2008 Woodie Awards
Clinton has clout, Obama has momentum
Kyle West
Issue date: 2/16/08 Section: Forum
Last Tuesday was also Super Tuesday, and for me it was a night of revelry and copiously legal drinking at what amounted to a political rally in my own apartment. The screams of joy when CNN announced their projections, the anxious silence before winners were announced, and Brennan Aberle's blood-curdling cry of agony when Hillary Clinton won California all made the night one to remember.
The politics of Super Tuesday itself certainly weren't a vivacious and convoluted affair, however.
While it was exciting, and most entertaining, there were only a few critical upsets, and very few surprises. Barack Obama won Georgia, Alabama, Kansas, North Dakota, Minnesota, Missouri, Alaska, Illinois, Colorado, Utah, Connecticut, and Delaware.
Hillary Clinton came out on top with wins in California, Arkansas, American Samoa, New Jersey, Tennessee, Massachusetts, Oklahoma, and Arizona, according to CNN.
The first major upset of the night was Obama's win in Connecticut, as Hillary was expected to meet little resistance in that state. But what really surprised me was Obama's win in Delaware. While Delaware doesn't have as many delegates as other key states, it does have a very interesting property.
My own political guru, junior James Bartow, told me on Super Tuesday "whoever wins Delaware wins the White House. Delaware is usually a pretty good barometer of the country, politically." It will remain to be seen whether or not the seventh most populated state really is a political barometer, as this race is far from over.
Clinton won big with her win in California which was a huge upset for Obama, after he campaigned hard there just prior to the super duper event, even snagging an endorsement from the Governator's wife, Maria Shriver (who is also a Kennedy). And while Obama would seem the victor, having won more states than Clinton, he came out of Tuesday with 767 delegates versus Clinton's total of 790.
Since Tuesday, Obama has been on fire, winning eight primaries in a row: Louisiana, Nebraska, Washington, the Virgin Islands, Maryland, Maine, Virginia, and D.C. Because of these wins, Obama is now ahead of Clinton in pledged delegates, 1215-1190 according to CNN. Clinton is still maintaining her edge over Obama in super-delegates, leading 223 to 131, which means that she can still pull through and trump the deck.
The politics of Super Tuesday itself certainly weren't a vivacious and convoluted affair, however.
While it was exciting, and most entertaining, there were only a few critical upsets, and very few surprises. Barack Obama won Georgia, Alabama, Kansas, North Dakota, Minnesota, Missouri, Alaska, Illinois, Colorado, Utah, Connecticut, and Delaware.
Hillary Clinton came out on top with wins in California, Arkansas, American Samoa, New Jersey, Tennessee, Massachusetts, Oklahoma, and Arizona, according to CNN.
The first major upset of the night was Obama's win in Connecticut, as Hillary was expected to meet little resistance in that state. But what really surprised me was Obama's win in Delaware. While Delaware doesn't have as many delegates as other key states, it does have a very interesting property.
My own political guru, junior James Bartow, told me on Super Tuesday "whoever wins Delaware wins the White House. Delaware is usually a pretty good barometer of the country, politically." It will remain to be seen whether or not the seventh most populated state really is a political barometer, as this race is far from over.
Clinton won big with her win in California which was a huge upset for Obama, after he campaigned hard there just prior to the super duper event, even snagging an endorsement from the Governator's wife, Maria Shriver (who is also a Kennedy). And while Obama would seem the victor, having won more states than Clinton, he came out of Tuesday with 767 delegates versus Clinton's total of 790.
Since Tuesday, Obama has been on fire, winning eight primaries in a row: Louisiana, Nebraska, Washington, the Virgin Islands, Maryland, Maine, Virginia, and D.C. Because of these wins, Obama is now ahead of Clinton in pledged delegates, 1215-1190 according to CNN. Clinton is still maintaining her edge over Obama in super-delegates, leading 223 to 131, which means that she can still pull through and trump the deck.
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