Posts by Dr. Eric Ostermeier
American Samoa Live Blog (Democrats)
7:16 p.m. The Associated Press projects Hillary Clinton to be the winner in the Democratic caucuses in American Samoa. American Samoa will send 9 delegates to the Democratic convention, 3 tied to the caucuses….
Read MoreAlaska Caucus Live Blog
6:03 p.m. Caucuses will end in Alaska at 11:00 p.m. CST. The Democrats will allocate 13 of its 18 convention delegates from the caucuses today in proportion to the support each candidate receives at the caucuses. On the Republican side,…
Read MoreAlabama Primary Live Blog
6:08 p.m. Last polls close in Alabama at 7:00 p.m. CST. The Democrats will allocate 52 of its 60 convention delegates from the primary today; 34 delegates are allocated based on the vote in each of the state’s seven Congressional…
Read MoreSuper Tuesday Live Blog Postgame
11:22 p.m. On the Republican side, nearly all networks, especially Fox News and MSNBC, are writing the political obituary for Mitt Romney’s 2008 campaign, echoing Mike Huckabee’s speech tonight that the GOP race is a “two-person race” with Huckabee in…
Read MoreSuper Tuesday Preview: The Republicans
Since his victory in Florida, John McCain has opened up large double-digit leads over Mitt Romney in nearly every national poll for the Republican nomination. With Romney’s decisive victory in the Maine caucuses this weekend (his fourth win so far),…
Read MoreSmart Politics Super Tuesday Live Blogging
Smart Politics will provide extensive live blogging coverage of the Super Tuesday primaries and caucuses tonight. Results, analysis, and media watchdog scrutiny will be documented and continuously updated in 24 separate blogs—one for each state holding contests on February 5th:…
Read MoreWest Virginia Caucus live blog (GOP)
1:40 p.m. Mike Huckabee has won the West Virginia caucus, collecting 18 delegates, after narrowly defeating Mitt Romney: Huckabee = 567 (52%) Romney = 521 (47%) McCain = 12 (1%) This is a big blow to the Romney campaign who…
Read MoreUtah Primary Live Blog
2:40 p.m. Last polls close in Utah at 9:00 p.m. CST. The Democrats will allocate 23 of its 29 convention delegates allocated proportionally to the vote today. Republicans will allocate all 36 of its convention delegates to the candidate who…
Read MoreTennessee Primary Live Blog
2:51 p.m. Last polls close in Tennessee at 7:00 p.m. CST. The Democrats will allocate 68 of its 85 convention delegates based on the primary vote: 44 delegates are allocated proportionately to presidential candidates, while on March 8th, 24 delegates…
Read MoreOklahoma Primary Live Blog
2:55 p.m. Last polls close in Oklahoma at 7:00 p.m. CST. The Democrats will allocate 38 of its 47 convention delegates based proportionally on the primary vote: 25 district delegates are allocated based on the primary results in each of…
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