It's Super Tuesday and people are going to the polls in 24 states, while the candidates campaign furiously, looking for an edge. So, if you live in one of the participating states, please go out and vote.
Update...the first contest has come to an end. After a second round of voting, West Virginia will send 18 delegates for Mike Huckabee. The process in itself is fascinating. West Virginia Republicans held a state convention today to award those 18 delegates. They will also hold a primary on May 13 to award an additional 9 delegates. At today's convention, the first round of voting resulted in a Huckabee lead, but not by enough to win. So, to prevent Romney from winning the delegates, McCain's people switched to Huckabee, thus giving him the simple majority required to win all 18 delegates. Here are the vote totals, courtesy of CNN. Democracy at work.
Senator Obama's advantage with African-American voters could be an advantage when it comes to winning delegates today, according to this story, which explains why.
Here is a convenient tool for looking at each state, courtesy of the Washington Times and the Associated Press.
I will be participating in the coverage of Super Tuesday on WBZ radio in Boston tonight starting at 7 PM. It should be fun.
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