All Eyes on Republicans in Sunshine State
Another Prediction from the Desk of Tony Cartalemi
Since the DNC has stripped Florida of all its delegates at the convention, nobody but Hillary Clinton is paying much attention to the results tonight. In a futile attempt to stop Obama’s momentum coming off his staggering win in South Carolina, the Clintons will try their damnedest to spin a meaningless win in Florida into a major triumph for her camp. However, the media will probably only pay attention to the results if Obama comes close to defeating her because it will demonstrate a bounce for after South Carolina. It would be funny to see her plan backfire and slap her right in the face. As an added bonus, we might get to see some more tears. Ok, I am being mean now. I’ll stop. Sorry, I really do not hate her. She has just turned me off over the last few weeks.
On to the Republicans! John McCain, who picked up the endorsement of Florida Governor Charlie Crist and Senator Mel Martinez, is deadlocked with Mitt Romney (according to the polls). Romney has destroyed McCain in the amount television ads, but McCain is riding his big wins in New Hampshire and South Carolina.
Rudy Guiliani, the poor guy, has found himself at a distant third and will probably pack it in tonight and head back to New York to await opening day at Yankee Stadium. Where will his supporters go? Nobody can be sure, but Guiliani could transform himself from one of the biggest disappointments in the race for the GOP nomination into kingmaker by endorsing either Romney or McCain. If I had to guess I would say he would go with his buddy, McCain.
Some in the world of political punditry are saying that the winner in Florida will win the GOP nomination. While this is not at all certain, a win here tonight will give the victor a huge boost heading into Super Tuesday.
Dare I do it? I like to live on the edge. What the hell…
Cartalemi’s Calls Shot in the Dark:
Romney over McCain by 1% (I changed this twice before posting, so really I have no idea.)
{image courtesy of Reuters}
January 29th, 2008 at 1:55 pm
Someone’s being really anti-Hillary. I would give her a break – you may have to jump back on her bandwagon soon enough… maybe as early as next week!
Poor Rudy. His imminent, embarassing defeat tonight in Florida could qualify as Hott Mess of the Week material! Looking forward to seeing his speech tonight.
It looks like this has become a two-candidate race for both parties as they are coming down the home stretch. McCain and Romney neck and neck. Cliton ahead of Obama but losing momentum. And fast. Who will win? This one’s gonna be close!
January 29th, 2008 at 7:19 pm
Alittle over the top for my taste. . http://www.myspace.com/nedelson