Would Obama have won Indiana, if Rev. Wright did not emerge 10 days ago?

[Carrieyazel]

Does anyone want to tackle this question? Wright may have sealed Obama's real chance to win the state.

I don't buy this Limpball Operation Chaos nonsense.

[Avalon6]

1. I really doubt she would quit faster if she had lost Indiana

[FrenchieCat]

2. You are pastorbating again......

although it would seem that you would be spent by now.

Apart from that......:boring:

[Cant trust em]

5. I had a similar thought as the OP, but didn't post for exactly that reason.

The more we break pastorgate down, the more alive the story gets.

[anigbrowl]

3. I think so. However, numbers point to rush having had an effect

larger than her margin of victory. Both candidates picked up some votes from people who said they'd be supporting MCain in the GE, but Clinton looks to have got about 60,000 more of those than Obama. Draw your own conclusions.

[Cant trust em]

6. Open primaries must end.

Why do some states allow people outside of our club to elect our nominee? It makes no sense.

[Cant trust em]

4. He only lost by 17,000 votes.

He would have needed 9,000 of those votes to switch from her to him to win the state. I'm sure that Wright had something to do with those voters.

[Hippo_Tron]

7. Who cares? He's going to be the presumptive nominee in two weeks either anyway

[EffieBlack]

8. Method #894 to squeeze Rev. Wright into the campaign . . .

[TheWraith]

9. Sure, but if you don't accept the Limbaugh effect, then you're ignoring an equally big factor.

[Bill McBlueState]

10. It was a 2% margin

You can ascribe a 2% swing to almost anything.