TALKING POINTS February 5, 2008 HILLARY’S BIG NIGHT CONTINUES
Southwest to Midwest, Clinton Picks Up Two More Toss Up States Two more closely contested toss-up states have gone for Hillary Clinton. MISSOURI Barack Obama outspent Hillary by $300,000 in TV ads in Missouri. He also benefited from the endorsements of high-profile surrogates across the state such as Representatives Carnahan and Clay, and Senator McCaskill, all of whom actively campaigned for him and appeared in ads on his behalf. Despite these challenges – and with the help of Kansas City Congressman Emanuel Cleaver and Former Majority Leader Dick Gephardt – Hillary Clinton won this important toss-up state. ARIZONA Both candidates competed fiercely in Arizona, visiting the state, and investing resources in the state. In addition to the endorsement of Governor Janet Napolitano, Barack Obama visited Arizona twice, spent $1.3 million in television advertisements, put an estimated 15 staff on the ground and opened two offices.
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TALKING POINTS February 5, 2008 NEW JERSEY – CLOSELY CONTESTED CONTEST GOES CLINTON Another Closely Contested Contest Goes Clinton Hillary Clinton won New Jersey. This weekend, Hillary Clinton’s campaign had an intensive GOTV blitz that included over 100,000 calls to voters. Exit polls showed that the Latino population in particular delivered overwhelmingly for Hillary Clinton.
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TALKING POINTS February 5, 2008 MASSACHUSETTS ALERT
UPSET OF THE NIGHT One of the biggest surprises of the night is Massachusetts Despite the fact that Senators Ted Kennedy and John Kerry were actively supporting and campaigning for Obama, Hillary Clinton won the state. Despite the fact that the Governor of Massachusetts endorsed Obama, Hillary Clinton won the state. Despite the fact that Obama visited Massachusetts just last night, Hillary Clinton won the state. This is a strong victory and shows that Hillary Clinton has strength in places where Barack Obama was expected to win.
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TALKING POINTS February 5, 2008 OKLAHOMA / TENNESSEE TALKING POINTS OKLAHOMA / TENNESSEE We’re very excited by our strong victories in Oklahoma and Tennessee. These are the first two states where both candidates competed fiercely.
For months, the Obama campaign has been spinning that they have a monopoly on red states; tonight we showed that they don’t. With these first two victories, Hillary Clinton has demonstrated that she can compete and win in red states.
SUPER TUESDAY GENERAL We’re excited by what we’re seeing. We have 17 states that are still outstanding where we expect to pick up a significant number of new delegates. To be sure, both campaigns have a long night ahead of them – but we feel very good that we won the first truly competitive contests and the remaining numbers that we’re seeing. It’s very important that people in the states where the polls are still open get out and vote.
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TALKING POINTS February 5, 2008 SUPER TUESDAY TALKING POINTS
SUPER TUESDAY We’re excited by what we’re seeing. We have 21 states that are still outstanding where we expect to pick up a significant number of new delegates. To be sure, both campaigns have a long night ahead of them – but we feel very good about the numbers that we’re seeing. It’s very important that people in the states where the polls are still open get out and vote.
GEORGIA Unlike the Obama campaign, the Clinton campaign never dedicated significant resources to Georgia. Sen. Obama spent over $500,000 dollars on ads on television and radio; we never went up on TV The Obama campaign has 9 offices in Georgia. The Clinton campaign only has 2. Sen. Obama has had staff and significant campaign operation across the state for 8 months.
Sen. Clinton only deployed staff to the state in the last couple of weeks. Polls have consistently showed Sen. Obama with wide lead over Sen Clinton. That lead has only widened over time.
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