O what a letdown if after all this excitement it will come down to this.

Two egomaniacal centrists, one from the left, one from the right. Both unacceptable to the ideologically committed of their respective parties. If it comes down to a 2 way race between these, prepare for an unusually irritating spin-fest wherein these two will try to woo their respective fringes while trying to hold on to their side of the center + hoping to snatch some form the other. There will be promises after promises, and more promises and then of course the indispensable banging on the chest about "WHEN I will be the president ..." showing the unwashed that they have "fire in the belly". The truth value of their statements will be in the ballpark of absolute zero, unfortunately there will be enough lip-readers who will believe their calculated lies.

Oh, well, another election day to spend with sailing off Point Loma.

If only the fringes raised their respective middle fingers and put up independent candidates of their own! It is not entirely inconceivable if there is no overwhelming winner for either of the two parties and if there are remaining disagreements on endorsements even after the conventions. Imagine that! A 4 way race with Obama (I) Clinton (D) McCain (D) Romney (I).

Or, to make it more interesting, Dean - Clinton - McCain - Gingrich. Throw in Bloomberg just for the heck of it. Maybe the entire 2 party system would finally fracture.

Ironically, the more important regime change Dubya cold become responsible for is in our own country.

Okay, enough of this idle daydreaming. I will keep my winches greased.

Clinton-McCain

or

McCain-Obama

Who will overcome the "senate curse"?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uselections08/story/0,,2252418,00.html

So what's the politically correct explanation for why the Latin community won't vote for Obama?

how about this. She's competent and offers solution instead of windy speeches about "hope".

It's a far cry from Super Tuesday 4 years ago, when networks limited their coverage to quick cut-in updates.

The Super Tuesday of 2004 and the Super Tuesday of 2008 couldn't be more different.

In 2004, President Bush was running for re-election on the Republican side, and John Kerry was the expected shoe-in winner, crossing the finish line with 9 of the 10 Super Tuesday states.

2008 brings one of the most indecisive races ever. McCain and Romney are duking it out for the Republican nomination, while Clinton and Obama are virtually tied for the Democratic nomination. This year, one of the two will make history, becoming either the first woman or the first black presidental nominee.

The tight races and historical implications has voters rushing to the polls in record numbers. In 2004, just 9 percent of South Carolina Democrats voted in their primary. A week and a half ago, 29 percent of those South Carolina Democrats voted. The way things are going, Super Tuesday could look very simmilar. Not only will more voters vote, more states are holding their primaries on Super Tuesday. In 2004, only 10 states held primaries. This year, a record 24 states will send voters to the polls. Viewers care, and the tv networks are happy to carry more coverage.

The icing on the cake, however, could be the writers strike. With no new episodes of network shows to air, prime time television is open for more Super Tuesday coverage.

Every where you turn on Super Tuesday, your television will be inundated with political coverage. People are excited. The country, it sems, is eager for change. It will be a much different Super Tuesday than 4 years ago.

More about Super Tuesday:

http://emily-carlson.com

http://emilycarlson.org

http://emilycarlson.info

http://www.zimbio.com/Emily+Carlson's+All+Things+Political

http://eacarlson3.bravejournal.com/

http://emilyacarlson.wordpress.com/

Emily Carlson's Industry Site

The author of the blog that "revealed" the Clinton push-polls is Andrew Malcolm. Sound familiar? He's a professional Republican mouthpiece and the former official spokesman for Laura Bush.

The only person Malcolm quotes who claims to have received the push-poll call is Ed Coghlan. Sound familiar? Coghlan is not a regular guy on the street, he's a right-wing political pundit and PR man! According to one of the companies he works for, Ready for Media

(see http://www.readyformedia.com/anne.htm)

"Ed Coghlan is instrumental in the corporate communications of turn-around situations and start-ups leading to IPO’s. A former news director of KCOP-TV, Los Angeles, Ed was also featured in an anchor role which involved political reporting and commentary. [...]"

In other words, he's a a corporate PR guy, who was formerly a political news specialist, and directed news at LA's FOX affiliate.

Come On! The reason this showed up in a blog, and not in the paper, is that the paper's editorial standards would never have allowed it to run. It's Republican PR, pure and simple.

But only after tomorrow's free-for-all.

California is the one to watch and I'm picking Obama by a nose, with Orange County providing the nose.

By the time it gets to Phoenix we should have a pretty good feel for how it's going to all shake out, but California will be the make-or-break.

Why Obama? Because why would I back a candidate who I didn't believe was likely to win? (Naderite martyrs take note).

First the Giants and now this! Hell, the writer's strike can go on forever.

Mr. Shapiro, the article was good and interesting, but you didn't mention Missouri. I can't provide you with much information, however, except to say that tomorrow (on Super Tuesday), I will excitedly and enthusiastically cast my vote for Barack Obama. It is a vote that would have gone to John Edwards, if he had stayed in the race, because he brought the issues of poverty, the working poor, and the middle class to the forefront and gave us hope that Obama can now represent. Edwards was generous in stepping aside before Super Tuesday, allowing progressive votes to not be split between the two candidates of change (Edwards and Obama). And it does feel like it is the time for Obama. The inspiration is there. Obama is the future and the young voters know it. It is a time for a progressive movement that unfortunately Hillary Clinton and Bill Clinton never were much interested in when they had the opportunity to lead it. I can't vote for Hillary and Bill. I don't want to go back to moderate nothingness and the years when a progressive Democratic Party turned conservative and seemed happy to be there. I know that people like Oprah Winfrey, John and Elizabeth Edwards, Ralph Nader, and others will keep the progressive causes on course. I vote tomorrow for Obama, with my heart filled with hope. I think America can change for the better...and for all...and especially for those at the bottom of the economic ladder who need hope to materialize into reality, if the American dream is true. Tomorrow, I vote for hope.