tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4111898318552745320.post220609668834450422..comments2024-01-15T02:56:56.912-05:00Comments on CCPSBlog: Super Tuesday Live Blog (Midnight Hour)Brian Schaffnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11810834587978662058noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4111898318552745320.post-86291512712704443702008-02-06T02:18:00.000-05:002008-02-06T02:18:00.000-05:00Thanks for the comments Mike. It was fun, can't wa...Thanks for the comments Mike. It was fun, can't wait to do it again Tuesday.Brian Schaffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11810834587978662058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4111898318552745320.post-83530299835733213322008-02-06T02:00:00.000-05:002008-02-06T02:00:00.000-05:00I think Huckabee has a natural constituency in KS,...I think Huckabee has a natural constituency in KS, but Bob Dole of Russell, KS is a McCain man, which I think might be an indication of how things are going. <BR/><BR/>I thought Chuck Todd's "Obama could be tied after the caucuses and Potomac primary" was interesting. The coverage is certainly tilting 'tie goes to the junior senator from Illinois'...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4111898318552745320.post-67429435278276940982008-02-06T01:46:00.000-05:002008-02-06T01:46:00.000-05:00I was wondering if the absentees were reported fir...I was wondering if the absentees were reported first; if so, I agree that it should close throughout the night and help Obama pull slightly ahead.Brian Schaffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11810834587978662058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4111898318552745320.post-43148165098181952942008-02-06T01:45:00.000-05:002008-02-06T01:45:00.000-05:00The California polls are only going to narrow as m...The California polls are only going to narrow as more results come in that aren't absentee ballots. Obama is going to pull ahead in the delegate counts for Super Tuesday. I think probably by about 10-15 or so, which would have no practical effect but a large moral effect.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4111898318552745320.post-69261542798245855732008-02-06T01:39:00.000-05:002008-02-06T01:39:00.000-05:00How would Huckabee play in Kansas? Could he possib...How would Huckabee play in Kansas? Could he possibly sweep KS and LA this weekend? I think Huckabee had a better night than I expected, but the delegate math doesn't add up for anyone other than McCain, best I can tell.Brian Schaffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11810834587978662058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4111898318552745320.post-18002471715797836852008-02-06T01:32:00.000-05:002008-02-06T01:32:00.000-05:00What do you make of the media's reframing of a McC...What do you make of the media's reframing of a McCain-Huckabee contest now that Romney's entering "frank discussions?" I don't see a scenario where he can win. As seer or seers Pat Buchanan said, Huck's running out of southern states!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4111898318552745320.post-74930321454403923232008-02-06T01:26:00.000-05:002008-02-06T01:26:00.000-05:00That's for sure. Reporters, folks new to the US, ...That's for sure. Reporters, folks new to the US, and the politically disengaged all have the same incredulous look when it is explained that some folks gather in a gym, living room, or church basement; talk about who they want to vote for; and then reorganize if their person isn't "viable."<BR/><BR/>Great stuff tonight, Brian.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4111898318552745320.post-30511195059805116842008-02-06T01:23:00.000-05:002008-02-06T01:23:00.000-05:00I'm not sure whether caucuses are undemocratic or ...I'm not sure whether caucuses are undemocratic or too democratic. But I do know that when I speak to groups visiting through state department programs, caucuses are impossible to explain.Brian Schaffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11810834587978662058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4111898318552745320.post-37135784124503644952008-02-06T01:19:00.000-05:002008-02-06T01:19:00.000-05:00Yup. And he is the only one making any noise here...Yup. And he is the only one making any noise here in Nebraska, where we have caucuses on Saturday. As you've noted, Obama's done well in that kind of election (so well that the Clintons, before Nevada, were making noise about how caucuses aren't very democratic). I was going to go to the Texas Tech-NU game, but now that Bobby Knight's gone, I think I'll check out the caucus...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4111898318552745320.post-43585465814369550692008-02-06T01:09:00.000-05:002008-02-06T01:09:00.000-05:00I definitely agree with that assessment...add this...I definitely agree with that assessment...add this, I haven't seen any polling in this area yet, but everyone seems to think he is going to fare quite well in MD, VA, and DC a week from Tuesday.Brian Schaffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11810834587978662058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4111898318552745320.post-53654856312246104922008-02-06T01:03:00.000-05:002008-02-06T01:03:00.000-05:00I'd have to say, and I just said this on the radio...I'd have to say, and I just said this on the radio and to a print reporter, that there is no frontrunner on the Democratic side, but that fact benefits Obama who has a cash advantage, momentum, and a news media that is relishing the horse race.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com