Today is Super Tuesday

February 5th is Super Tuesday. Primaries are held in the following states:

• Alabama
• Alaska
• Arizona
• Arkansas
• California
• Connecticut
• Delaware
• Georgia
• Idaho (Democrat)
• Illinois
• Kansas (Democrat)
• Massachusetts
• Minnesota
• Missouri
• New Jersey
• New Mexico (Democrat)
• New York
• Oklahoma
• Tennessee
• Utah

Caucuses will be held in:

• Colorado
• North Dakota

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McCain, Clinton Win Florida Primaries

Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) pulled out a five point victory over former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney in Tuesday’s Florida GOP primary. While there is still no clear victor for the GOP nomination, this win was particularly important victory for McCain. After McCains victory in the South Carolina primary, pundits repeatedly made the point that McCain had yet to win a closed GOP primary. The New Hampshire and South Carolina primaries are open primaries allowing any registered voter to cast a ballot. Closed primaries, like Florida’s, only allow registered Republicans to vote.

Florida GOP Primary Results
John McCain	36%
Mitt Romney	31%
Rudy Giuliani	15%
Mike Huckabee	13%
Ron Paul	3%

Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) managed to beat Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) with 50% of the Democrat vote compared to Obama’s 33%, with 14% going to former Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina. This should not be viewed as a particular victory for Clinton. Given that the DNC forced candidates to pledge not to campaign in Florida after Clinton had already built an organization in the state gave her a huge advantage. Despite this huge advantage, Obama still pulled within 17 points, far less than his victory over Clinton in South Carolina.

cross posted at Delmarva Dealings

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Today is the Florida Primary

Voters of both parties will have an opportunity to vote in the January 29th Florida Primary.

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GOP Hopefuls Agree on One Thing – Hillary Clinton is Unworthy of the White House

The GOP Presidential candidates put aside their differences long enough at Thursday’s debate to agree that Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) is unworthy of being President. The candidates agreed that Clinton is “weak on Iraq” and that she is sure to raise taxes.

Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) went so far as to state that Clinton would “waive the white flag of surrender” if elected.

cross posted at the Campaign Edge

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‘New York Times’ Endorses Clinton, McCain

Perpetuating the stereotype that Florida is a sunnier, kinder and gentler colony of the “Big Apple”, the New York Times has chosen to endorse Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) and Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) for the nominations of their respective parties on the eve of the Florida primary. As usual, the opinions of America’s paper of liberal record are well written, clear, and persuasive to the casual reader. It is unfortunate that the assumptions upon which their logic is based have so few facts to back them up.

The Times’ endorsement of Sen. Clinton was to be expected. The last true ’70′s liberal in the race is the one that is most in tune with the views of the Times’ publishers and editorial board. The Times’ is quite adamant in their reasoning, which will also be used in their endorsement of the Democrat nominee in the general election: Read more

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Giuliani Faltering In New York

The latest Quinnipiac poll shows Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) and former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani running neck and neck among Empire State Republicans. Even if Giuliani pulls off a victory on January 29 in Florida, New York is a key part of his strategy.

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Romney Wins Michigan Primary

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney appears to have one a decisive victory in the Michigan Republican Primary. With 89 percent of the voting in, Romney was at 39 percent over McCain with 30 percent. Mike Huckabee had 16 percent while Ron Paul polled at 6 percent. Fred Thompson had 4 percent and Rudy Giuliani was at 3 percent.

The Democratic primary was inconsequential because the DNC had not sanctioned this primary date for Michigan. Any Michigan delegate to the Democrat National Convention is supposed to be “uncommitted”.

Because the the status of the Democrat primary and because Michigan is an open primary state, the progressive online site Daily Kos encouraged Democrats in general and progressives in particular to cross over and support Romney in the primary. Exit polls reported on CNN state that this strategy was ineffective. However, it must be noted that individuals polled were self reporting as to party affiliation or ideology.

cross posted on Delmarva Dealings

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Obama, McCain Lead in Maryland Polls

Sen. Barack Obama and Sen. John McCain lead in a poll of Maryland voters conducted by OpinionWorks for the Baltimore Sun.

Baltimore Sun Poll of Maryland Voters
Democrat Voters			Republican Voters
Barack Obama	39%		John McCain	26%
Hillary Clinton	26%		Mike Huckabee	18%
John Edwards	12%		Rudy Giuliani	16%
			Mitt Romney	12%

Cross posted in Delmarva Dealings

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McCain Surging in Polls

Sen. John McCain is surging in the national polls. According to the recent Rasmussen Daily Tracking Poll, McCain leads his fellow GOP contenders and leads both Sen. Hillary Clinton (49% – 38%) and Sen. Barack Obama (46% – 43%).

Rasmussen Daily Tracking (National)

John McCain	24%
Mike Huckabee	19%
Mitt Romney	14%
Fred Thompson	12%
Rudy Giuliani	10%
Ron Paul	2%

However, it should be remembered that we’re still in the early stages. If Thompson surges in South Carolina or Giuliani’s Florida strategy pays off these numbers could change quickly. More importantly, national poll numbers mean little in state primaries. If they were supremely important, Howard Dean would have waltzed to the 2004 Democrat nomination and Rudy Giuliani would have swept through Iowa and New Hampshire.

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