John King (CNN): Obama can win IN if he gets 57% of Lake County

[hokies4ever]

John King says that using CNN's model for voter turnout, he estimates that Obama might take Indiana after all if he gets 57% of the vote from Lake County, the county closest to the Chicago area. Lake County is counting a lot of absentee ballot votes and will release the results after 11pm EST but possibly as late as midnight EST or so.

[Kittycat]

1. Let's go Lake Cty, Let's go (clap-clap)

[DJ13]

2. Thats easily do-able!

:woohoo:

[usregimechange]

8. It is, I think he is going to win, but it will be CLOSE

[cyndensco]

3. GO Obama!

'nuf said

[earthlover]

4. Obama will win by more than that!

I can't imagine Obama not winning by 60% there.

[malik flavors]

5. Wow, he might actually be able to get to 57%. Hmm...

[grannylib]

6. I'm waiting up. This is too good to sleep through!

:popcorn: :woohoo:

[JBoy]

9. This is when it's good to be on the West coast!

B-)

[Veruca Salt]

17. OMG me too!

I got home from the gym to this wonderful news!! I'm so excited! Is that the fat lady I hear? :popcorn:

[Cant trust em]

28. The fat lady has been singing for a long time.

Hillary Clinton must be deaf.

[undeterred]

7. WOOHOO!

:party: :toast: :grouphug: :applause: :party:

[book_worm]

10. Go Lake!!!!!!!

[The Ghost]

11. And he won the county with Indianapolis with i think 63% of 67% !!!!

So he can win Lake County by 57 easily!!

[MadBadger]

12. He won Indy 67-33

[usregimechange]

13. Union County still out! Population: 7,291, Hillary may get 5 votes from there

[ShaneGR]

14. As someone who has tried to offer unbiased opinions for both candidates....

I think tonight the primary season should finally come to an end.

[hokies4ever]

15. Hillary surrogate spinning out of control

On the CNN live feed. He's telling the crowd over and over again, "Hillary Clinton will win Indiana." Claiming everything from being down huge in early polling by double digits, being outspent by Obama, etc. This is pathetic.

[uponit7771]

16. Hillary to give victory speech regardless of Lake and Madison county

[hokies4ever]

20. That's how her surrogates are sounding

On the CNN live feed. They've already told the crowd that Hillary will win Indiana.

[usregimechange]

18. Marion and Lake county have identical Black % at 26.1%, but Lake is less educated

[Pushed To The Left]

19. I liked it when King said "Can he do it? Yes he can!" after mentioning the 57%

I don't know whether that was intentional or not, but it was pretty funny. Gobama!

[hokies4ever]

21. Great point

I liked that comment too!

[Guaranteed]

22. Holy crap.

Wow. I'm going to have to stay up.

Although I'd be up then anyway.



Alright, Clinton's about to give her...something...speech.

[TexasObserver]

23. It could happen. That would be sweet.

[Quixote1818]

24. He is still going to pick up 12,000 or so votes in the central part of the state

about 3 to 4 thousand in each county that is still counting. He will then need to make up 30,000 in Lake County. He may win by about 5 thousand votes.

[Jackinbox]

29. from where?

Where are these votes going to come from? I figure he'll pick up around 3,000 votes in Monroe county, but that'll be offset by a few of the Clinton counties like Hendricks. I'm trying to get a good estimate of how many he'll need to pick up in Lake County. Looks around 38,000. I hope he can pull it out.

[featherman]

31. Maybe plus another 2500 from Monroe County... I don't see much else

And there are some Clinton votes out still in LaPorte and a couple others

Still, if Lake comes in with a Marion-type %, it's doable

[TheDonkey]

25. F* ME!!!! DAYUM!

sorry but that's CRAZY in a GOOD way.

[Zachstar]

26. Let us hope!!

[Tactical Progressive]

27. I think John King got the math wrong on that

[usregimechange]

30. I thought he would need 65% or so but maybe they know about turnout