Hillary Clinton[11]
- Bob Pastrick; DNC Member - Supporting Hillary Clinton[4]
- Connie Thurman; DNC Member - Supporting Barack Obama[3]
- Pete Visclosky; Representative (IN-01) - Supporting Barack Obama[12]
[edit] Results
National pledged delegates determined: 72
| Indiana Democratic presidential primary, 2008[13] | |||
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| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Estimated national delegates[14] |
| Hillary Clinton | 646,233 | 50.56% | 38 |
| Barack Obama | 632,035 | 49.44% | 34 |
| Totals | 1,278,268 | 100.00% | 72 |
The day on which the Indiana primary occurred was known as Super Tuesday III. Along with North Carolina which held its primary on the same day, this was largely considered the "Waterloo" of the Democratic primaries. Obama had been under fire for controversial remarks made by Jeremiah Wright, and was not initially expected to do well in Indiana, a state with similar demographics to Ohio and Pennsylvania, so pulling out a narrow loss was perceived as successful by the media. Further hurting Clinton's campaign was the time-zone differences, with her double-digit defeat in North Carolina reported in prime time, and the news of the slim victory in Indiana had come too late. MSNBC's Tim Russert was quoted as saying “She did not get the game-changer she wanted tonight” and "We now know who the Democratic nominee will be."[15]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Todd Rokita. "2008 Indiana Primary Media Kit". Retrieved on 2008-05-06.
- ^ "Zogby Poll: Obama Expands Lead in NC; Dems Still Biting Nails in Indiana!" (2008-05-06). Retrieved on 2008-05-06.
- ^ a b c "Suddenly we matter". Indianapolis Star (2008-03-06). Retrieved on 2008-03-06.
- ^ a b c "Clinton campaign takes a hit today". WTHR Channel 13 (2008-05-01). Retrieved on 2008-05-01.
- ^ "Rep. Andre Carson endorses Obama". Indianapolis Star (2008-04-16). Retrieved on 2008-04-16.
- ^ "Superdelegates In Focus: Indiana's Phoebe Crane And Iowa's Scott Brennan". The Huffington Post (2008-02-29). Retrieved on 2008-03-06.
- ^ "Indiana superdelegate supports Obama". Indianapolis Star (2008-05-13). Retrieved on 2008-05-13.
- ^ "The Ellsworth Endorsement". ABC News (2008-05-08). Retrieved on 2008-05-13.
- ^ "Obama picks up Baron Hill support". Indianapolis Star (2008-04-30). Retrieved on 2008-04-30.
- ^ "Obama will need Clinton's help to capture state in general election". WISH-TV (2008-06-27). Retrieved on 2008-06-29.
- ^ "DNC Indiana Superdelegates". The Huffington Post (2008-02-28). Retrieved on 2008-03-06.
- ^ "Ellsworth is last named and uncommitted superdelegate". Wish-TV (2008-05-14). Retrieved on 2008-05-14.
- ^ "Indiana Primary Election, President and Vice-President of the United States". Indiana Secretary of State (2008-05-22). Retrieved on 2008-05-22.
- ^ Berg-Andersson, Richard (2008-05-07). "Indiana Democratic Delegation 2008". The Green Papers. Retrieved on 2008-05-07.
- ^ "The Long Road to a Clinton Exit" (2008-06-22). Retrieved on 2008-06-08.
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