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Uploaded: Tuesday, February 12, 2008, 12:36 PM                                            
Updated: Thursday, February 14, 2008, 5:45 PM

Local voters back
Obama and McCain  

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Sen. Barack Obama, D-Illinois, was the top vote-getter in The Almanac's circulation area (Atherton, Menlo Park, Portola Valley and Woodside) in the Democratic primary Feb. 5, although his opponent, Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-New York, won the San Mateo County and the statewide vote and most of the California delegates.

In the Republican primary, Sen. John McCain, D-Arizona, was the vote leader in the four local towns, as well as in the county and the state.

The numbers in this story are from the San Mateo County Elections Office and the California Secretary of State as of Feb. 11. The Democratic numbers include independent voters ("decline to state") who requested the Democratic ballot. Final San Mateo County numbers are expected by Tuesday, Feb. 19.

The town numbers, based on precinct reports, are as follows:

-- In Atherton, Sen. Obama topped Sen. Clinton 648 to 421. Sen. McCain topped Mr. Romney, 671 to 411.

-- In Menlo Park, Sen. Obama topped Sen. Clinton 3,193 to 2,058. Sen. McCain topped Mr. Romney, 1,086 to 611.

-- In Portola Valley, Sen. Obama received 738 votes to Sen. Clinton's 358. Sen. McCain received 355 votes to Mr. Romney's 191.

-- In Woodside, Sen. Obama received 653 votes to Sen. Clinton's 378. Sen. McCain received 410 votes to Mr. Romney's 282.

State, county

Sen. Clinton received 52.0 percent of the vote statewide compared with 42.4 percent for Sen. Obama. The San Mateo County count was 51.1 percent for Sen. Clinton and 43.5 percent for Sen. Obama.

In the Republican primary, Sen. John McCain, R-Arizona, received 42.2 percent of the statewide vote to Mitt Romney's 34.2 percent. The county count gave 48.6 percent to Sen. McCain and 31.3 percent to Mr. Romney.

Propositions

County voting on state propositions pretty much tracked the statewide returns except for the four Indian gaming propositions 94-97.

Those measures passed with a 55.9 percent "yes" vote statewide; but in the county, 52.9 percent voted no.

Proposition 92, the community college funding measure, was rejected by 57.4 percent of statewide voters, and 57.6 percent of county voters.

The term-limits measure, Proposition 93, was defeated by 53.6 percent of the voters statewide and 51.4 percent of county voters.

  • Click here to see how local towns voted.

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    Posted by Mr Judgment, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood, on Feb 12, 2008 at 1:29 pm

    The only thing that matches the cynicism and Machiavellian nature of the plan to put team Billary back in the white house (or is it HillBilly now?) was Karl Rove’s plan to install Dubya. However, standing near a the leader doesn’t prove you can lead. And, unfortunately if you inherit the infrastructure of the dear leader, it’s hard for the people to evaluate what’s you and what’s the machine. Hillary could easily be as big a failure as Dubya who’s path to the presidency she would have more in common with than Bill’s. She might have the judgment necessary to be in command hidden in there but it’s impossible to measure — she hasn’t stood on her own for many decades. Thinking the machine can be president is the same flawed view that allowed Dubya to slip in.

    Personal judgment is what counts - you can’t ride coat tails to command. You either have it in yourself or you don’t. Clinton hasn’t shown it. Obama has. McCain has.

    It’s either Obama08 or it’s McCain08 then Obama12.

    Posted by excuuuse me, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood, on Feb 12, 2008 at 3:22 pm

    Show me where Obama has shown judgment. Oh, except for opposing the war in the first place. What else has he really done? I love his inspirational oratory but question his experience.

    Hillary has worked diligently in a bipartisan way in her role as senator for New York. Her support for re-election was overwhelming.

    Don't you see a difference between Obama and McCain? They both claim to be independent, but come on. McCain has pandered to the conservatives and he would make frighteningly different Supreme Court nominations than a Democrat.

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