Wow, what a strange and interesting turn of events last night was huh?
On the one hand, you have an increasingly obvious candidate in McCain on the GOP side that can't seem to win the GOP states, but on the other you have Clinton and Obama dicing up the electorate (with Clinton still holding a lead despite what the Media seems to be telling us in some not-to-subtle ways).
Don't get me wrong, I'm not a fan of Clinton (Hillary anyway), but does anyone else find it just a bit suspicious that despite her victories last night all you could hear was how much more traction Obama "seemed" to be getting and how much better his chances are going forward then Clinton's because of this "momentum" he apparently got?
On the Democratic side, it certainly seems like the Media has already anointed Obama the Democratic candidate regardless of the reality of the situation, but by all means feel free to chime in and point me where I should be looking to think otherwise.
On the GOP side, I gotta say I don't think McCain is nearly as strong a candidate as people are making him out to be. He is supposed to be the "staunch independant" mind running for the nomination, but he has a long list of enemies he's accrued over the years that have done their damnedest to rally conservative America away from his campaign.
That being said, doesn't McCain have to pick Huckabee now as his running mate? Is there any other way for him to win the states that the GOP has no business losing (ie, the south and midwest)? There is no way Romney would get the nod, being the only person hated more by the GOP establishment (and being richer then God of course), so I'd have to believe that Huckabee is the only way McCain can solidify the base at this point. Question is, would Huckabee take such a job? He certainly has the opportunity to be the voice of Conservative America after this election, whether as a Radio host, or maybe even a third party candidate (viable one at that I might add), so why hitch a wagon to a guy that doesn't share your views?
Really shaping up to be a fascinating finish though for us political geeks... Looking forward to the continued media spin on Hillary and whether it does finally give Obama that edge he needs to finish strong.
That is all...
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Last night was a shocker.
Hillary winning New Jersey and Massechussets, despite the Kennedy nod for Obama, was a bit of a surprise to me. That and she won a few Southern States.
Obama won more states but they were states with a handful of delegates. This could all come down to next week in Virginia, DC, and Maryland. Also, looking at the demographics, the black vote is not coming out in support of Obama, i think that could hurt him in the long run.
The numbers I was seeing actually do indicate that Obama has a very sizable lead with the black vote, as well as the 18-35 year old vote.
Something like 80% of the black vote as well as (on average) 70% of the age groups of 18-25, 26-35, which is good and all, but that first group (18-25) is notoriously unreliable (damn kids!).
The thing that seems to be hurting Obama, is the vote on Iraq that Clinton made is making her look like a more decisive presidential candidate, ie, she SEEMS willing to attack someone regardless of the validity of it, so she fits in perfectly with the American "ideal" of cowboy mofo POS's...
No doubt that he has alot of the black vote, but im saying they didnt come out to vote. Who cares about the high concentration when its such a small turnout.
Clinton is showing how much bigger her balls are, which is quite scary....literally
Vice President Huckabee sounds better than President Huckabee, but I'd still be concerned that the ole Huckster would be a heartbeat away from the Presidency. If he wants to be a sounding board for socially conservative issues and conservative economic populism, I think he'd be better off on the radio or running some foundation than accepting the Vice Presidency. But who knows.
I'm actually most heartened that Romney is taking the biggest beating in all of this. I can't stand the man.
Proves that money cant buy a nomination, at least this one.
Anything to do with Huckabee is frightening whether its radio, public office, The Waffle House, Dews Roommate....
As a Dews roommate, not his current one.......My bad!
Roommate? Like my old one for a few years? Don't get the connection there...
Honestly, if you took away the most conservative bend of Huckabee, ie the women's choice, and some aspects of his social ideas towards peoples supposed "Lifestyles", he's actually moderate and almost liberal in a lotta ways.
Not pimping him out as a candidate, as his views on women's health and homosexuals are enough for me to rule him out, but his economic views and foreign policy are actually pretty good.
Womens Choice and "lifestyles" are extreme topics. Take those away, just about anyone is considered a "moderate"
I suppose Huckabee could be the next JFK when it comes to our health. If he could lose 200 pounds without gastro surgery, just about anyone could.
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