Hey You, Washingtonian! Part 2

February 9th is the date to put on your calendar, and 1:00 is the time to set aside. Remember you don’t have to be registered for any party to vote, however there usually are different caucus sights for each party in your area.

Here are the two links to find your caucus sight:

Democratic Sites- put in your last name and zip code, or if you know your precinct number type that in.

Republican Sites- Clink on the county that you live in and then each county will guide you to your location.

If you haven’t registered to vote, you can not take place in the Feb 9th caucus. You can still register for the November election Here.

WOW, wasn’t that fun!? Now you are more educated on what is happening in Washington and can go caucus away.

McCain Now Considered Front-Runner

After his win over Mitt Romney, Rudy Giuliani and Mike Huckabee, John McCain has forged ahead as the new Republican front-runner. It is yet to be seen if this will hold over for next weeks Super Tuesday primaries. With Giuliani out and Ron Paul not getting the vote that his internet supporters had wished for, it is now a three man race for the Republican nomination.

Of course in my humble opinion, McCain will be harder to beat in the national election, especially if the Democratic nominee is Clinton. Yet I think many people in the Republican establishment hate McCain. He voting record in in step with the Bush Administration, yet there are some issues in which he has become a rogue Senator. That and the fact that he has good democratic friends within the Senate and that makes some hardcore Neo-cons very irritated.

Yet he can get some good bipartisan support with voters. I think that his win in New Hampshire was a good indication of his appeal with independent, issues votes. Though I must note that the democrats did receive over 50,000 more votes in the NH primary than the their Republican counterparts.

I also believe that the media attention that Huckabee soaked up after the Iowa caucuses is fading fast. I believe that Super Tuesday may not do him well, except in smaller rural states like Kansas and Oklahoma, which have solid evangelical bases. Though it is the delegate count that seems to be hitting Huckabee at the moment. It was winner takes all in Florida, so Romney and Hucabee are really at a lose for this primary.

The Republican Delegate Numbers Stand At:

• McCain- 95
• Romney- 67
• Huckabee- 26
• Paul- 6
• Giuliani- 1

Now without further ado:

Speech, Speech, Speech

Obama Wins South Carolina & A Kennedy

The Headline should be, “Fairy Tales Do Come True.”

Along with the swiping victory of 55% of the vote in South Carolina, Barack Obama wins the endorsement of Caroline Kennedy, daughter of late President John F. Kennedy. In her op-ed column in the NYTs, Kennedy say:

“It isn’t that the other candidates are not experienced or knowledgeable. But this year, that may not be enough. We need a change in the leadership of this country — just as we did in 1960.”

A very interesting endorsement, since the Kennedy comparisons have already been coming for a few weeks, if not months.

Also, Obama won 25 delegates in South Carolina, while Hilary Clinton won 12 and John Edwards won 8. Bring the non-super delegate total to:

• Obama: 63
• Clinton: 48
• Edwards: 26

Here is Obama’s Victory Speech from South Carolina

Also note that the majority of the youth vote went to Obama as well, showing his appeal to that demographic. Hopefully this will get out all the young voters out for their candidate. Hopefully they will see the importance of this election and the movement coming out of the Obama camp and educate themselves. Awesome for all the young voters.

Here are some other stats from South Carolina and those who voted for Obama.

• 57% of voters who had never voted in a primary
• 66% of voters who had never voted before at all
• Every type of community — urban, suburban, and rural
• 58% of voters between ages 18 and 64
• 67% of voters between ages 18 and 29