Tuesday, February 5, 2008

Quick reflections on Super Tuesday

• The Obama camp needs to make sure it can keep enthusiasm high after Hillary Clinton had very strong showings in some states many thought would be much closer than in reality. The Clinton machine will continue to churn with plenty of money and punch; losing California might deflate some of the more youthful spirits buoying the Illinois senator's poll numbers.

• Rush Limbaugh will be a good listen Wednesday afternoon.

• Romney and Huckabee are brave souls for continuing on their bids for the White House — or they're just really good at wasting people's money after McCain has seemingly been ordained as the next GOP presidential nominee.

• People everywhere know how to vote. People outside of Iowa don't know how to caucus. Whatever money is saved by not holding a primary in Colorado, it's not of equal or greater value to the amount of voters disenchanted by the caucus process or level of confusion among some of the precincts, fumbling around with procedural matters and trying to figure out who's free for the state delegation meetings.

• Buzz is not enough to win the election... neither is piggybacking off someone else's record.

• Who would have thought: Rudy Giuliani, kingmaker?

• The Democratic primaries will stop being crucial May 20 with the Kentucky and Oregon primaries, where one candidate will emerge victorious... Forget the ground hog and prepare yourself for three more months of Clinton vs. Obama.

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