A real convention -- or twoThe California results aren't in, but it's clear that nationwide, nobody dominated Super Tuesday. Clnton and Obama have split the big states, and will split the delegates in California (even if one of them wins the popular vote). Same for the GOP -- there's no clear winner tonight.
So it looks to me right now as if there's a very good chance that both parties will go into their nominating conventions without a clear nominee. For the first time in my adult life, the conventions may actually mean something. We could have a pair of brokered conventions, perhaps even with no winner on the first ballot.
Could be wild.
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McCain will probably win the nomination pretty easily. It could be a good contest for the Democrats, though there's very little substantive difference between Clinton and Obama and they're both very pro-corporate and pro-military. I'd be excited if a candidate like Edwards -- or even better but far less likely, Kucinich -- were vying for the nomination.
Posted by Jeff Hoffman | February 5, 2008 09:09 PM