If Huckabee wins Virginia, this will be the happiest day of my life.....er, except for my wedding day. Ahem.UPDATE: McCain up by ~150 votes with 29% reporting. Shut the counting down now!
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Via Matt W., the fact that the GOP has "progressed from 2000 where they refused to count Democratic votes, to 2008 where they are now refusing to count their own.
Yes, it's over, but it's still pretty remarkable that McCain is going to get swept tonight by Mike Huckabee. On the other side, the Maine caucus tomorrow should be fascinating;.
Romney's out for the good of his party (or so he says). In the NY Times article about his exit, the reporter says that in New Hampshire, McCain cast himself as a straight-talker, in contrast to Mr. Romney's "flexibility."Definitely the best euphemism I've heard today.
Somehow, we've all forgotten that Alan Keyes is still in the race, and his supporters are characteristically humble in their assessment of the campaign's stakes:When I talk to people of.
In response to the least-asked question of the primary season -- "So what the hell is happening in Alaska?" -- the answer is clear.People in Alaska are still rug-chomping crazy.With.
On the wonderfully ignominious collapse of Rudy!, I think Noam Scheiber gets it right: "Was Rudy's strategy flawed, or was it the candidate? I say the latter. Rudy spent a good chunk of time and money in New Hampshire in November and December. The net...
As djw reminded us recently, the long overdue self-destruction of the Giuliani campaign continues to be immensely pleasing, whatever else happens from here. And Fred Thompson's quiet departure for the.
Rudy!'s Florida firewall seems to be rather porous.
I very much want to think that McCain will lose the nomination, and I think a Romney win is plausible. But I have to say that I'm not sure what this data is supposed to prove. McCain's declining vote share says very little about his...
I mostly concur with Rob's analysis of the Democratic race; I wouldn't say it's over but Clinton has to be considered a heavy favorite. With the GOP, I guess it.
According to CNN (as of right now), 44% of the Republican caucus-goers are in the 60+ age category. I know that caucuses tend to attract an older crew, but this.