Super Tuesday

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NOTHING like it has been seen before in American electoral history. In 22 states across America, Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama will duke it out on Tuesday February 5th on what has variously been called Super Tuesday, Super-Duper Tuesday and Tsunami Tuesday. By the end of the day, more than half the delegates to August?s party convention in Denver will have been awarded. The day carries around twice the weight of past Super Tuesdays, as well as coming far earlier in the nomination cycle. What is still unclear, however, is what will constitute victory, and what defeat.

For Mrs Clinton, the stakes are highest: as the assumed front-runner since the start of the contest, she has nowhere to go but down. As little as two months ago, she was riding high, leading Mr Obama by more than 20 percentage points in national opinion polls, out-raising him in the cash stakes and holding commanding leads in almost all the biggest prize states. How things have changed: she has seen her national poll lead shrink to as little as five or six points, and she is being run close in Super Tuesday states where she expected to triumph. California, the richest prize of all, now looks like a tie. In December, Mrs Clinton was regularly polled at 25 percentage points ahead or more.
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http://www.economist.com/displayStory.cfm?story_id=10635584

It'll be interesting to see how it turns out.
 
I think Texas already did their thing. So I'll just be watching via CNN. Should be interesting. Been anticipating it.
 
Operational said:
It'll be interesting to see how it turns out.
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yes indeed, looking forward to watching thew mews tomorrow.
 
I'm going to try and go home to vote tomorrow. When do the polls typically close?
 
Who should I vote for hl2.net? I can't vote Republican though. only Democratic or independent party.
 
delusional said:
Who should I vote for hl2.net? I can't vote Republican though. only Democratic or independent party.
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Obama.

I don't even know who any of the independents are. :eek:

There has been absolutely no coverage about them.
 
Tomorrow is also a parade in NY because the Giants won the Super bowl.


Makes me doubt many people will vote.
 
The real question is: Which of the candidates will eat moar pancaeks?
 
If Mike gravel is in the race vote for him.

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Here is a political compass picture which shows where the political
candidates stand.

http://www.politicalcompass.org/usprimaries2008

Also Munro why can't we post pics in this section?
 
Seriously, that's ****ed right up.
 
I love how America turns the whole process into some kind of game show event, 'Super Tuesday', WTF, why not just have one day of voting nationwide and be done with it from the off. Also what is with the winner takes all in some states and not in others...that's kind of loopy imho.
 
Polaris said:
Huckabee scores first Super Tuesday win
WTF !? What's wrong with you America? Go vote for Obama, now!
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That's between republican votes. This isn't a presidential election, it's a primary election. States are deciding their presidential nominee. So obama can win in a state and so can a republican candidate. There will be a republican winner and a democrat winner in each state.
 
Kadayi Polokov said:
I love how America turns the whole process into some kind of game show event, 'Super Tuesday', WTF, why not just have one day of voting nationwide and be done with it from the off. Also what is with the winner takes all in some states and not in others...that's kind of loopy imho.
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For the Republicans, winners per state takes all.

For Democrats, the delegates are spread out proportional to the amount of votes received.
 
According to ABC, it looks like Hitlary is currently winning in more states than Obama, including NY. Why is this country so fucking stupid?
 
Ron Paul, /hl2.net/

I got back from my first time voting and I enjoyed it even if it only lasted a few seconds(lol innuendo).
 
Did we ever get an answer to the Pancake Question?
 
Final tallies on NBC.com have Obama leading Hillary by just 4 delegates, 848 - 844
 
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