Close presidential races are shaping the future of both the Democrat and Republican parties in 2008. In a post at Captain’s Quarters this morning, Ed Morrissey reports the Delegate Math Looks Bad For Democrats: Democrats have 4,049 delegate that will attend the convention, but 796 of these are superdelegates. That leaves 3,253 elected delegates, of [...]
Close Races Shape 2008 Presidential Races
February 7th, 2008 · No Comments
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Believe It or Not, I Voted for Mitt Romney
February 5th, 2008 · 8 Comments
After witnessing two of Mitt Romney‘s Republican Party rivals form an unsettling political alliance in the hills of West Virginia today, I decided to cast my primary vote for the only presidential candidate I believe I can trust. Though Romney and I disagree on fundamentals of faith and the former Massachusetts governor has been the [...]
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Huckabee Sweeps West Virginia Delegates
February 5th, 2008 · No Comments
Former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee won Super Tuesday’s first Republican presidential contest of the day, taking all 18 delegates at stake in West Virginia, according to this AP report: Huckabee Wins All 18 W. Va. Delegates.
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Dobson Says He Cannot Support McCain Candidacy
February 5th, 2008 · No Comments
My hat’s off to Laura Ingraham on this Super Tuesday for sharing the news that Dr. James Dobson of Focus on the Family fame would not and could not support Republican John McCain for president. To hear audio of the news, click here. My accolades for the venerable radio talk show host come almost six [...]
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Super Tuesday is Here, So Vote Wisely
February 5th, 2008 · No Comments
Finally, it’s Super Tuesday! The polls are open and the voting has begun. One of the five candidates below is likely to become our next president. They are (left to right): Republican Mike Huckabee is a former governor of Arkansas and ordained Baptist preacher; Liberal Democrat Hillary Clinton is the junior U.S. senator from New [...]
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Voting Advice Offered from Bar Stool Perch
February 4th, 2008 · 3 Comments
Below is a lesson in Bar Stool Economics which I encourage you to read and share with everyone you know, Democrat and Republican, prior to tomorrow’s Super Tuesday primaries: BAR STOOL ECONOMICS Suppose that every day, ten men go out for beer and the bill for all ten comes to $100. If they paid their [...]
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Pundit Points Out Parallels b/w Teams, Candidates
February 3rd, 2008 · No Comments
As the sports world awaits the kickoff of Super Bowl XLII at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Ariz., count me among the long list of political pundits unable to avoid drawing parallels between the 2008 presidential race and the biggest professional football game of the year. Don’t worry too much, though, because my comparisons [...]
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