Horoscopes are about as reliable as exit polls, and they’re definitely more fun! Today the candidates need all the luck and superstition they can get. Let’s see whose side the stars are on?
Republicans
John McCain b. August 29, 1936

Virgo
You and your friends may make jokes about being set in your ways, but you know that […]

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While Clinton’s current 259 delegates might seem to dwarf Obama’s 199, the game’s just beginning and both sides are only warming up. In two minutes the polls will close in seven states, and another 607 delegates will be divided up. This could turn the tables for either candidate; but my prediction: the race is going […]

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Since his early win in Iowa, Huckabee has sunk lower and lower on the political radar. His huge win today in winner-take-all West Virginia earns the former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee 18 delegates towards the Republican presidential nominee convention.
Moving on to Georgia–although the votes won’t be counted for hours, Huckabee and McCain look to have […]

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MSNBC is reporting here that Sen. Barack Obama is the projected winnner of Georgia’s Democratic Primary, in a Super Tuesday that could determine if the Illinois Senator remains a candidate for the Democratic nomination for President. Obama has had a strong showing and currently leads New York Sen. Hillary Clinton in the delegate count, as he now has 79 […]

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“We have some very strong anti-Democratic groups in the area,” said Tamara Poelstra, Democratic caucus chair for Kootenai County.
With double to triple the amount of turnout expected she said, “it is better to be safe than sorry.” The local Democratic Party has hired a security consultant and EMT, Jax Clay, who will be training […]

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We’ve heard about campaign finance reform and the like, but the big question today is:Who is spending how much and where?

Head on over to CNN to check out there extremely insightful Monay Map.

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Today is Super Tuesday, the earliest day that either the Republican or Democratic state parties can hold primaries and caucuses unless given special permission by the National Parties.

It’s fitting that this year Super Tuesday should fall the weekend after the Super Bowl, because Super Tuesday is the Super Bowl of presidential politics.

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It seems more and more, that it’s all coming down to one day. One day to decide everything. Candidates are dropping like flies and the frontrunners are becoming more obvious. So, will it all be over after Super Tuesday?
My guess is no, at least for the Democrats.

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Democrats end up benefiting more from GOP primary rules than Republicans themselves.

There’s no doubt about it, GOP state parties who hold closed elections are nailing themselves in the foot come November.

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Wow. John Edwards didn’t even hang in there long enough to make it to Super Tuesday. I didn’t see that one coming!
The 2004 Democratic vice presidential candidate dropped out of the race January 29, leaving Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and, yes, Mike Gravel to battle it out. Although with zero delegates to […]

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