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Super Tuesday Early Wrap
posted by James Beale
On April 22nd, when Democratic Pennsylvania voters punch our primary election ballots, for probably the first time in most of our natural lives, it looks like what we have to say might actually matter.
Super Tuesday, the primary election date where the 24 states pledge 52 percent of all Democratic Party delegates to their favorite candidate, is historically a be-all end-all to primary season. Not this year. Last night's early Super Tuesday results are in it looks like we got an old-fashioned sprint to the finish. Chuck Todd of MSNBC is reporting that out of the 1700 delegates that were at stake Senator Barack Obama took home 841, while Senator Hillary Clinton claimed 837 (Todd claims the +/- is only 10 delegates). Even those predicting a close race (see: everyone) have to be surprised by how neck-and-neck the competition has become.
As the campaigns move forward Clinton's main advantage is a political machine honed over two decades. Barack's is money. Obama raised between $32 and $32 million to her $10 to $13.5 million in January, an edge which will surely come into play as both parties scramble to organize in places that when their campaigns starting running they would have never planned to need - places like Philly.
So get comfortable voters, brush up on the newly nuanced definitions of "change," "experience" and "electable," and brace yourself for Hil-Dog and Si Se Puede interrupting your commerical breaks for the next couple months.