2008 Presidential Race

[chromodynamics]

Super Tuesday! Who will win the most states? Will Hillary win more delegates, per her campaign’s expectations? Will Obama finish less than 100 delegates behind Hillary, per his campaign’s expectations? Will McCain finish Romney? Will Romney come from behind and win California? Will Obama? These and so many other questions will be answered today (or tomorrow).

Here is CNN’s guide to all the contests today, and Politico's cool graphical preview.

The Nation has an excellent article about how to parse the Super Tuesday results.

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On a completely different note, especially for those who have/want/like/are aware of kids, how do you feel about political messages on children's clothing?  (In full disclosure, my son does have a Potter/Weasley ticket  t-shirt.)

Comments

[misscake]

I'm going to go home, pop a big bag of popcorn, and settle in for the night. Too bad we don't get good commercials like the SuperBowl does.

As for the political messages on kid's clothing, I'll admit that there is definitely a cuteness factor and I have been mightily tempted. But when I really sit and think about it is a little exploitative and I'm not sure it sends the best messages to our kids.

I've talked to my son a lot about the elections, the political process, and how important it is to be involved, but he's 9 and a lot of the issues are above his comprehension.

I'm all for wearing a "My mom/dad voted" button or sticker, but kids are so impressionable and it feels wrong to use them when they can't fully understand what's going on.

[chromodynamics.livejournal.com]

Yes, I agree about the cuteness, but also about the exploitation concern.

As an example, I recently visited an elementary school we are considering for our daughter. I mainly read the projects on the wall outside the classrooms as we toured the school to see what the students were working on.

Several had projects related to Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday, including one first grade class that had listed their "dreams". They went something like, "I have a dream that all war will stop," (a surprisingly common wish) or "I have a dream that my daddy wins the lottery," etc., usually with many misspellings.

One boy though had written, "I have a dream that the President will be impeached, and the Vice President too." At first I laughed, but then I thought about how clearly this boy probably didn't have a clear idea of what impeachment is, let alone why it could apply in this situation, and was just parroting his parents, who I fear must be either very angry or very intense. The kids who dreamt about ending war could probably at least convey that war kills and hurt people.

[sundancekid.livejournal.com]

That Nation article says 22 states are holding D primaries, and 21 are holding R. What state isn't having a Republican primary, do you know?

I'm a little squicked by kids advertising their parents' beliefs (...anymore than they have to), but I would also like a Potter/Weasley shirt! *g*

[chromodynamics.livejournal.com]

These states are having both D and R primaries: AL, AZ, AR, CA, CT, DE, GA, IL, MA, MO, NJ, NY, OK, TN, and UT.

These states are having both D an R caucuses: AK, CO, MN, and ND.

These states are having D only caucuses: ID, KS, and NM.

These states are having R only caucuses: MT and WV.

It looks like the Potter/Weasley t-shirt we got him is no longer available unfortunately, though there are others out there.