Do we really have a strong democratic or republican candidate here? As many voted on Super Tuesday and many more are hitting the polls in the next couple of weeks it will be very interesting to know who will become the democratic party nominee. Yes, the democratic party. Let's face it, Sen. John McCain has Sen. Mike Huckabee by a long shot and presumably is the Republican party nominee. In both races, candidates have been critized for not being conservative enough and the others simply for not fitting the mold.
In recent news, Sen. Barack Obama beat out Sen. Hillary Clinton in Louisiana, Nebraska, Washington, and the Virgin Islands making the margin between the number of won delegates between the two even slimmer. On Tuesday, Hillary and Obama will compete for 15 pledged delegates in the District of Columbia, 70 in Maryland and 83 in Virginia. Perhaps the weekend sweep was the deciding factor in Hill replacing her campaign manager, Maggie Williams.
And in the Republican race McCain continues to try and grap conservative voters. According to CNN, Only 34 percent of conservatives in Louisiana voted for McCain compared to 50 percent who voted for Huckabee. But even if Huckabee wins the majority of every remaining state with at least half the vote, McCain would still win.
So what is Huckabee still hanging around for? Not to become McCain's running mate, he claims. In a speech given today in front of a church congregation in Virginia, he spoke about the importance of morality in order to lessen the need of government. The only laws this country needs are the Ten Commandments, Huckabee said.
Preserving conservatism is the only message Huckabee can send out to voters at this point, apparently.
Still several contests this week will have each of the two republican and democratic candidates pulling for more votes in order to secure victories once the March primaries and caucuses roll around. We will then see who is truely unfazed by their opponent's victories this weekend (that is Mrs. Clinton)
So for now, many close watchers of the campaign will decide who will be the best opponent for McCain come November. It seems that Obama does better with independents, white voters, and men. In some cases, Republicans too. So what will Clinton do? This is a tough one...
In recent news, Sen. Barack Obama beat out Sen. Hillary Clinton in Louisiana, Nebraska, Washington, and the Virgin Islands making the margin between the number of won delegates between the two even slimmer. On Tuesday, Hillary and Obama will compete for 15 pledged delegates in the District of Columbia, 70 in Maryland and 83 in Virginia. Perhaps the weekend sweep was the deciding factor in Hill replacing her campaign manager, Maggie Williams.
And in the Republican race McCain continues to try and grap conservative voters. According to CNN, Only 34 percent of conservatives in Louisiana voted for McCain compared to 50 percent who voted for Huckabee. But even if Huckabee wins the majority of every remaining state with at least half the vote, McCain would still win.
So what is Huckabee still hanging around for? Not to become McCain's running mate, he claims. In a speech given today in front of a church congregation in Virginia, he spoke about the importance of morality in order to lessen the need of government. The only laws this country needs are the Ten Commandments, Huckabee said.
Preserving conservatism is the only message Huckabee can send out to voters at this point, apparently.
Still several contests this week will have each of the two republican and democratic candidates pulling for more votes in order to secure victories once the March primaries and caucuses roll around. We will then see who is truely unfazed by their opponent's victories this weekend (that is Mrs. Clinton)
So for now, many close watchers of the campaign will decide who will be the best opponent for McCain come November. It seems that Obama does better with independents, white voters, and men. In some cases, Republicans too. So what will Clinton do? This is a tough one...
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