Now that I no longer have a dog in this fight, I can “objectively” cover the campaigns I guess. Well as “objectively” as my biases will allow me. I may not have a dog in this race, but I know who I don’t want to become President – any of them. The real question is, which candidate will benefit Conservatives most in the long run?
In the torment which is the 2008 Presidential Election, there exists no Conservative in the race and with the economic indicators that the current environment contains, it is my belief that no matter who wins this race they will be doomed to a 4 year term.
Saturday night was a sweep for Barack Obama as he won Louisiana, Nebraska, the Virgin Islands, and Washington (state) and taking 72 delegates compared to Hillary’s 40 bringing the totals to; Clinton 1118, Obama 1095. This close race is looking more and more like a possible brokered convention every day.
Not to be out done, Mike “the Huckster” Huckabee is giving Juan MexiCain a run for his money as well. Saturday Huckster took Kansas and Louisiana with Washington (state) too close to call. Huckster may turn the GOP race into a fight yet. However with no chance at winning the nomination outright, the best thing that Huckster can hope for is a brokered convention.
Huckster received a call Saturday from Texas Governor Rick Perry urging him to drop out of the race for the good of the Party. To which the Huckster replied…
“I told that him while I appreciated it, with all due respect, since he was already on someone else’s team that I had to discount his advice since he had a vested interest in my not winning and McCain winning,” he said. “Since he was endorsing my opponent, therecommendation rang a little hollow to me. Again it was a cordial conversation but not one that I would take seriously.” SOURCE
I have to give the Huckster some credit, he is sticking to his guns as I wish that the 2 candidates that I previously supported had. Romney even at this late date was still 2nd in the delegate count going into Saturday’s races. I still feel his “suspension” of the campaign was a mistake. Had he stayed in he could have gotten enough delegates to make a fight of it at a brokered convention. But as it is, even though he could continue to accumulate delegates in states where he still appears on the ballot (provided he gets enough support) he cannot get enough to win a brokering fight at the convention.
Best case scenerio in my opinion, Juan MexiCain spends more money than he wants to staving off the Huckster that whoever the Dems put up can outspend him in the general. Why might you ask? As I’ve stated before I believe that the next President is doomed to a single 4 year term and I don’t want that individual to be a “perceived” Republican. And seeings how both Republican candidates are only “perceived” as Republicans because their past actions prove differently, I’m afraid that the Republican Party may end up forfeiting the White House until January 20, 2021 should Juan MexiCain win this year. That is something I don’t think that this country could possibly survive.
Election data courtesy of ABC News
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