This one I kind of did see coming. Mitt Romney just announced that he’s “suspending” his campaign. This is probably preliminary to his appearance at CPAC this weekend, where he will likely end his campaign and grudgingly endorse John McCain.… Continue Reading
Looking at the election returns this morning, I note that most of my sources have not distributed many delegates from California yet. But a look at the Fish Wrapper’s graphic illustration of county-by-county returns tells a couple of interesting stories… Continue Reading
I’ve updated the delegate scorecard as of 10:50 p.m. California time. I’ve also broken out the delegates awarded to each candidate by pledged and unpledged delegates — if a candidate has 100 pledged delegates, and 25 other delegates who cannot… Continue Reading
For some conservatives, ideological purity is much, much more important than keeping the Clintons out of the White House, apparently. I just don’t understand this sort of thinking. Democrats must love it. Update: If you’re a Republican who is unsatisfied… Continue Reading
Right-wing pundits — the same sort who have stood resolutely by George W. Bush as he has nearly set the White House on fire these past seven years, the same sort who would have responded to Bush actually slitting a… Continue Reading
Some scuttlebutt floating around the Internets has it that McCain’s win in Florida was the result of a last-minute endorsement by Charlie Crist, Florida’s governor. The juicier rumor was that Crist demanded to be named McCain’s running mate in exchange… Continue Reading
The Florida polls just closed about fifteen minutes ago, and some early voting and absentee ballots have been reported. McCain has about 34% of the vote and Romney has about 33%, and if the early numbers are any indication, a… Continue Reading
Mike Huckabee has famously lost a bunch of weight. Good for him; I wish I had the kind of willpower he did to resist larger-than-necessary portions of tasty food. So you think he would praise, not criticize, Mitt Romeny for… Continue Reading
A bigger night for Republicans than Democrats. The Democrats’ primary in South Carolina is next week. The early results appear to have John McCain winning South Carolina despite a strong showing among the evangelical voters there for Mike Huckabee. It… Continue Reading
It would appear that Mitt Romney has won his second home state of Michigan. CNN so says that Romney will get 10 delegates, John McCain will get 8, and Mike Huckabee will get none. But that’s simply not right. Michigan… Continue Reading