Gary Mayor Predicts Possible Indiana Shocker

Washington Post ^ | 5-6-08 | Alec MacGillis

[rdl6989]

As the fate of a nailbiter Indiana primary -- and possibly the course of the Democratic race -- hung on his city, Gary Mayor Rudy Clay said just now that it might take a while yet to finish counting the vote in Lake County, which includes Gary, and said that his city had turned out so overwhelmingly for Barack Obama that it might just be enough to close the gap with Hillary Rodham Clinton.

"Let me tell you, when all the votes are counted, when Gary comes in, I think you're looking at something for the word to see," Clay, an Obama supporter, said in a telephone interview from Obama's Gary headquarters. "I don't know what the numbers are yet, but Gary has absolutely produced in large numbers for Obama here."

Clay said the results were late coming in from Lake County because of the large numbers of absentee ballots that had to be counted -- about 11,000. Under local practice, all of the cartridges from voting machines in Gary and nearby East Chicago are first collected at the local airport before being driven to the county headquarters to be tallied with the results from the rest of the county, he said. He said there were major technical problems holding up the count.

"It takes a little time. We want to be sure that every vote is counted fair and right," he said. "I just talked to the director out there and they are working like junkyard dogs to get that done as soon as possible. They are taking some time but I told them to do it right. That's what taking the time."

[The Ghost of Rudy McRomney]

I cannot stand that mincing,smirking little weasel.

[eyedigress]

The fact that it's Dim Against Dim is what I enjoy. The truth may come out before it's all over.

[HardStarboard]

Lots of old warehouses in Gary where ballots are being marked....ready to be counted if Obama needs them.

[Intolerant in NJ]

The mayor responded, “As soon as you tell me how many votes you need.”...exactly what Mayor Daly of Chicago said in 1960 after all the downstate Illinois vote had come in giving Nixon a lead which would have given him the state and the election - new generation, same old 'rats......

[Big Horn]

You will get to see enough of Hussein the next 4 years.

[Jet Jaguar]

Good find. The numbers will adjust themselves once people see them.

[El Gato]

All this really doesn't matter you know. Barry O. picked up 9 more delegates in NC than Her Thighness. She Who Must Be Obeyed only leads by 3 delegates in IN. That might change by one delegate flipping, giving her 5 more. So for the day advantage B. Hussein by 4 to 6 delegates.

OTOH, a loss for The Smartest Woman In The World, although largely symbolic, might be enough for her toss in the towel, or at least provide an excuse for her to do so. Although that seems highly unlikely as long as she has those FBI files to "clarify" the thinking of the Super delegates.

[slapshot]

that means south county is out which will be 2 -3 :1 for hillarita

[eyedigress]

It was fun until reality sets in.

[montag813]

Assuming McCain is around and healthy enough to credibly serve for 4 additional years. Unlikely, since he'll already be the oldest major party candidate on general election day 2008.

I don't think you've seen his mother. She's 96 and more spunky than most 70 year olds I know.

[PennsylvaniaMom]

You expect dead folks to read the entire ballot?

[eyedigress]

You got it first. It’s closing fast.

[tcrlaf]

“You expect dead folks to read the entire ballot?”

LOL!!

[montag813]

He hesitated and sort of beat around the bush but seemed to be saying there’s some corruption at play.

We had to suffer through the bullshit of blacks screaming "I've been disenfranchised!" in FL (2000) and OH (2004). But when a black party machine creates massive voter fraud themselves, no one in the media will call them on it.

[wardaddy]

There is no black metro government in the US not totally corrupted that I know of.....none.

[HardStarboard]

>>>Instead of the Dems pulling a Seattle on the GOP,.....<<<

In Seattle it was recounts - three of them to produce a win for the Democrat candidate. Each time, additional ballots were added until the Democrat won by 169 votes.

I'm confident that Gary Indiana has it's vote manufacturing operation down to the point they will be much more efficient than Seattle....

Obama won't even need a recount!

[El Gato]

The lawyers are already on the way!

As long as it's just lawyers and money, things are not completely out of hand. But when they start calling for guns, it's definitely into an "interesting" phase.

[JDoutrider]

They must be learning how Seattle handles elections...

[Beagle8U]

This is making me wonder if there might have been some “home cooking” in NC too??