Comments on: It’s ON!

By: Barack! | this is mikel.org

Barack! | this is mikel.org — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 02:15:44 +0000

[...] | In my absence from blogging, I pretty much missed the 2008 US election campaign except for a couple of posts in January (and a couple on the Exvisu blog: [1], [2]). That’s not to say that I [...]

By: Zeke

Zeke — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 16:40:42 +0000

Howdy!

Sorta like BCS (Go LSU!!)

By: Zeke

Zeke — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 16:39:17 +0000

Howdy!

Apologies for being the cynic, but I only truly get excited when they mean something.

By: mikel

mikel — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 15:12:35 +0000

I think it’s a fair point you’re making – and for sure, many if not most in the media drastically overplay Iowa and even New Hampshire. You’re right – when a serious number of delegates start being in play on any given day we’ll see how this thing will really shake out.

I think I’ll be more clear on this in a post about the results later today.

I love elections, even if Iowa wasn’t one! I am a pure sucker for anything close to a democratic process!

By: Zeke

Zeke — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 15:01:05 +0000

Howdy!

I beg to differ, I think it is still an awful lot of smoke. For me the fire breaks out on Feb 5, once the candidates have been chosen then discussion of party platforms and real campaigning can begin.

Personally I preferred it back when the conventions actually meant something.

And an awful lot of my cynicism stems from the fact that Mike Hornbrook is the CBC Radio’s reporter in the US, and he’s been reporting on the caucuses as if they were the actual election. He is just so gosh darn bad that I want to toss my cookies when I hear his voice.

By: mikel

mikel — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 01:53:35 +0000

Heh – yeah, I am aware of the huge limitations in the Iowa process to predict, well, anything at all. What excites me won’t be the actual results as much as the fact that the process is really under way. Everything up until now has really been smoke. Now, people are speaking up.

By: Zeke

Zeke — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 01:45:54 +0000

Howdy!

And as long as I’m here, do you know how many delegates are committing tonight?

Hint; it isn’t the same number for each party, and for one of the parties the results aren’t even binding on the delegates.

And while you’re at it, did you know that Michigan and Florida have no say in the Democratic party’s convention?

Feb 5 is the big day. It will all be decided then.