Looks like it could well be Obama vs. McCain.
Super Tuesday Wednesday, Feb 6 2008
North America and US Elections 2008 10:28 am
So it’s going to be John McCain versus…who?
Obama and Clinton both still in it, or so it appears.
Clinton wins in Nevada Sunday, Jan 20 2008
North America and US Elections 2008 11:45 am
Quite convincingly, over here.
Clinton Wins New Hampshire Wednesday, Jan 9 2008
North America and US Elections 2008 10:01 am
Over here
And considering the levels of turnout, this looks set to be an election and a half.
EDIT: Can somebody explain to me why independents are allowed to vote in New Hampshire?
In other news Friday, Jan 4 2008
North America and US Elections 2008 10:29 am
Barack Obama won in Iowa. Hilary Clinton came third.
Hello Republican victory in 2008 – come on, swing states ain’t gonna vote for any darned niggers – and hello more disastrous foreign policy and HELLO BIG TIME TO CONTINUED GLOBAL WARMING. Finally, hello to extinction of life on planet Earth.
Seriously though, the 2008 election is massively important. I mean don’t get me wrong; I’m not under the illusion that the Democratic* Party is in any significant sense different to the Republicans across a range of issues. It’s just that concerning two issues in particular – foreign policy and global warming – i think there is enough distance between the two for it to make a real difference to the whole world. So I’d very much like to mount campaigns in the US which say something like “Americans, the world is depending on you – vote Democratic Party*” – but i get the feeling that foreigners telling Americans how to vote will just make them huffy, and so vote Republican. Which means we just have to sit back, watch, wait, and pray. Lots of praying.
*Because they are in fact called the Democratic Party. ‘Democrats’ is the obvious abbreviation, and one endorsed by the Republicans because ‘democrat’ is more vague and less inspiring than ‘democratic’.
