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Louisiana Primary Results
2008-02-10 06:00:00 DEMOCRATIC PrimaryPrecincts reporting: 99%Barack Obama : 57% (WINNER)Hillary Clinton : 36%REPUBLICAN PrimaryPrecincts reporting: 99%Mike Huckabee: 44% (WINNER)John McCain: 42%Mitt Romney: 6%Ron Paul: 5%Source More About: Democrats , Louisiana , Republican
Kansas Caucus Results (Republicans)
2008-02-09 22:30:00 REPUBLICAN PrimaryPrecincts reporting: 79%Mike Huckabee: 62% (WINNER)John McCain : 22%Ron Paul : 11%Mitt Romney: 3%Source More About: Republicans , Republican , Results
Mike Huckabee Wins Kansas
2008-02-09 22:01:00 CNN is now projecting that CNN will win the Kansas caucus, defeating John McCain. Kansas has 39 delegates. More About: Republican , Mike Huckabee , Mike , Huckabee
Doing Some Construction
2008-02-09 07:03:00 I know, the header is completely awful, but I'm working on it. I'm trying to clean things up and rearrange things. So, bare with me. Believe it or not, I'm looking into a complete overhaul to make the site more accessible, but I'm not sure I'm up to the task. The last time I did it was hell. More About: General , Construction
Seat the Florida and Michigan Delegations
2008-02-09 02:46:00 I am a strong supporter of voter rights. So, when the DNC decided to strip Florida and Michigan of all their delegates, I was horrified.Help seat these delegations by signing the petition sending a message to the DNC. More About: Democrats , Seat , Convention
Who Will be McCain's VP?
2008-02-08 21:06:00 Marc Ambinder has a list of possible names.1. Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R-MN)2. Gov. John Huntsman (R-UT)3. Sen. John Thune (R-SD)4. Ex-Sen. Fred Thompson5. Ex-Sen. George Allen6. Gov. Bobby Jindall (R-LA)7. Mike Huckabee8. Gov. Charlie Crist (R-FL)9. Mitt RomneyBy my estimations, McCain will get the 1,191 delegates required to be nominated by March 4. So, I suppose we can expect a VP announcement sometime after that date, unless Huckabee drops out before that. More About: Republican
Obama and Clinton Raise Big Cash
2008-02-08 08:09:00 Prompting Clinton 's financial woes after she gave her campaign $5 million, the campaign launched a $3 million in three days effort. That goal was matched in hours, and the campaign uped the ante to $6 million in three days. Now comes word it is $7 million in three days. Today the campaign announced it raised $6.4 million since Super Tuesday and over $7.5 million since February 1.Still, Barack Obama was able to out-raise Hillary Clinton and his campaign announced a $7.6 million haul since Super Tuesday. A testament to his the dedicated support from his supporters.It goes to show, all you have to do is ask.The fundraising was particularly important for Clinton and she immediately went up with ads in Washington, Maine and Nebraska. More About: Democrats
Mitt Romney's Campaign Suspension Speech
2008-02-08 07:57:00 Here is Mitt Romney 's speech announcing the suspension of his campaign, as he says, for the good of the Party. More About: Video , Campaign , Speech
Poll Results
2008-02-08 07:41:00 Question: Which Party do you support?Democratic Party: 55% (140 votes)Republican Party: 38% (96 votes)Other: 6% (16 votes)So, I have mostly Democratic readers. What can I do to attract more Republican readers?I'll post another poll later in the day. More About: Democrats , General , Results , Poll
Superdelegates to Decide Democratic Nomination
