2008 Woodie Awards
Split vote solidifies McCain's lead:
Democratic race tightens with contests too close to call
Charlotte Holman
Issue date: 2/8/08 Section: Forum
February 5, also known as Super Tuesday, came and went with a surprise for the Republican candidates and a neck-in-neck contest for the Democrats.
Senator John McCain, who was tentatively called the Republican front-runner coming into Super Tuesday, solidified his title of front-runner by winning the key states of California, Connecticut, Missouri, New Jersey and New York. McCain also won his home state of Arizona as well as Delaware, Illinois and Oklahoma.
Many analysts expected McCain to blow other Republican candidates away on Tuesday, and while he still moved well ahead of Mitt Romney, Mike Huckabee and Ron Paul, McCain did not do as well as was expected going into Super Tuesday.
Winning the conservative and evangelical Christian votes proves to be McCain's biggest challenge in winning the Republican nomination, and Huckabee surprised all by becoming a major player on Super Tuesday by taking those voters from McCain and Romney.
Huckabee, who was expected to become obsolete after the Feb. 5 primaries, made an impressive showing by winning the first contest in West Virginia and later the southern states of Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia and Tennessee.
Huckabee did well in states that are known for their Conservative evangelical Christian populations, the vote McCain covets and Romney desperately needs to beat McCain.
Romney suffered extraordinary disappointment on Super Tuesday winning only seven states. After suffering a loss to Huckabee in the second round of voting in West Virginia, Romney was only able to pick up Alaska, Colorado, Montana, North Dakota and his three home states of Massachusetts, Minnesota and Utah.
While Romney is still second in the delegate race for the Republican nomination, McCain has pulled ahead of him significantly and Huckabee has gained on him.
Romney was unable to pull off wins in the more significant states, which does not bode well for his viability as a Republican nominee.
Huckabee's wins in southern states show that the majority of Conservative voters aren't buying Romney's assertion that he is the true conservative candidate.
Senator John McCain, who was tentatively called the Republican front-runner coming into Super Tuesday, solidified his title of front-runner by winning the key states of California, Connecticut, Missouri, New Jersey and New York. McCain also won his home state of Arizona as well as Delaware, Illinois and Oklahoma.
Many analysts expected McCain to blow other Republican candidates away on Tuesday, and while he still moved well ahead of Mitt Romney, Mike Huckabee and Ron Paul, McCain did not do as well as was expected going into Super Tuesday.
Winning the conservative and evangelical Christian votes proves to be McCain's biggest challenge in winning the Republican nomination, and Huckabee surprised all by becoming a major player on Super Tuesday by taking those voters from McCain and Romney.
Huckabee, who was expected to become obsolete after the Feb. 5 primaries, made an impressive showing by winning the first contest in West Virginia and later the southern states of Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia and Tennessee.
Huckabee did well in states that are known for their Conservative evangelical Christian populations, the vote McCain covets and Romney desperately needs to beat McCain.
Romney suffered extraordinary disappointment on Super Tuesday winning only seven states. After suffering a loss to Huckabee in the second round of voting in West Virginia, Romney was only able to pick up Alaska, Colorado, Montana, North Dakota and his three home states of Massachusetts, Minnesota and Utah.
While Romney is still second in the delegate race for the Republican nomination, McCain has pulled ahead of him significantly and Huckabee has gained on him.
Romney was unable to pull off wins in the more significant states, which does not bode well for his viability as a Republican nominee.
Huckabee's wins in southern states show that the majority of Conservative voters aren't buying Romney's assertion that he is the true conservative candidate.
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