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Originally Posted by carambola
you didn't mention ron paul
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Yeah--Paul is another one that got unfairly marginalized. Fox didn't even want to include him in a debate early on. An excellent example of the media trying to orchestrate things.
McCain has won 12 primaries so far, Romney 12 and Huckabee 5. Romney dropped out! Why? It's winner take all on the Republican side, and McCain has won all the big moderate states with the most delegates(NY, NJ, CA, etc) --so he's has a big lead.
It's the opposite for the Dems. You win a state by 20%, your opponent still gets a bunch of delegates. And then all those "caucuses" Obama is winning. The media hasn't explained how they differ from a regular primary, but clearly he's getting all his young college kids out in droves. The total vote is probably just a small fraction of a regular primary. Clinton has won the same big states as McCain, but hasn't benefitted nearly as much in delegates.
For the Dems, expect Clinton to win the big primaries coming up on April 22.
But neither will have a majority, so the 800 or so super delegates will decide it.
They will look at the polls, and decide who can best beat McCain.
Clinton's biggest problem is with the media. Too negative. Obama is getting all the positive spin. But she can put the media on the defensive if she refuses to participate in MSNBCs Ohio debate. She will get voter support--MSNBC slighted her daughter. Making snide remarks about the Clintons has become a sport. Not everyone appreciates that.