2008-02-08 07:36:00 Everyone says superdelegates does not matter. Well, welcome to reality. They matter.At this point, it is mathematically impossible for either Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama to win the nomination with only pledged delegates.Here is the math using CNN delegate counts.Hillary Clinton currently has 1033 delegates according to CNN. 840 of those are pledged and 193 are superdelegates. Barack Obama has 937 delegates according to CNN. 831 are pledged and 106 are superdelegates. John Edwards has 26 pledged delegates. There are a total of 3,253 pledged delegates. Doing the math, there are 1,556 pledged delegates left to be allocated. 2,025 delegates are needed to win the nomination. This means, Clinton will need to win 992 pledged delegates to win the nomination. That is 64% of the remaining pledged delegates. Obama will need to win 1088 pledged delegates to win the nomination. That is 70% of the remaining pledged delegates. So far, no candidate has won such large shares of the delegates, ev... More About: Democrats , Nomination , Democratic
Mitt Romney Suspends Campaign
2008-02-08 00:36:00 Mitt Romney announced today that he will suspend his presidential campaign. After a not so stellar showing on Super Tuesday, the Romney campaign did the math and realized the odds are tremendously against them."If I fight on in my campaign, all the way to the convention, I would forestall the launch of a national campaign and make it more likely that Senator Clinton or Obama would win. And in this time of war, I simply cannot let my campaign, be a part of aiding a surrender to terror," Romney told the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington.His comments was a bow to John McCain who has constantly argued his strong national security credentials and position on Iraq.Of course, the bigger news is John McCain is now all but confirmed as the Republican nominee.Because Romney has not officially dropped out, he will keep all his delegates. They are not bound to vote for the candidate he endorses. More About: Mitt Romney , Campaign , Mitt
Super Delegates and Fluidity
2008-02-06 23:25:00 It was amazing to watch the California race yesterday; things were far more fluid there than we had imagined. Clinton won the rural areas, while Obama took the cities. McCain just ended up having a strong day all around. It looks like McCain is the de-facto nominee for the GOP while the race between the two Dems has now branched into a full-on contest. Hillary took California convicingly.But nationwide, Obama won several states that she should have taken - yesterdays results by all measures are a tie. McCain's party does a "winner take all " thing so he's coming out ahead, but Obama vs. Clinton will continue to be a battle. How does the superdelegate count , change this race? Here at reliable politics we report delegates based on formal award by the party. "It ain't over till its over!". Obama's results here will receive those delegates awarded when he won the hotly contested Iowa primary. And Clinton's formal delegate count from California will update accordingly. New Mex... More About: Super , Delegates
A Note on Delegate Counts
2008-02-06 16:41:00 I will update delegate counts on this site later today. The delegate allocation is still being tabulated and at this point it is clear Clinton and Obama share about the same delegate allocation while McCain made significant inroads to the nomination.PLEASE NOTE: Many caucus states have not chosen National Delegates and will do so at a much later date. Until those delegates are allocated by each state's State Convention, I will include them in the count. This is not meant to be bias, but it is in the interest of accuracy and intergrity. More About: Democrats , Republican , Note
California Primary Results
2008-02-06 06:34:00 DEMOCRATIC PrimaryPrecincts reporting: 96%Hillary Clinton: 52% (WINNER)Barack Obama: 42%John Edwards: 4%REPUBLICAN PrimaryPrecincts reporting: 96%John McCain : 42% (WINNER)Mitt Romney: 34%Mike Huckabee: 12%Rudy Giuliani: 5%Ron Paul: 4%Source More About: Democrats , California , Republican , Results
Hillary Clinton Wins California
