New Hampshire Primary

Well, the Primary has been called for Hillary and McCain. On the whole this doesn't really mean a whole lot.

Why? First, Its state #2 (#3 for Republicans). Meaning there's time left for many changes and victories.

There is also another way to see the Primary for both parties. By a tally of the Delegates, Obama won. Why? Super-delegates. Those already decided minds in the DNC that have been appointed and can decide their mind ahead of time. Hillary had 2, Obama 3. What does this mean and why do I bother to mention it? It evens out at Hillary 11, Obama 12.

Most of Hillary's supporters were women, Exit Polls say 57%, most of which were over 40. Also, oddly enough, of those (37%) who would support Bill Clinton for re-election , 57% of those are Hillary supporters... Now tell me that they aren't hoping for a new Clinton Administration... See here

Looking to the Republicans: A nice clusterf@#% is on its way if things keep going this way. Huckabee for Iowa, McCain for New Hampshire, and Mitt Romney for Wyoming. If it continues this way, the fight may not be over by the Convention... Maybe not even after...

It's still anyone's game.

After Iowa, Before New Hampshire.

As the results rolled in on the evening of the Caucus, Obama and Huckabee became the proclaimed leaders. Obama I had expected and personally caucused for, but Huckabee I had rarely even heard about save side articles about his ... interesting views and past behavior (probably some in the realm of conspiracy).

Now,when Huckabee won, I was not alone in wondering how and why. I had no idea he was that popular. Well, the pundits and their friends decided it was because of Iowa's large Evangelical population.

Wait, What? I've lived here for quite a while and have never really noticed that strong of an Evangelical community. I went to a predominately white public grade and middle school, and then to a Catholic High School. Even in the public schools I knew more Catholics and agnostic/atheists... Quite a few Lutherans too, but are they really 'evangelical'?
I only know of a few real evangelicals...

My take on all of this is that the Reporters that be couldn't figure out what happened, so they went with the best guess they had: Evangelism. I think it might be the overall repitition of the word 'Change.'

We'll see how this plays out tonight in New Hampshire in a few hours. Putting Guiliani's continued repitition of "9/11" with Hillary's Tears and the Obama (and Edwards and Huckabee) vague message of 'Change.'


Let's see how this plays out.