Is Clinton doomed in N Florida?

January 31st, 2008 | Category: Florida Politics Blog

Hillary Clinton thumped her Democratic rivals Florida. But looking at north Florida primary results the conclusion seems inescapable: Clinton is ominously weak in the Panhandle, a region where Democrats need to hold their ground whether they want to win the state. All of the 19 counties Clinton lost in Florida were in north Florida.

John Edwards won 11 rural north Florida counties, while

Obama won eight counties - not just pointy headed liberal meccas like Alachua and Leon, or overhwhelmingly African-American counties. Obama plus handily won Escambia.

We’re trying to form some sense of the interesting Democratic primary results across the Panhandle. John Edwards won 11 Florida counties, all of them rural Panhandle counties. Obama won