2008-02-06 06:29:00 Hillary Clinton will win the state of California , giving her bragging rights and a chance to revive her campaign. More About: Democrats , Hillary Clinton , Hillary
John McCain Wins Missouri
2008-02-06 06:28:00 John McCain will win the winner-take-all primary of Missouri . More About: Republican , John , John McCain
John McCain Wins California
2008-02-06 06:26:00 John McCain will win the largest state in the Union, giving him a chance to stop any Romney momentum. More About: California , Republican , John , John McCain
Alaska Caucus Results
2008-02-06 06:05:00 DEMOCRATIC CaucusPrecincts reporting: 60%Barack Obama : 73%Hillary Clinton : 27%REPUBLICAN CaucusPrecincts reporting: 0%John McCain:Mitt Romney:Mike Huckabee:Ron Paul:Source More About: Democrats , Alaska , Republican
Missouri Primary Results
2008-02-06 06:00:00 DEMOCRATIC PrimaryPrecincts reporting: 100%Barack Obama : 49% (WINNER)Hillary Clinton : 49%John Edwards: 2%REPUBLICAN PrimaryPrecincts reporting: 100%Mike Huckabee: 33% (WINNER)John McCain: 32%Mitt Romney: 29%Ron Paul: 4%Source More About: Democrats , Republican , Results
Arizona Primary Results
2008-02-06 05:59:00 DEMOCRATIC PrimaryPrecincts reporting: 67%Hillary Clinton : 51% (WINNER)Barack Obama : 41%John Edwards: 6%REPUBLICAN PrimaryPrecincts reporting: 67%John McCain: 47% (WINNER)Mitt Romney: 34%Mike Huckabee: 9%Ron Paul: 5%Source More About: Democrats , Republican , Arizona
New Mexico Primary Results (Democrats)
2008-02-06 05:59:00 DEMOCRATIC PrimaryPrecincts reporting: 92%Barack Obama : 49%Hillary Clinton : 48%John Edwards: 2%Source More About: Democrats , Mexico , New Mexico
Arkansas Primary Results
2008-02-06 05:45:00 DEMOCRATIC PrimaryPrecincts reporting: 75%Hillary Clinton: 72% (WINNER)Barack Obama: 24%REPUBLICAN PrimaryPrecincts reporting: 75%Mike Huckabee: 62% (WINNER)John McCain : 20%Mitt Romney: 13%Ron Paul : 5%Source More About: Democrats , Republican , Results
Idaho Caucus Results (Democrats)
2008-02-06 05:31:00 DEMOCRATIC CaucusPrecincts reporting: 87%Barack Obama : 81%Hillary Clinton : 17%Source More About: Democrats , Results , Idaho
Mike Huckabee Wins Georgia
2008-02-06 05:30:00 Mike Huckabee will win the state of Georgia . More About: Republican , Mike Huckabee , Mike
Montana Primary Results (Republicans)
2008-02-06 05:30:00 REPUBLICAN PrimaryPrecincts reporting: 100%Mitt Romney: 38%Ron Paul : 25%John McCain : 22%Mike Huckabee: 15%Source More About: Republicans , Republican , Results
Utah Primary Results
2008-02-06 05:29:00 DEMOCRATIC PrimaryPrecincts reporting: 92%Barack Obama : 56%Hillary Clinton : 40%John Edwards: 3%REPUBLICAN PrimaryPrecincts reporting: 92%Mitt Romney: 89%John McCain: 6%Ron Paul: 3%Mike Huckabee: 2%Source More About: Democrats , Republican , Results
Colorado Caucus Results
2008-02-06 05:16:00 DEMOCRATIC CaucusPrecincts reporting: 97%Barack Obama : 66% (WINNER)Hillary Clinton : 32%REPUBLICAN CaucusPrecincts reporting: 66%Mitt Romney: 60% (WINNER)John McCain: 19%Mike Huckabee: 13%Ron Paul: 8%Source More About: Democrats , Colorado , Republican
Mitt Romney Wins Minnesota
2008-02-06 05:11:00 Mitt Romney will win the state of Minnesota . More About: Republican , Mitt Romney , Wins
Alabama Primary Results
2008-02-06 05:08:00 DEMOCRATIC PrimaryPrecincts reporting: 99%Barack Obama : 56% (WINNER)Hillary Clinton : 42%REPUBLICAN PrimaryPrecincts reporting: 99%Mike Huckabee: 41% (WINNER)John McCain: 37%Mitt Romney: 18%Ron Paul: 3%Source More About: Democrats , Alabama , Republican
Connecticut Primary Results
More articles from this author:2008-02-06 05:01:00 DEMOCRATIC PrimaryPrecincts reporting: 96%Barack Obama : 51% (WINNER)Hillary Clinton : 47%REPUBLICAN PrimaryPrecincts reporting: 96%John McCain: 52% (WINNER)Mitt Romney: 33%Mike Huckabee: 7%Ron Paul: 4%Source More About: Democrats , Republican , Connecticut 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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