Who’s really winning this race?
Posted by Moonage on 07 Jan 2008 | Tagged as: 2008 Presidential Race
A lot has been made of Iowa’s results. Very little has been made of Wyoming’s results. And, a LOT is being made of New Hampshire’s. But, depending on which party you’re a member of, there has been either one or two votes trying to decide who the party’s candidate will be next fall. A lot has been made of Hillary’s debacle in Iowa, the only Democrat primary/caucus/straw poll, whatever. So, who do you suppose is winning this thing so far? Bet you guessed Obama didn’t ya. Well, if you did, you’re bad wrong. Here’s the current standings on the Democrat side:
- Clinton: 169 ( primaries won, 0 )
- Obama: 66 ( primaries won, 1 )
- Edwards: 47 ( primaries won, 0 )
- Richardson: 19 ( primaries won, 0 )
- Kucinich: 1 ( primaries won, 0 )
Yup, even Kucinich has votes.
The Republican side is a little clearer. Romney, who came in second in Iowa, but won Wyoming, is leading. Here’s how it looks overall:
- Romney: 26 ( primaries won, 1 )
- Huckabee: 20 ( primaries won, 1 )
- Thompson: 6 ( primaries won, 0 )
- McCain: 3 ( primaries won, 0 )
- Paul: 2 ( primaries won, 0 )
- Giuliani: 1 ( primaries won, 0 )
- Hunter: 1 ( primaries won, 0 )
Yup, Giuliani, who didn’t even run in either race, has a vote.
Confused yet? Should be. These are delegates that committed to a candidate before the primaries were ever held. YOU don’t have any say-so whatsoever in who your delegate votes for. Now, under normal circumstances, these super-delegates and committed delegates don’t mean squat. But, in a VERY tight race, they will determine who the candidate is for their party.
And, this has the makings, on one or both sides, of being a very tight race I think.
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