Potomac Blowouts Help to Explode Obama Myths

Last night weren't just wins for Obama, they were complete blowouts. What's more the exit polling data shows that Obama is encroaching on Hillary's core constituencies in a big way.

First the vote totals:

DC

Obama: 75%
Clinton: 24%

Maryland

Obama: 60%
Clinton: 36%

Virginia

Obama: 64%
Clinton: 35%

These are absolutely stunning margins of victory. 24 points in Maryland, 29 points in Virginia, and 51 points in DC are all much more than anyone had expected. Obama picked up 76 more delegates to Clinton's 39 putting him out in front in the pledged delegate count:

Obama: 1078
Clinton: 969

He's also ahead if you include super-delegates:

Obama: 1215
Clinton: 1190

Exit polls from CNN and ABC exit show where the race is headed and destroy a number of myths that have been propagated by the Clinton Spin Machine and their shills in the media.

Myth #1: Obama can't win among older voters.

Obama beat Clinton 52-47 among voters over 60 in Virginia.

Myth #2: Obama can't win among women voters.

Obama beat Clinton 58-42 among women in Virginia.

Myth #3: Obama doesn't appeal to the working class.

Obama took 59 percent of the votes of respondents who said they earn less than $50,000 a year and 62 percent of those who said someone in their household is a member of a union.

Myth #4: Obama can't win among Hispanic voters.

Obama beat Clinton 54-46 among Hispanics in Virginia.

Myth #5: Hillary is widely viewed as more prepared to be commander-in-chief.

Maryland voters by 54-43 percent said Obama was better qualified than Clinton to serve as commander-in-chief.

Myth #6: Obama is strong in caucuses, not in primaries

All three of yesterday's contests were primaries.

So there you have it. Every myth about the Obama campaign that Hillary supporters have been using to talk up her chances in this race have been destroyed overnight. Hillary needs to figure out how to start winning and fast or this thing is going to be over soon. She can't afford to write off Wisconsin and Hawaii and then explain that those losses were "expected". That just won't work anymore. She's starting to sound like the new Rudy Giuliani. She needs to mount a full court press in Wisconsin especially to try and slow down the Obama bandwagon before it's too late.