Thursday, February 7, 2008

Momentous week for presidential politics

The aftershocks of Super Tuesday are still being felt, as Mitt Romney, who vowed two days ago to take his campaign all the way to the end, decided to concede to John McCain.

This came after a crazy whirlwind and (at times) shocking turn of events on Tuesday, Feb 5, when Mike Huckabee emerged as a legitimate candidate of preference (although it still appears to be a regional preference in the Sounth) and Clinton and Obama are virtually in a dead heat.

Another important moment - when Obama and McCain won Missouri, after the votes were so incredibly close that it was only after California's victors were announced that they could actually declare the winner.

This is important because for the last 100 years Missouri has all but once accurately selected as nominee someone who ends up winning the presidency.

You may be one of the many of us who have complained once or twice over the years how disengaged you've become with presidential politics because you never really have the chance to help decide who the nominees are going to be. By the time you get to vote, it's usually all over and a presumptive nominee has been unofficially announced by the press.

If that is the case, then here is your chance!

There is NO clear nominee on the Dem side, and no one knows if Huckabee's grassroots surge will continue against McCain.

If ever there was a time in American history where we are all truly being given the opportunity to impact the future of the country, this is it.

Many more delegates need to be won by all of the candidates before they can claim to be their party's nominee. In the Democratic party this is especially true.

Super Tuesday did NOT coronate each side's nominee and other states will have a chance in the very near future to weigh in, including Louisiana.

Come on Katrina victims, make your voices heard!

Here are some links in case you are interested in the more interesting points of what has happened this week:




A graphic representation of the number per state as the primaries continue: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21660914









Romney bows out:




Obama raises $7 million since Tuesday.... http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23050238/









...while Hillary has to loan herself money! http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23037431/








The significance of the Missouri vote:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missouri#Status_as_a_political_bellwether




Lastly...what happens if there is no clear winner of the delegates in the primary? That's right folks, the national convention takes on a whole new dynamic (something that hasn't happened in about 30 years) -

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brokered_convention

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