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- They don't exist in 2008. This past weekend Barack Obama won some states including Maine which is dominated by working-class whites. That bodes well for his chances in future elections. Obama's victories are important, not because they generated "momentum" (a poorly-defined concept about as real as the Force) or because they were unexpected, but because they allow him to build a pledged delegate lead and show a continuing growth in his support. He's winning, plain and simple. Will he continue to do as well? We don't know. Certainly future contests aren't as favorable demographically, but I see no evidence whatsoever that voters in those states will be at all effected by how voters in earlier states voted.
- Another thing I'm pretty sure voters don't care about: the resignation (or firing?) of Clinton campaign manager Patti Solis Doyle. This seems like more a lagging indicator of past failures for the campaign than a signal of poor performance to come.
- And while a win in Texas would be a good sign for Clinton for future races, the actual structure of the Texas race will make it difficult for a winner to get many extra delegates.
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pukebody spray runs a sexist ad about Clinton. - On the Republican side, the Washington state GOP mounts a seeming vote-rigging scam that makes Saddam Hussein look subtle.
- Also, even though John McCain could lose every race left to Mike Huckabee and still win the nomination, he certainly doesn't want to. What's more, if he lost all of them by big margins he could actually lose the nomination, though it is extremely unlikely. In any event, more Huckabee victories certainly won't help his candidacy.
--Sam Boyd
