Sen. Hillary Clinton wins the Texas primary, CNN projects; Texas caucus results yet to come.

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I don't think being out of the media eye can be good for McCain just like being out of the news wasn't good for Guiliani. No matter how messy the dem campaign gets, the chances are they'll come together once the dust settles and there's no such thing as 'bad' publicity, well not if the #### is as harmelss as is being thrown currently there's simply nothing that'll leave a lasting stain. Relying on the dems shooting themselves in the foot instead of having a really great candidate is a pretty dodgy strategy. However, cheer on if that makes you feel good.

I totally agree.

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Hillary pulled out all the stops.

Exit polling was interesting. Her gains were made with a lot of voters who said 'race mattered' when selecting a candidate.

(CNN) — Clinton's Texas win can be attributed to some of the same factors that led her to prevail in Ohio: Overwhelming support from seniors, voters worried about their financial status, and late deciders. Her big margins among these blocs were key in tilting the state to her favor.

Among 65 and over voters, she bested Obama by 37 points. On those voters worried about their financial situation, Clinton held a 13 point advantage. And among those voters who decided in the last three days, Clinton bested Obama by 23 points.

The big margins in those categories were hard for Obama to make up elsewhere.

Clinton was also buoyed by Latino voters in Texas– that group went for her over Obama by roughly 35 points, and constituted about a third of the electorate.

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Dev,

As I just said to Charles one post up, the exit poll question was reported on MSNBC as part of their Ohio polling. I don't know if they asked the same question in Texas.

I found it:

Clinton won nearly two-thirds of the votes of Hispanics in Texas. Blacks were one in five voters in Ohio and Texas, while Hispanics were nearly a third of voters in Texas.

One-fifth of white Ohio voters said race was an important issue to their vote, and those who did voted three in four for Clinton. That compares with the one in five Democrats in Ohio who said gender was important to their vote, and they voted six in 10 for Clinton.

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In both states, voters who said gender was an important factor in their decision leaned toward Clinton, who would be the first female president. With Obama trying to become the first black president, about one in five voters in each state said race was an important factor. Those voters split evenly between Obama and Clinton in Texas, but leaned toward Clinton in Ohio.

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