McCain may be the front runner, but it is still anyone’s game going into next Tuesday. And the race can be just as muddled after next Tuesday, if there’s not a clear front runner.
And yes, it’s my contention that at this time, there isn’t a clear front runner. Just look at the numbers:
McCain – 93
Romney – 59
Huckabee – 40
I know some will look at that and think McCain has a tremendous lead on Romney. Except that the goal is 1191 delegates to get the Republican nomination. So, as a percentage of goal the candidates are currently at:
McCain – 7.8%
Romney – 5.0%
Huckabee – 3.4%
Now, between Super Tuesday puts 1102 delegates in play (including 21 for Maine this Friday.) I doubt that any candidate is going to sweep 22 states.
Yeah, but if you go over to Real Clear Politics and look at the polls in CA, NY, and NJ you’ll see McCain leading Romney by 50% in every one of them.
It’s McCain.
yours/
peter.
McCain might lead at the end of Tuesday, but he wont have it wrapped up. StatosBlog did the numbers based on polling and he has:
McCain 637 53%
Romney 352 30%
Huckabee 279 23%
At that point, I think Huckabee drops out, and then it’s a two man race for a couple more weeks.
http://stratosblog.com/politics_post_013008_post_florida.htm
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Gee… how depressing… McCain is like a Democrat to me.
So who am I gonna vote for? Is this gonna be a Democrat-Democrat election?
When I see McCain’s face all I can see is Ted Kennedy and their amnesty bill on the back… ufff