Math Beats Miracles on the GOP Campaign Trail
Well John McCain went and won another mess of delegates yesterday, romping and stomping on HuckaJesus and his Magical Travelin' Miracle Show in Virginia, Maryland, and the District of Columbia.
While he's still technically short of the number of delegates needed to secure the nomination, he has now handed HuckaJesus that status so familiar to fans of the Chicago Cubs - mathematical elimination from contention.
No great fan of Mike "God Wants You To Vote For Me" Huckabee, I admit he's no dummy and it will interesting to see what he does now that it's clear he's not playing for the win anymore. Huck's hand was greatly weakened when Mitt Romney chose to withdraw from the race, going from potential kingmaker to inevitable whipping boy. I suspect he was hoping a surprise win in Virginia might give him back a little more clout and increase his chances of a VP slot invitation. And for a while yesterday it looked like it might happen, as, according to the Politico article linked above:
But at the end of the day, McCain got in the way of the "miracle" Huckabee pinned his hopes on.
And so, with John McCain cruising comfortably to the nomination, it's time for a little straight talk, friends:
Umm... or maybe that's cat talk. Whatever. Just needed to be said.
While he's still technically short of the number of delegates needed to secure the nomination, he has now handed HuckaJesus that status so familiar to fans of the Chicago Cubs - mathematical elimination from contention.
No great fan of Mike "God Wants You To Vote For Me" Huckabee, I admit he's no dummy and it will interesting to see what he does now that it's clear he's not playing for the win anymore. Huck's hand was greatly weakened when Mitt Romney chose to withdraw from the race, going from potential kingmaker to inevitable whipping boy. I suspect he was hoping a surprise win in Virginia might give him back a little more clout and increase his chances of a VP slot invitation. And for a while yesterday it looked like it might happen, as, according to the Politico article linked above:
Despite taking Virginia by ten points and running as the de facto nominee, the Arizona senator lost to Mike Huckabee in county after county in the rural southern and western part of the commonwealth.
But at the end of the day, McCain got in the way of the "miracle" Huckabee pinned his hopes on.
And so, with John McCain cruising comfortably to the nomination, it's time for a little straight talk, friends:
Umm... or maybe that's cat talk. Whatever. Just needed to be said.
Posted by Doug Williams on
Wednesday February 13, 2008 at 12:37pm
