Another Delegate Tracker Update – Hillary’s Last Stand

With Senator Obama officially leading in the delegate totals from every major news source, the last time we saw the press fawn over a story-line like this was when the Bush Administration wanted to invade Iraq. Does anyone else find this celebration oddly familiar? And have you seen how the comedy writers (back in full [...]

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Vermont Primary Voter’s Guide

Primary Date: March 4th Democratic & Republican Party Primary Type: Open Primary Delegates at Stake: 23 for Democrats, 17 for Republicans The state of Vermont votes this year on March 4th, in one of the most decisive primary elections in a generation. In what is call an ‘open primary’, Vermont has set up rules that [...]

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Rhode Island Voter’s Guide

Primary Date: March 4th Democratic & Republican Party Primary Type: Modified Closed Primary Delegates at Stake: 32 for Democrats, 20 for Republicans The state of Rhode Island votes this year on March 4th, in one of the most decisive primary elections in a generation. In what is call a ‘modified closed primary’, Rhode Island has [...]

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Texas Primary Voter’s Guide

Click here for the 2010 Texas Voter’s Guide   This site has moved to www.thinkmatter.org               Primary Date: March 4th Democratic & Republican Party Primary Type: Open Primary Delegates at Stake: 228 for Democrats, 140 for Republicans The state of Texas votes this year on March 4th, in one [...]

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Ohio Primary Voter’s Guide

Primary Date: March 4th Democratic & Republican Party Primary Type: Modified Closed Primary Delegates at Stake: 161 for Democrats, 88 for Republicans The state of Ohio votes this year on March 4th, in one of the most decisive primary elections in a generation. In what is call a ‘modified closed primary’, Ohio has set up [...]

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List of Superdelegates

After nearly 2 months of scrambling to discover just who and what Superdelegates are, our wonderfully late-to-the-dance American media outlets have finally released a list of the Democratic Superdelegates in each of the 50 states. With credit to the Boston Globe for tracking this down, I’ve posted the complete list below and also have a [...]

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Updated Delegate Trackers (post-Chesapeake Primary)

Much has happened since the last update to the Delegate Trackers. Obama has swept the Chesapeake Primary and made himself the front-runner in one night. Counting superdelegates, he has placed himself in the lead according to CNN, ABC, NBC and the Associated Press (all of which are cited below). This is great news for Obama. [...]

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Delegate Trackers (with Updated Results from this Weekend)

We are at a furious pace to update the 2008 horse race. Nearly everywhere you look, the media outlets are attempting to portray momentum for Obama and a Clinton sinking into despair. I don’t think that this is true just yet (and will have further posts describing why not) but for now, let’s look at [...]

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Delegate Trackers (with Updated Results from Super Tuesday)

The results are in from Super Tuesday, but the news media is still undecided about what margin of victory one candidate can claim over the other. Interestingly, NBC News has Obama edging Clinton by 4 delegates to put him in the lead among Democrats, though the other outlets have Hillary with sizeable (nearly 100 point) [...]

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Hillary Clinton Says Pats Fans Should Vote for “A Winner”

Hillary Clinton ruined almost any chance of holding on to the white male vote in Massachusetts and Connecticut on Super Tuesday. New York Times writer Patrick Healey caught up with Hillary late last night after the Patriots loss. With the classic arrogance of a winning football time behind her, she dared to stomp on the [...]

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