Despite an organized prayer campaign by some of his supporters, a bewildered Mike Huckabee was finally forced to drop out of the Republican Presidential race tonight after losing big to John McCain in all 4 contested states.
Said God, "Yeah, I heard the prayers. But I was like, 'Dude...buy a calculator...do the math'. It ain't gonna happen".
So long Huck.
Meanwhile over on Democrat side, Hillary has stopped the bleeding with wins in Ohio and Rhode Island. At the time of this blog post, Vermont has gone to Obama and Texas is too close to call. It seems that no matter what happens in Texas tonight, Obama will maintain a lead in delegates. Nonetheless, Hillary has earned some much needed relief from the Obama machine, and has ensured that the drama will continue for at least another few weeks. Is this good for the Dems or bad? Some say that all publicity is good publicity, others that a bitter campaign will only create divisions within the party. Time will tell.
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Huck is also throwing his support behind McCain. My dream of a divisive third party candidate from the religious right is fading.
Because Texas' system is so complicated and not "winner take all", it appears both Clinton and Obama will claim victory in that state. I think Pennsylvania on April 22 should settle this, though. That would still give enough time to heal wounds and focus on beating McCain. It would also be wise for the winner to pick the other as the running mate.
BTW, I'm typing this at work, so please don't reveal my real identity and employer on line if you disagree with what I say :)
Bowler - Because Texas' system is so complicated and not "winner take all", it appears both Clinton and Obama will claim victory in that state.
The spin doctors will be hard at work on both sides construing yesterday's events as victories. Despite the fact that Obama still has more delegates, there's no question that Clinton pulled off a few much needed wins yesterday, and Obama has to be a bit disappointed with the results in both the Texas primary and in Ohio.
Personally, I agree that if one of 2 is clearly ahead in delegate count after PA, the other should concede. Otherwise, things could get ugly at the convention.
BTW, I'm typing this at work, so please don't reveal my real identity and employer on line if you disagree with what I say :)
Prepare to be outed, infidel!! ;)
Good one. I see that Dan over at Calgary Grit gave you a nod of appreciation for the title.
RT - Thanks for the heads up! I usually read CG every day, but hadn't checked it for a while...I guess I was growing weary of the Alberta "election" stuff. All of the speculation and...surprise surprise....another landslide victory for the PCs. Shocking.
Anyways, it was nice of him to give me some props!
I had a feeling Clinton would take Texas. Likely she will take Pennsylvania too. But I think Obama is still more likely to win overall. I hope so anyways, I prefer him to Clinton.
As for beating McCain...I still think McCain is a much more formidibale candidate than people give him credit for (despite being a thousand years old), and I still put him as the favourite to win in November against either opponent. I like Obama, but I'm not sure how well he'll survive being swiftboated by the Republican smear machine.
MD - Deep down, I think the Obama camp truly expected to win Texas, although I suspect they knew they would lose Ohio (but not by as much as they did).
As for the actual Presidential campaign, the swiftboating of Obama (should he be the nominee) is a foregone conclusion.
In fact, I find it distasteful that Hillary's ads are already implying that both she and McCain have the "experience" to lead, while Obama does not. Aligning herself with McCain at the expense of Obama is a strategy that can only hurt the Democrats in the future.
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