All the search and replace that’s fit to print:
It’s a tie! While Hillary Clinton has to be happy with her performance today, doing better than anybody was predicting as recently three days ago, Obama has to be happy with his performance, performing as he did dramatically better than anybody was predicting as recently as a week and a half ago. I have to imagine that – given the results we’ve seen tonight – there’s just no way Hillary Clinton is going to drop out of the race. Barack Obama, by maintaining approximately the same lead in pledged delegates he had before today’s contests, has to be feeling good about the prospect of going into the convention with a significant lead in pledged delegates, a prospect that will likely sway superdelegates to his side. Hillary at this point has to know that the superdelegates are the key to the nomination, and will redouble her efforts to bring them into her camp – a prospect that will surely be easier after tonight. It also seems perfectly clear that Democratic insiders – worried about a protracted primary fight, and the damage it will do to the party – will be strongly tempted to support Obama. That said, I think this can’t but help Hillary in the court of public opinion. Of course, Obama has maintained tremendous ability to raise and spend money, which may prove decisive.
One thing’s for sure: winning big in Pennslyvania Guam will be absolutely critical for both candidates.
Rinse, repeat. Can we just have the convention now and get this nonsense over with? I can clear out some space in my den for us to use.
I can dust this thing off as many times as I need to. Don’t test me!
It’s like I’m a fucking genius up in here.
April 21, 2008 at 1:25 pm
But how did you miss this
Bring it on!
April 21, 2008 at 5:20 pm
Serious discourse
I understand one of the fundamentals of sparkle pony wing of the liberal facists is to explain the finer points of American politics to curious foreigners. ( or did I misunderstand? )
anyhoo
Re: the impending Pennsylvanian Dem Primary sparkledown to whit;
In Pennsylvania Can registered Repubs change allegiance to vote in Dem primaries then still vote Repub in general?
Seems to me shenanigans could Spontaneously
occur.
April 21, 2008 at 7:50 pm
In Pennsylvania Can registered Repubs change allegiance to vote in Dem primaries then still vote Repub in general?
Deadline passed several weeks ago.
I know because my mom was considering changing party affiliation to vote for Hillary.
April 21, 2008 at 8:03 pm
If you put Indiana there instead of Guam, you can get another post out of this in a couple weeks…
April 22, 2008 at 6:55 am
I had sworn someone set the media on repeat.
But Sifu is right, they’re actually stuck on lather. Not even a rinse break.
April 22, 2008 at 7:49 am
Harbles –the answer is Yes, since, in a general election, one can vote for a candidate of any party, regardless of one’s own affiliation. But Andrew is correct –the deadline to change affiliation passed months ago (in February, I think). Obama made a pretty big push to get Republicans and Indies to switch.
April 22, 2008 at 11:34 am
Folks in PA had until March 24th to register to vote or change their registration to either Dem or GOP to vote in the closed primary. PA has around 350,000 “new” registered Democrats– roughly half are brand new voters and the other half switched from indies or GOPers.