2008 Woodie Awards
Editorial
Presidential campaign leaves voters guessing
Issue date: 2/11/08 Section: Opinions
The ever-interesting presidential campaign continues to confuse and surprise Americans as candidates head into the heart of February.
Poor January caucus numbers sent Dems Dennis Kucinich and John Edwards out the door along with Republicans Fred Thompson and Rudy Giuliani.
And now, early Republican front-runner Mitt Romney has conceited his candidacy to the delegate-hoarding of John McCain and Mike Huckabee, who is holding on by a thin thread.
Huckabee won five of the 21 states on Super Tuesday, but is an upward climb to beat McCain.
For the Republican nomination, McCain sits comfortably with 723, a few hundred short of the 1,191 delegates needed.
The loss of Romney in the race is vital for McCain, who is now slated to win the Republican bid.
The DFL side is much more intense, with Barack Obama trailing Hillary Clinton's 1,139 delegates by a mere 33.
The Democrats need 2,025 total delegates to receive the nomination.
The race continues to heat up as both parties approach their national conventions, the Dems from Aug. 25-28 in Denver and the Republicans will host their convention four days later at the Xcel Center in St. Paul.
The battle for the Nov. 4 presidential election is a long ways away, and there is no clear front runner, so the major question for the next eight months will be: Who is replacing George W. in the White House?
The answer: Nobody knows.
Poor January caucus numbers sent Dems Dennis Kucinich and John Edwards out the door along with Republicans Fred Thompson and Rudy Giuliani.
And now, early Republican front-runner Mitt Romney has conceited his candidacy to the delegate-hoarding of John McCain and Mike Huckabee, who is holding on by a thin thread.
Huckabee won five of the 21 states on Super Tuesday, but is an upward climb to beat McCain.
For the Republican nomination, McCain sits comfortably with 723, a few hundred short of the 1,191 delegates needed.
The loss of Romney in the race is vital for McCain, who is now slated to win the Republican bid.
The DFL side is much more intense, with Barack Obama trailing Hillary Clinton's 1,139 delegates by a mere 33.
The Democrats need 2,025 total delegates to receive the nomination.
The race continues to heat up as both parties approach their national conventions, the Dems from Aug. 25-28 in Denver and the Republicans will host their convention four days later at the Xcel Center in St. Paul.
The battle for the Nov. 4 presidential election is a long ways away, and there is no clear front runner, so the major question for the next eight months will be: Who is replacing George W. in the White House?
The answer: Nobody knows.