After Super Tuesday, Suspense Carries On
The Wall Street Journal Online has a good summary of yesterday:
It was the closest thing we have to a national primary, and turnout was strong, but Super Tuesday appears to have resolved very little: The Democratic race for presidential nominee is a dead heat, and the Republicans have a front-runner who is regarded with skepticism by much of his party.
In the 22-state Democratic competition, Hillary Clinton claimed four of the five biggest prizes -- California, Massachusetts, New York and New Jersey -- and also took Arizona, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Tennessee. But, as the Washington Post reports, Barack Obama won in more places -- his home state of Illinois, as well as Alabama, Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Idaho, Kansas, Minnesota, North Dakota and Utah. In the general-election battleground state of Missouri, some news organizations called a premature victory for Sen. Clinton, which ultimately went to Sen. Obama by a narrow margin. Only the outcome in New Mexico remained unresolved early this morning, the Post writes. Sen. Clinton perhaps dealt Sen. Obama's campaign its biggest disappointment of the night by taking Massachusetts despite endorsements for Mr. Obama by that state's governor and Sens. Ted Kennedy and John Kerry. She also had a strong showing in the south, but the Illinois senator -- in addition to reaping strong support from African-Americans -- won nearly four in 10 white voters in Georgia, allowing his campaign to say he has broadened his support, the Post reports.
"The results ensured that the fierce contest for delegates will continue into critical primaries in Texas and Ohio on March 4, and possibly beyond, in what has become the party's most competitive race in at least a quarter of a century," the Post writes. In one sign of the protracted campaign still to come, Sen. Clinton accepted invitations to participate in four debates on different networks, although Mr. Obama hasn't committed to participating in them, The Wall Street Journal reports. As the battle is prolonged, physical as well as political stamina may play a role; the New York Times writes that both candidates "sounded a little tired at times, already exhausted by campaigning and fund-raising, with only more of both ahead."
It was the closest thing we have to a national primary, and turnout was strong, but Super Tuesday appears to have resolved very little: The Democratic race for presidential nominee is a dead heat, and the Republicans have a front-runner who is regarded with skepticism by much of his party.
In the 22-state Democratic competition, Hillary Clinton claimed four of the five biggest prizes -- California, Massachusetts, New York and New Jersey -- and also took Arizona, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Tennessee. But, as the Washington Post reports, Barack Obama won in more places -- his home state of Illinois, as well as Alabama, Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Idaho, Kansas, Minnesota, North Dakota and Utah. In the general-election battleground state of Missouri, some news organizations called a premature victory for Sen. Clinton, which ultimately went to Sen. Obama by a narrow margin. Only the outcome in New Mexico remained unresolved early this morning, the Post writes. Sen. Clinton perhaps dealt Sen. Obama's campaign its biggest disappointment of the night by taking Massachusetts despite endorsements for Mr. Obama by that state's governor and Sens. Ted Kennedy and John Kerry. She also had a strong showing in the south, but the Illinois senator -- in addition to reaping strong support from African-Americans -- won nearly four in 10 white voters in Georgia, allowing his campaign to say he has broadened his support, the Post reports.
"The results ensured that the fierce contest for delegates will continue into critical primaries in Texas and Ohio on March 4, and possibly beyond, in what has become the party's most competitive race in at least a quarter of a century," the Post writes. In one sign of the protracted campaign still to come, Sen. Clinton accepted invitations to participate in four debates on different networks, although Mr. Obama hasn't committed to participating in them, The Wall Street Journal reports. As the battle is prolonged, physical as well as political stamina may play a role; the New York Times writes that both candidates "sounded a little tired at times, already exhausted by campaigning and fund-raising, with only more of both ahead."
posted by Sid Cottingham | 6:53 AM
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