Super Tuesday (presidential primaries) are finally here and it also happens to be Fat Tuesday. So if you live in one of the states having their presidential primary today you should go out and vote and then go party afterward! Don't party first and then vote, if you do you'll probably end up voting for Rudy Guiliani or John Edwards. :-) According to CNN, whichever Dem that gets 2025 delegates first wins the nomination, and at the start of today Hillary has 241 (11.9 % of the way there) while Obama has 169 (8.3 % of the way there). So for the Dems today is going to go a long way toward sorting out the winner. You probably won't get a winner outright today, but you'll definitely have an idea on who the odds on favorite will be. I think Hillary will do better than Obama today even though I would prefer to see Obama win the nomination for the Dems. If he wins I would actually consider voting for him in the general election. If Hillary wins I'm voting for anyone but her. I think she has done a decent job as a senator for NY, but if she wins I don't think anything will change. I think Washington DC will be as divisive as ever and she and Slick Willy will bask in the power and crush everyone that didnt' support them in the election. We would also potentially have 4 presidents that consist of Bush-Clinton-Bush-Clinton. Maybe we should have a constitutional amendment that says you can't be president if you are a Bush or a Clinton. :-) On the Republican side, also according to CNN, the Reps need 1191 delegates to win the nomination. McCain currently has 111 (9.3 % of the way there) while Romney has 94 (7.9 % of the way there). This is going to be close. Again, I don't think anyone is going to land a knock out punch today, but I think McCain will have some big gains which should make him the solid favorite to win the nomination after today. And that is what I hope happens too. Recently I saw that our Governator endorsed McCain along with Bob Dole. I haven't seen any news about anyone endorsing Romney. So there you have it, get yourself come caffenated beverages and watch the election coverage like a stock ticker throughout the day. It is going to be a long strange trip.
Posted by troutm8 at February 5, 2008 10:28 AM