2008 Presidential Race
Feb. 7th, 2008 12:45 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
chromodynamicsOn the Democratic side:
After Super Tuesday, Hillary has a difficult uphill climb to the nomination. I was wrong in saying she won the most delegates yesterday; she is the current leader, but on Super Tuesday it looks like Obama won by a mere 6 delegates. Her campaign is having funding problems, evidenced by her $5 million loan and senior members going without pay. And the next set of contests will see Obama favored to win, meaning she could go the rest of the month without winning a primary or caucus.
Obama is doing very well. He is clearly winning the money race, and the calendar favors him over the rest of the month with contests in Washington, Nebraska, Louisiana, DC, Maryland, Virginia, and Hawaii (Wisconsin is also this month, but Hillary is polling well there). His one cause for worry is the expectations game; already there are questions about why the Super Tuesday results fell short of the hype.
On the Republican side:
Big news just in: Romney will be dropping out! Stay tuned for more to come.
McCain will be talking at the Conservative Political Action Committee’s annual conference today. Last year, he didn’t go, and was booed and voted their fifth and last choice for Presidential candidate.
After Super Tuesday, Hillary has a difficult uphill climb to the nomination. I was wrong in saying she won the most delegates yesterday; she is the current leader, but on Super Tuesday it looks like Obama won by a mere 6 delegates. Her campaign is having funding problems, evidenced by her $5 million loan and senior members going without pay. And the next set of contests will see Obama favored to win, meaning she could go the rest of the month without winning a primary or caucus.
Obama is doing very well. He is clearly winning the money race, and the calendar favors him over the rest of the month with contests in Washington, Nebraska, Louisiana, DC, Maryland, Virginia, and Hawaii (Wisconsin is also this month, but Hillary is polling well there). His one cause for worry is the expectations game; already there are questions about why the Super Tuesday results fell short of the hype.
On the Republican side:
Big news just in: Romney will be dropping out! Stay tuned for more to come.
McCain will be talking at the Conservative Political Action Committee’s annual conference today. Last year, he didn’t go, and was booed and voted their fifth and last choice for Presidential candidate.
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Date: 2008-02-07 06:39 pm (UTC)Although you make a good point about the independents and cross-over Republicans.
*frets*