Historic Clinton vs. Obama contest continues
The most interesting primary season in U.S. history promises to continue after Hillary Clinton won three of four state contests last night.
I like how some of these days have nicknames, and March 4th was “VOTR” day (Vermont, Ohio, Texas, Rhode Island).
The March 4th Democratic primary and caucus results are still coming in. Complex state rules for awarding delegates make it difficult for election officials to quickly determine the correct delegate counts.
March 4th VOTR day was an opportunity for the Obama campaign to effectively end Hillary Clinton’s campaign. Instead, Clinton scored decisive victories in Ohio and Rhode Island. Obama won Vermont decisively. Then there is Texas.
The Texas hybrid primary-then-caucus is likely to result in a split decision, with Clinton winning the popular vote of the Texas primary, and Obama winning the Texas caucus. The final delegate “score” will be very close, and is already taking a while to calculate.
It seems that every headline about this year’s Democratic Party presidential campaign requires a footnote, some important clarifications, qualifications, and parenthetical details. Based on what the number-crunchers finally decide, the VOTR final “score” will probably not be Clinton 3, Obama 1. The final score will be more like: Clinton 2.5 states, Obama 1.5 states.
Of course, it’s all about DELEGATES!
In any case, March 4th VOTR day was another riveting chapter in the 2008 campaign story. Over the last week or so, a popular discussion has been, “Should Hillary end her campaign now?”. VOTR day put that question to rest.
Now the question is, “How long will this go on?”.
And more questions:
“Will this go all the way to the convention?”
“What about Florida and Michigan?”
“How will this impact the Democratic Party?”
Election Referee will address these questions soon.
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