The Carpetbagger Report

After waiting with bated breath for the massive, historic, 22-state Super Tuesday, it seems a little silly to turn around, 12 hours later, and ask, “OK, forget all of that; what’s next?” But it’s actually the natural response to what turned out to be largely a tie. Super Tuesday was supposed to show us who […]

We talked earlier about who won on Super Tuesday (Dems, Republicans), but let’s take a closer look at how they won. There’s a mountain of exit polling data to comb through, and there’s going to be some variations based on regions, but in general, there are some interesting trends to consider. On the Democratic side… […]

After John McCain won Florida’s winner-take-all primary last week, the writing was on the wall and it was impossible to ignore: McCain was not only the frontrunner for the Republican nomination, he was already the presumptive nominee. With 21 GOP contests on Super Tuesday, and no one even advertising in these states as recently as […]

Several months ago, the political world put a big, red-ink circle around Feb. 5, 2008, on their calendars. It wouldn’t just be Super Tuesday, it would be the biggest day in the history of the presidential primary process. This de facto national primary would answer lingering questions, establish a clear frontrunner, and let the party […]

There’s all kinds of Super Tuesday excitment ahead … so I’m heading to bed. I’ll have full team coverage in the morning. As of now, delegates aside (despite the obvious significance of delegates in this process), here’s the breakdowns of which candidates have won which states, as of now. On the Democratic side… Obama wins: […]

I’m getting ready to step away from my desk for a little while, but as of this minute, five states have been called on the Democratic side… Obama is projected to win Georgia and Illinois; Clinton is projected to win Arkansas, Tennessee, and Oklahoma. …and eight states on the Republican side. McCain will win Connecticut, […]

Any minute now, the polls are going to close in Georgia, so it’s a good time to review what results observers can expect to see tonight and when. (All times EST) 7 p.m.: Polls close in Georgia, which is expected to be one of Barack Obama’s stronger states. 8 p.m.: Polls close in Alabama, Connecticut, […]

Today’s edition of quick hits. * Market watching has slipped from the front page lately, but the key indicators continue to look very discouraging: “Stocks slumped for a second straight session Tuesday after an unexpected contraction in the service sector rekindled investors’ worry that the economy is headed for recession. The Dow Jones industrial average […]

Way back in September, USA Today reported that Barack Obama and Ron Paul, who don’t have too much in common, were the top two presidential candidates when it came to financial support from U.S. troops. It had a certain political salience — opponents of the war in Iraq took note of the fact that the […]

After last week’s one-on-one Democratic debate in Los Angeles, someone from CNN casually asked Barack Obama, “See you at the next one?” The senator responded, “There’s going to be another one?” Obama didn’t respond that way because he expected the race to be over soon; I suspect he said that because he figured there’s no […]