Re: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] Vote today!

[Mike Miller <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

On Tue, 5 Feb 2008, Stephen Montgomery-Smith wrote:

> The results are starting to come in.  It really is a remarkably exciting 
> race.  Neither party has a slam dunk result!

For the Dems I'm kinda hoping for a Clinton-Obama ticket.  I voted for 
Obama anyway.  I think that if Obama is VP for 4-8 years, he'll win when 
he runs for President.  If he wins the nomination now, I think Hillary 
would be a good running mate but she might be too old to run in 8 years.

We don't have a primary here in Minnesota -- it's a caucus.  So that means 
that everyone has to go after work, like between 6:30 pm and 10:00 pm to 
cast their ballot.  I'm hearing on the news that some polling places are 
inaccessible because there is so much traffic nearby.  One woman said she 
couldn't get within 2 miles of her polling place!  To me this means that 
Obama will probably win Minnesota.  He's the kind of guy who draws people 
into the process.

Yes, I see the results, Stephen, and states are going different ways.  I 
think Obama is doing a little better than Clinton and McCain is doing 
better than Romney but we shall see.  Sometimes winning a state doesn't do 
you much good when the state splits delegates between candidates -- in 
Nevada, Clinton "won" the state, but Obama got the majority of the state's 
delegates! (it's the same idea as winning the popular vote but losing the 
electoral vote).

Mike

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