And the Momentum Continues
~T.C.
While Amy Winehouse was cleaning up at the Grammys on Sunday night, Barack Obama was scoring his fourth victory of the weekend (fifth if you count the Virgin Islands), taking the Maine caucuses 59% to Hillary Clinton’s 40%. On Saturday night, while I was a filling in for Ms. Winehouse in the hott mess department, Obama was having a much more constructive evening, winning the Louisiana primary by 21 percentage points and the Washington and Nebraska caucuses by over 35 percentage points each.
In an effort to halt Obama’s momentum after this weekend’s sweep, Clinton replaced her campaign manager, but with Obama the favorite to win the Potomac primaries on Tuesday, Clinton might be seeing her dream of being the first female president fall further out of reach. Somehow, Clinton has to manage to survive February, maybe with a win in Wisconsin, to face Obama in what could be their final showdown in Texas and Ohio on March 4. These states should be friendlier to Clinton, but with the wind at Obama’s back, it should be close.
The weekend was also big for Mike Huckabee, who followed up his Super Tuesday victories in the South with two more wins in Louisiana and Kansas and a virtual tie in the more liberal state of Washington. While Huckabee mathematically cannot eclipse John McCain in terms of delegates and win the GOP nomination, McCain’s losses highlight his lack of support among social conservatives. This could be a problem for him in the general election. Love it.
What does Huckabee have to say about his chances of winning the nomination? “I didn’t major in math, I majored in miracles.” How could anyone vote for this guy for president? I would not vote for him for dog catcher.
February 11th, 2008 at 3:51 pm
Is that a real picture or is Obama cut and pasted in front of a “crowd?”
February 11th, 2008 at 4:47 pm
Real pic
February 11th, 2008 at 4:54 pm
Hahaha it definitely looks like it!
I was gonna major in miracles but, unfortunately, my college doesn’t offer it. I think I know enough math though to know that there is no miracle that’s gonna give Huckabee any chance. Of course, this is coming from a social liberal and not an evangelical psycho…
I’m getting ready to throw my support behind Senator Obama, as Hillary’s chances seem to be getting slimmer by the day. I hope McCain is ready to fight a losing battle against him!
February 11th, 2008 at 8:22 pm
WOW Carter is going to make great (dem) politican, flip flopping before his team even loses…how would Eli feel if his team mates bailed after that first loss to NE in week 17? tsk tsk
February 11th, 2008 at 9:37 pm
Haha I’m not flip flopping i’m preparing myself for the seemingly likely posibility that i won’t have a choice but to support obama. I will be backing Hillary as long as she’s in the race, though. Eli also got momentum after that loss in New England – Hillary is losing her’s by the day. I’m just saying that, in the event things continue this way, i’m ready to support Obama over McCain. It’s like American Idol all stars and I’m pulling for Kelly Clarkson, but I’m ready to root for Carrie Underwood over Ruben Studdard if Kelly’s eliminated. Something like that….