2008 Presidential Race
Jan. 22nd, 2008 10:19 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
chromodynamicsOn the Democratic side:
The gloves were off at a debate in South Carolina last night. The candidates really hit each other hard (which worries me ever so slightly as I don't want them to tear each other down). The general consensus that I have gleaned is that each candidate did equally well (or equally poorly, depending how you look at it). Since Obama appears to be leading the polls in the state, I think this was a good debate result for him.
Also from the debate, it seems that all the candidates are under the impression that McCain will win the Republican nomination.
Hillary is actually heading to California, leaving Bill to fight Obama in South Carolina. Many want Bill to pipe down his harsh criticism of Obama, especially in the African-American community, but at the same time the Hillary campaign sees Bill's attacks as effective, so I don't expect him to stop anytime soon.
On the Republican side:
This Newsweek article was an excellent analysis of the fracturing of the Republican party.
The next battleground is Florida, and if Giuliani wants to stay in the race he needs a win, especially as recent polls show him behind McCain in New York and Connecticut. If McCain takes Florida, and then the states in the Northeast that were just a few days ago thought to be safe for Rudy, he may cinch up the nomination.
Thompson has not yet dropped out of the race, but at the same time he is in Tennessee and he is not making any plans to visit Florida.
The gloves were off at a debate in South Carolina last night. The candidates really hit each other hard (which worries me ever so slightly as I don't want them to tear each other down). The general consensus that I have gleaned is that each candidate did equally well (or equally poorly, depending how you look at it). Since Obama appears to be leading the polls in the state, I think this was a good debate result for him.
Also from the debate, it seems that all the candidates are under the impression that McCain will win the Republican nomination.
Hillary is actually heading to California, leaving Bill to fight Obama in South Carolina. Many want Bill to pipe down his harsh criticism of Obama, especially in the African-American community, but at the same time the Hillary campaign sees Bill's attacks as effective, so I don't expect him to stop anytime soon.
On the Republican side:
This Newsweek article was an excellent analysis of the fracturing of the Republican party.
The next battleground is Florida, and if Giuliani wants to stay in the race he needs a win, especially as recent polls show him behind McCain in New York and Connecticut. If McCain takes Florida, and then the states in the Northeast that were just a few days ago thought to be safe for Rudy, he may cinch up the nomination.
Thompson has not yet dropped out of the race, but at the same time he is in Tennessee and he is not making any plans to visit Florida.