Obama: "I Feel Good" And "It's Gonna Be Close"

[babylonsister]

http://hotlineblog.nationaljournal.com/archives/2008/05/obama_i_feel_go.html

May 06, 2008
Obama: "I Feel Good" And "It's Gonna Be Close"


GREENWOOD, IN -- During an early morning stop at a diner after polls opened Barack Obama predicted a close race in Indiana.

"I feel good," he said in response to a question from a reporter. "I think we've campaigned hard and well in this state, and I've met wonderful people like this gentleman right here. And, I think I think it's gonna be close. I think it's gonna be close. I don't think anybody really knows exactly what's gonna happen. So but as usual, I'm seeing a lot of enthusiasm among the voters. People are just really engaged and excited about this campaign, this process."

Polls show Hillary Clinton leading Obama in the Hoosier State, but a win here would help him recapture the momentum he lost in Pennsylvania and Ohio.

The senator spent about 40 minutes shaking hands and chatting with a mostly older, white crowd at the Four Seasons Family Restaurant outside Indianapolis.

He sat at the counter with Rick Jones, who said he had been coming to the restaurant for 20 years and sitting in the same seat. He had no idea Obama would be stopping by and said he was voting for him.

Obama ate only part of his House Omelette, noting that he had lost 7 or 8 pounds on the campaign trail because he only gets a few minutes to eat. He was repeatedly interrupted by people, including one man who asked him to talk to his wife on a cell phone.

A 19-year-old, Jordan Stefanov, came in wearing a sticker indicating he had voted and told Obama he was his guy.

[zanne]

1. I hope that the MSM pays as much attention to the No. Carolina results...

As the Indiana results.

[babylonsister]

2. They will; they have no choice. Olbermann will be on tonight; he'll

tell it like it is.