Super Tuesday

New Mexico Still Undecided

Associated Press | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


With turnout far exceeding expectations, Democratic rivals Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton were separated by roughly 100 votes early Wednesday...

Huckabee Declares It A Two-Man Race

ABC News | Jake Tapper | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


His campaign thought dead and now resurrected, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee greeted his supporters ebulliently after winning contests in West Vi...

Catching Up With Meghan McCain

Off The Bus | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home


Off The Bus

Former HuffPost editor E.A. Hanks caught Meghan McCain on the phone yesterday to chat about life aboard the Straight Talk Express. Check out Hanks'...

How Clinton Beat The Kennedys

Washington Post | Anne E. Kornblut and Lyndsey Layton | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Sen. Barack Obama won the Kennedys, key members of the Massachusetts congressional delegation and support from the charismatic African American govern...

McCain Wins -- Without Conservatives

ABC News | Gary Langer | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Republican John McCain won a sweeping victory on Super Tuesday even without winning the conservative base of his party, while Hillary Clinton and Bara...

Josh Marshall: Dems Headed To The Convention

Talking Points Memo | Josh Marshall | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Before we give way to the night, let me try to pull together some rough thoughts on what happened here tonight. It's probably best to start with the i...

Kos: A Huge Night For Obama

Daily Kos | Markos Moulitsas | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Obama has, at this point, won 11 states, of 22 in play. Worst-case scenario, he's already won half. If he picks up Alaska, which I suspect he will, he...

The Long Wait: Why We Want An Answer

Dorothy Bendel | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home


Dorothy Bendel

As the sun rises on "the morning after" we have to accept that we won't get our answer as soon as we would like. But a few weeks or months is a small price to pay when we consider how much our country just might change for the better.

Super Tuesday Results: The Morning After

AP | DAVID ESPO | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


WASHINGTON — Sen. John McCain padded his commanding delegate lead in the Republican presidential race Wednesday and urged conservative critics t...

Obama's Race-Based Appeal Wins Over Sleepy White Folks

236.com | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Barack Obama got some big wins on Super Tuesday night with some strong support from what is clearly one of his core constituencies: isolated white peo...

Thomas B. Edsall

Super Tuesday Fallout: Where The Race Goes From Here

HuffingtonPost.com | Thomas B. Edsall | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Hillary Clinton's strength among core Democratic constituencies -- women, Latinos and working class whites -- pushed her to victory in the mega-state ...

Analysis: McCain Aiming for GOP Unity

AP | LIBBY QUAID | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


PHOENIX — Who would have believed it? John McCain _ occasional antagonist of the establishment, defender of an unpopular war, loser of the 2000 ...

Watch: Candidates Speak About Super Tuesday Results

Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Watch the various candidates speak at their respective rallies as the Super Tuesday results rolled in. Hillary Clinton in New York: Barack Obama ...

Exit Poll Results Nationwide

AP | ALAN FRAM | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


WASHINGTON — Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama drew even with Hillary Rodham Clinton among white males and led with black, young an...

Jason Linkins

Hillary Lays Claim To American Samoamentum

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Most Americans know precious little about the proud, unincorporated territory of American Samoa. Most know that their girl scout cookies taste the mo...

Sam Stein

AP And Clinton Jump Gun On Missouri, Hour Before Obama Win

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Both the Associated Press and then Sen. Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign jumped the gun on Super Tuesday, claiming a Clinton victory in Missour...

Obama Says GOP Will Have Dirt on Clinton

AP | NEDRA PICKLER | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


CHICAGO — Sen. Barack Obama predicted Wednesday that Republicans will have a dump truck full of dirt to unload on Hillary Rodham Clinton if the ...

Double Bubble Trouble in CA

Jacob Soboroff | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home


Jacob Soboroff

In California, the popularity of elections is sure to expose even the most minute hiccup. Today, there was one.

McCain Looks To Seal The Deal, Claims Frontrunner Status

AP | LIZ SIDOTI | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


WASHINGTON — John McCain's string of victories in the Northeast and across the country put him on the brink of being unstoppable. The Arizona s...

Sam Stein

Obama Winning Delegate Race With California Still To Come

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


With California yet to report, NBC News has put the delegate count from Super Tuesday tentatively in favor of Sen. Barack Obama: 841 to 837. The tot...

Sam Stein

Race And, To A Lesser Extent, Gender Still Divide Dem Race

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Exit polls from the Democratic primary show an electorate still divided by race and gender - the former remains a wide gap in favor of Sen. Barack Oba...

Huckabee Fails to Keep Southern Evangelical Base United

Chip Berlet | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home


Chip Berlet

Republican presidential contender Mike Huckabee started out his evening speech on Super Tuesday with two Biblical references, when in fact, his Biblic...

Severe Weather Mars Vote In Some States, Hampered Obama

MSNBC | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Storms drew a line down the middle of the nation Tuesday, spawning tornadoes to the south, dumping snow to the north, and dropping heavy rain on parts...

Sam Stein

Massachusetts College-Kids Went To Clinton

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


In what became a relatively close battle, Sen. Hillary Clinton won the Massachusetts primary despite the fact that her rival, Sen. Barack Obama, had t...

Liveblog! Super Tuesday Brings Many Happy Returns, Plus Ratings

Rachel Sklar, Glynnis MacNicol and Joe Cutbirth | Posted 10.28.2008 | Media


Rachel Sklar, Glynnis MacNicol and Joe Cutbirth

Who remembers about a week ago when Tim Russert sat up there on Nightly News and said it was a two-person race? As if Chuck Norris would let THAT happen.