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Coming Up: Super Tuesday
Feb. 1st, 2008 12:31 pmI am registered in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as a Libertarian, so I have nothing to vote for on Super Tuesday.
So I'm talking to you: assume nothing about how the turn-out will turn out. Even tho Ted Kennedy, of the Sacred Heart of Kennedies, has gone and endorsed Obama, Clinton still holds a polling lead of 57% to 33% in the Commonwealth. If you are an Earnest Liberal or even just someone sick of the Beltway mindset and are registered Democrat (or unaffiliated), you have got to trot your little voting self out there and cast an Obama ballot. The Clinton campaign has demonstrated fairly solidly that they stand for politics as usual, and "the usual" just won't cut it from 2009 to 2013.
If you are registered GOP in Massachusetts (or are "unaffiliated" and consider the Democrat side a done deal), here's a nasty surprise: Romney is still polling well here, 57% to McCain's 34%.This is slightly more lop-sided than the Democrat spread. So if you know that Romney would be the kind of president who would apply large amounts of slime to any and all policy decisions and can't abide the notion of him even being a choice on the final ballot, get out there are prop up McCain. (Consider voting for Ron Paul as a protest vote only if you can't allow yourself to vote for an ex-POW who supported the torture bill.)
For the many of you Americans in other states who are also voting on Super Tuesday: it really is coming down to Clinton/Obama or Romney/McCain. The nature of the primary process has the first smaller states winnowing out the less-committed, less-competent or less-resourceful, and that is exactly what has happened. Super Tuesday is the part of the process which demonstrates how the candidates' campaign staff (later to be their Administration staff) can handle a nation-wide action. Clinton, for all her policy and process faults, can run a nation-wide organization. She needs to be kicked metaphorically in the teeth. Obama has also demonstrated that he can run a nation-wide organization, and this is exactly what needs to be rewarded to keep him in the race and ultimately get him on the ballot.
Romney can run this organization, but he's still propping it up with his own funds. Likewise, McCain needs an excellent showing to keep the funds coming in. And, of course, Huckabee must get so poor support, he ceases to be a factor in the race; the Religious Right has got to be left homeless in the upcoming final ballot.
Your duty is fairly clear, which isn't always the case in politics.
[EDIT:] Changed percentages to reflect post-Edwards and post-Giuliani drop-out polls.
So I'm talking to you: assume nothing about how the turn-out will turn out. Even tho Ted Kennedy, of the Sacred Heart of Kennedies, has gone and endorsed Obama, Clinton still holds a polling lead of 57% to 33% in the Commonwealth. If you are an Earnest Liberal or even just someone sick of the Beltway mindset and are registered Democrat (or unaffiliated), you have got to trot your little voting self out there and cast an Obama ballot. The Clinton campaign has demonstrated fairly solidly that they stand for politics as usual, and "the usual" just won't cut it from 2009 to 2013.
If you are registered GOP in Massachusetts (or are "unaffiliated" and consider the Democrat side a done deal), here's a nasty surprise: Romney is still polling well here, 57% to McCain's 34%.
For the many of you Americans in other states who are also voting on Super Tuesday: it really is coming down to Clinton/Obama or Romney/McCain. The nature of the primary process has the first smaller states winnowing out the less-committed, less-competent or less-resourceful, and that is exactly what has happened. Super Tuesday is the part of the process which demonstrates how the candidates' campaign staff (later to be their Administration staff) can handle a nation-wide action. Clinton, for all her policy and process faults, can run a nation-wide organization. She needs to be kicked metaphorically in the teeth. Obama has also demonstrated that he can run a nation-wide organization, and this is exactly what needs to be rewarded to keep him in the race and ultimately get him on the ballot.
Romney can run this organization, but he's still propping it up with his own funds. Likewise, McCain needs an excellent showing to keep the funds coming in. And, of course, Huckabee must get so poor support, he ceases to be a factor in the race; the Religious Right has got to be left homeless in the upcoming final ballot.
Your duty is fairly clear, which isn't always the case in politics.
[EDIT:] Changed percentages to reflect post-Edwards and post-Giuliani drop-out polls.
